Giving up smoking

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I'm interested to see how the other non smokers (people who quit) are getting on with their no smoking. I've been trying to stop for ages and now I finally have another job lined up and my leaving date for my current job I think its a good time :)

Anyone have any advice or tips with things to help the 'need' (how stupid it sounds) for a smoke? So far I've found drinking tea instead of coffee helps, and I can go for a break at work without smoking too.

I know its really early in the day, but I want the extra money I waste on it, to cover other things instead. Such as the governments increase in fuel tax ;)

Do the NRT patches that you can buy actually work if you need them to? I'm doing quite well just without at the minute but its very early days in my giving up (well trying to, but think positive hey ;))

Cheers for any help :)
 
i went cold turkey in september last year, had tried many times before with patches/gum etc and failed, i believe it was coz i was still taking nicotine. Ismoked for 14 years and have now been quit for 7 months, it doesn't even bother me now, oh, and because i was in the right frame of mind and quit for myself (no pressure) i found it stupidly easy :)

Good luck, and remember when you crave, think about why your doing it. and say to yourslef i am a non smoker, i don't need to smoke. Believe in yurself and you will succeed.
Buy a copy of Alan carrs book, it's excellent.
 
I packed up smoking in February 2004. One evening I finished a pack off and was about to pop out to buy another, but I started thinking about the financial and health costs of what I was about to do. That was it, I just stopped. No patches, no hypnotherapy, no gimmicks, I just closed the front door, took off my coat and packed up there and then.

What made it easy for me (and yes, it genuinely was easy) was that I had already stopped boozing too, and as we all know, smoking and drinking seem to go hand in hand in perfect harmony. :D

However you choose to play it (cold turkey, patches etc etc), just stick to it PLEASE. :cool:
 
I quit cold turkey 12 days ago when I realised smoking was gay. I don't even think about them anymore. I've saved £60 already, I don't stink, the yellow stain on my fingers has gone, my complexion has improved and my health has improved significantly. I've even started cycling and going swimming.
 
Stopped on the 26th, started again for last weekend and stopped again on Sunday.

I'm in the strange position of not craving nicotine in the slightest, but give me one whiff of the barmaids apron and I'm desperate to blow smoke out my face. I go through less than a pack a week, which will do for now. I'll give up for good after the summer I reckon.
 
'gave up' years ago but always have a notion for ciggies in the pub especially watching footie. Sometimes I give in but as soon as the packet is gone I can do without for a while. Summer is easiest unless there is a world cup or euro championship.
 
Tru said:
Stopped on the 26th, started again for last weekend and stopped again on Sunday.

I'm in the strange position of not craving nicotine in the slightest, but give me one whiff of the barmaids apron and I'm desperate to blow smoke out my face. I go through less than a pack a week, which will do for now. I'll give up for good after the summer I reckon.
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That was the problem last time I wanted to quit. I didn't want to die of cancer but I had myself convinced I enjoyed smoking. Absolute garbage, I smoked through addiction and boredom and didn't enjoy them in the slightest. Anyone who thinks they do is daft. You'll only ever quit though if you genuinely want to not put cigarettes in your mouth, as opposed to just wanting to save money or your health etc.
 
Murf said:
That was the problem last time I wanted to quit. I didn't want to die of cancer but I had myself convinced I enjoyed smoking. Absolute garbage, I smoked through addiction and boredom and didn't enjoy them in the slightest. Anyone who thinks they do is daft. You'll only ever quit though if you genuinely want to not put cigarettes in your mouth, as opposed to just wanting to save money or your health etc.
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Glad you finally seeing sense, saved your self a whupping :p
 
I'm currently on the nicotine patches and finding that they work quite well. The only time I have felt the need to smoke is Saturdays at rugby, the rest of the time (at work and evenings etc.) I haven't felt an urge yet, I get the impression it will hit me when I start to ween off the patches though!
 
Murf said:
That was the problem last time I wanted to quit. I didn't want to die of cancer but I had myself convinced I enjoyed smoking. Absolute garbage, I smoked through addiction and boredom and didn't enjoy them in the slightest. Anyone who thinks they do is daft. You'll only ever quit though if you genuinely want to not put cigarettes in your mouth, as opposed to just wanting to save money or your health etc.
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Different strokes for different blokes. If you genuinely think you're right then you've turned into one of those preachy ex-smokers, unbearably self-righteous and a crashing bore.
 
Tru said:
Different strokes for different blokes. If you genuinely think you're right then you've turned into one of those preachy non-smokers, unbearably self-righteous and a crashing bore.
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I'm not too bad. I still let people smoke in my house, and I don't have a fit when people spark up near me when I'm out and about or in the pub. I just realised it was gay, really gay. I really don't care if other people smoke, I'm just not going to be one of those who do anymore and this mindset makes it easier.

Clerkin said:
Glad you finally seeing sense, saved your self a whupping :p
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Yep, gonna be in Bishop on saturdays from now on playing footie. Been way too long since I engaged blistering pace. Last time I tried to sprint my legs turned to rubber within about 5 seconds and after 15 seconds of running I was so out of breath it took me over an hour to recover. I was clarting about on the way to a local restaurant for some scran. Was the most humiliating thing that's ever happened to me, I couldn't go in the restaurant I was that out of breath. It was just too hot in there. It's a nice reminder of why smoking is lame. Cost me repsect and dinner with two lovely ladies and a jew. :p
 
Clerkin said:
glad to hear it. paintballing soon too :cool:

All Clerkin all the time!
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Yep I'm down for the paintballing. Got swimming tonight and I'm gonna be cycling to work next week. Doing as much as I can to get in some sort of shape before the paintballing weekend. Don't want to let the side down. Is it the bank holiday weekend?

Back OT - I have found the easiest way to quit smoking is positive thinking. Every time I wanted a cigarette initially I essentially reasoned with myself and explained why I DIDN'T want a cigarette. Seemed to work.
 
Find your nearest bookshop and fork out a few quid to get Alan Carr's Easyway to Stop Smoking.

Sorted. :D
 
One year, three months, three days, 5 hours, 55 minutes and 53 seconds. 9164 cigarettes not smoked, saving £2,213.13. Life saved: 4 weeks, 3 days, 19 hours, 40 minutes.

Go me :)

Get allen carrs book "the easy way to stop smoking".
It doesn't attempt to scare you it just makes you question your motives for smoking in a subtle but repetitive way. Then you wake up and think, I don't want another smoke now.

See that money up there that I have saved? I blew it all on lots of toys - 50" TV, Xbox 360 etc, etc, etc.

I'm entering ex smoker nazi phase now where I feel the urge once more to push the face of anyone who smokes near me through the wall. It'll pass.
I did quit for 3 years once, it is SO EASY to get hooked again. So once you quit don't think "just one won't hurt" because if you're like me it will get you again.
 
Tru said:
Stopped on the 26th, started again for last weekend and stopped again on Sunday.

I'm in the strange position of not craving nicotine in the slightest, but give me one whiff of the barmaids apron and I'm desperate to blow smoke out my face. I go through less than a pack a week, which will do for now. I'll give up for good after the summer I reckon.
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im having this problem. and you're wrong, Murf, i do genuinely enjoy smoking. i wish i wasnt so conflicted because i really want to give up, but i wish i could still smoke. it's doing my head in because i keep trying to convince myself to have one, then i talk myself out of it, then back into it...ugh, it's really getting to me at the moment.
 
Giving up is going badly...
I stop for a week then something will happen and i start again :( i'm going to get patches soon though i really want to give up i just need a little push.
 
1 year and about 3 weeks now. \o/

From 20 a day to nothing, just stopped at work one night. No patches, gum or self help books.

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Contemplating giving up at the moment, probably going to wait until i have done all my exams though as when i quit last time i got a bit techy, add exam stress to that and there will be killings, especially of one moron at work. July 1st is the date i have in my head as thats whe i'll have moved into my new place and seems like a good point to turn over a new leaf so to speak.
 
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