Give Up Smoking or Die Trying

Give Up Smoking or Die Trying

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Colonial

13,553 posts

204 months

Thursday 3rd January 2013
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TRB said:
Day 3 here as well, I've also been greeted with the urge to randomly drag someone from their car and give them a beating. Hopefully chilling a bit as the days pass.
I've been walking most places instead for that reason hehe

cra1gy1989

293 posts

143 months

Thursday 3rd January 2013
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Also day three here, sore throat, headache and cudnt sleep last night! But the fresh mouth and lungs feel brilliant! Think my sense of smell has came back abit! Got a lung full of the finest tranny van emissions before, beautiful! Keep it up peeps, there is no loss from smoking only gains!!!

Colonial

13,553 posts

204 months

Thursday 3rd January 2013
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Feeling smug. Cleaning the car earlier and found a cig that must have fallen out (don't smoke in the car) and just looked at it and threw it away.

Small wins.

Rugbyman

1,625 posts

202 months

Thursday 3rd January 2013
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Best of luck to all the 2013 ers bow

Its now 2 years today for me beer

and all I did was read THE BOOK

read

theshrew

6,008 posts

183 months

Thursday 3rd January 2013
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Colonial said:
TRB said:
Day 3 here as well, I've also been greeted with the urge to randomly drag someone from their car and give them a beating. Hopefully chilling a bit as the days pass.
I've been walking most places instead for that reason hehe
Lol yeah it get better mate I was exactly the same when I gave up.

Muzzer79

9,805 posts

186 months

Thursday 3rd January 2013
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I gave up in Oct 2009 after reading "the book"

Can't recommend it enough. It's not easy, but it certainly wasn't as hard as I thought it would be.

FWIW, you have to want to quit. Properly.

Many people have a half-arsed approach and want to have a smoke with booze or on a night out but quit the remainder of the time. Not possible.

I was fed up with laying out nearly 7 quid a pack to stand out in the freezing cold. There as also the sheer inconvenience of having to stop and smoke - long journeys, going outside at work, etc.

I look at it like being an alcoholic. Alcoholics quit booze and don't touch a drop again otherwise they could end up in the gutter. I'm the same with cigarettes - one drag and I'll be down the shop for more before you know it.

Once the withdrawal phase has gone (2-3 weeks) it's a choice, not a craving. I now choose not to smoke. It's a good feeling biggrin

TRB

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2,268 posts

136 months

Thursday 3rd January 2013
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Does a cigar count? redcard

A mate just had his first born (on New Years Eve) so a small celebration over a game of pool seemed in order. If it helps, I found it pretty rank and no intention to pick up those nasty stick things again!

Handbag

580 posts

215 months

Thursday 3rd January 2013
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6 months today since I quit after 20+ years of feeling completely ruled by them. I know I'll never have another cigarette and I'm sooo happy about it smile Best of luck to those who've just stopped or are in the process of stopping.

ascayman

12,732 posts

215 months

Friday 4th January 2013
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Day 3 here, these cravings ever go away??

jas xjr

11,309 posts

238 months

Friday 4th January 2013
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Paddy_N_Murphy said:
For PH? no.

For the cigs, Yeas ! thumbup

Think of the savings / health / lack of ming / clean smells / TASTE that are all coming back to you
I still dream about smoking , always feel really guilty when I do too !

Keep it up , it is worth it

Colonial

13,553 posts

204 months

Friday 4th January 2013
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End of day 4. Still some niggling cravings, but my irritable levels have dropped a fair bit.

Went for a jog down to the beach and then a swim in the ocean when it got too much this afternoon. That seemed to work.

Just had a nice meal and really kind of want one now. But I think not drinking this week is really helping.

QuantumTokoloshi

4,161 posts

216 months

Friday 4th January 2013
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Good luck with giving up the cigs , it is almost 2 years now for me, after 20+ years of puffing away. I tried previously with patches, sprays etc. But they did not work well for me.

I went cold turkey with loads of exercise, the craving goes away quicker you have something else to focus on, in my case it was the exercise.

Colonial

13,553 posts

204 months

Friday 4th January 2013
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QuantumTokoloshi said:
Good luck with giving up the cigs , it is almost 2 years now for me, after 20+ years of puffing away. I tried previously with patches, sprays etc. But they did not work well for me.

I went cold turkey with loads of exercise, the craving goes away quicker you have something else to focus on, in my case it was the exercise.
Yep.

I go and run/walk to take my mind off it whenever I get a bad craving. Really working so far.

ascayman

12,732 posts

215 months

Friday 4th January 2013
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Paddy_N_Murphy said:
For PH? no.

For the cigs, Yeas ! thumbup

Think of the savings / health / lack of ming / clean smells / TASTE that are all coming back to you
Health is the reason im giving up i don’t really give a toss about the rest.

I have a young family and i'd like to be around as long as i possibly can for them so that’s my motivation in knocking it on the head.

I did enjoy smoking though so if i get run over by a bus and die I’ll be really, really angry.

TRB

Original Poster:

2,268 posts

136 months

Friday 4th January 2013
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Has it only been 4 days? Still pretty chilled, not had cravings but could quite easily pick up a cigarette at any given moment. At Autosport next week and 'popping out for a quick ciggie' is about the only break you get - so will be a new challenge.

LouD86

3,278 posts

152 months

Saturday 5th January 2013
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Well, its 4 days clear, no temptation yet, so doing well. Stayed away from situations that may be associated with it, havent been in my workshop for a few days, and have been staying inside more.

However, am noticing its affecting my sleeping? Im finding it harder to sleep, and harder to get up each day.

The OH, who has quit for new year too, is having horrific dreams, is this possibly due to withdrawal?

TRB

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2,268 posts

136 months

Saturday 5th January 2013
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LouD86 said:
Well, its 4 days clear, no temptation yet, so doing well. Stayed away from situations that may be associated with it, havent been in my workshop for a few days, and have been staying inside more.

However, am noticing its affecting my sleeping? Im finding it harder to sleep, and harder to get up each day.

The OH, who has quit for new year too, is having horrific dreams, is this possibly due to withdrawal?
I'm the same, I have a place where I smoke(d), that's the hardest part to deal with. Congrats on the 4 days. I suppose the non-smoking could be something to do with the sleep and OH's dreams. It's an addiction and the body has to adjust - worth giving up tho.

Meanwhile .... Day ONE for me again - slight slip up! Nothing major and didn't smash a whole pack like I did on New Year's Eve, but still gotta be honest with you guys!

jas xjr

11,309 posts

238 months

Saturday 5th January 2013
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Winnit said:
As long as you're heading in the right direction then a little slip up here and there is just part of the journey!

Ciggies are proving surprisingly easy for me, it's the alcohol that I'm finding hard..
Opposite way for me . Giving up cigs was more difficult thank giving up drinking

GTIR

24,741 posts

265 months

Sunday 6th January 2013
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I gave up two years ago.

I still dream of smoking and wake up feeling all guilty then the wave of relief hits me. biggrin

TRB

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2,268 posts

136 months

Sunday 6th January 2013
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Wish me luck, day one here smash

Ok, I'm useless. My old man took my 7 year old to football (well, Fulham), came back to ours for tea (Buckinghamshire) before heading off home to Sussex. Bent their car a mile into the journey (nothing drastic)

Limped back to my place, I took them home, and got home myself about 1am.

Walked my dog down to the 'man-cave' - which is fast becoming my achilles-heel and had a smoke (or 2).

Since new year if you exclude the man-cave I've smoked ZERO - if you include the man-cave I've smoked 10 - I guess still better than the 20+ a day I was smoking before. In fact I can go back to the 27th if we exclude the one place that's catching me out.

There is temptation everywhere (everyone else smokes, ciggies left all over the place), and not using the place is out of the question. I gave up for 8 months last year while on a project based solely in my office at the man-cave, so I know it can be done, but having difficulty getting 100% off them this time round.

Even though I know smoking is crazy expensive, I've been physically putting the money I spend on cigarettes into a tin to emphasise that point.

It seems to be evenings (and in *that* place) that I'm struggling with. Rest of the day I don't even have an urge or craving.