Smokers

[ifm]

It's easy to stop smoking. I've done it dozens of times.

Now THAT'S funny

[AdamM]

I started at the age of 15, but stopped and started throughout the next 21 years - biggest stops were actually whilst I was expecting and after my last I didn't start again for 2 years, until I started seeing a smoker and that made me start again.  (Yes baby, it's all your fault!!!)  lol

I know I have to stop again, and it has been on my mind a lot recently.  I have even gone as far as buying the Paul McKenna "Quit Smoking" CD, it sat in it's wrapper for a few weeks, only opened it to copy it for someone, and it is now sat back in my CD rack screaming at me to listen to it.

I WILL stop again.  Just as yet having got my head around it.  I was hoping that another pregnancy would help me to stop, but I don't think that is going to happen anytime soon.  We are due to go on holiday in the last week of October, so I'm planning on giving it a stab after I have smoked the duty free I bring home.  lmao

Good luck to all you guys that are about to try, if any of you want a copy of that CD, just PM me.

Trace
xx

I can't stand Paul McKenna. a fraud, theive all you like off him and let him fall into obscurity

[snoopy1239]

NO SMOKING!

[Nem]

I started smoking at 14 and i gave up 2.5 years ago (24yo). i was just sick of smoking, the price, not being fit and healthy, basically feeling like i am a slave to cigarettes. I read a book called, How to stop smoking, by Allen Carr which is an excellent book and i just stopped! i chewed through 2 packet of chewing gum a day for over a year and now i only chew gum when i want to and not as a subsitute for smoking. :)I have put on around 3 stone!!! as i had to stop sports at the same time as i stopped smoking due to having an op on my foot.  I never want to smoke again and every person who does smoke, doesnt do it for enjoyment but because they are addicted!

[domgoran]

    Well smoking, hmm, i began at a young age as i expect most did, about 12 or so, and i can still remember the very first proper drag and taking it all back too, man i was coughing me guts up some. Never stopped me though, however i did stop a couple of times but started again due to boredom would ya believe, and mebbie a little bit of stress.
               But in my defence, i am a healthy smoker, more so than most i reckon, as i used to commit 3 night a week of my time, teaching kick-boxing to juniors back in Skegness where i used to live, so i had to be fit for that........not cause it was kick-boxing, nah thats the easy bit, but 25+ kids running havoc whilst ya tried to stop young Billy thumping Thomas wrong, or Lisa about to beat up James, etc etc you get the picture, man that was hard work:)

                   Gimmie a game of poker anyday now mind you.
                    Hope ya liked that short epic:)

[ACE2M]

I have attempted to give up today.

Have already been on the verge of breaking, my concentration span is about 1 second, i'm confused over simple problems and my arms feel funny.

Four hours in and i'm a mess!!!!!

This is hard.

[Chili]

Today is the day people are giving up innit?  Please let us know how you are doing so early on.

This is a very interesting topic for me at the moment.  I gave up a year and a half ago at my first attempt after smoking for 15 years and eventually (thanks to online poker explosion) reaching 40 a day ish!  I too read Alan Carr's "Easy way to stop smoking" and it was the best book i had ever read.  I totally 100% agree with the concept of NO nicotine replacement therapy.  It seams insane to think that you are giving up a very powerful drug but you are delaying the agony by still giving yourself the drug!!  Yes you will go through withdrawal but only initially then the rest is ALL pyscological.  I cant stress enough how much it is in your head rather than an addiction.  

Ok it wasnt a walk in the park, but what the hell is when you are trying to break a habit that you have had longer than you have been alive!  I didnt turn into this holer than though preacher either but the proudness i felt that i was no longer a slave to something that has so many overwhelming negatives was imense.  I think that is all you need to find, the biggest factor that makes WANT to be non-smoker.  Mine was that no longer was a stupid stick that has no business existing telling me what to do!! I cannot be controlled in any other aspect of my life so why let a cigarette do it.

WOW that needed to get off my chest!!  Now i will let you all know that i now feel like the biggest failure on the planet that indeed one month ago i started smoking again.  Aaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrggggggggggghhhhh!!  The worst thing is there was no underlying moment or reason or stress or any of those usual excuses for starting again.  I just did.   Alcohol was involved but i had gone so many months drinking and not smoking that i sickens me to think about it.  

I thought ok i've had one, if i could stick to one only when i go out then i'm laughing! No chance.  I waited till i went out the next week then i had 2, then the next week 5 then i was only going out just to smoke not to socialise and they i gave up trying to be smart.  Back on 20 a day (bit more last night thanks to Tikay  )

So sorry for the essay but thats where i am now and am shitting myself that the next time i give up will be 10 times harder just for the pyscoligical effect in my brain that i am already a loser!!

Good luck everyone if you do it guys PLEASE do it for life!  I dont think serial giving up is as powerfull.  But i WILL do it again..........one day..........when my duty free run out.....blah blah blah blah
x

[Robert HM]

GGOD LUCK EVERYBODY

I gave up nearly 2 years ago, I have had the odd one or two in the meantime, no more than say 10.

I can now taste my food and am not choking and coughing.

[Phil]

Day 1

Cigerrette Count: 2

Whoops.

As soon as this pack is over, i will do it. Promise.

[AdamM]

good luck everyone who's giving it a go.

[-bw-]

I've switched to Menthol for the rest of this week
I will set the Target day for next Monday
I am going to give the patches a go and I've got some spray that goes up your nose
I've also downloaded a Mp3 stop smoking thing

I hope I can stop because I really dont enjoy smoking anymore, but after
23 years of smoking its not easy

[domgoran]

     Summit else too about smoking which i found, i never ever had a smokers cough, and i believe it was for 2 reasons.
                      1st reason was i always stuck to the same brand of smoke, maybe on the odd occasion i would have one of some one elses like at work or summit, but i would stick to the same brand, and did so for almost 20 years
                              But my point is, when peeps gave up, did you just decide there and then, or plan it like for new years eve? coz all i did was say, right, Tina <wife> if i have any fags left after tonight, remind me i am quittin tomorrow.
Incase i forgot, and i did stop, not 1 smoke for 18 months, but i did get a smokers cough, for the first time ever, i got a cough, after about 10 days of stoppin, ofc its shifting all the muck i expect at the time, so stands to reason, but hey, good luck all those quittin:)

[bundle]

Ok IM UP FOR IT.

I started smoking when i was 11, made me look tough. when i was 19 i quit for 2 years  (went to a party,someone gave me a puff of a joint, and by 3am i was on the old B&H like i'd never stopped)

9 days ago i was on 1 pack a day, but decided to cut down, I just brought pack number 5 today. and after reading this post wish i had'nt. so lets see the names of the quiter's

I'M IN

GL ALL

[Phil]

Just finished my last one. So that's it. I'm going for it.

[jammer]

DAY 1 6.30 - no cigarettes. However 2 arguments with mrs jammer, and i just kicked my pc. not fun so far.