Yeah, I'm looking forward to when he finishes that book and has to stop, I'll have been off them for a couple of weeks by then I reckon and it'll be my turn to say crap like 'you don't really want one you just think you do'; I can't wait
Nicotine Patches
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Yeah, I'm looking forward to when he finishes that book and has to stop, I'll have been off them for a couple of weeks by then I reckon and it'll be my turn to say crap like 'you don't really want one you just think you do'; I can't wait
Sometimes former smokers can be the most smug of all. It's like there is this sense of superiority for breaking the spell, and they forget just how freakin' hard it really is.
DH and I quit to get pregnant, and have recently started slipping back up (our youngest is 16 mos old). We aren't near where we were - we used to smoke a pack a day each, and now it's around 5-6 cigs a day. But still, it has the same hold on you, ya know?
My pappaw quit smoking wayy back when cold turkey. He is one of those that doesn't see why people can't just put them down like he did. It does no good to tell him that the cigarettes he smoked were actually just tobacco wrapped in paper and modern ones are chock full of chemicals that are addictive to the brain.
I'm on Welbutrin (also marketed as Zyban) for depression, and it helps with nic cravings, so if I really tried, I know it would help me knock them out. We just aren't quite to that point yet - smokers know what I mean there.
How stupid am I for quitting for 2 yrs, then starting back up some, when the price of cigs goes through the roof.
DH and I quit to get pregnant, and have recently started slipping back up (our youngest is 16 mos old). We aren't near where we were - we used to smoke a pack a day each, and now it's around 5-6 cigs a day. But still, it has the same hold on you, ya know?
My pappaw quit smoking wayy back when cold turkey. He is one of those that doesn't see why people can't just put them down like he did. It does no good to tell him that the cigarettes he smoked were actually just tobacco wrapped in paper and modern ones are chock full of chemicals that are addictive to the brain.
I'm on Welbutrin (also marketed as Zyban) for depression, and it helps with nic cravings, so if I really tried, I know it would help me knock them out. We just aren't quite to that point yet - smokers know what I mean there.
How stupid am I for quitting for 2 yrs, then starting back up some, when the price of cigs goes through the roof.
I know what you're saying, but for the record, I remember all too well how difficult it was to quit. I smoked for 23 years (a little over a pack a day). I also know how good it feels (physically and mentally) to no longer smoke.
And in my case, I know that I can never have even a puff. One puff would lead to a full cigarette, then a pack, then a carton.
It's not easy to quit, but it's entirely doable (kind of like finding the six pack abs).
That's interesting, Zyban has just been passed for use in the UK as an anti-smoking aid. From listening to the media I was under the impression that people on Zyban wouldn't get any 'reward' from their body when smoking so wouldn't enjoy it anymore. You obviously prove that wrong
As for the price of cigarettes, spare a thought for smokers in the UK, a pack of 20 over here is about £6 now (about $12).
Yeah, I'm glad to say I haven't had a single puff for exactly a week now. I have this perverse feeling of missing the pain in my chest, I'd become so used to it that fully functioning lungs seem odd.
I think it's safe to say that I won't smoke again while on the patches, the next major hurdle will be when I get off them
I think it's safe to say that I won't smoke again while on the patches, the next major hurdle will be when I get off them
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Those feelings will pass-- it's all about reconditioning your mind and creating new non-smoking memories to replace the smoking memories that are still fresh. Every time you do something "new" as a non-smoker that you used to routinely do as a smoker, it will get a little easier.
The patches are just feeding you the drug-- it's the behaviour that's the toughest nut to crack (just like when you're trying to change your diet or establish a regular work-out routine).
One week is excellent progress--keep it going man!
The patches are just feeding you the drug-- it's the behaviour that's the toughest nut to crack (just like when you're trying to change your diet or establish a regular work-out routine).
One week is excellent progress--keep it going man!
Holy ****!!!! you made a full week. I see lots of people try and try and try and never get anything like a week.
Take just a moment and do womething for me if youwill.
Go the mirror, shoulders back, chin up, blink slowly and look yourself right in the eye,, really look and say---
"You are doing it dude!! you are beating something that beats alot of people. You are a champ, a WINNER! and you are worth it TOTALLY!!"
then,, if you can slap yourself on the ass, or back or whatever- and get with it.
Great GREAT WORK!!!!!
Sincerely,
FF
Take just a moment and do womething for me if youwill.
Go the mirror, shoulders back, chin up, blink slowly and look yourself right in the eye,, really look and say---
"You are doing it dude!! you are beating something that beats alot of people. You are a champ, a WINNER! and you are worth it TOTALLY!!"
then,, if you can slap yourself on the ass, or back or whatever- and get with it.
Great GREAT WORK!!!!!
Sincerely,
FF
I'll save that one 'till I'm back at home if you don't mind, doing that at work or in the gym might get a few looks :yelrotflmao:
In case anyone remembers and still cares it's been over a month now and I'm still a non-smoker. I'm just starting to decrease my dependence on the patches by wearing them for shorter periods each day.
P.S. The guy who was annoying me with all the 'you aren't really addicted, it's all in your head' stuff who was giving up using Alan Carrs book didn't even last 24 hours after finishing the book so I don't have to put up with all that crap anymore
P.S. The guy who was annoying me with all the 'you aren't really addicted, it's all in your head' stuff who was giving up using Alan Carrs book didn't even last 24 hours after finishing the book so I don't have to put up with all that crap anymore
i also read the alan carr book(he recently died of lung cancer due to passive smoking from his patients)( there is irony in there some where) but i gave up reading when he started comparing cigs to shoes im still a smoker but i will give up (i can only fail so many times) it surprises me how many ex smokers are on here they are the best guys to take advice from
are u still not smoking ccr if so great i may pm u for motivation if thats ok
Are you still using patches CCR? I was on patches for 3 months from April and, 2 months on I still have no desire to smoke. In 2 days time, it'll be my 5 monht anniversary and I'm pretty certain I've cracked it
For me, the patches were the only way. I tried cold turkey more times than I care to remember and it simply didn't work for me.
To all those who may suggest that I quit the wrong way/had insufficient willpower or that somehow the way I quit is less valid than cold turkey......so what, I still quit and thats what matters.
Keep going man, best thing we've ever done
For me, the patches were the only way. I tried cold turkey more times than I care to remember and it simply didn't work for me.
To all those who may suggest that I quit the wrong way/had insufficient willpower or that somehow the way I quit is less valid than cold turkey......so what, I still quit and thats what matters.
Keep going man, best thing we've ever done
Quitting is the best
Word of caution though - I tried several times, the relapse point was always when I felt I cracked it. I sort of let my mental guard down, stopped focusing on "I have to do this", then got hit by cravings - typically out with some friends, had a few bears, some friends smoking, bam I'm sitting with a cigarette too suddenly. The cravings will continue to surface from time to time, and you need to have your willpower ready for those times too.
I know some guys who quit using Zyban (which is the brandname here I think), some sort of antidepressant working in similar ways to Fontex. You eat the pills for one week while smoking, then quit smoking and eat them 3 more weeks. Apparently they keep the hormones that give you the nicotine hit at a high concentration in brain, so you don't experience the nicotine levels going up and down. One guy said after 3 days, smoking was just like sucking on a smoking stick. They're not wonder pills, and you obviously still have to fight the habit and memory, but they should still be pretty good.
Word of caution though - I tried several times, the relapse point was always when I felt I cracked it. I sort of let my mental guard down, stopped focusing on "I have to do this", then got hit by cravings - typically out with some friends, had a few bears, some friends smoking, bam I'm sitting with a cigarette too suddenly. The cravings will continue to surface from time to time, and you need to have your willpower ready for those times too.
I know some guys who quit using Zyban (which is the brandname here I think), some sort of antidepressant working in similar ways to Fontex. You eat the pills for one week while smoking, then quit smoking and eat them 3 more weeks. Apparently they keep the hormones that give you the nicotine hit at a high concentration in brain, so you don't experience the nicotine levels going up and down. One guy said after 3 days, smoking was just like sucking on a smoking stick. They're not wonder pills, and you obviously still have to fight the habit and memory, but they should still be pretty good.
I agree that going out with friends and drinking can eb the catalyst for failure but, I certainly have managed it on numerous occasions without feeling the urge to smoke. Some of these occasions were while I was still on patches and there have been a few since I came off them.
Thankfully, it is now illegal to smoke in pubs & bars in the UK so, it isn't a problem. Anybody wanting to smoke has to go outside
Thankfully, it is now illegal to smoke in pubs & bars in the UK so, it isn't a problem. Anybody wanting to smoke has to go outside
Quitting smoking was one of the hardest things i've ever done in my life. I was a heavy smoker for 10 years. Quit 10 years ago and haven't had any desire to smoke in the last 9 years. The way i did it was switching to cigars for a while, which are very inconvenient, thus gave me less opportunity to smoke. Then, little by little I started to just sort of chew on the cigar to get the nicotine, but not actually light it(I guess the same idea as the patches, but i don't think they had them 10 years ago) At first I would sit there literally shaking and having nic fits, but eventually I was able to toss the cigars and quit altogether. Nowadays I can hang out with smokers and not have the slightest urge. It's totally worth it , so I wish you the best of luck. Looking at your deadlift numbers, you're strong enough to do it!!
I recently tried to cut on the cigarettes I was smoking and, in my ‘intelligent’ plan, I figured that if I started by changing from regular cigarettes to Light cigarettes I would be able to smoke halve of my daily tobacco consumption (because light cigarettes carry just halve of the tobacco, right?). Result? The number of smocked cigarettes a day went through the roof! I was smoking a carton in 2 and half days!
LoL same thing with me, switched from lights to ultra lights and i think i smoke more now..
However i am quitting soon, i am thinking after my exams at college 3 this week, and i cant even imagine going through them without my dear cigs.. but if i did quit b4 exams and succeeded in my exams.. i think my motivation and confidence to quit would go through the roof !
However i am quitting soon, i am thinking after my exams at college 3 this week, and i cant even imagine going through them without my dear cigs.. but if i did quit b4 exams and succeeded in my exams.. i think my motivation and confidence to quit would go through the roof !