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nicktay2605 said:
I think you are a bit lucky then.
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Not really, my wife smokes and she's perfectly capable of running a marathon and runs a 50 minute 10k.

Gianluca Vialli used to smoke, David Ginola smoked, Wayne Rooney apparently smokes. My personal trainer smokes and my wife's did for 20 years. There is no reason why smoking should have a massive impact on your fitness.

Of course, the definition of 'massive impact' is subjective, and I'm not claiming that there won't be an impact.
 
[DOD]Asprilla;12869854 said:
Not really, my wife smokes and she's perfectly capable of running a marathon and runs a 50 minute 10k.

Gianluca Vialli used to smoke, David Ginola smoked, Wayne Rooney apparently smokes. My personal trainer smokes and my wife's did for 20 years. There is no reason why smoking should have a massive impact on your fitness.

Of course, the definition of 'massive impact' is subjective, and I'm not claiming that there won't be an impact.
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Granted, there are plenty of people who wouldn't suffer as badly from smoking, but the impact it has on your fitness gets worse with age, so I would guarantee that the above listed football players will see a considerable decline in their fitness (more so than if they were non-smokers) as they get older. Smoking is scientifically proven to reduce fitness (particularly over time), increase fatigue, and affect motivation. Check the British Medical Journals for a reliable source on this, or a quick search of Google for some more (although this is admittedly less reliable). Anyway, keep it up Squiff!
 
nicktay2605 said:
Smoking is scientifically proven to reduce fitness (particularly over time), increase fatigue, and affect motivation. Check the British Medical Journals for a reliable source on this, or a quick search of Google for some more (although this is admittedly less reliable). Anyway, keep it up Squiff!
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I don't doubt any of this for a moment, and if it wasn't that if conflicts with my stance on personal choice I'd like to see it made illegal. However, I also think that many of the aguements used to convince people to stop smoking are overstated.
 
Good luck Capn'

The very worst thing about stopping smoking is that everyone has an opinion on the subject and they insist on asking you how its going etc, which in turn makes you think about smoking more and more.

My Dad stopped smoking for 13 years, then walked in the house one morning after a bad night shift, picked up one of my Mam's cigarettes and started smoking again....when i asked why his reply was "I have been stopped for 13 years and thought about smoking every single day....if i had thought about going on an aeroplane for 13 years im damned sure i would have been on a plane by now"

Now he regrets it every single day, saying that im just as bad...i smoke about 15-20 per day.

I have the utmost respect for people who stop smoking, i think it really is one of the most difficult things you are likely to do....but potentially the most rewarding.
 
Cheers all! I have 30 mins of work left then I'm at home so's I should be able to relax slightly more than at present but so far I'm doing well although I'm still gagging for a cig I shall persevere
 
Capn' $qu!ff said:
Cheers all! I have 30 mins of work left then I'm at home so's I should be able to relax slightly more than at present but so far I'm doing well although I'm still gagging for a cig I shall persevere
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See if you can snap one in half :)

Banish your demon/s ! :p
 
cheets64 said:
Dont give up straight away, just cut down, its easier to do than just stopping

Week 1 40 cigs
Week 2 30 cigs
week 3 20 cigs

and so on
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He's decided to go cold-turkey - I seem to remember some study suggesting those who do go cold-turkey on a whim actually have a better success rate than those who plan ahead to phase out gradually.

It's all about the willpower, and the bragging rights, and the money saved. Good work Cap'n squiff, keep it up!
 
Keep buying the cogs and then rip them up and throw them in the bin. that way you can cut out the middle man, add some life back to your lungs and have the satisfaction of seing 10+ people dive into the bin looking for the cigs lol..

Got to be worth it just for that!

Colin

On a serious note - good luck with it. eat liqurious [spelling] works wonders for me...
 
think its been said in some respects in this thread, but a good way is each time you would normally go and buy a pack just put the money you normally spend in a jar, after a month add up how much you have, you'll see the positives in quitting.

Another thing which im not sure has been mentioned is buy that mouthwash stuff so if you ever do smoke a cigarette it makes them taste disgusting.
 
Tefal said:
no the physical might be the same (may be even lower for one) but psychological they are much different, if the low for crack is lower, then you're going to be psychological much more desperate to get it, rather than the more resigned approach most smokers have.

if the physical and psychological al where the same they they would act the same when denied (before true physical withdrawal kicks in).

Look at alcohol, one of the worst for physical addiction (ie withdrawal symptoms include death), yet not as bad for psychological addiction as things like crack/heroin.
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I'm not really sure where you are going with this. Nicotine (and therefore smoking by extension) is rated as one of the most addicting drugs you can get in a physical sense. The psychological effects are probably less than with others but they aren't entirely absent, the comforting feeling of holding a cigarette, the association with certain activities etc are all spoken of. Cigarettes are also rather easier to get hold of and the quality more regulated than something like crack could be.

At the moment we're just debating the levels of psychological/physical addiction, not that they are present or not as it seems patently obvious that they are.

Capn' $qu!ff said:
The thing is I want to get over my addiction to nicotine and the help options like the patches, gum & blasters aren't really quitting the addiction.
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You may simply have what an addictive/compulsive personality. If that is the case then my best advice would be to find the least harmful thing you can that comes anywhere close to satisfying your desires and focus on that.

Some people find the complete withdrawal method works best but others will require some form of assistance, there's no shame in that. The end result here is rather more important than how you get there in this case as far as I'm concerned.
 
It's a 4 day hump for most people squiff, after that 4th day (which is an utter pain in the ass) it really gets so much easier.
 
Only thing i can suggest is to leave your wallet at home and only bring the money you need for the day. If you need say £3 for lunch bring £3.50 and get a pack of chewing gum on top of that. That amount of money wont feed you and let you buy cigs, its one or the other.

Edit - Oh and good luck mate :)
 
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