quit smokin- i sooooooo want a cig

[smashfactory]

as some of you know from chat- i quit the ciggys- after 22 years of smoking.
this is day 6 for me and i am sooo hating life ;-(
i am happy to be quitting but really really really wish smoking was harmless!!!!!!!!



anyone got a straw i can chew on?

 

[PRED]

Hang in there!
i smoked for 20 years too. i gave up last april, haven't gone near one since.
no patches etc \& all that crap. if you want to quit you will.
i tried giving up a couple times a week etc .
i even gave up for a year once, many moons ago. i won't look back now.
if you fancy one just look up all the chemicals in them & remind yourself a sane person wouldn't smoke if paid. to pay to do it at £5 a pack in the UK is insanity also. i preferred rollups though.
it's about health though.
first 3 weeks is worst. treat yourself to food or whatever else as a treat, then just get on without them. you'll get there, good luck

 

[Gerry]

Congrats! I quit.

It is not easy to say the least.

If it has been 6 days, you are over it. Now it's the psychology game.

About 80% of the remaining cravings is all in your head. Smoking is not and was not just about smoking. There were so many other habits associated with having a cig that you are just unaware of. Now it is breaking that cycle of associated habits.

Always had to have one after my first cup of coffee, after every meal, I noticed I would light up as soon as I left work, at a certain point on the way home, and then once I got home. It is habit after habit after habit.

Try to recall when and where you would light up. You'll see exactly what I am talking about.

It may involve a little modification of your routine and distractions.

But I think you getting over the physical addiction quite well it sounds like. Now is the mental factor.

Hang in there!

EDIT:

Just saw that Pred posted about the same time I did.

I quit cold turkey also. Had to be done. Planned a trip overseas. 3 hour check in at airport, 9 hour flight, customs on other end. Knew I wasn't smoking for awhile. So I quit about 2 months in advance of the trip.

I agree with pred...treat your self to some of your best and favorite ice cream. Deal with the weight issue if that comes. Overall, adopting a healthy lifestyle...no smoking, exercising, walking, breatheing. What the heck is wrong with that?

 

[smashfactory]

yeah- hubby and i quit together- we are done with it. just miss it :-(
but, we are gonna give it a little time, and yes circa, try to get more in the whole health thing.
i am rather looking forward to losing my breath from walking around the block.
am drinking a ton of water- i find myself sooooooooooo thirsty from not smoking- oh well- all for the best- cancer runs in the family so time to get serious-

 

[Theo]

Here's a great source.

Don't forget to read the timeline benefits!

 

[dnalias]

here is another source

Why Quit

 

[jasdon11]

EDIT:

Just saw that Pred posted about the same time I did.

I quit cold turkey also. Had to be done. Planned a trip overseas. 3 hour check in at airport, 9 hour flight, customs on other end. Knew I wasn't smoking for awhile. So I quit about 2 months in advance of the trip.

I agree with pred...treat your self to some of your best and favorite ice cream. Deal with the weight issue if that comes. Overall, adopting a healthy lifestyle...no smoking, exercising, walking, breatheing. What the heck is wrong with that?

I quit at 36 - first time I got caught smoking was at junior school when I was 7!!!!

Not had one for over 2 years - first few weeks are hard - sooooo glad I stopped....

Circa - the way I stopped was I was going to China on business, 8 solid days with no time to myself, thought the schedule would take my mind off it - worked a treat!

Stick with it smashfactory - it's worth it, especially if you've got kids.

 

[nubhost]

smoke black & milds instead

 

[smashfactory]

awwwwwww- thanks guys- yeah, 3 kids- one is only 3...
well, i have a lot of gum here- my desk looks like a gum factory (all sugarless!) some hard candy to suck on- and i am halfway done repainting my whole house because as busy as i am during the day, i need to keep busier to keep my mind off it.

happy- but it still sucks

how about that first touchdown a few minutes ago??????????????

 

[BELLC1]

I planned around Christmas to quit at New Years. "They" say you should pick the date and time you intend to quit before you do, I guess so you get psyched for it. I ran out of cigs at 10 pm Dec 31st so now I can tell folks I quit last year.

I had patches, and I used them for two days. Then I went cold turkey. Did you read the box? It says "side effects include vivid dreams"...Yes! I was tempted to keep using the patch because of the great dreams! Man, they were good and my wife was the beneficiary...

This is Day 35 for me. An periodic desire, sure, but nothing serious. After 30 years (I was 15 when I started), I do believe I've finally quit for good.

My biggest concern was the weight gain. Admittedly, it seems to have gone up 5-10 pounds from all the extra eating, but by going to the gym for 45 minutes every morning at 5:00 am, my waistline has not grown an inch! It must be, uh-hem, muscle... That elliptical tread mill is a PITA though. The lungs are still short-winded but they say that can take 1-3 months.

Good luck!

 

[smashfactory]

good for you! yeah i feel real short winded- but this all takes time i guess- oh that is cool- i am happy for you

such fun well, like i said in chat one night- with all this $$$$ i will be saving, i can buy more domains!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[rusty123]

22 years nice job, hang in there after a month of giving up you will feel like a new man.

 

[Tia Wood]

I quit a month ago after smoking 10 years. Trust me, the nicotine gum does help! I know it tastes kinda nasty but Nicodurm came out with a fruit flavored gum that's pretty good. It actually tastes like gum!

 

[Andrew Shaw]

Good info acroplex.

I havent been successful so far in quiting. Tried the gum, and it just didnt seem to do the trick. My problem is that I am just as mentally addicted to them as anything.

I wish you luck. Keep with it. They say the first two days are the worst, but after that... you are more likely to kick the habbit.

 

[Gerry]

Trust me, the nicotine gum does help! I know it tastes kinda nasty...

I remember trying this years ago. What I recall most is you are supposed to chew it a certain number of times and then "park" it between your cheek and gums.

Sometimes I would forget it was nicotine gum (yes, it did taste nasty) and keep chewing it like it was regular gum and give myself a nicotine overdose. YEEHAW!

Can't count the number of times I got a head rush and nearly fell over.

I better go. Might be revealing a little too much. :mullet:

 

[Newton]

The gum does help with the craving, just replace the gum with all things 'skittles' .. I found having one skittle every time I wanted a cigarette helped immensely. Good luck and stay strong

 

[BELLC1]

I did the gum thing once, but give me the patch -- those vivid dreams kick ass!

 

[bdss]

I quit for the month of Jan , thats what i had decided upon ..a month of no smokes. Now that I am back to it, I feel a bit wierd.
My lungs dont seem to take ciggs in as easily as they used to. (I used to smoke 2 packs a day and 3 on weekend).
I also started swimming/badminton and maybe its because of that, but dont know..the urge of smoking is still there..I guess thats why I started with a bet to quit for a month.
I just hope I will be able to let it go ....I love them too much...all I felt was I AM NOT READY TO QUIT AS YET... is there something wrong with this thought ? or is it normal for all smokers to do it.

 

[PRED]

to be honest i would try hypnotherapy or something. 2 or 3 packs a day is very serious, especially in this day & age, when we know what it does to you.
don't worry i'm not some mineral water swilling californian lol.......
i smoked for 20 years too, so know all the angles of why we like/d it so much.
you don't need it. i've given up for best part of a year now. best thing i ever did.
try switching to roll ups. once you get used to them (& use filters) there is an art & enjoyment to rolling your own & (with a filter) much better for you than standard cigarettes as they have far less crap in them. also you won't be able to rol up as many as cigarettes (eg driving etc), so will cut down.
trust me, even when i was a smoker i hated the smel of standard cigarettes as they smelled like car exhausts compared to quality rolling tobacco. maybe try that first?
you need to drastically cut back though, seriously :yes:
well done for trying & stopping for a month, it shows a level of commitment.
you will stop for good when the time is right, don't wait for a serious health condition to stop you though. i used to trty to quit a couple times a week, so know it's hard.

I quit for the month of Jan , thats what i had decided upon ..a month of no smokes. Now that I am back to it, I feel a bit wierd.
My lungs dont seem to take ciggs in as easily as they used to. (I used to smoke 2 packs a day and 3 on weekend).
I also started swimming/badminton and maybe its because of that, but dont know..the urge of smoking is still there..I guess thats why I started with a bet to quit for a month.
I just hope I will be able to let it go ....I love them too much...all I felt was I AM NOT READY TO QUIT AS YET... is there something wrong with this thought ? or is it normal for all smokers to do it.

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[Gerry]

I quit for the month of Jan , thats what i had decided upon ..a month of no smokes. Now that I am back to it, I feel a bit wierd.
My lungs dont seem to take ciggs in as easily as they used to. (I used to smoke 2 packs a day and 3 on weekend)

Here's a true story.

I know a guy who smokes 5 packs a day. 5 packs? How in the hell does he afford it, you think to yourself. Another thought...where on earth does someone find the time to smoke 5 packs a day? That's 100 cigarettes!

In a 16 hour day, he is smoking 6.25 cigarettes. That's an average of one every 10 minutes. Serious stuff, serious chain smoking.

He's a truck driver. That is how he affords it and that is where he finds the time to smoke that much. All those over-the-road transcontinental trips.

He just recently underwent quadruple coronary by-pass surgery.

And he has lung cancer.

Still smoking, not driving, has to wear oxygen (yup, he takes it off when he lights up), just can't quit!

He's 32.

That really sucks!