Anyone giving up the durries?

[>mayhem<]

Hi all, happy new year! Im attempting to give away the fekn smouldering cancer sticks as my new years resolution (i know they suck and never work but im gonna try lol) I have been smoking cigarettes since i was about 15 (ten years) and never tried kicking the habit, soo being a new decade and all i thought why not try kickin the shite exxy habit. Anyway i had my last smoke about 3 this morning and im already toungin for one (i have some here too) and was just wondering if there is anyone out there in the same boat, or anyone who has given up for good. I have started a money box so every time i think of a cig ill chuck a buck in or something (prolley 50 in it just this mornin lol) any tips would be appreciated cos i really do want to become a non smoker, would also be nice to have that extra 5 grand a year to do something useful with. Cheers in advance for any tips eh. Dan.

[ausrs]

go to the Dr and get the medication its way easier that way i have been told by many !

[88GreenVN]

Gave up when I was 20 odd. Now almost 46 and so glad I kicked em.

Every time you feel like a puff - bite on a lemon

[kniever]

i quit about 4 months ago(smoked for 13 years), was the best thing i did, the 1st few weeks were the hardest but now i dont even think about them at all and i will never touch another, also just remember that you cant think ''oh i will just have one'' cos having that one will get you hooked straight back on them.

now i feel healthier, my back pocket is healthier, i dont stink anymore(never realized how much they make you stink until i quit) plus i got really good taste and smell now, only down side is i put on a few kilo so i got a bit of a belly now.

[VicCop]

I'm about the same. Been off them for over five months now thanks to Champix and never looked back. I have no desire to go back as I like having the extra money too much.

[excalibur]

i gave up at the start of April hopefully will never smoke again

[edals]

go to the Dr and get the medication its way easier that way i have been told by many !

Just so you know, My work mate had prescription meds to kick the habbit, only down side it has wild effects on some people. drowsiness, motion sickness, morning sickness etc etc. But it did kick the habit for him, this only happens to some people. If you put your mind to it, you can beat it.

[Philthy]

Instead of making yourself pay when you think of smokes, buy yourself some chocolate or something however often you would be buying a pack.

I was lucky, I had only smoked for a couple years, then got fairly sick (unrelated) but didn't feel like going outside to smoke while I was sick, then just didnt feel like them anymore. I've had a 2 or 3 since (6 months or so) but now I don't even like the thought of them

[DVOLVO]

Its Easy to give em up..
My Wife has done it 40 or 50 times....

[Garth]

i found the first 2 weeks were painful, after that, it got easier, then i hit a wall at 6 months, after that, i have never looked back, each person has their own way of doing it, if this isyour first time, dont expect to quit, but keep going for aslong as you can.

[david dubbo]

Wish I could Im 42 have smoked lung lollies since I was 14 my missus smokes (not allowed to write her age not even allowed to think it) but its not much less than me, we spend on average $30 a day on smokes.
All you young guys and girls look at it like this I spend $11000 dollars a year on shit that is killing me(wait a minute got to light up) think of the car this would pay off . New H.S.V. anyone
DONT START

[Blown V6 Hatch]

$30 a day? Thats crazy.....

[STEALTHY™]

I never started......

[danja]

I got to the point where I just didn't enjoy smoking anymore, every time I lit up I felt like I was harming myself and would often throw the cigarette away after I'd smoked half of it.

Once I realised I wasn't getting anything out of it anymore I just stopped, cold turkey. For the first few months I'd occasionally get cravings, mostly when drinking, and I did have one or two cigarettes after I "quit", but 2 years later I haven't bought a packet since, I don't have any urge to smoke (drinking or not), I have enough extra disposable income I can take the fast toll road to work and sleep in 30mins extra, I don't smell like shit all the time, I'm notionally healthier, and haven't looked back.

Every now and then I'll have a drag of a mates cigarette just for old times sake, but always end up handing them right back because they just taste kinda foul now.

[gopher]

good luck with it
it's a hard thing to quit
my wife and i gave up together just over 5 years ago using patches
only used the patches for about 2 weeks.
as an incentive to stay off them we decided to spend the money we would have smoked on buying stuff we wanted.
so far the money we would have spent on smokes has paid for
air conditioning the house,a plasma tv and a boat plus a whole lot of other stuff like renovations around the house and new furniture and appliances.

that has worked for us and we will keep doing that even though neither of us has a desire to ever smoke again

[BAM BAM 11]

Best thing that you will ever do,just have to stay strong!!

[Pete_perth]

Good on you, well done, give them up. I gave up nearly two years ago. Giving up is the best thing you will ever do for yourself. So far I have saved nearly $16,000 in just under 2 years.

You will feel like crap for about 2 weeks and then things start to get better. Hang in there, find thnigs you need to do to keep yourself busy. Finish off all those jobs you started, polish all your shoes again, rearrange the cupboards anything that keeps you distracted and not thinking about smokes. But never kid yourself if you have been addicted once, you can easily be addicted again, the only way to kick the habbit is to stay away from them. As others have said - stay strong but don't beat yourself up, remember whatever crap you go through to get over the smokes, they did it to you.

You can beat them, I went on patches which worked well for me, some people say it didn't work for them.

I guess ultimately it's whatever works and gets you off the smokes, patches, medication, willpower whatever - as long as you give it up, you will always thank yourself for being free of them. I know I smoked for about 20 years - imagine what I could have done with the cash!!

[UFO]

to all those that have posted and actually given them up for good, well done! to the OP, you can do it man.... just keep plugging at it one day at a time. every day you dont smoke is one little step closer to never doing it again. even if you have a lapse, dont give up and think its too hard. your body (and your family) will thank you for it later.

and try not to use the patches and stuff for too long... don't dose your body 24/7 with the crap. cold turkey it as long as you can. you'll be busting for a drag during the first few weeks, but it'll pass. ween your body off the addiction as much as possible. the cravings will go away... trust me.

great suggestion about spending the money you save on something else. anything you love works best! games/car parts/porn/whatever!

[>mayhem<]

Thanks for all the tips makes me feel like i can do this, really appreciate it ay, haven't had one still, gave my last deck away this mornin, so id have to buy some if i want one. The extra cash will be sweet if i can do this and incentive enough to stay off the things. Plus the missus will kiss me more and kissing sometimes leads to sex so no complaints from me lol. Its only been a day and feel ok but ill keep yas posted on how i go. Cheers again for tha tips. Dan

[ari666]

i gave up on my 30th birthday, lasted about an hour and still smokin strong to this day... why fight it? you gotta die of something.

[berowra_vn]

well my missus is bugging the **** out of me to quit, only been smoking for two years but quite heavily.now im 18, the only big hurdle i have in the way of fighting cravings is the fact that i live with 5 other smokers, friends are smokers, and work collegues are smokers too. any tips?

[calais24/7]

Alot of my mates smoke they offer me but i just dont see the point in doing it, and i know how much money they spend on them, to the OP if you cant think of anything to spend the extra coin on i would love a new motor : but good luck man

[Hunter SS]

if you REALLY want to quit, you can do it without patches or medication... it's all about will power. People who say they can't quit, don't want to... it's as easy as that! i quit cold turkey 15 years ago and i was smoking almost 2 packs of 40 per day at the time. I haven't even felt like one since.

[lastlegend]

Hi mate,

I was a smoker for nearly 20 years, started to get short of breath just doing normal things like walking with the kids or playing with the kids ( I'm not over weight and thought I was fit) I went to the doctor who told me I had two paths ahead - 1 give up the smokes or 2 look forward to carry around the oxygen.

I took the first option with the tablets and found I gave them up in just under 5 weeks and have not looked back.

Its been 6 months now and the doctor told me it will take awhile for my lungs to repair but as with all smokers you will never have 100% lung capacity ever again but it beats the future alternitive.

Give them up.....best thing you will ever do for yourself and your family

[ari666]

BLAAAH! your all quitters