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Happy Hoosier

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48. Quitting is different for different people.

Mon Apr 12, 2021, 02:39 PM

Apr 2021

It was very, very hard for my Mom. She decided to quit after I showed her a picture of her holding her first grandchild, in one arm and a cigarette in the other hand. She tried. And failed. And tried again, and failed. The only thing that worked fro her was "Cold Turkey." She just stopped and never smoked again, but the first six weeks was HELL for her.

OTOH, it was cake for my Dad. When my Mom started her attempts to quit, my Dad quit too. And none of us noticed. He never said anything. He said he thought if he kept smoking, it would make it too hard for my Mom, so he just quit. And we didn't notice it until after Mom was "over the hump."

But in general, it can be tough to overcome bad habits.

I've been fat all my life. It took a diabetes diagnosis lat fall for me to really get what it takes to do something about it. I didn't change my diet to lose weight, but to get control of my blood sugar. That has worked. But weight loss has been a nice side effect. I've lost 65 pounds so far, and expect to lose another 30 before the fall (or least by the end of the year.

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So sorry. applegrove Apr 2021 #92

I've never got hooked on nicotine, but I know it's the hardest to quit. Swede Apr 2021 #2

I happen to know that can get hooked from secondhand smoke, so many parents are demigoddess Apr 2021 #7

Isn't that dangerous? PJMcK Apr 2021 #3

Might Not Be Pure O2 ProfessorGAC Apr 2021 #44

It is a fire hazard to smoke anywhere where the O2 could be enriched. backscatter712 Apr 2021 #53

If It's Pure O2 ProfessorGAC Apr 2021 #69

I had a friend whose father was on oxygen and he smoked. His oxygen applegrove Apr 2021 #93

Saw that all the time in my emt days. unblock Apr 2021 #4

It is a horrendous addiction. I can't tell you how many physicians, nurses, researchers and others-- hlthe2b Apr 2021 #5

I quit May 2nd 2005, hardest thing I ever did, miss smoking at times, but the a kennedy Apr 2021 #6

That's my fear too. Did I quit too late? NurseJackie Apr 2021 #9

Yup.....I know, was it to late. What I keep thinking, I smoked for 37, I really don't a kennedy Apr 2021 #15

I try to focus on the positive of having quit (even if I was late). NurseJackie Apr 2021 #17

You're right on ALL points.......happy I did quit.....just wish it would have been sooner. a kennedy Apr 2021 #20

I added more to the list above... NurseJackie Apr 2021 #23

like you said yourself, it's never too late Skittles Apr 2021 #61

I hadn't thought of that. You're very smart... NurseJackie Apr 2021 #63

it was advice I read on a website Skittles Apr 2021 #65

Sweet pipe tobacco (in a pouch) reminds me of my grandfather... NurseJackie Apr 2021 #66

yup, my grandfather smoked a pipe Skittles Apr 2021 #68

My late cousin, a Navy veteran, Diamond_Dog Apr 2021 #8

I know the popular explanation among older smokers is "In my day, Aristus Apr 2021 #10

My husband who never smoked, says he could tell when the tobacco companies changed a kennedy Apr 2021 #18

Manufacturers added hundreds of appalachiablue Apr 2021 #34

As long ago as the 1930s people commonly called cigarettes "coffin nails". PoindexterOglethorpe Apr 2021 #28

It's still startling to see newspaper reports from, like, the 1950's, Aristus Apr 2021 #30

That is most likely it. PoindexterOglethorpe Apr 2021 #31

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They called them coffin nails in 1896. People have known for many years that Demsrule86 Apr 2021 #84

Probly not long, if he keeps up..... lastlib Apr 2021 #11

A cousin (who was my godmother) did the same stupid thing. greatauntoftriplets Apr 2021 #12

Isn't that a fire risk as well? malaise Apr 2021 #13

See Post #44 ProfessorGAC Apr 2021 #46

Thanks Prof malaise Apr 2021 #47

I hate cigarettes. They killed my mom, her sister, and my nephew, Roisin Ni Fiachra Apr 2021 #14

It took me 8 years to quit smoking... NewDayOranges Apr 2021 #16

I took Wellbutrin......only thing that helped me quit, and was the hardest thing I ever did. a kennedy Apr 2021 #19

How did the Wellbutrin help? Owl Apr 2021 #64

It alters your brain chemistry and makes it easier to quit. beaglelover Apr 2021 #72

It helped me not be so jittery......as in like, when am I gonna have my next smoke, when can a kennedy Apr 2021 #73

That's how it helped me too. It still does even though I started smoking again. beaglelover Apr 2021 #74

Good luck with quitting..... a kennedy Apr 2021 #75

Thankfully, smoking in the car is one routine I won't have to break! I only smoke at home. beaglelover Apr 2021 #78

Champix or Chantix worked for me. I never crave. Best thing i've ever done. applegrove Apr 2021 #94

It took me 30 seconds to quit. Binkie The Clown Apr 2021 #22

Second that unweird Apr 2021 #26

I knew a woman who used to smoke while riding her stationary exercise bike. True story. nt Binkie The Clown Apr 2021 #21

Yikes! NurseJackie Apr 2021 #24

I smoked for 40 years and haven't had a smoke in over 6 years, but multigraincracker Apr 2021 #25

Nicotine gum, patches and lozenges were my pacifier for about three months while I quit. NurseJackie Apr 2021 #27

I cut it in thirds and then chew it with a piece multigraincracker Apr 2021 #29

The first time I quit (and yes, it took several attempts) . . . peggysue2 Apr 2021 #32

🥳🍷🍷🍷 Congratulations to you! That's fantastic! And... NurseJackie Apr 2021 #35

Wow... LizBeth Apr 2021 #33

Someone should tell the guy oxygen is an explosive gas. Vinca Apr 2021 #36

Oxygen is not flammable, but it can cause other materials that burn to ignite more easily and to ... NurseJackie Apr 2021 #37

I stand corrected. Vinca Apr 2021 #57

I always thought the same thing too... NurseJackie Apr 2021 #58

Reading this thread makes me realize I REALLY need to quit smoking. beaglelover Apr 2021 #38

Good luck! I quit many times over the years... but I'd always find some excuse to start again. NurseJackie Apr 2021 #39

Thank you for your kind post. beaglelover Apr 2021 #40

I think it was WC Fields who said; "quitting smoking is easy, I've done it a thousand times" maxrandb Apr 2021 #67

I quit October 2012 BlueLucy Apr 2021 #41

I tried "vaping" with the disposable ones that were cigarette shaped. NurseJackie Apr 2021 #43

I quit on December 8, 2016 Chautauquas Apr 2021 #42

I do too... NurseJackie Apr 2021 #45

Quitting is different for different people. Happy Hoosier Apr 2021 #48

Contrats on the weight loss!! I need to try (harder) to do the same. NurseJackie Apr 2021 #50

Smoking while using oxygen is stupid-dangerous. backscatter712 Apr 2021 #51

22 years quit for me onethatcares Apr 2021 #52

The smell never bothered me either... NurseJackie Apr 2021 #55

Yeah, the odor when onethatcares Apr 2021 #56

The Mister and I quit at the same time. Neither one of us would have succeeded... NurseJackie Apr 2021 #60

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I was a dedicated smoker when that came out. I remember it. NurseJackie Apr 2021 #82

I guess it's hard for some people to quit Catherine Vincent Apr 2021 #59

You were very smart. I came from a family of smokers... NurseJackie Apr 2021 #62

I'm 2 years + and never will again BootinUp Apr 2021 #70

When I previously failed, I referred to it as "taking a break" from smoking... NurseJackie Apr 2021 #76

Hopefully his addiction won't burn his grandkid alive due to the O2 tank fire. alphafemale Apr 2021 #71

There's an ignition source inside the vape device, too. NurseJackie Apr 2021 #79

Not as much as a match or lighter to catch tobacco on fie. alphafemale Apr 2021 #80

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My MIL who died of COPD smoked until she was on oxygen full time csziggy Apr 2021 #86

I'm so sorry... NurseJackie Apr 2021 #87

Thank you - I hope it makes someone think before lighting up. nt csziggy Apr 2021 #88

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Grandpa died from emphysema, free cigs in the Navy RANDYWILDMAN Apr 2021 #91