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« Reply #195 on: September 23, 2006, 03:18:48 PM »

I dont know if its a good or a bad thing but I am able to only smoke when i am drinking. If i go out on the lash i will smoke 40 but then can quite happily not have a cig until the next time i am in the pub.
I kid myself that i am not doing myself any harm because of this but i am sure I probably am !!

I would like to quit but cant imagine not having a cig with my pint!!!
I might get that book though
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« Reply #196 on: September 23, 2006, 06:54:44 PM »

I dont know if its a good or a bad thing but I am able to only smoke when i am drinking. If i go out on the lash i will smoke 40 but then can quite happily not have a cig until the next time i am in the pub.
I kid myself that i am not doing myself any harm because of this but i am sure I probably am !!

I would like to quit but cant imagine not having a cig with my pint!!!
I might get that book though

Yep, that's part of the difficulty, not being able to imagine life without a cig. I was the same, although I smoked every day, not just in the pub, but there were certain combination cigarettes I didn't think I could live without. The one with the pint was one of them. I'll wait for your update after you've read the book. You'll easily imagine life without a cigarette after that.

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« Reply #197 on: September 24, 2006, 12:21:03 PM »

In the edition I read he talks about cigars and pipe smoking and does cover the just one more scenario. Go on, read it again, the fear of quitting will be gone by the end of the book.
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« Reply #198 on: September 30, 2006, 06:56:05 PM »

Hi folks,

I received a PM asking if I still felt the same way about the book over a week after reading it.

Well, since reading it I haven't wanted a single puff, let alone have a puff. There have been nicotine cravings, but I haven't had any urge to fulfill them, and because of that, there has been no painful withdrawal.

I know I may be going on about it, but if you find something like this, you have to let others know about it.

If you are a smoker and quit after reading the book, you'll understand what I mean.

Cheers,

Eoan
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« Reply #199 on: September 30, 2006, 07:27:39 PM »


Nemesis sent me the Allen Carr book, but I've yet to read it, & I'm not sure I will. But I am almost ready to quit smoking, I've had a stressful few weeks, have smoked way too much, & now I've got a horrendously bad chest. So the moment has just about arrived, I think.

When I diet, I keep a pack of my favourite bikkies with me at all times - it's my "go on, I dare you, are you weak or strong, can you resist?" method. And I shall do the same when I quit smoking - keep an open pack of Embassy with me all the time. And a lighter - the "threat" has to be real.

It's the "combination ciggie" - the one with a pint, or first in the morning, or after food, that troubles me. I always like a ciggie after humpy pumpy, so that could be a problem.

I'll let you know when I start. Or stop, as it were.
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« Reply #200 on: September 30, 2006, 10:05:00 PM »

Hi tikay,

Don't bother with the keep the cigs handy quit, I've tried that before, with no success, I just light up pretty damn quickly.

YOu don't have to stop smoking whilst reading the book. So you won't feel like you are depriving yourself. In fact he encourages you not to stop while reading it, unless you have already stopped. Nemisis know's what he's doing Wink

The way to quit smoking is in your hands, all you have to do is read it for yourself.

Cheers,

Eoan

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« Reply #201 on: September 30, 2006, 10:28:28 PM »

Hi tikay,

Don't bother with the keep the cigs handy quit, I've tried that before, with no success, I just light up pretty damn quickly.

YOu don't have to stop smoking whilst reading the book. So you won't feel like you are depriving yourself. In fact he encourages you not to stop while reading it, unless you have already stopped. Nemisis know's what he's doing Wink

The way to quit smoking is in your hands, all you have to do is read it for yourself.

Cheers,

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Well, I'm extremely grateful to Nem for the book, & you for your advice, but we are all different. Me, I rarely take on board good advice, I'm a bit cranky - but the "teaser" test will work for me, 100% certain. It never fails me when I diet, because it's a minute by minute, hour by hour, day by day challenge - "EAT ME" - "NOOOOOOO"!.

And the other trick I use is to tell everyone what I am doing - that makes failing impossible, because I don't wish to be seen to be beaten.

Different strokes for different folks.

Burt thank you for the advice, I appeciate it.
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« Reply #202 on: October 01, 2006, 10:39:14 AM »

Hi tikay,

Don't bother with the keep the cigs handy quit, I've tried that before, with no success, I just light up pretty damn quickly.

YOu don't have to stop smoking whilst reading the book. So you won't feel like you are depriving yourself. In fact he encourages you not to stop while reading it, unless you have already stopped. Nemisis know's what he's doing Wink

The way to quit smoking is in your hands, all you have to do is read it for yourself.

Cheers,

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Well, I'm extremely grateful to Nem for the book, & you for your advice, but we are all different. Me, I rarely take on board good advice, I'm a bit cranky - but the "teaser" test will work for me, 100% certain. It never fails me when I diet, because it's a minute by minute, hour by hour, day by day challenge - "EAT ME" - "NOOOOOOO"!.

And the other trick I use is to tell everyone what I am doing - that makes failing impossible, because I don't wish to be seen to be beaten.

Different strokes for different folks.

Burt thank you for the advice, I appeciate it.

Fair enough, but it sounds like absolute torture to me. I like the quitting without pain method. Let us know how you get on, just holler if you need some support.

cheers,

Eoan
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« Reply #203 on: October 01, 2006, 10:57:54 AM »

Hi tikay,

Don't bother with the keep the cigs handy quit, I've tried that before, with no success, I just light up pretty damn quickly.

YOu don't have to stop smoking whilst reading the book. So you won't feel like you are depriving yourself. In fact he encourages you not to stop while reading it, unless you have already stopped. Nemisis know's what he's doing Wink

The way to quit smoking is in your hands, all you have to do is read it for yourself.

Cheers,

Eoan



Well, I'm extremely grateful to Nem for the book, & you for your advice, but we are all different. Me, I rarely take on board good advice, I'm a bit cranky - but the "teaser" test will work for me, 100% certain. It never fails me when I diet, because it's a minute by minute, hour by hour, day by day challenge - "EAT ME" - "NOOOOOOO"!.

And the other trick I use is to tell everyone what I am doing - that makes failing impossible, because I don't wish to be seen to be beaten.

Different strokes for different folks.

Burt thank you for the advice, I appeciate it.

Fair enough, but it sounds like absolute torture to me. I like the quitting without pain method. Let us know how you get on, just holler if you need some support.

cheers,

Eoan

No, it's not torture, it's a series of battles to win, & there is a "feel-good"to winning each battle. Wake up, see the bikkies, that means another day without giving in - I like that feeling. Put them on the car seat before a long drive - arrive, they are untouched, YES! And as the winning streak lengthens, so the temptation becomes easier to resist.

We shall see, but once again, thank you.
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« Reply #204 on: October 01, 2006, 11:17:41 AM »

I gave up smoking 12 years back after seeing my old mum give up. She smoked easy, 20 plus a day,  for around  40 odd years. We both used that Chewing gum stuff ( although, occasionally  it tended to bond her false knashers together) and also i found Extra Strong mints helped with the craving times.

Last night was on the the very rare occasions that we went out around town, this morning I feel like I have smoked 20 park drive. I really do not miss it at all.
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