The Quit Smoking Thread

[Saslou]

Oh bless ya.

I ran a 5km race on Sunday and bearing in mind i've been smoking for the last 18 years (fuck) i completed it in 32 mins and 15 seconds and i didn't prepare for it and i smoked 3 hours before the race.

Its only since Sunday that i don't want to smoke but am doing so out of habit. I've cut down considerably though. Cutting down is better than 8 a day (never been a heavy smoker). It's a start.

When you are ready you'll find something to assist you. I wish you luck.

 

[prplchknz]

I've made it three days without smoking, but I am having dreams about buying a pack.

 

[Brosily]

Well smoking is dangerous for health and it should be quit. I don't like smoking. I don't know why people smoke. Everyone knows that it has harmful effects on body and cause many diseases like cancer so why people smoke? We should quit smoking for a better health.

 

[Spamtar]

I had some dental surgery today where I was advised not to smoke 5 to seven days. Using the event to give up cigs totally. Wish me luck....

 

[prplchknz]

I had some dental surgery today where I was advised not to smoke 5 to seven days. Using the event to give up cigs totally. Wish me luck....

goodluck

 

[Giles]

Hi prplchknz,
Some effective tips to quit smoking:
Do consult your doctor and follow his/her advice,
Keep your teeth clean,
Make your smoke quit day special,
Put money you would spend on cigarettes in a saving jar and plan for a treat tomorrow,
Avoid going to places where you might find smokers,
Do start exercise and try to be regular.

 

[Jessica]

I had four cigarettes on Saturday... despite high levels of stress, haven't had any since. Mind you I used to smoke 10-15 a day. Before that it'd been like two days, then before that, about a week and a half.

Neighborhood kids are in their early teens and always bring me cigarettes. Just been trying to avoid the neighborhood kids for that reason.

I find that I don't need cigarettes when I have weed, so I tend to buy enough weed to last 4 days to a week. Then I can avoid nicotine entirely. The bitch is when I'm out of weed I want to replace it with cigarettes. I will cut that out... probably now.

 

[mmhmm]

i smoked a pack a day for over ten years.
the hardest thing to give up was my
morning poo smoke.

i just went cold turkey.

 

[Spamtar]

morning poo smoke. .

This thought is helping me continue to give up smoking.

Survived my city's fiesta (4 days of partying) without breaking down and having a smoke (kinda)

I did have three drags off a friends cig and found a few zero nicotine cigarettes (that I found in my room while cleaning) that I smoke on the one night of fiesta I did go out (even though I had half a nicotine patch stuck in my armpit)

That being said I was able to do the "cruiser run" on Sunday morning which was about a 20 mile bike ride without stopping (or gagging)!

I have some nicotine lozenges that I occasionally take but which are disgusting (only about 0 to 2 a day) and an ecigartte.

Got my girlfriend to give up too although she only smoked about 2 cigs a day.

 

[CrystalViolet]

Two days. Well two and a half days really. I'm chewing nicotine gum as it seems to be the most effective thing for me. I figured it's also the more socially acceptable habit of the two choices.

 

[Spamtar]

Quitting smoking improves memory

This doesn't appear to be the most scientific test but would be nice if improved memory is a benefit of quiting smoking.

http://www.foxnews.com/health/2011/09/21/quitting-smoking-improves-memory/

 

[Istbkleta]

http://www.amazon.com/Easy-Way-Stop-Smoking-Non-Smokers/dp/1402718616?tag=duckduckgo-d-20

It actually works extremely well.

 

[figsfiggyfigs]

Reading everyone's issues with quitting, makes me feel good I quit early.