Originally posted by SirLoseALotDifficult thing to do, but well worth it. When I quit they were 55 cents
It was 6pm Belgian time on August 24th,2004 when I lit my (hopefully) last cigarette.I've decided to simply stop buying any.If I haven't got cigs,I can't smoke 'em,simple but effective strategy.
Wish me luck,I'm gonna need it! 🙂 ...[text shortened]... y sound cranky in the next few years,bear with me 😕😳
Sir Lot.
a package US currency. I just kept telling myself I only had to avoid
the first cigarette, I avoid that one, there will be no others. It does
get easier, but years latter I still get tempted once in awhile. When
they put 25 in a pack ‘Marlboros (sp) red’ I had the thought
'Oh, cool I wish they had that when I smoked. I should get just one
pack." I did not, I knew had I it wouldn’t be just one ‘pack.’ Never let
that thought ‘Just one more time” win the debate when your thinking
about smoking, and you will quit no doubt about it.
Good Man! Hang in there, it will not be quite as difficult as you may think. December 24th will be my 6th anniversary tobacco free (Copenhagen chewing tobacco). Celebrate every anniversary, one day, one week, two weeks, one month etc... and really congradgulate yourself. It makes a differnece. Be proud of yourself, and remember that it is OK to be selfish here as you should be doing this for nobody but you.
Keep us posted and let us know how it goes...
I'm on your team.
Frank
Originally posted by Frank BurnsAre you Frank Burns from MASH? ferret face?
Good Man! Hang in there, it will not be quite as difficult as you may think. December 24th will be my 6th anniversary tobacco free (Copenhagen chewing tobacco). Celebrate every anniversary, one day, one week, two weeks, one month etc... and really congradgulate yourself. It makes a differnece. Be proud of yourself, and remember that it is OK to be se ...[text shortened]... or nobody but you.
Keep us posted and let us know how it goes...
I'm on your team.
Frank
I also gave up smoking some time back. I started smoking when I was 9. It has now been 4 years almost to the day since I gave up. Weight gain is a problem, but I'm feeling so much healthier. And as a father of small children I feel so much better about myself.
So SirLot, refer to this thread in those darkest hours. Whenever the craving strikes, just know that eventually it will pass, and each time it strikes it will get weaker and weaker. And your resolve will get stronger and stronger.
Originally posted by GatecrasherHi Gatecrasher,
I also gave up smoking some time back. I started smoking when I was 9. It has now been 4 years almost to the day since I gave up. Weight gain is a problem, but I'm feeling so much healthier. And as a father of small children I feel so much better about myself.
So SirLot, refer to this thread in those darkest hours. Whenever the craving strikes, ju ...[text shortened]... it strikes it will get weaker and weaker. And your resolve will get stronger and stronger.
Weight gain has been my biggest problem as well. What have you done to combat it. I'm also nearing 56 years old so my metabolism has slowed and I don't get the exercise I used to. Any tricks you're willing to share?
Regards,
Charlie
I know someone that used to smoke 5 (yes FIVE) packs a day. He would light the next cigarette from the one that was going out. It was literally a non-stop process, except for sleep.
He quit cold turkey some 20 years ago. His trick? He filled EVERY pocket completely with mints. Whenever he had a craving, he would have a mint. He would keep bags and bags in his car and house and keep refilling his pockets as they started to empty.
If it worked for him, then it might for you.
Nemesio
Originally posted by rgoudieNo way. Let's just say I am a control freak when it comes to myself. I'd never allow my mind to be that vulnerable.
Why not?
-Ray.
It sounds like it was just a scam anyways. A co-worker/friend of mine went and said the first part of the seminar was mostly promoting a bunch of vitamins that were "essential" for the hypnosis to work. The second part was the actual hypnotic session. She said they were all awake and aware the whole time, which the ad said they would be, but there were things about it that I wouldn't think you could do during hypnosis. She said she could think clearly through it and felt like she could have gotten up and walked out at any time, and she remembers everything he said (things like "picture a place you regularly smoke and envision a red x at that spot" and "you no longer like the taste of cigarettes" ). Then after the seminar she went out back with me and had a smoke!! 🙄
ncrosby🙂
Originally posted by elvendreamgirlWe had a great time making jokes to my co-worker that went, about all the things he was going to make her do!
You're just afraid they will make you cluck like a chicken in public. 😀
"Thank you for calling the Quality Inn quack quack!" (Answering the phone at work).
ncrosby🙂
Originally posted by chaswrayI can't say I'm winning the war on flab, Chas. No way. Sorry. I get terrible munchies, and usually bow to the pressure - especially late at night when playing chess!
Hi Gatecrasher,
Weight gain has been my biggest problem as well. What have you done to combat it. I'm also nearing 56 years old so my metabolism has slowed and I don't get the exercise I used to. Any tricks you're willing to share?
Regards,
Charlie
For the last 10 years my waist size has been keeping perfect pace with my age. Yikes!
I know what I should be doing though - drinking water and plenty of it - rather than the soft drinks, nuts, dried fruit, biscuits & sweets that I usually have. Going to have to start doing this soon, or I'm no longer going to fit in my clothes.
It's either that or excercise... which is a terrible thought.
I saw "Super Size Me" the other day - must draw on this film for inspiration! Soon.
SirLot,
I went cold turkey back when I was smoking. I quit for an hour, then a day, then three days, then a week, then a month, then 11 years. Even if you relapse, keep trying -- it does get easier.
I remember my first day of the BIG quit. I was working at the University of Chicago, and I went from coffee shop to coffee shop, just roaming around, getting antsey. I finally realized I was looking for something -- a cigarette!! I stuck it out and it got easier. Got through the drink + smoke cravings after about a year.
Hang in there.
Originally posted by elvendreamgirlMy, you are a bright one aren't you???? Do you really think you are the first person who ever thought of that? And to think that you are clever enough to spew it forth?
Are you Frank Burns from MASH? ferret face?
Try not to impress the community with your television watching prowess... it's just not that impressive.
Originally posted by dkappeI must concur, I only smoked for a couple of years, and even then only lightly. However, when I step into a bar and order a drink I feel like I NEED a cig. The thing is, I love smoking, I could go for one right now, and smoking and drinking together!? A beautiful thing. The reality of the situation keeps me from picking up that habit again though. My chess game needs way to much work for me to be shortening my life expectancy! 🙂
. I finally realized I was looking for something -- a cigarette!! I stuck it out and it got easier. Got through the drink + smoke cravings after about a year.
Hang in there.
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TheSkipper