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Smoked 2 packs a day for 13 years, stopped last week. It's really hard sometimes but it's getting easier. I've been taking the money spent on smokes and stuffing it into a shoebox, it's alarming how quickly that fund is growing. First time I've tried to quit and I've been using Nicoderm the entire time. Seems to really help minimize the physical urges. Mental stuff is a different story, I don't think I could have started this without a stress ball and a good attitude. I don't see myself ever smoking again, I think the trick is to get angry about how much money you've spent on basically killing yourself over the years. Worked for me anyways.
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The Gunslinger posted:Smoked 2 packs a day for 13 years, stopped last week. It's really hard sometimes but it's getting easier. I've been taking the money spent on smokes and stuffing it into a shoebox, it's alarming how quickly that fund is growing. First time I've tried to quit and I've been using Nicoderm the entire time. Seems to really help minimize the physical urges. Mental stuff is a different story, I don't think I could have started this without a stress ball and a good attitude. Quoting myself from six months ago. I barely even think about smoking anymore and sometimes it feels like I never did it at all. I don't feel tired all the time because its easier to get to sleep at night, my mouth doesn't feel like a sewer, I can do regular things like exercise and have sex for longer than 5 minutes without feeling like I'm going to die from lack of breath. The only time I ever get a craving is if I've had a really bad day at work but now I just go for a jog with some relaxing tunes or eat something bad. Quitting smoking is definitely one of the best things I've ever done for myself. Good luck fellas. The Gunslinger fucked around with this message at 18:50 on Jun 2, 2010 |
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frozenpeas posted:Smoking once every 3 weeks isn't going to harm you. But how long do you think it will stay at that level? This is just a form of self-bargaining. You're essentially rewarding yourself for good behavior. It cannot not last, failure is practically built into the process. Eventually you will have a bad day and not feel worthy of your reward but want it anyways, this will cause you to break down and buy a pack. Quitting smoking is easy(after the first few weeks) 99% of the time, its the 1% where your willpower happens to be low and temptation level is high. I know people who can smoke socially, the difference is that they have never bought their own packs and only smoke due to social opportunity. If you have ever purchased your own pack of cigarettes and smoked them consistently, you can NEVER belong that group of people. There will always be some wiseass who pops in and says that he has done it for years and blah blah, don't worry, he'll be back in this thread eventually with a different tune  Anyways point is, don't bargain with yourself. It just leads to smoking again. quote:Yeah but how often? You can't compare a dependency with hygiene. It's all up to individual goals, if someone wants to be free of external dependencies that cost money then I suggest quitting entirely without any assistance beyond proven, timed methods. If money and the idea of going from one addiction to a dependency is fine then there are alternative methods like e-cigs. Personally I don't approve of them but thats simply because I wanted to quit smoking, not substitute smoking for something else.
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quote:RankWeis posted: Drink water and exercise. Eating foods high in fiber helps a lot too, have an apple, muffin or whatever. Eat a salad before a meal, you'll be surprised how quickly it becomes habit forming. I used to never eat greens when I was a smoker, nowadays I eat a salad at lunch/dinner and get cranky if I can't. Have smaller portions and don't eat out, make everything yourself. It's a pain but it works and before you know it you're losing weight and saving money. For some people though the effort to quit smoking is enough on its own without adding increased pressure related to diet. So if you're having trouble doing one or the other, just remember that being overweight is easily curable while cancer is not.
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