[Guest]

Keep up the good work!!!!! It is a real blessing to be free from "the habit". Not to mention you have more money for ammo.......

 

[Blindstack]

Now that it's 2/1 i have made it over 1 month. Last smoke was 12/31....Happy New Year.

 

[threetango]

That's good guys, eventually that craving will disappear and you will notice how much better you feel physically.

 

[Balota]

Austin,

Is your wife supportive of you quitting? I hope she is. Hang in there. Become an example of the benefits of quitting. Maybe she'll decide to quit too!

 

[Shooter]

Austin,

Is your wife supportive of you quitting? I hope she is. Hang in there. Become an example of the benefits of quitting. Maybe she'll decide to quit too!

She is supportive, but still misses me sitting outside with her (we don't smoke in the house) so to keep her happy I will sit outside with her and shoot my bow while she smokes.

It's a tough one, she says she wants to quit, but I can tell she doesn't, she just doesn't want to suffer the consequences of smoking. It's a tough one.

 

[Balota]

Recognizing the consequences should eventually turn into wanting to quit. You're doing your job by leading by example.

 

[Shooter]

I hope so. She's talking about it more and more.

 

[RibEye]

I hope so. She's talking about it more and more.

break down the $$ - make her see

 

[Guest]

break down the $$ - make her see

Man, ain't that the truth.....big bucks to smoke these days.

 

[Shooter]

break down the $$ - make her see

She knows it, the issue is she only smokes at most a half pack a day. She's even made a pack last her a week, so it throws out the cost argument.

She's a tough one.

 

[Balota]

She should be able to see the improvement in your condition after a while. Don't force her, but talk to her. Let her know what you would like her to do. She is your life partner. It's worth a try!

 

[Shooter]

I agree.

We talk about it when she brings it up, but aside from that I leaver her alone about it.

 

[Balota]

(nods sagely) ... you have learned well, grasshopper. Now let's see if you can grab the Nicorette gum from my hand...

 

[Shooter]

I stopped that last week, I was waking up and popping it my mouth no different than dip. I keep it around just in case, but I liked that stuff to much.

 

[Shooter]

Well, that was a good try. I started back on the gum this morning. Seems I'm going to need a patch to quit the gum. How do you quit the patch then?

Arghhhh.

 

[Balota]

You can do this, Austin. If you need the patch, get the patch. Then start cutting part of the patch off before you apply it. Just use smaller and smaller patches gradually.

 

[dutchs]

Well, that was a good try. I started back on the gum this morning. Seems I'm going to need a patch to quit the gum. How do you quit the patch then?

Arghhhh.

I just quit wearing it one day almost 9 years ago and never looked back

 

[superdecals]

Well, that was a good try. I started back on the gum this morning. Seems I'm going to need a patch to quit the gum. How do you quit the patch then?

Arghhhh.

Austin! You can quit, and if you don't, I will call and aggervate the living crap out of you from the time you get in your office until the time you get out of your office and won't give you no smoke break or chewing gum break

 

[Guest]

Quitting is not for sissies....but hell, if I can do it anyone can. I quit many times before it finally took. Keep at it and success will be there.

Ed

 

[Shooter]

Better day to day. I'm going to switch to lozenges and by a small box. When it's out I'm done.