Quitting smoking (HONEST!!)

[AVGWarhawk]

Originally Posted by L.T

small update. Had my first run since i left the army holy crap my legs hurt...coughing abit and are restless...worst thing is that i got an urge for chips....atleast its bed time....

In all first half day have been ok...but i realy fear tommorow morning lol...

Lars

Go man go.

[mookiemookie]

Originally Posted by L.T

small update. Had my first run since i left the army holy crap my legs hurt...coughing abit and are restless...worst thing is that i got an urge for chips....atleast its bed time....

In all first half day have been ok...but i realy fear tommorow morning lol...

Lars

You can do it! I'm on 1 month and 1 day without cigarettes. You just have to find that willpower that everyone has in themselves. You're stronger than a stupid cigarette.

[AVGWarhawk]

Good for you Mookie! One month and a day....you have it licked man! Good job.

[Jimbuna]

Rock on Mark

I must be honest and say I never saw you smoke during the Texas SS Meet

[August]

Originally Posted by mookiemookie

You're stronger than a stupid cigarette.

That's a great way to think about it.

Anyone can be stubborn, one just needs to be stubborn with oneself.

[Alex]

Congrats, Mookie !

[longam]

Go man Go.

I'm looking at 1+ years non smoker myself. (not really counting)

[Cambaz]

I quit too, 6 years of heavy Marlb. smoking... now I am in 3rd month without a cigarette, difference is worth to feel and live, now I can able to wake up early in morning without any alarm clock sound around 6 or 6.30 I am waking with a considerable amount of energy, feeling more energic, no aches, no pain, lungs working perfectly and I am feeling my breathing capacity expanded, I am feeling the taste of whatever I am eating deeply (I realized this after quitting I started to get taste of foods more intense) that is the important point for me only the first 3 days was passed hard for me a huge smoking desire after every meal or when drinking coke or beer, after that 3 days desire gets decreased and also I started a diet same time with quitting because you know you start eating a lot (mostly junk food) because of the stress of quitting or forgetting smoking or lowering the desire, finally if you decided to quit just quit don't wait and postpone, keep your package away from your sight of eye and do not smoke in your room or house, these are the 2 simple methods that I perform on myself and it worked excellently... also started to make cardiac exercises too I lost 10 kilos and my body started to getting in shape I will look like a machine in a short period of time

[gordonmull]

4 and a half shaky weeks!

I've been on the lozenges and taken some advice from this thread to go for NRT overkill so I've used the 4mg lozenges meant for serious chain smokers. That got me through weeks 1 & 2, now I'm on NRT for what I used to smoke (15-20, 2mg lozenges) and go for the step down in a a week and a half. I seem totally over it this time, mentally little urge to have smokes at all, but lots of physical cravings.

Looking forward to an independant life

[gordonmull]

Originally Posted by jimbuna

Beer is the real test....get past that and your well on your way to cracking it

I'm happy as long as I have my minty nicotine sweety with my beer!

Beer is the real test....get past that and your well on your way to cracking it

Emmmmm. Its called alcohol addiction. Get past that is the same as "get past" smoking if not worst. There are many types of addiction, mine is troll feeding for example .

[mookiemookie]

Originally Posted by gordonmull

4 and a half shaky weeks!

I've been on the lozenges and taken some advice from this thread to go for NRT overkill so I've used the 4mg lozenges meant for serious chain smokers. That got me through weeks 1 & 2, now I'm on NRT for what I used to smoke (15-20, 2mg lozenges) and go for the step down in a a week and a half. I seem totally over it this time, mentally little urge to have smokes at all, but lots of physical cravings.

Looking forward to an independant life

You can do it, my friend. It's very tough when you associate one with the other, as in drinking a pint and smoking. I still have the minor urges myself - more like a subconscious "hey this beer is good! Let's light up a cig..." But then you remind yourself that you're now a non-smoker! And then it goes away quickly.

I think a lot of it is re-training yourself to believe that. You've used cigarettes as an accessory, but you just have to remind your brain that that accessory is no longer there.

You can do it!

Originally Posted by Dimitrius07

Emmmmm. Its called alcohol addiction. Get past that is the same as "get past" smoking if not worst. There are many types of addiction, mine is troll feeding for example .

Absolute bull. If someone has a cigarette with their nightly pint, it doesn't mean that they're addicted to beer - it means that their brain has associated one pleasurable experience with another.

If you don't have anything positive to add, stay out of this thread.

[Jimbuna]

Originally Posted by gordonmull

I'm happy as long as I have my minty nicotine sweety with my beer!

That's good....my greatest temptation used to be whilst having a bevvy.

[Jimbuna]

Originally Posted by Dimitrius07

Emmmmm. Its called alcohol addiction. Get past that is the same as "get past" smoking if not worst. There are many types of addiction, mine is troll feeding for example .

LOL....in what context would you like me to interpret your little pearl of wisdom above?

[Reece]

Well this may be a shock but I hate beer, always have! When I was giving up the hardest thing for me was coffee, I associated smoking with this! Everytime I made a cup, had a sip I automatically reached for a smoke, this is probably the hardest of all, I was told by the doctor that 90% of smoking addiction is actually habit!!