Awww sorry to hear that sweaty ... God bless your CJ..

Stick one in both eyes.

For me starting again was the only way I could ride with the bikers I hung out with.

but then how will I read your respondses ... just not worth the lose ..

Talking computer.

umm no... its not the same ...lol

I quit when I was young for over 20 years. I had a promise I made to myself that if I ever went into a place to buy cigarettes and they didn't have my brand, I'd finish whatever cigarettes I had left and quit. That worked!

About 10 years ago I did a lot of open road Harley riding. All of my riding friends smoked. They drove me crazy because every 50 miles, they'd be pulling off to a rest stop to have a cigarette. I finally decided enough was enough and started smoking again. A big difference though. I'd start in May, then quit at the end of August. I found it easy to quit because I knew I would start up again the following May. I did that for abot 6 years, then met a woman who smoked year round. I kept smoking because I didn't want to deal with her being "stinky". After two years we parted company and I decided that at my age, something else will surely get me before cigarettes do.

My thoughts are to try quitting like I did during that 6 year period. Set a date to quit, but also set a date to start again like 6 months later. Psychologically, it helps a lot believing that you have a day to look forward to when you can start again.

Now here's the kicker. Believe me, after six months of not smoking, cigarettes taste like dog crap! Everytime I did it, I had to go through a week of trying very hard to get back into the habit again. For me starting again was the only way I could ride with the bikers I hung out with.

I'm thinking that once that start date arrives that you set for yourself, you will be so distanced from smoking, you won't start.

Just a suggestion. Make sense? It worked for me!

I know I'm going to sound really stupid for asking this, but why did you feel that was the only way you could ride with your biker friends?

Your doomed to keep smoking.

I'll beat you a carton I do it ... umm ok thats not a good idel .. but yea im gonna do it this time .. just got this feeling

I have nothing against patches or drugs to help a person quit, but I quit a year ago in June and all it took for me was will power. Of course saving $25 a month on insurance helped, that was the catalyst. For a 2 pack a day smoker, my God that is $240-$250 a month. I am using that saved money to help my son pay his student loan and my son is more important to me than cigarettes could ever have been. Good luck to all who wish to quit. I know it can be hard, but you can do it!

Here is how I quit cold turkey. I still get a little pang when I see someone enjoying a smoke but it's easy now to get over it. I walk past smokers now and hold my breath. It's so disgusting. No one will ever smoke in my place.

1. You need three days to get over the physical addiction. If you make it past this it is all psychological. If you take one puff you are back to zero again. No cheating!!!

2. Think of the millions of people who also quit. It can be done. If you think it can't or it is too hard then you are making it worse on yourself. You can do it. First make it past the three days as a goal.

3. I would sit down with my arms crossed as tight as I could and give myself permission to smoke. I concentrated only on making my arms as tight as possible. It's a war of worlds in your head. Stay in control of the addictive part of your head.

4. Destroy everything that is related to smoking you own. All ashtrays, all cigarettes, keep one lighter and toss the rest. If you are serious about quitting then you will get rid of the items. I threw away a 40 year old ashtray my parents had. Empty your trash so you won't get the stuff again. Take the cigarettes and crush them destoying every one of them.

5. Start to clean your place top to bottom. Pick one room start there. Clean everything including the walls. By clean I mean CLEAN. I used PineSol, I wanted to get rid of the smell of cigarettes. I wanted to get rid of the yellowed walls. Start with your windows. Take paper towells and clean them. Look at what you have been putting inside your chest. Feel how sticky some items that never get cleaned get. Realize that crap is inside of you. Make yourself sick at what you have been doing to yourself. I got a bucket of water and did this too. It was surprising how much of that stuff is there which you don't notice. I think this also helped me during the physical stage because of the amount of nicotine in the residue. I kept cleaning every single room in my place. Ceiling to floor.

6. Go out and buy all new furniture. I did not want the same sofa and chair I smoked it. I could see cigarette burns. I knew it smelled like junk. I went out and bought new everything. Chairs, tables, rugs everything. I spent thousands because I knew I would never have to get the items again. They would never be destroyed with burns in the fabric or on the wood. It helped me during the psychological stage.

7. The psychological stage is just that, it's all in your head. You will get a craving. When you do look at the time. Wait. When it passes look at the time. You will get an idea of how long the cravings last. Know that if you take ONE puff you are back to zero again. There is no, "Oh i'll just have one." Do that and then you can go back to the first step again. Don't do it. Thank yourself each time you do not give in to your psychological feelings.

8. Treat yourself to things because you are quitting. Think of the hundreds of dollars you will be saving from smoking. You will see that buying things like furniture instead of smokes is a much better idea. Keep patting yourself on the back for not smoking. Be proud.

9. Look beyond this and to where you are going. Think of your addiction as not being who you are. Think of the women who say "no smokers" on their profile. Seriously, you will now be able to date them. Get some stuff to whiten your teeth those strips that go for like 30 bucks. Get your smile going again but first look at the yellowing on your teeth. It's disgusting. You are like a catepillar that is going to change. Let this time make you a new person.

10. Last thing is what I did. I wrote down numbers 1 to 72 on a piece of paper. Each hour that went by I would walk over to it and "X" out another number. If I woke up I would "X" out those too. It gives you an idea of where you are going. Remember the pain of the physical addiction. It is the hardest part of quitting. The days past that are all mental control.

Edit: Think of living 10 years longer too. In one years time your lung capacity will double. Go for a walk now as fast as you can. You will eventually huff and puff. Look at where you are and then walk back home. Keep walking each day as you are quitting. You will be amazed. You will be taking 20 years off your life bro. Smoking is so disgusting.