Smokers

[Tonji]

Have a go at Swimming Trace, great alround exercise. I go regularly (even though I smoke), but its helped me cut back (its difficult to light up in the pool). Keep on giving up the fags. Good Luck.

[Trace]

Have a go at Swimming Trace, great alround exercise. I go regularly (even though I smoke), but its helped me cut back (its difficult to light up in the pool). Keep on giving up the fags. Good Luck.

Fantastic idea - I don't swim though!

Maybe I should just run up and down stairs ten times a day  lol

[charmaine]

You could always come to my house for a couple of weeks Trace , running around after my lot would help the weight , but the stress would make you smoke again 

My lovely Sister joy gave up about the same time as you , but her bastard Husband left her after 17 years and she started again 2 weeks later   

She's also lost 1 1/2 stone in weight ( she was on a diet before the slimey toad left her ) all due to him leaving 

[Trace]

Char,

Quite a lot of bad stuff happened to me shortly after packing up, but no way was I going to start smoking again.

Not once whilst I was crying my eyes out night after night did I want to reach for one.  No way was I gonna let
the barstewards causing my misery grind me down so much that I started again.

I know that stress will stop me from eating and make me lose weight, but I really don't want to go to those extremes.

I went round to my mates tonight and told her I was feeling fat, fed up and frumpy, it must be something to do with the weather cos she was feeling same way (she had a baby 10 month ago). lol

[suzanne]

Trace,

If you are capable of going through a stressful period and not start smoking again it shows you have strength of character.

As you said your body has to get rid of the toxins so it can recover and you will come out the other end healthier and wealthier.

Try to not let the weight gain get to you. If you can quit smoking then loosing weight when you are in the right frame of mind will be a walk in the park....no pun intended.

I wish I was as strong and could give up....maybe one day.

[Lee]

I  got introduced by a friend to "Allen Carr's easy way to stop smoking". This book was awesome, something truly different and something that works. No scares about health and all the usual bolx which makes no difference to smokers at all as they already know this. Its a great psychological way of looking at i.e. you have escaped smoking rather than given up etc.

For £6 this has to be the very best value book ever, can be a little tedious at times, but trust me read it thoroughly (you smoke while reading it) and i will be amazed if you dont escape from the smoking circle.

This is the best investment any smoker could ever make, the money saved and the life extension are truly incredible, all from a little £6 paperbook.

[Decider]

I  got introduced by a friend to "Allen Carr's easy way to stop smoking". This book was awesome, something truly different and something that works. No scares about health and all the usual bolx which makes no difference to smokers at all as they already know this. Its a great psychological way of looking at i.e. you have escaped smoking rather than given up etc.

For £6 this has to be the very best value book ever, can be a little tedious at times, but trust me read it thoroughly (you smoke while reading it) and i will be amazed if you dont escape from the smoking circle.

This is the best investment any smoker could ever make, the money saved and the life extension are truly incredible, all from a little £6 paperbook.

I've just finished this book, last night - after failing my last quit with the patches a few months ago, and stopping cold turkey on 9th September 2006. I bought the book yesterday. I can safely say I will not smoke again. An absolute gem of a book. Although I was on day 12 cold turkey, I still had feelings of dread. This book removes those feelings and helps you replace them with feelings of happiness. I strongly recommend getting this book if you want to stop smoking. Amazon are doing a deal on it at the moment, so even cheaper than normal.

Wish I'd read it 5 years ago!

[Sark79]

There is a new book I heard advertised recently on a 'stop smoking ' radio phone in.   It deals with Thought Field Therapy ( The thingy demonstrated by people such as Paul Mckenna .... tapping... ) 

Leading psychologist's and smart medical type people    say it is a breakthrough in treating addictions

 http://www.amazon.co.uk/Tapping-Healer-Within-Thought-field-Emotional/dp/0809298805

[Decider]

Hello,

I'm not sure about that book, is it related to smoking or just a general text.

I have tried many, many methods in the past and never have I felt so confident about a quit. I actually know I will never smoke again. It's hard to describe. Allen Carr's book installed that confidence in me.

I've been running ex-smokers.com for 5+ years now and not managed to stay off the cigarettes for longer than a few months and I've quit dozens of times, in those 5+ years, I've never been confident that I would never smoke again, I've simply hoped that eventually, if I got over all the cravings, I would not want to smoke.

This book takes away that requirement to hope, and instead instills in you a revelation that you will never smoke again, and when you feel like that, you will never smoke again. Instead of starting off your quit with a feeling of loss, you start off with a feeling of elation.

I know this works, I've tried it. For £5.39 what have you got to lose?

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Allen-Carrs-Easy-Stop-Smoking/dp/0141026898/ref=sr_11_1/202-0726974-9517428?ie=UTF8

Cheers,

Eoan

[ACE2M]

I've ordered it, hope it helps as i am really struggling.

[CelticGeezeer]

Hello,

I'm not sure about that book, is it related to smoking or just a general text.

I have tried many, many methods in the past and never have I felt so confident about a quit. I actually know I will never smoke again. It's hard to describe. Allen Carr's book installed that confidence in me.

I've been running ex-smokers.com for 5+ years now and not managed to stay off the cigarettes for longer than a few months and I've quit dozens of times, in those 5+ years, I've never been confident that I would never smoke again, I've simply hoped that eventually, if I got over all the cravings, I would not want to smoke.

This book takes away that requirement to hope, and instead instills in you a revelation that you will never smoke again, and when you feel like that, you will never smoke again. Instead of starting off your quit with a feeling of loss, you start off with a feeling of elation.

I know this works, I've tried it. For £5.39 what have you got to lose?

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Allen-Carrs-Easy-Stop-Smoking/dp/0141026898/ref=sr_11_1/202-0726974-9517428?ie=UTF8

Cheers,

Eoan

    I read this book 5 months ago and haven't smoked a single cigarette since. I cant recommend this amazing book enough.

[Trace]

I stopped with patches, and read this book two weeks in, felt so guilty about the patches after reading it I tore it off and haven't looked back since.

Fantastic book - definitely worth it.

Not had a ciggy since I packed up back in Jan!


ANDDDD more importantly - all the weight has gone, those of you that know me well, know the stress/misery I was put through a couple of months ago, and so know why the weight has gone.  But how weird that on 9th June I said stress would make me lose it and hey presto a month later - BAM!!  lol

[Decider]

I've ordered it, hope it helps as i am really struggling.

Nice one, you won't regret it! Let us know what you think once you've read it. If you follow the instructions and read the full book I doubt you'll ever smoke again.

CelticGeezer and Trace, great to hear another success story, and good to know there are others out there using this method.

[Decider]

Just a quick update. I was out in the pub all night last night, got home about 4am and didn't smoke all night. There were plenty of people smoking around me, and they couldn't believe that I was so happy to be a non-smoker. Most times I've quit I have been about as miserable as you can possibly be and not much fun to be around. I've never felt so elated about being a non-smoker before. I would never have believed you could feel this good about quitting smoking, especially not from reading a book. I mean it's just a book right!

Cheers,

Eoan

Happy non-smoker.

[Dewi_cool]

i gave up smoking on 31st June last year... i was smoking 40+ a day and was constantly coughing and wheezing .. I had been smoking since i was 14 and that made 26 years of not one day going by without a smoke... since giving up, my health improved dramatically... no more mornings where the first half hour of waking was spent coughing my guts up , no more getting out of breath when i walked to the shop...absolute bliss.... Then came this years trip to Vegas and ... yes i started smoking again  i hate myself for starting again, every time i light one up i feel ashamed .... the cough has already returned ..... but i WILL give up again, its just a matter of feeling that the time is right for me .

   in fact Im gonna use this thread to make a pledge ..... sunday will be my last day of smoking, from monday when i wake up i will QUIT.

MONDAY 12th SEPTEMBER 2005 is the day i stop.

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