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  • frazba
    frazba Posts: 601
    I'm giving up next week, my wifes told me I can go to Manchester with the money I'll save, if I smoke then I don't see PJ, simple as that. I've known for years that I need to but kept putting it off, I now have the motivation.
    Any views on inhalers/patches/gum etc? Do they help?

    Can we use here as some sort of support thread, if I feel the craving I can come here and vent for a bit and hopefully it'll pass kinda thing?
    Btw, be prepared for some bad tempered grump old bastard posts in the next few weeks.. :x
  • twisted thoughts
    twisted thoughts Posts: 4,377
    frazba wrote:
    I'm giving up next week, my wifes told me I can go to Manchester with the money I'll save, if I smoke then I don't see PJ, simple as that. I've known for years that I need to but kept putting it off, I now have the motivation.
    Any views on inhalers/patches/gum etc? Do they help?

    Can we use here as some sort of support thread, if I feel the craving I can come here and vent for a bit and hopefully it'll pass kinda thing?
    Btw, be prepared for some bad tempered grump old bastard posts in the next few weeks.. :x

    you're a reader...

    read the book
    http://www.amazon.com/Easy-Way-Stop-Smoking-Non-Smokers/dp/1402718616

    I'll keep coming here and harassing you all with it until someone does read it :lol:
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  • frazba
    frazba Posts: 601
    I've read it about 6 times, unfortunately didn't work (obviously), I'll dig it out and read it again because I think my problem the last few times was that I didn't REALLY want to stop, this time I do.

    Thanks
  • twisted thoughts
    twisted thoughts Posts: 4,377
    frazba wrote:
    I've read it about 6 times, unfortunately didn't work (obviously), I'll dig it out and read it again because I think my problem the last few times was that I didn't REALLY want to stop, this time I do.

    Thanks

    you absolutely have to WANT to quit, for any of these suggestions to work.
    try to think about all the positives of quitting, and the negatives of not quitting.
    maybe that will motivate you to want to quit.

    Good luck.
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  • Black Diamond
    Black Diamond Posts: 25,109
    twisted thoughts wrote:
    frazba wrote:
    I'm giving up next week, my wifes told me I can go to Manchester with the money I'll save, if I smoke then I don't see PJ, simple as that. I've known for years that I need to but kept putting it off, I now have the motivation.
    Any views on inhalers/patches/gum etc? Do they help?

    Can we use here as some sort of support thread, if I feel the craving I can come here and vent for a bit and hopefully it'll pass kinda thing?
    Btw, be prepared for some bad tempered grump old bastard posts in the next few weeks.. :x

    you're a reader...

    read the book
    http://www.amazon.com/Easy-Way-Stop-Smoking-Non-Smokers/dp/1402718616

    I'll keep coming here and harassing you all with it until someone does read it :lol:
    You absolutely can come vent here anytime... I will listen
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  • Green Circle
    Green Circle Posts: 5,192
    Black Diamond wrote:
    twisted thoughts wrote:
    frazba wrote:
    I'm giving up next week, my wifes told me I can go to Manchester with the money I'll save, if I smoke then I don't see PJ, simple as that. I've known for years that I need to but kept putting it off, I now have the motivation.
    Any views on inhalers/patches/gum etc? Do they help?

    Can we use here as some sort of support thread, if I feel the craving I can come here and vent for a bit and hopefully it'll pass kinda thing?
    Btw, be prepared for some bad tempered grump old bastard posts in the next few weeks.. :x

    you're a reader...

    read the book
    http://www.amazon.com/Easy-Way-Stop-Smoking-Non-Smokers/dp/1402718616

    I'll keep coming here and harassing you all with it until someone does read it :lol:
    You absolutely can come vent here anytime... I will listen

    We all will....This place is awesome for support of any kind.
    "...And I fight back in my mind. Never lets me be right.
    I got memories. I got shit so much it don't show."
  • Wma31394
    Wma31394 Posts: 3,045
    I loved cigarrettes..In the car, with coffee, chain smoking at shows, after a meal, etc..Smoked for 15 yrs..quit cold turkey 4 yrs ago. Was a bit rough at first but just smoked more plants to get through it..Never had a puff since. The fact that you cant smoke in bars anymore really helped me stop. Puffing smokes sitting at a bar was glamourous..ahahhah
    "Going where the water tastes like wine!"
  • twisted thoughts
    twisted thoughts Posts: 4,377
    Wma31394 wrote:
    I loved cigarrettes..In the car, with coffee, chain smoking at shows, after a meal, etc..Smoked for 15 yrs..quit cold turkey 4 yrs ago. Was a bit rough at first but just smoked more plants to get through it..Never had a puff since. The fact that you cant smoke in bars anymore really helped me stop. Puffing smokes sitting at a bar was glamourous..ahahhah

    yeahhh...my plant consumption has skyrocketed since i quit smoking ciggs :lol::mrgreen:
    but hey...at least i wont get cancer from that :D
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  • SPEEDY MCCREADY
    SPEEDY MCCREADY Posts: 27,074
    2 weeks...
    Dont miss them one bit...

    Went walking 5 times this week....
    Did 1.5 miles on day 1....
    Up to 3.0 miles on day 5.......

    Fuck those cigarettes!!!!!!
    Take me piece by piece.....
    Till there aint nothing left worth taking away from me.....
  • chadwick
    chadwick up my ass Posts: 21,157
    SPEEDY MCCREADY wrote:
    2 weeks...
    Dont miss them one bit...

    Went walking 5 times this week....
    Did 1.5 miles on day 1....
    Up to 3.0 miles on day 5.......

    Fuck those cigarettes!!!!!!
    you swim too
    soon you'll be mr. fit driver who doesn't smoke
    running and swimming take mega oxygen as you know

    good for you, speedster mcquick
    for poetry through the ceiling. ISBN: 1 4241 8840 7

    "Hear me, my chiefs!
    I am tired; my heart is
    sick and sad. From where
    the sun stands I will fight
    no more forever."
    Chief Joseph - Nez Perce
  • SPEEDY MCCREADY
    SPEEDY MCCREADY Posts: 27,074
    chadwick wrote:
    SPEEDY MCCREADY wrote:
    2 weeks...
    Dont miss them one bit...

    Went walking 5 times this week....
    Did 1.5 miles on day 1....
    Up to 3.0 miles on day 5.......

    Fuck those cigarettes!!!!!!
    you swim too
    soon you'll be mr. fit driver who doesn't smoke
    running and swimming take mega oxygen as you know

    good for you, speedster mcquick
    I havent swam since summer....
    Since I moved....... there isnt an indoor pool close by...
    Actually there is...... but I just cant justify $80 a month for the fucking membership....
    Take me piece by piece.....
    Till there aint nothing left worth taking away from me.....
  • green mountain man
    green mountain man Posts: 735
    Keep up the great work. Stay tough for the long haul.
    There are some people who quit smoking and become contently confident in their abilities to stay away from cigarettes. Then a situation arises when the craving and temptation becomes strong again. The person may a say I will just have a couple cigs today and quit again tomorrow. This usually leads to continuous smoking again. Keep your guard up
    SPEEDY MCCREADY wrote:
    chadwick wrote:
    SPEEDY MCCREADY wrote:
    2 weeks...
    Dont miss them one bit...

    Went walking 5 times this week....
    Did 1.5 miles on day 1....
    Up to 3.0 miles on day 5.......

    Fuck those cigarettes!!!!!!
    you swim too
    soon you'll be mr. fit driver who doesn't smoke
    running and swimming take mega oxygen as you know

    good for you, speedster mcquick
    I havent swam since summer....
    Since I moved....... there isnt an indoor pool close by...
    Actually there is...... but I just cant justify $80 a month for the fucking membership....
  • guacamolejoe
    guacamolejoe Posts: 2,396
    SPEEDY MCCREADY wrote:
    2 weeks...
    Dont miss them one bit...

    Went walking 5 times this week....
    Did 1.5 miles on day 1....
    Up to 3.0 miles on day 5.......

    Fuck those cigarettes!!!!!!

    Keep on Trucking ;)
    So, What you Giving ?........ (Thanks Speedy, Alesek, & Arq+friends)
    What You Giving

    I suggest you step out on your Porch.
    Run away my son. See it all. Oh, See the World!
  • big mick
    big mick Hull UK Posts: 773
    You guys are great!
    Reading England 2006, Manchester England 2009, London England 2010, Manchester 1 2012, EV London 1 2012
  • frazba
    frazba Posts: 601
    Thanks for the offers of support, tomorrow is the big day, wish me luck! I'll let you know how I'm getting on.
  • MayDay10
    MayDay10 Posts: 11,899
    the e-cigs have done great for me. I just smoke that instead when I would normally have a real one. And I have started to even taper those off, without really meaning to. At least when I am in the situations I would normally smoke, I have these to fall back on. Lungs really cleaning out.
  • lukin2006
    lukin2006 Posts: 9,087
    tallman72 wrote:
    Hi guys, i just wanted to get something out there , i started smoking when i was 13 years old , my father smoked when i was a kid , and i have smoked now for 27 years in the last ten i would quit and start again over and over,the longest i have quit for was for over a year. This time i had my last smoke on new years eve,

    i have two kids a fantastic partner a great life, i know that smoking kills , costs heaps of money , i know you can get cancer and die among other things, hell my dad died at 63 probably smoking had alot to do with that.

    so it has been six days but the problem is i am hanging for a smoke, and the problem is i enjoy doing it, i actually like to have a smoke. how fucked is that!

    i dont know what to do

    Hang in there...I've been a non smoker for over ten years...the cravings do go away...
    I have certain rules I live by ... My First Rule ... I don't believe anything the government tells me ... George Carlin

    "Life Is What Happens To You When Your Busy Making Other Plans" John Lennon
  • covered in bliss
    covered in bliss chi-caw-go Posts: 1,332
    frazba wrote:
    I'm giving up next week, my wifes told me I can go to Manchester with the money I'll save, if I smoke then I don't see PJ, simple as that. I've known for years that I need to but kept putting it off, I now have the motivation.
    Any views on inhalers/patches/gum etc? Do they help?

    Can we use here as some sort of support thread, if I feel the craving I can come here and vent for a bit and hopefully it'll pass kinda thing?
    Btw, be prepared for some bad tempered grump old bastard posts in the next few weeks.. :x

    The "quit smoking message board" was a life saver for me... lots of information there and most of the people were very nice. http://www.quitsmokingmessageboard.com/

    as for quitting aids-it wouldn't hurt to try! 2 days after I quit, I found myself in the walgreens parking lot on the verge of a panic attack. I told myself that I was going to buy either a pack of smokes or some lozenges/gum . Went with the cherry 4G lozenges and THANK GOD I made that decision!

    I found it was easier to get over the 'habit' part of smoking and -then- deal with the physical withdrawl from nicotine.

    Do some reading and prepare yourself for the side effects of quitting... it really helps when you know what to expect and have a plan.

    Good luck! You can do it if you really want to!
  • patrickredeyes
    patrickredeyes Posts: 8,834
    SPEEDY MCCREADY wrote:
    2 weeks...
    Dont miss them one bit...

    Went walking 5 times this week....
    Did 1.5 miles on day 1....
    Up to 3.0 miles on day 5.......

    Fuck those cigarettes!!!!!!


    That's fucking awesome!!!!

    Keep it going!!!
  • SPEEDY MCCREADY
    SPEEDY MCCREADY Posts: 27,074
    -3 windchill.....
    And I am outside walking for an hour.....

    I fucking love it!!!

    And I dont miss those fucking cigarettes one bit....
    Take me piece by piece.....
    Till there aint nothing left worth taking away from me.....

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