Smokeless Day for Hubby!
@ElusiveButterfly (45941)
United States
January 12, 2017 5:01am CST
Yesterday was a rough day for my husband. He had his last cigarette at 5:30. He had sent a message to inform me that he had to work later and the time he had his last cigarette and that he was a bear.
Well, the bear had calmed down before he got home. He didn't cave in and have a cigarette. He is still using chew, but that is another habit that he will have to eventually kick. Hopefully once the cravings for smoke has gone the wayside, he will work on kicking the smokeless.
Proud of him. Said he would do it and I had my doubts, but he is moving forward!
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@toniganzon (72539)
• Philippines
12 Jan 17
That's wonderful news. I hope he gets stronger at kicking the habit. When we are determined at doing something, nothing is impossible.
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@ElusiveButterfly (45941)
• United States
12 Jan 17
He has set his mind to doing this. It is a rough habit to quit.
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@ElusiveButterfly (45941)
• United States
12 Jan 17
@toniganzon You are very lucky. I have many family members and friends who struggle with it.
@toniganzon (72539)
• Philippines
12 Jan 17
@ElusiveButterfly Yeah, I have seen some people having difficulty quitting. I had no problem in quitting that habit. It was like I never smoked at all.
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@TiarasOceanView (70020)
• United States
12 Jan 17
Good luck with this terrible habit. I quit a good while back but it is not easy by any means.
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@ElusiveButterfly (45941)
• United States
12 Jan 17
When I quit 39 years ago, I quit cold turkey. I really didn't smoke all that much so it wasn't a big deal. Of course I still wanted a ciggy after dinner.
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@ElusiveButterfly (45941)
• United States
14 Jan 17
@Beatburn kudos to you for quitting!
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@ElusiveButterfly (45941)
• United States
12 Jan 17
As I told him, there is no better time than the present. He had to be ready to do it.
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@ElusiveButterfly (45941)
• United States
12 Jan 17
@inertia4 he finds the cravings to be strong in the morning. That is when he is alone with his thoughts, before work. I don't get up with him when he is getting ready for work. Way to early for me at 4:30!
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@inertia4 (27978)
• United States
12 Jan 17
@ElusiveButterfly I totally agree. I need to quit myself. It is hard though. I am sure your husband understand that.
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@averygirl72 (38779)
• Philippines
13 Jan 17
My dad used to smoke and is smoke free for many years. Strong determination makes him quit. Hope he will be successful.
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@ElusiveButterfly (45941)
• United States
13 Jan 17
It takes a lot of willpower and support from those around them.
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@PainsOnSlate (21846)
• Canada
12 Jan 17
He will be so happy he quit the weed. Your doctor can give you some help that is probably worth the price of the prescription. I quit years ago and it was not easy but ....
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@ElusiveButterfly (45941)
• United States
14 Jan 17
@PainsOnSlate he is way too stubborn to use them.
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@PainsOnSlate (21846)
• Canada
15 Jan 17
@ElusiveButterfly Good luck to you, i hope he recovers and get smarter than he has been. Hugs..
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@PainsOnSlate (21846)
• Canada
13 Jan 17
@ElusiveButterfly too bad because so many of the patches have helped my friends to quit and never smoke again...
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@Happy2BeMe (99356)
• Canada
12 Jan 17
Good luck to him. I wish my fiance would stop smoking.
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@ElusiveButterfly (45941)
• United States
12 Jan 17
My hubby said that one day he would do it. I would like to think that my crying over the commercial with the "Last Dance" helped to motivate him.
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@Happy2BeMe (99356)
• Canada
12 Jan 17
@ElusiveButterfly I hope that is the motivation he needs.
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@Juliaacv (54603)
• Canada
12 Jan 17
I wish him well. You'll have to be on guard for the times that he would go out to smoke, like after a meal, and try to suggest something else to do, go for a walk or something. I found the times of day, and breaking the habits like the smoke now or then to be the worst.
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@Jessicalynnt (50523)
• Centralia, Missouri
12 Jan 17
also good of him to warn you! hehhe
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@ElusiveButterfly (45941)
• United States
12 Jan 17
He is doing great! I have seen him growly and this is mild.
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@ElusiveButterfly (45941)
• United States
14 Jan 17
But, you did it. Proud of you for doing so.
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@DianneN (247157)
• United States
14 Jan 17
@ElusiveButterfly Thank you. I'm proud of me, too. Lol!
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@Morleyhunt (21741)
• Canada
12 Jan 17
The first two weeks are the hardest. Good luck to hubby.
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@ElusiveButterfly (45941)
• United States
12 Jan 17
He finds mornings to be the hardest for him.
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@ElusiveButterfly (45941)
• United States
12 Jan 17
Kudos to you! I buckled to peer pressure in my teens. I didn't smoke a lot, perhaps 1 or 2 a day and not every day. Then as an adult I smoked more, but still not a lot. A pack would last me a week!
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@ElusiveButterfly (45941)
• United States
14 Jan 17
@JudyEv I can't stand to walk through/by a smokers path as they puff away. Gags me so badly.
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@JudyEv (364874)
• Rockingham, Australia
13 Jan 17
@ElusiveButterfly I love standing next to a smoker and 'passive smoking' so it's a good thing I didn't get hooked or I might have had a hard time giving up.
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@fishtiger58 (29819)
• Momence, Illinois
12 Jan 17
Good for him, it's not an easy thing to give up.
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@ElusiveButterfly (45941)
• United States
12 Jan 17
It isn't easy. So many people I know really have no hope of quitting. They are so addicted to them.
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@ElusiveButterfly (45941)
• United States
15 Jan 17
@fishtiger58 hubby is doing well, but the chew is staining his teeth. Yuck.
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@fishtiger58 (29819)
• Momence, Illinois
15 Jan 17
@ElusiveButterfly So true I have tried to no avail.
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@Linda1234 (4711)
• Houston, Texas
12 Jan 17
This is a good news . Hope it can encourage those smoke people stop smoking.
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@ElusiveButterfly (45941)
• United States
12 Jan 17
They have to be ready to do it on their own. I have found that they can't be pushed or encouraged to do it unless they are ready.
@Pletvarec (162)
• Macedonia
12 Jan 17
Great to hear that he made the first step.. he will need your help so be with him and support him
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@GardenGerty (166266)
• United States
13 Jan 17
One day at a time, one hour at a time. My dad was in his sixties when he quit. Hugs to your hubby.
@PatZAnthony (14749)
• Charlotte, North Carolina
13 Jan 17
It is a tough thing to do, but so many of us have done it and know what he is dealing with! It is certainly something you have to do for yourself.
