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Title: Hey All
Post by: Timmay on September 01, 2007, 10:34:36 AM
Hey wanted to take a few minutes of your time and shoot the sh*t with y'all.  I havent been posting much here lately.  Been sorta down in the dumps.  I dunno what it is..just you know you get tired of dealing with all the crap in life.  Seems like I have been investing more time here at work and when I get home we have a huge remodeling project ..that we thought oh we can do taht ourselves..Well it is going on week number 2 and we are almost there...just be glad to get the house back to normal.  There are mornings I wake up ..and this is the most devistating....I dotn even want to shave my head.  I have the thoughts I aint messing with it today and before long ..maybe an hour or two later..I cant stand no having the head smooth..so back to the showers I go and shave it off.  You ever feel like you just wished that everyone around you ...would just dissapear for like an a day.  No one callign you wanting this or that.  Sometimes I feel like just running.  I have no idea what brought all of this on...but I am hoping this long weekend will help make it pass.  Its just all unnecessary stress.  Stress taht I need not to worry about.  I try to tell myself..things will get done when they get done and there is nothign we can do about it.  I dunno..sorry for coming in here and not having a good positive outlook on things...hopefully next post will be better.
Thanks to all...
Tim
Title: Re: Hey All
Post by: jusbnme on September 01, 2007, 11:04:18 AM
Hey brother, don't feel too bad man.  We all get like that every now and then.  To be honest I haven't been feeling all that cheerful myself lately but I know that it's just because of stress.  It happens man.  The wife and I have been living here with my grandmother for near 2 years now helping her out because of her health.  Then after a few months of moving in my wife gave birth to my son.  Then he had complications and I had to quit my job to take care of him because the place I worked at obviously did not have any kind of a heart.  Then within a year my son had problem after problem.  Nothing major but still just things over and over again to make us worry.  He is doing very good now and is very healthy.  But it's been like a year and a half since I have worked and our money is running very thin.  Which is our own fault.  We both liked the fact of me staying home with him and not working versus someone else doing it.  But now we're basically living paycheck to paycheck and on credit.  I am about to go back to school within a year to go for a career that I "think" I really want to have.  On top of all of this we constantly have people stopping by here whenever they feel like it without a notice because it's still considered "Nanny's House."  So we never have any privacy or down time to really relax.  But like I said man, it happens to everybody.  Just in different ways.  We all go through some type of stress every now and then in one way or the other.  But it's not the end of the world.  My family and I still have our health.  We can still put food on the table.  We are not homeless.  We have clothes on our backs.  Plus the main thing is we have each other.  It could always be worse dude.  It all works out in the end one way or the other.  Sometimes it may take a little longer for some then others but it does work out.  It's funny sometimes though.  When I get in those kinds of moods I'll ask my wife to mess with her, "Is this how you feel when you are on your period."  She will always joke back by saying, "Yeah, but I don't bitch as much."  She can be a real comedian sometimes.  ;D
Title: Re: Hey All
Post by: JohnMont on September 01, 2007, 01:34:05 PM
We'd all be kidding ourselves if we came in here evey time and said 'everything's cool; its great to be sly; etc.  Timm; sounds like you're having a minor bout of depression;  which we all have.  Sometimes I feel like I've got so much on my plate that I can't possiblly do ANY of it; and will have a few days where I do exactly NOTHING.   But I pull myself out of it; analyse things; realize how good I've got it. 

Yeah; Lance,  money  (or lack of it) can cause a lot of anxiety.  Hope the new career move goes ok.  The walls can feel like they are closing in sometimes; but to use a cliche'  'there is always someone worse off than you.'   I know what it's like living paycheck to paycheck; ... but the reality is;  many folks who make lots of money (drs. lawyers, etc) ; live that way too.   It's good to occasionally step back ; analyze the situation and see how good we really have it.  for example; if I ran out of money today; would I really end up on the street?  No; there are any number of people in my life who would take me in.  Hopefully that's the same for everyone here; and if not; all of us sly guys could pitch in to help. 

Hope this helps; ... all I can really say, is that  you guys are not alone; we are all friends here , and none of us live in a perfect world.  And so; thank God for friends and family !

John
Title: Re: Hey All
Post by: Timmay on September 01, 2007, 05:56:20 PM
John and Lance...thanks buddies.  Yeah I know I could have it worse.  I just returned from a mission trip to Haiti...trust me ...I know how bad it can get.  It is just that you get to a point in the middle of the road and you got to stop, rest and regroup. I think that is what I did and then I seen everything that was laid before me.  Like one of those times you go...WHAT AM I DOING?  But all will work out in the end...just today itself coming home from work and getting all the little things done and out of the way and then taking a 3 hour nap sure helped alot.  All three of the kids are gone so it is just me and the wife and I think we are going to go out for dinner and then go to the boat club and have a few drinks with some friends...ya know...just chill out. Well you all are great people and I am glad that our paths have crossed.  I knew I could count on some encouraging words from you all.  Oh another thing that is bothering me....I am quiting smoking...yeah...now compound that ontop of everything else......gezzzzzzzzz put myself thru the wringer or what??  Just wish me luck ...if anything else ..pray that I kick  this smoking habit of 19 years....
See you all around in teh post....hopefully next time I will have lifting news! 
Thanks again Lance and John..
Title: Re: Hey All
Post by: xnewyawka on September 05, 2007, 11:36:41 AM
Hey Tim, glad you are feeling better. It usually just takes a bit of time to get it in perspective.

One thing you must do is: Quit the smoking!! You will no doubt feel 100% better when you get it over and behind you. Just think of how good it felt when you finally shaved the dome. If you look at it in a similar way, maybe it can give you a little extra push, no?

Good luck and hang in there, bro!   O0
Title: Re: Hey All
Post by: jusbnme on September 05, 2007, 02:37:01 PM
Yeah bro, trying to quit smoking can be very hard.  I'm still sort of young but I had smoked for 10 years when I finally gave it up about 2 years ago when my son was born.  It was the hardest thing I ever did.  It can be very frustrating and really mess with your nerves.  But if it helps you at all once you do finally kick it for a long period of time it really does make you feel great.  It sort of boosts your confidence kind of like shaving the dome.  You catch yourself thinking once in a while, "Man, it's been 'however long' since I quit, cool."  People that have never smoked are always acting like it's no big deal and some have even said, "Why don't you just quit?"  They act like it's something you can turn on and off.  It's a horrible addiction that takes control of your mind more than people realize unless they have ever done it.  I'm not coming down on them for not doing it.  I consider those people very lucky they will never experience it but they should at least respect people that have fallen victim to the addiction and not act like smokers are making a big deal out of nothing.  Before finally kicking it I had tried the gum, patches, mints, and just about anything else you can think of.  Even some of the pill rip offs they advertised on tv.  In my opinion I have found that nothing will really work 100% until a person is ready in their own mind to give it up.  To say I know I need to quit and actually knowing you want to are 2 totally different things.  At least that has been my experience.  I hope I haven't just rambled you to death here.  I hope I have given some helpful advice one way or the other.  A few personal things that helped me were to constantly remind myself of the bad points of smoking and what I did not like about it.  If I felt the urge to try again I would always remind myself of how bad it made my clothes smell or how bad they would make me cough.  Things like that.  Plus try and find something to keep you very busy as a hobby.  Besides my son coming along and chasing him all day I like to go for a 3 or 4 mile walk everyday if I can.  It keeps me busy, gives me exercise, and works out the nerves that I would usually want a cigarette to calm.  Good luck buddy and post up if you need any support.  O0
Title: Re: Hey All
Post by: PBurke on September 06, 2007, 10:18:20 AM
i just quit smoking about 2.5 months ago. was hard. but with support from freinds and family, i did it. if you need to vent let me know. i still get the urge sometimes. it gets easier everyday. good luck bro. paulie
Title: Re: Hey All
Post by: andrew on September 06, 2007, 10:48:15 AM
Stay strong Tim in quiting smoking.  It is very difficult for sure.  I quit 20 years ago and still get the urge when I smell the smoke from someone else smoking.  But, I've remained strong and not given in to the temptation.

Everyone has stuff going on in their lives that presents challenges.   The thing that has continued to bring me down is paying my ex-wife allimony.  She was very greedy when we got divorced 6.5 years ago and whacked me hard.  I was also paying high child support but won a nasty custody battle with her a few years back, which was the best thing for my daughter and wiped out the child support.  I still pay for 100% of my daughters expenses, in that if my ex buys her a pair of underwear she gives me a receipt for reimbursement.  But,  1.5 years to go before I get her off the payroll, and then it's time for a BIG PARTY.

My mother always reminds me that it was worth every penny to rid of her.   Have a great wife now, so I guess she was right.

Hang in there Tim ....

Title: Re: Hey All
Post by: JDog on September 07, 2007, 05:00:21 AM
Tim I know how you are feeling with the quitting smoking bro. On October 19th I'll be 1 year without a cigarette after smoking for 16 years.(I started smoking when I was 10)

Like all the bros say,it can be very difficult and messes with your head a lot but you will feel so much better for it both physically and mentally.

You'll actually be able to walk up a set of stairs without wheezing.LOL

Good luck with it all mate and we are all here for you.
Title: Re: Hey All
Post by: warhawk on September 07, 2007, 04:51:12 PM
hey timmy.... thanks 4 responding 2 my pm by letting me know that u  r  okay.  hope that u will quit smoking.  as u know.... i am a RN @ a local hospital in beautiful FLORIDA.  i work in a respiratory, renal, & cardiac floor.  so.... i take care of long-time smokers everytime i work on my floor.  smoking is the hardest habit 2 break.  PERIOD.  and EXCLAMATION POINT.  let me give u a little medical lecture from me 2 u & anyone who wants 2 stop smoking.  it may b rather long but this is some gr8 info:

WHEN SMOKERS QUIT:  within 20 minutes of smoking that last cigarette, the body begins a series of changes that continues for years.

20 minutes:
...blood pressure drops to normal
...pulse rate drops to normal
...body temperature of hands & feet increases to normal

8 hours:
...carbon monoxide level in blood drops to normal
...oxygen level in blood increases to normal

24 hours:
...chance of a heart attack decreases

48 hours:
...nerve endings start regrowing
...ability to smell & taste is enhanced

2 weeks - 3 months:
...circulation improves
...walking becomes easier
...lung function increases up to 30 percent

1 month to 9 months:
...coughing, sinus congestion, fatigue, shorness of breath decreases
...cilia regrow in lungs, increasing ability to handle mucus, clean the lungs, reduce infection
...body's overall energy increases

1 year:

...excess risk of coronary heart disease is half that of a smoker

5 years:

...lung cancer death rate for average former smoker (one pack a day) decreases by half
...stroke risk is reduced to that of a nonsmoker 5-15 years after quitting
...risk of cancer of the mouth, throat, & esophagus is half that of a smoker's

10 years:

...lung cancer death rate similar to that of nonsmokers
...precancerous cells are replaced
...risks of cancer of the mouth, throat, esophagus, bladder, kidney, & pancreas decreases

15 years:

...risk of coronary heart disease is that of a non-smoker

anyways.... that is my 2 cents.....

WARHAWK O0
Title: Re: Hey All
Post by: Stu on September 07, 2007, 05:08:28 PM
That is good stuff to know warhawk.  I wish my mother-in-law could have known that years ago.  She'll never give it up at this point unfortunately.
Title: Re: Hey All
Post by: JDog on September 07, 2007, 06:13:13 PM
Warhawk, Thanks for the great info mate. This is very encouraging to see how every month that goes by without a cigarette ,our bodies are healing,specifically how.

If that isnt a reason to want to quit,then I dont know what is.
Title: Re: Hey All
Post by: warhawk on September 07, 2007, 07:05:12 PM
Warhawk, Thanks for the great info mate. This is very encouraging to see how every month that goes by without a cigarette ,our bodies are healing,specifically how.

If that isnt a reason to want to quit,then I dont know what is.
jdog...no problem, brah.  oh....nice sbg shirt! O0

WARHAWK O0
Title: Re: Hey All
Post by: jusbnme on September 07, 2007, 07:55:38 PM
Thanks warhawk.  That was awesome bro.  Just one more reason for me to feel great that I have given it up. 

You can do the same Tim.  You just have to want to make yourself healthier.  Good luck.
Title: Re: Hey All
Post by: shyslyguy on September 08, 2007, 02:11:10 AM
Hey TimmJ,

I can totally sympathize re the trying to quit smoking thing. I still need to give up. Congrats Paul on sticking with it thus far & to everyone else who's managed to quit.

Great info Warhawk! - Think I might print that out & keep it to hand.

Lance, it was interesting reading about how you quit. The bit about reminding yourself why you want to quit when you felt like a ciggie .... well, I try & do that, but sometimes it almost seems like there's two people in me ... one who wants to quit & one who most definitely doesn't - the one who doesn't pops up just as I want a ciggie & frankly ... he doesn't seem to care about any of that rational logical stuff!

I've smoked since I was about 11 or 12 too & I really do need to quit but each time I try & fail it seems harder to have another go! Wish I could manage it though & I am determined to have another go soon!

Last time I was doing really well until we had some friends staying for the weekend - they are like chain-smokers & I found that, for the first time in my life, the smoke was really getting to me, it was like I suddenly realized what all the non-smokers had been saying about smoke being really irritating to their chests & eyes etc, anyway, in the end, the only way I could stand it was to just give up & join them ... (which sounds really weird I know) & since then, I've been smoking again, though not anywhere near as heavily as before.

Anyway, sorry for rambling on ....

GOOD LUCK
TimmJ  O0
Title: Re: Hey All
Post by: JDog on September 08, 2007, 03:43:15 AM
ShySlyGuy, Unfortunatley mate from your experience this is exactly how I started smoking again each time I tried to quit. I officially tried to quit about 10-15 times and every time was because friends and people around me did it and I thought it easier just to cave in and in the back of my mind I thought"Oh Well, I made it 15 days, I can do it again if I want to"

You will quit only when YOU are ready. Not on account of anyone else.

Title: Re: Hey All
Post by: Timmay on September 08, 2007, 02:15:52 PM
First of all I want to say A BIG THANK YOU TO ALL WHO RESPONDED.  I appreciate the support that  know I will have alng the way. That is what makes this site a great place. I have sorta neglected coming to this topic because I hadnt quit smoking yet.  I have noticed tehre was lots of comments being left but I wanted to save them for the day I decided to quit.  Tomorrow is teh day.  It is gonna be really tough I know.  I had just went out a few hours ago and purchased my last pack..hopefully.  I am going to bank on all of you guys on being there.  I have failed this attempt three times now.  You know they say the 3rd time is a charm.  Well I dont like to be liek everyone else...it will have to be the 4th time for me.  PBurke I dont know if you know what you are getting yourself into.  When i need to vent.. BOY DO I VENT!   LOL....you look like a strong man..you can handle it..I hope.  Well I will promise to post my progress everyday on here in this topic.  I hope you are all in it for the long haul...cause I cant give up this time.  I have to stick with it.  I need all the prayers I can get..cause tomorrow morning when I get up ..is going to be the absolute worst. 
And by the way....what you all think of my new pic.  I have decided to grow the mustache and the goatee back....i just feel more comfy wiht it.  Well I will be hanging in there you all...just keep me in your thoughts
Tim
Title: Re: Hey All
Post by: SLYinKC on September 08, 2007, 07:05:05 PM
Tim, Buddy, we're all here for ya and our thoughts and prayers are with you.   O0
Title: Re: Hey All
Post by: warhawk on September 08, 2007, 08:07:19 PM
timmy.... u will  b  in my thoughts & prayers during this period of time.  i have faith in ya.  oh.... the new avatar is sly.  stay strong & remember my smoking lecture. O0

WARHAWK O0
Title: Re: Hey All
Post by: jusbnme on September 08, 2007, 08:46:28 PM
Tim, you will be in my prayers bro.  Just remember the list of good points warhawk gave you and that it is all to better your health.  Stick with it man and hang in there.  Good luck.  The first few weeks are a bitch.  No lie.  But you can do it man.  Once it's behind you it will make you feel so much better.  Like the first time you gave yourself freedom by shaving the dome.  That's what it's kind of like.  A new freedom and a new lease on life. 
Title: Re: Hey All
Post by: Paul on September 09, 2007, 06:14:49 AM
After watching family and friends try to kick the nicotine habit I know how difficult it can be Tim   WIll keep ya in my thoughts and prayers.  Hang in there dud, you can lick this. O0
Title: Re: Hey All
Post by: xnewyawka on September 09, 2007, 09:27:51 AM
Tim, my thoughts will be with you while you are quitting. It is one of the toughest things to do, but if you really hang in there and resist the temptation as best you can, you will get through it.
In my earlier post I likened it to when you first shave your head.
 
Now, you know the freedom you felt when you did this, if you can take some of that and try to apply it in this situation, I believe it can help you through.
You already know all the slyguys will be here for you, so just go from there. I'm sure you also have full support from your wife and children, too. The benefits you will get will be worth it ten times over. Use WarHawk's post as a guide; pin it up on your fridge if it'll help!.
Think of how much better you'll feel, and how much more energy you will have.
Anyway, good luck with it and I am here for you.

PS. new pic looks good and slick!, keep the goatee too.   O0

Joe
Title: Re: Hey All
Post by: Timmay on September 09, 2007, 07:41:18 PM
Kinda winding down teh day here ...first day smoke free...I have no finger nails left....i have pulled my hair out... :o ...wait!  I don thave any hair....i have been a little  :Xo! this evening...everything is gettin on my nerves.  THe kids ..their voices go right thru me ..it seems like they are amplified.....I left for a few minutes without telling anyone where I was going ....just going down teh road to the dumpster to get rid of trash..they were callign me ..like where are you ..what are you doign and I was like Damn can I not go to the dumpster without announcing it lol
Oh well i will make it im sure
See ya all later
Title: Re: Hey All
Post by: SLYinKC on September 09, 2007, 07:55:55 PM
Hey, Timmy, Great job on making through day #1.  Like everything else in life, you just gotta take it one day at a time cause we never no what tomorrow holds, anyway.  I know you're gonna make it!!! O0 O0 O0
Title: Re: Hey All
Post by: warhawk on September 09, 2007, 09:14:47 PM
timmy....gr8 that u  have made it thru today without a smoke.   keep it going, buddy.  i know that u can do it.  also.... try 2 make a daily or weekly list of the $$$ that  u will  b    saving by NOT buying cigarettes.  i'm not a smoker but i've been told that cigarettes are expensive. 

timmy....what's your plan 2 give up smoking.  it sounds like  u  r  just going cold turkey.  r  u  using the nicoderm patches that u can get over the counter.  or   r   u  taking any prescription medications such as chantix?  well...i guess this is day one as a non-smoker. O0

WARHAWK O0
Title: Re: Hey All
Post by: JDog on September 09, 2007, 09:30:05 PM
Tim remember that the first 3 days are the worst for cravings. After that it become easier every day.

If you are going cold turkey then awesome, but if you want a stop smoking aid I used a product called Nicabate CQ Lozenges.They are like a cough drop that you put between your gum and cheek and suck on.

They are good  because if you have a drink you can pop one in and it gives  you a nicotine hit. They helped me to quit successfully.

You strike me as a man who is very strong willed so I'd say you could do it on sheer willpower alone.
Title: Re: Hey All
Post by: PBurke on September 09, 2007, 09:32:02 PM
standing ovation timm. i just made three months smoke free myself. pm me if ya need some reassurance that it will be ok. trust me bro the first couple days are the worst. hang in there.
Title: Re: Hey All
Post by: Timmay on September 09, 2007, 11:02:56 PM
hey all thanks again for the comments and for giving me an avenue to soem assistance if I need it. I do have some nicotine gum on stand by.  I figured if i can make it at least 2 days with no help from the non smoking aids..that when or if I need them ..on the 3rd day or so it will ease alot of the pain. Yes I say PAIN because I feel like I am in alot of pain right now.  I cant seem to fall asleep right now adn here it is midnight and I have to get up early for work tomorrow.  I dont have any fingernails left as it is ...so im running out of options.  I am tryin my hardest to stay away from food, which is the easiest thing to fall on ....but if i do that....I will start to look like the good year blimp and even more realistically because if i get that bad...i will start to smoke again..and you all remember the lindenburg went up in smoke..right!  LOL
Well thanks for the support..it is greatly appreciated..more than you know.  Each little comment is giving me more and more will power to quit.  So keep em coming..and sorry if I sound greedy about it...but damnit ..im gonna be greedy...cause it is what I need right now. See ya in the other post...
Night
Title: Re: Hey All
Post by: JDog on September 09, 2007, 11:10:28 PM
Tim I'll be brutally honest.

You want to see your kids grow up.See them get married.Teach your son to drive(From your last post, you already have a little)Walk your daughter down the aisle.Celebrate your 40th wedding anniversary with your wife.

Well if you smoke,odds are you may not be able to do these things. 400,000 Americans die every year from smoking related illnesses.The leading cause of preventable death is Tobacco.

I hope for your sake and  your familys sake that you stay strong and keep going because you will live longer and enjoy life to the fullest without being a slave to the cigarette.
Title: Re: Hey All
Post by: PBurke on September 09, 2007, 11:15:24 PM
water helps timm. and is good for ya. that crystal light stuff is a good way to add flavor without all the sugar and carbs. i used a pencil to fidget with. kept my hands busy. just stay away from anything that has nicotene in it. kinda defeates the purpose. you can do this bro. when my boys told me they were proud of me for not smking, it helped tremendously. not letting the two most valuable people in my life down was huge for me.
Title: Re: Hey All
Post by: shyslyguy on September 10, 2007, 04:27:35 AM
ShySlyGuy, Unfortunatley mate from your experience this is exactly how I started smoking again each time I tried to quit. I officially tried to quit about 10-15 times and every time was because friends and people around me did it and I thought it easier just to cave in and in the back of my mind I thought"Oh Well, I made it 15 days, I can do it again if I want to"

You will quit only when YOU are ready. Not on account of anyone else.




Yeh ... I know JDog - you're spot on there!  O0

TimmJ -- way to go mate, I'll definitely be routing for ya  O0

Title: Re: Hey All
Post by: Timmay on September 10, 2007, 03:12:04 PM
Does anyone know how to transfer the engergy off of my knee to power something?  It has been bouncing up and down all day and it is just NERVES!!!!!!!!!!!
At least it isnt my right hand....bouncing....lol...sorry thought..sorry thought..
Anyways..Im hangin in there bros...just tired as hell right now...and it is onlyu 4 pm
See ya
Tim
Title: Re: Hey All
Post by: wpruitt on September 10, 2007, 07:52:07 PM
Timm ... one day at a time ... don't thinkl about not smoking all day.  Deal with it each time you have a craving and not "I've got to ALL day without a smoke".
Title: Re: Hey All
Post by: jusbnme on September 10, 2007, 08:01:08 PM
Timm ... one day at a time ... don't thinkl about not smoking all day.  Deal with it each time you have a craving and not "I've got to ALL day without a smoke".

Well put bro.  wpruitt hit the nail on the head with this one.  That's another way I dealt with it.  Instead of thinking of the entire day I had to deal with I would just deal with the cravings as they came.  If you sit back and think, "Man, I have to make it another whole day without smoking."  It's just going to bother you that much more.  Just take it as it comes.  When you feel a craving coming on think of something to take your mind off of it or keep yourself busy the best way you can until you can work it out of your system.  I know it may seem silly, and I know you couldn't do this at work, but at home when you feel one coming on try doing something to get your heart rate going.  I'm by far no Dr. but it worked good for me.  Like when I would feel one coming on I would run in place, do some push ups, crunches, etc...Helped kill the cravings, helped my nerves, made me feel good to workout a bit, etc...Another thing I did was to get a healthy snack to munch on when I would feel one coming.  The best thing that worked for me, and that I had read about previous to trying it, was carrot sticks.  I had heard that a food with a crunchy texture would help with the oral fixation.(no jokes please guys  ;D)  But seriously, I kept a bag in the fridge and when I felt a "nic fit" coming on I would grab a few carrot sticks to munch on. 
Title: Re: Hey All
Post by: Timmay on September 10, 2007, 10:50:14 PM
Yelp Lance... I hear ya there.  I had to break down adn buy the carrots.  I dont like raw carrots...but im sure after this week I will soon like them real well. I made it thru the day...just barely...but I did.  So Yes I will take yoru advice adn start fresh again tomorrow..but this time...i will try jut dealing iwth them as they come.   Any one else have any good pointers or tricks....please please by all means....tell me.  I am open to any suggestions because this time ..it has to work.  No going back at all
Title: Re: Hey All
Post by: Timmay on September 13, 2007, 12:37:03 AM
WEll folks ...Day 4 has come and gone.  Still strugglin ...but it is gettin easier.  At least I have now stopped stomping my foot while sitting.  It looked like i had a nervous twitch.  I really havent taken to food much to replace the cravings...but  i have increased my caffenine intake.  I am finding my self running out of my 36 oz Fountain pepsi earlier in the day adn find myself standing in line to get another before the day is over.  Im gonna do it this time I swear. I did hang warhawks pointers up adn I have marked my calender and stuff.  Thanks for the thoughts adn prayers....obviously they are working....
Title: Re: Hey All
Post by: Tyler on September 13, 2007, 01:03:42 AM
Keep it up bro!  You'll get there.
Title: Re: Hey All
Post by: Timmay on September 13, 2007, 08:14:38 AM
Hey all..Thursday morning here....doing great.  Woke up refreshed and so far ...not to bad on the craving thing.  like james brown..I FEEL GOOD!  Kinda scary though...because Im ready to jump back into things and get to moving....so watch out...the OLD TIM IS BACK...with a new outlook!  WOOOWEEEEEEEEEE
Thanks bro....and bro's.....keep me in your thoughts and prayers..cause im not out of the woods yet.
Hangin in there though.
See ya
Title: Re: Hey All
Post by: xnewyawka on September 13, 2007, 09:12:20 AM
Timm, it sounds like you're feeling pretty good bro!, glad to hear it.
Hang in there, you'll see each day will get better. Remember; No going back, just like with being sly!, lol.    ;)
Title: Re: Hey All
Post by: herronm on September 13, 2007, 12:56:53 PM
Timm, you are doing it!!!  Sounds like you may have crossed a threshold.  Keep us posted.

Max
Title: Re: Hey All
Post by: Timmay on September 13, 2007, 01:01:58 PM
YES IM DOING IT!  and it feels sooo freakin great.  Only draw back is I have smoked for like 18 years...and my lungs are gettin cleaned out I guess...because if you were ever a smoker...i guess there are some things you have to deal with when you quit.  Like for instance....im getting rid of a bunch of gunk i guess that has built up over the years and ewwwwwwww its nasty.  And you know waht...this may sound funny to you all..but Dayum...I went to McDonalds....had a quarter pounder....Is that the true taste of a McDonalds burger?? that stuff was nasty.  i am starting to see the difference in the taste of food.  Which ..in a way can be a good thing or a bad thing.  It is making the bad things taste much better and the good things even better!  Do I see in the future me calling Richard Simmons for a work out.....1 and 2 and 1 and 2...3....4 LOL 
Title: Re: Hey All
Post by: warhawk on September 13, 2007, 03:30:35 PM
  Do I see in the future me calling Richard Simmons for a work out.....1 and 2 and 1 and 2...3....4 LOL 
timmy!!!  gr8 that u r progressing on your battle with the nicotine.  just please....don't grow your hair out like richard simmons & puhleeeze don't wear those richard simmons short shorts. ;D

WARHAWK O0
Title: Re: Hey All
Post by: Timmay on September 13, 2007, 03:49:19 PM
Well there goes my freakin dream...thanks alot warhawk.  LOL.....you mean the red and white stripped shorts he would wear?  awwwwwwwww...i thought they were sexy on him.  LOL...
Title: Re: Hey All
Post by: warhawk on September 13, 2007, 04:09:05 PM
Well there goes my freakin dream...thanks alot warhawk.  LOL.....you mean the red and white stripped shorts he would wear?  awwwwwwwww...i thought they were sexy on him.  LOL...
yeah, man..... i will personally give u a $20 bill if u have your avatar pic of u  in  a  red & white striped short shorts. LOL

WARHAWK O0
Title: Re: Hey All
Post by: xnewyawka on September 13, 2007, 04:34:25 PM
Warhawk, I will give you a twenty, if you personally get that close to give Tim a $20 bill in his red and white striped shorts!   ;D :*))
Title: Re: Hey All
Post by: PigPen on September 13, 2007, 04:36:09 PM
Keep it up Timm!!! I quit dipping snuff more than once, started again a few times, but I haven't had a pinch in quite some time.
Title: Re: Hey All
Post by: warhawk on September 13, 2007, 04:49:00 PM
Warhawk, I will give you a twenty, if you personally get that close to give Tim a $20 bill in his red and white striped shorts!   ;D :*))
thanks 4 pointing that out xnewyawka.... i meant i'll mail timmy a 20.  i'm just glad that tim is a non-smoking sly guy. O0

WARHAWK O0
Title: Re: Hey All
Post by: KALBO on September 13, 2007, 05:10:08 PM
Gotta love not smoking, keep up the great work Tim! O0

Has your sense of smell returned?
Title: Re: Hey All
Post by: Timmay on September 13, 2007, 07:59:38 PM
Yes my sense of smell has changed...so has the taste of food.  And I am sleeping better...i dont snore as much.

And Warhawk....You dont know me that well do you!........never dare me to do anything....if i can find a pair of red adn white stripped shorts..you but your ass I will post a pic of me up .....I doubt it if it will be on long...im sure it will get yanked off.  LOL...OH YEA! IM 20 dollars RICHER!.
Mark my word...homey
Title: Re: Hey All
Post by: warhawk on September 13, 2007, 09:23:04 PM
oh damn....what did i get myself into. :D  hey timmy....that 20 is yours....just pm your address & put that avatar with the short shorts (red/white stripes).  it will  b  mailed from the sunshine state 2 the hoosier state. O0 :*)) :*)) :*))

WARHAWK O0
Title: Re: Hey All
Post by: SLYinKC on September 14, 2007, 04:57:13 AM
And Warhawk....You dont know me that well do you!........never dare me to do anything....if i can find a pair of red adn white stripped shorts..you but your ass I will post a pic of me up .....I doubt it if it will be on long...im sure it will get yanked off.  LOL...OH YEA! IM 20 dollars RICHER!.
Mark my word...homey




Can you just give us a warning first?   Like one of those warning labels on this whole thread  "WARNING..ENTER AT YOUR OWN RISK"...or just close your eyes...LOL
Title: Re: Hey All
Post by: Timmay on September 14, 2007, 07:37:13 AM
HELL NO!  If i have to go thru the embarassment of gettin on here with short short red and white strip shorts and try to look like Richard Simmons....you all are gonna go thru it with me.
I would never play truth or dare because everyone knew I would always do the Dare.  Some of the crap I use to have to do. LOL...
Oh well...its all in fun ..its all in fun...( i keep telling myself that but it doesnt get any easier)