Can't afford to upgrade right now? I have a plan!!

[trash]

LOLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!

ohhhhhh ashley.......
pure class.....
disapointed a little with ya smutek i gotta admit
i thought you were a rock
but then we are all only human..
just dont let it happen again hehehe. nahhhh...
get back on da scene like a non smoking machine brudda...
conny .. you impress me more and more with each post
you are a truly solid bloke, total and utter respect
and thankyou for your inspirational posts
(i used to get panic attacks too, NOT NICE)
day 6 i think here - i lose track now...
i just aint going back - im loving how im feeling too much...


by the way conny whats that weird track
i like it

[DJRetard]

So the wifey and I were talking today. I was drooling over that hypnotic, almost god-like black box on the home page wishing our finances were in the "correct" state so that I could just order it and be done with it.

It's only $150.00

It's $150.00 that we don't have. Your tuition needs to be paid, such and such is due, etc. etc. needs to be paid, blah blah blah needs to be replaced.

Can we charge it?

Unfortunately no. we paid (insert ridiculous figure here) in credit card interest last year. We only use the credit cards for emergencies.

It's only $150.00

It's not that I don't want you to have it........

Eventually I give up, because as usual wifey if right. we just do not have the extra loot at the moment. She is the minister of finance here and she does a damn good job. If I were the one handling the money the ship would have sunk years ago. I admit it.

So anyway, as I lit up a newport I thought, what can I give up to fit this purchase in?

And it dawned on me. Eureeeeeeka! Wifey and I hammered out this plan.

Tomorrow I will quit smoking. The money I am not spending on cigarettes everyday will go towards upgrading to the black box. I will be able to order the boxed upgrade in 4 weeks! And I will be healthier!

I quit drinking and getting high almost 6 years ago and smoking is my last unhealthy habbit. I have been wanting to quit recently and the wife just gave it up the other day. So now is the perfect time.

So, if you smoke ciggarettes, and you can't afford to upgrade right now, join me!
Smoke your last cigarette tonight before bed and wake up tomorrow smoke free!

I will post back everyday I go w/o a smoke until I reach my goal!

May the schwartz be with me and all who follow!!

As I said I will be cheking back in one weeks time. Im a day late

Good to see your still managing. I know its tough, nicotine is highly addictive.

Good on you dood, and keep it up

BTw, the wife will be much happier. After a couple of months you will def be able to keep it up a lot longer if you get my meaning.>) Smoking is bad for the old meat and two veg

Marlboro is shite.

[DJRetard]

Have I spoken to soon. ?

have you started smoking again?

NO NO NO NO

BAD BAD BAD


The older you are the more difficult it is to stop. If your having problems read a book called

"The Easy Way To Stop smoking" I cant remember the author but I can say the book is 90% certain to make you stop. He uses no scare tactics, its mild brainwashing which as you read its slowly sinks in.

Get it if your having problems stopping.

[thx1138]

Well day 3

I feel quite good to be fair no turkey and only bringing a bit of crap up so its all good, should feel even better tomorrow.

Smutek O dude come on stay back on the tobacco wagon man, props for giving up this long and starting to quit again must be admired IMO! You can do it mate, think off all that money you saved in the short time you quit?

Now go for gold.

Peace

Marcus

[LOFA]

Conny, you are the lead domino. I smoked today.

However, I am starting over at day 1.

This is what happened. All day at work I thought about smoking and I decided that I was really not ready to quit. Well, I thought about a lot of stuff but long story short I convinced myself to go and start smoking again.

On the way home I stopped at a gas station to buy a pack. Ofcourse, there was a minimum purchase of $5.00 for debit card purchases so I bought 2 packs.

I jumped in the car, opened them and lit up.

I also called my wife (who quit a week before me) and told her I was throwing in the towell. She was dissapointed.

As for the cigarette, it was nothing like I remembered it just 8 days ago.

It tasted so f%cking foul. I thought maybe they were stale so I smelled an un-lit one and they were fresh as could be. They really just tasted terrible.

So.........

I smoked the entire first cigarette and decided I just needed to force myself to enjoy them (yes I really thought that) so about 5 minutes later I lit the second. I didn't even get half way through it and I had to put it out.

I tried to smoke another one near the end of my commute and the same thing, only now my lungs were hurting and I had a head ache. I got maybe 1/3 of the way into it and threw it out the window.

So I decided to get rid of them and start over. I called the wife and informed her I was going to get rid of the cigarettes and was now back on the wagon. Then I took them next door and gave them to my neighbor.

Before I gave them away I tried to smoke "the last one" but again, it just made me sick and I threw it down after three drags.

So, I am restarting my cigarette clean time effective now.

I don't know. Maybe Ijust needed to experience that and get it out of my system. Whatever, it is what it is. After a brief slip I am back on the wagon.

[LOFA]

Conny, you are the lead domino. I smoked today.

However, I am starting over at day 1.

This is what happened. All day at work I thought about smoking and I decided that I was really not ready to quit. Well, I thought about a lot of stuff but long story short I convinced myself to go and start smoking again.

On the way home I stopped at a gas station to buy a pack. Ofcourse, there was a minimum purchase of $5.00 for debit card purchases so I bought 2 packs.

I jumped in the car, opened them and lit up.

I also called my wife (who quit a week before me) and told her I was throwing in the towell. She was dissapointed.

As for the cigarette, it was nothing like I remembered it just 8 days ago.

It tasted so f%cking foul. I thought maybe they were stale so I smelled an un-lit one and they were fresh as could be. They really just tasted terrible.

So.........

I smoked the entire first cigarette and decided I just needed to force myself to enjoy them (yes I really thought that) so about 5 minutes later I lit the second. I didn't even get half way through it and I had to put it out.

I tried to smoke another one near the end of my commute and the same thing, only now my lungs were hurting and I had a head ache. I got maybe 1/3 of the way into it and threw it out the window.

So I decided to get rid of them and start over. I called the wife and informed her I was going to get rid of the cigarettes and was now back on the wagon. Then I took them next door and gave them to my neighbor.

Before I gave them away I tried to smoke "the last one" but again, it just made me sick and I threw it down after three drags.

So, I am restarting my cigarette clean time effective now.

I don't know. Maybe Ijust needed to experience that and get it out of my system. Whatever, it is what it is. After a brief slip I am back on the wagon.

It is a minor mistake, just keep going foward. Next time you have a cigarrette, tell yourself you have to do a pushup or a jumping jack for everyone who has invested time reading this thread. You probably won't want a cigarette by the time you are done.

I've got my money on you, just keep going!

[smutek]

Yes, I am still here on the no-nicotine wagon.

A slight set back but still here.

Needless to say I have forefited my mouse pad and tee-shirt, but hey, that isn't why I quit.

[smutek]

Next time you have a cigarrette, tell yourself you have to do a pushup or a jumping jack for everyone who has invested time reading this thread. You probably won't want a cigarette by the time you are done.

I've got my money on you, just keep going!

Yes, good idea. With around 3,500 views in this thread I would owe quite a lot of jumping jacks!

[conny]

smutek - waggon is rolling, your reserved seat is right here!
And thanks for kind posts but today I'm no hero, I feel like shit. Woke up at 1PM trembling of anxiety, *had* to go to a place nearby in the afternoon to get two beers.
Maybe it's time for me to start a "I can't afford... I'm giving up drinking"-thread.
I've waisted a lot of money lately. The keyboard of new laptop does not work correctly - the space bar is numb. Writing this I have to copy/paste a space character between every word.

Butwhoneedsspacesanyway???

I guess nicotine is not my major problem.
But thanks smutek to trigger me on this.

// C

[thx1138]

Good form what what?

[conny]

As good as my karma is tuned...

// C

[forge]

I managed to quit in november last year, myself and partner both quit together.

I used a few mind games on myself when i felt the cravings coming on. I've always been into things like meditation, self hypnosis and stuff like that, so already knew how hard it is to keep your mind from thinking unwanted thoughts. An old meditation trick that works when trying to quit the cigs is, when you feel the craving, try and hold the thought of that cigarette in your mind for as long as you can, your mind seems to do the opposite and tends to forget it as soon as possible. Before you know it, you're thinking about something else and have forgotten the craving completely, it works every time for me.
It's really, really hard to hold a thought in your mind for more that 30 seconds without it slipping away into a different thought, it's good to remember that cravings are just thoughts, and that can work to your own advantage.

Good luck to anyone giving up, it's not as hard as some failed quitters would have you believe.

martyn, once again, inspired words there you muh fuh.

I'm having this whole issue with weed and alcohol, I'm totally addicted to this mad combination buzz I'm getting of weed, beer and Ableton. It's fucking lunatic but I cant jump off the train and it's getting fucking fast.

Get some AbleTunage grooving along and have a few cones and lots of beer and suddenly everything else in the universe becomes boring. I just cant get that high anywhere else and I've smoked crack a fair few times.

I dont think I'm an alcoholic or drug addict, I think I'm a hedonist.

Check this out:

www.hedweb.org

[peeddrroo]

I dont think I'm an alcoholic or drug addict, I think I'm a hedonist.

you know some ppl don't need any of this and can still be called hedonists, don't you?

actually, i think a real hedonist would try to live as long as possible.

i don't want to make you feel guilty though, i'm on the same boat as you (maybe a slightly smaller boat, that hasn't cracked yet )

[forge]

I dont think I'm an alcoholic or drug addict, I think I'm a hedonist.

you know some ppl don't need any of this and can still be called hedonists, don't you?

actually, i think a real hedonist would try to live as long as possible.

i don't want to make you feel guilty though, i'm on the same boat as you (maybe a slightly smaller boat, that hasn't cracked yet )

I'm sure you're right, but I just seem to zone in quicker this way - I'm desperately trying to find ways of getting there without any substances but I'm finding it bloody hard so any suggestions highly appreciated.

[Milkmansound]

I still crave a smoke after over 2 years of quitting - however, its less and less every day. Stick with it!!! Its tough at first but it gets easier with time.

Smoking becomes an even bigger waste of money down the road when you are in the hospital and the medical bills are piling up and the copay on your insurance is through the roof because you checked off "smoker" on the application form cause you smoke!