Quitting Smoking.
Any one have any ideas on this. Im a heavy set guy and smoking is just killing me. I can barely run down the street. Im 19, ive been smoking for about 3-4 years. Im thinking of joining the reserves and i figure if i get in better shape and quit smoking ill at least have a chance at getting through basic. Thanks- Dave
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drink water and chew gum 0 -
If you decide you're going to quit you can quit. I chewed Copenhagen for 25 years and quit in 2000. Wasn't easy at first but I made it work. 0 -
Beef jerky.
Thats what dad does, chews it daily almost, walmart sells it for 2.98 a bag here, pretty cool, teryaki is our favorite, keeps its taste, and he cut smoking way down, wish he didnt smoke at all, but he cut it way down.0 -
ive never had to do it, so i cant speak from personal experience.
but when i was in recruit training back in 00, we had 2 guys in my plt that were "regular" smokers...
3 months later...they were cured[}:)][}:)] may not be the best way to do it, but it worked for them [:)]0 -
Admission is the First Step... are you genuinely sorry for all those years of smoking? There were a lot of smokers in the military when I was in so after basic it could be tough, good idea trying to quit now.
As far as joining up, you may as well go Active duty since half the deployed troops are reserve and guard now anyway, and better preference is usually given to Active duty with reguard to housing and mess (eating) conditions, as well as pay and benefits...0 -
Also, whats a good job in the reserves, i was kinda thinkin 11b infantry or maybe cannon crew member any one have any experience with those? 0 -
There are some programs out there that actually work. one is the Shots (check with your doctor), another is a Welbutrin program of which Blackroses used and quit with no problem.(again check with your doctor)
Or just put em down and say NO MORE.0 -
Good luck with it. 0 -
Deciding to quit was harder for me than the actually quitting. I quit smoking (HOR was a motivation) on 4 January after chewing and smoking for 33 years, started at age 12).
Have not had a ciggy since the 4th and have not seriously thought about having one since mid-January.
At age 19, heavy-set and smoking, you are missing out on alot of life. Whether you join the reserves or not, you've got to get in shape even if you don't quit smoking. Every part of life is better.0 -
Both the weight and the tobacco can signifcantly shorten your life. I quit after 40 years, many smoking unfiltered camels. Cold turkey, and it was easy. Like Don Mc said, making the commitment was the hard part. Having pneumonia helped, but I don't recommend it. If I can do it anyone can, I promise. 0 -
My story is a lot like He Dog's - 40 years 2 to 3 packs of Camel straights a day, not much stress in quitting. I think it's all your mind-set, at least for me it was.
I truly believe that anyone who REALLY wants to quit, can stub out the cigarette he is smoking now, and walk away, forever. Kinda like getting rid of a women you think you love - the hard part is REALLY wanting to do it.
Women find it much more difficult, if not impossible to quit.
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