Stop smoking

[Shazbut]

There is always Allen Carr's Easyway Method - it worked with one of my friends.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Allen-Carrs-.../dp/0140277633

Carr, ironically, died of inoperable lung cancer 20 odd years after he quit - but he was on nearly 100 a day and believed breathing in other people's smoke at his "quit-smoking" sessions also contributed to it.

I remember my friend, on reading his book, said she felt empowered within a few minutes of reading the first chapter. She read it, following his instructions and eventually stopped.

I guess any method for cessation is the right one for someone.

Good luck!

[Shazbut]

Originally Posted by _____V_____

I dont smoke, dont drink, and dont do drugs.

I dont read Mills & Boon........ :D

[bloody_ribcut]

its like what bewind said, youhave to want to quit.
i dont smoke ciggerettes, i rather spend five dollars on a nick.

[Nikkif8]

I smoke. I have been smoking for about 15 years now which is a long frickn time.
I have quite a few times, 6 months was the longest time. And I did it cold turkey. It went pretty well, I had lollipops to suffice the oral fixation and I just wasn't around smokers a lot at the time and I didn't drink.
The other times I quit was for up to 3 months. It was hard if I was drinking, or I wiould have a cigar instead and then I would have 5 cigars in a night and it was nasty.
You defintalely have to be reall sick of smoking and want to quit. If you have no desire than it will suck big time. I have tried patches too and they helped a lot, I barely thought about smoking at all.
I have been wanting to quit again soon but it's hard, I like it and I am just not ready again.
The whole dying from cancer smoking thing doesn't worry me, there are so many people that die of lung cancer etc that never smoked a day in there life. For me it is just a nasty, smelly habit and I hope to quit someday for good.
When I quit for the 6 months I had so much more energy, I couldn't sleep well for about a month I was wide awake. I could smell and taste everything it was incredible.
Good luck! Keep us posted.

[_____V_____]

Originally Posted by Shazbut

I dont read Mills & Boon........ :D

lmao find it hard to believe huh?

Well, its the truth. One of the steadfast principles of my life which I ve upheld, and will continue to do so.:)

[novakru]

I started smoking at age 15 cause I just looked so fucking cool *cough cough*

I have quit every time I got pregnant and didn't start back til I stopped BF.
This time I am done for good and will not pick up another ciggie EVER because I want to see my kids become talented happy adults and that's all the motivation I need.
Besides, I was starting to cough up some really funky shit before I quit the last time and it was getting hard to breathe after climbing the stairs.:eek:

Try all the methods OTC first and see which one works for you, if they don't work, see an MD, or try accupunture(sp?).
Stay away from smokers and places that still allow smoking.
Change your daily routine so that the normal times you smoked won't be so alarmingly obvious.
Do crunches when you crave one.
Go on a good de-tox diet for a coupla days.


That's all I can think of for now.

Good Luck:)

[1beastieibe]

At any rate, you don't realize the extent of the negative effects of smoking on your body until you quit. I used to get colds several times a year and most of them would be pretty severe

This is true!

Anway I have been smoking on and off for the last 12 years, and I find it easier to ween myself off, I get really sick when I go cold Turkey, so I would just smoke a couple less a day until I was down to one or two, and then when I stopped I wouldn't get very sick.

The hardest thing is when ever I get back in a slump in my life I start up again, and then I end up having to quit all over....the longest amount of time I have gone without smoking was 14 months, and when I look back on it I felt the best during those months. So I guess I better stop having shitty things happen to me!

Anyway good luck with quitting, but like most people have said you have to be doing it cause you really want to stop not because someone else wants you too.

[AmericanManiac]

I do want to quit, for me. I read that if you drink a lot of water, tea the first few days it will get the nicotine, and other chemicals out of your body, and it's easier that way. I thank you all for your support and methods, i've had one cig today and thats good as I have been smoking close to 2 packs a day.

[Posher778]

I won't smoke, ever. No matter what. If I get stressed, there are plenty of ways to lessen it. Deep breathing? It works. Turning lungs brown and dormant? Not very good for deep breathing. Drugs? Never.

[AmericanManiac]

Originally Posted by novakru

Do crunches when you crave one.
Go on a good de-tox diet for a coupla days.


That's all I can think of for now.

Good Luck:)

Thanks for that idea, This is what I started doing. I used to do this in Highschool. I take a deck of cards, have them facing down piled up, take the one on the top. Whatever the number is do that many crunches, the next card, is push-ups, and keep alternating. Jacks are 11, Queens 12, Kings 13, and Jokers well 20. Now my blood is pumping and i'm not even thinking about one, looks like i'm going to have to go with bloodrayne now and start dieting :D Thanks for that suggestion, much thanks is appreciated, and if I can stay this motivated how I feel now, i'm already done. :o