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12 years ago 0 +0 / -0 29

Holy smokes I'm back. What a train wreck. After not having a puff for 5 months a guy offers me a big fat Cuban stogie. First I say no thanks, then my rubber arm starts to twist and I say yes. I bring it home that night. Can't remember if I lite it that night or the next. Doesn't matter now, but I made it last a week. A puff here, a puff there, here a puff, there a puff every night a puff puff. Ah, that was relaxing. Maybe I could have a couple smokes at night after work. What's the harm. Can you guess where this story's going? Yep, back to half a pack a day. So now I have two problems. I ate like a moose during those 5 months and now I smoke again.

Ok, enough whining. What's that saying. If you fall off the moose you gotta get right back on. Well that's what we say up here anyways. Didn't that winter suck? Opps, whining again! I think the friggin sun came out twice. Alright here's the plan. I'm going to quit cold turkey again next Friday. Good Friday. Hmm, maybe I should quit on easter Monday. It might be more appropriate. Kinda like the resurrection of Rudy!

Stay tuned!

Rudy

12 years ago 0 +0 / -0 823

Wow Rudy! You're cruising already; good confidence in your quit! Way to go!

Keep your eye out for those rogue 'out of the blue' (not the cheese) craves that can derail your quit. It does suck big time to get many quit moons under your belt and think you're free and clear of smoking, only to fall into the trap that you can have just one little puff - since you have your quit well under control after all, you reason . . . It's just that stoopid little 'one puff' that can get you back to the 1/2 pk a day within in a few months and then you would have to start quitting all over again. Been there! So felt compelled to remind you about that.

Congratulations on doing so well!

I'll miss your posts Rudy. You crack me up! from Peppercorn Patty

(aka Eyja)

12 years ago 0 +0 / -0 29

Well, that's it kids. I'm done. Still not smoking. Time to check out of here. I'll be back if I need to but I doubt it. Smoked at least 1/2 a pack for 25 years. Quitting went remarkably easy. The first week really sucked. The trick is to stay busy. As you may recall I painted the living room, had showers at three in the morning, talked to myself, posted about blue cheese, olives, Indians and all manner of things. If I can do it so can you. Good luck. Eh!

Cheers

Rudy

12 years ago 0 +0 / -0 11216

Great work Rudy!

Try not to worry too much about the weight now. The health benefits of quitting smoking far out weigh (no pun intended) any health concerns you may get from gaining a bit of weight. Plus, once you are farther along in your quit and feeling healthier and more energetic then it will be easier for you to lose the weight.

Drink lots of water instead of snacking and use exercise as a coping mechanism.

You're doing great! Just keep it up.

Ashley, Health Educator

Here to help :)

12 years ago 0 +0 / -0 29

If I keep eating like this I won't be able to see my feet soon.

That would be ok if I didn't like my feet, but my feet are perfect.

My wife calls my toes, "pods".

I know she's just jealous!

Oh yeah, still not smoking!

Cheers

Rudy

12 years ago 0 +0 / -0 29

I made chicken parma something. It was amazing. First you pound down the chicken breast to about a 1/2" thick. Throw it in a mixture of milk and egg. Toss it around in a bowl of bread crumbs. Brown it in a pan of hot oil. Set oven to 350, put chicken in baking pan thingy. Cover with 13 dollars of grated parmesean cheese then top with pizzza sauce. Bake for 25 minutes and bam your done. Other than that I had a bagel and a few Kiwi's today. Kiwi's the fruit, not actual New Zelanders. That would be wrong.

I may have been stretching a bit with the olive law, but the moose and timbit's. That's 100% true. If you pummell them in Moosonee the fines are doubled.

Jeez, almost forgot, I made date squares on the weekend. Yummy.

Cheers

Rudy

12 years ago 0 +0 / -0 823

I didn't hear about the bans on 1/2ing olives or Timbit pummeled moose - and I've been living in Canada a long time! i.e. (whole life) ~ So thanks for the head's up on that - who knew? Is is possible these rules only apply in Rudyland, Canada? Either way, I think I'm safe, as I've been able to resist the urge to violate these laws so far. You're doing great Rudy! It does take time to feel the rewards (as you aptly note) of not smoking - Would love to offer help, but it took me 3 Months before I got my lungs, sense of smell & some semblance of energy back after I quit - But hey; it's sure great not to be a smoker since then! So hang in and enjoy whatever's on you plate : ) And the Menu today is . . . . blue cheese perhaps?

I join you in congratulating Capper on that major 1000 day Quit with your $9000 saved - that must've net some great rewards! - Maybe your trip to Scotland? Amazing to sit smiling with fingers crossed amidst all that puffing Capper. I can't do that yet! I have to leave the room when someone's smoking around me. Thanks for coming back to share your journey. Good inspiration! Eyja

12 years ago 0 +0 / -0 15

Oh, and yes, the profile picture of me at Muirfield in Scotland not smoking with two guys puffing away behind

me was intended ; )

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12 years ago 0 +0 / -0 15

Thanks Rudy! You can do it, and really for me, as a pack and a half a day smoker for 30+ years, I had mainly the grumpy side effects

and not so much the positive ones until I made it past that two month hurdle. Now, I can smell a butt burning if someone is walking down

the street, and I drive by with my window down going 40 mph (thats a whopping 64 kmh in your neck of the woods ; )

You can do it. Food and beverage will get better tasting. I used the quit meter as kind of a challenge, and initially I had it pasted on

my desktop (back when they called it a glove box and you could export it to you desktop and watch your numbers pile up).. kind of

turned it into a video game mentality that I wanted to have the highest score...

Today 1000 days, 30,000 nails not in the butt tray, $9,000 dollars saved, and greater than 182 days added to my life from an actuarial

standpoint... Keep up the great work brother, If I can make a thousand days, ANYONE can! All the best, Capper

Quit Meter

$101,999.25

Amount Saved
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Days: 1223 Hours: 23

Minutes: 55 Seconds: 32

Life Gained
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5037

Smoke Free Days
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302,220

Cigarettes Not Smoked

12 years ago 0 +0 / -0 29

Happy anniversary Cap. 1000 days is great. I'm pretty sure I've got this smoking thing licked. When can I start smelling the roses and tasting the food I'm devouring? Truthfully I haven't noticed any positive side effects, just the negative one's. Grouchy and hungry.

BTW was it a coincidence that the picture you picked has two people behind you smoking?

Alohakeia, thanks for the tip on the olives, cutting them in half. However that has been band here in Canada along with pummelling moose with tim bits.

Cheers

Rudy

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