I have succesfully been a non smoker now for 2 years come feb 10th.

How did I do it? Well like anyone whos tried knows...it aint easy.

What I did to do it this time was, I studied what exactly was in tobacco, I researched exactly what the chemicals do to the body and mind. I looked at pictures of people who had lung cancer, I saw pictures of cancerous lung tissue. I studied this with a cigarette hanging out my mouth.

Why did i do it this way? CAUSE I REALLY WANTED TO STOP!

I soon realised that smoking not only seriously causes damage but makes you older quicker, makes you out of breath, makes you stink ( ask any non smoker the truth!) Affect your sex life!! ( OH YES) Now i can go for 3-4 hours instead of 10 mins lol)

And of course I had to stop drinking alcohol too ( temporarily)

If you want to, SERIOUSLY WANT TO. try it my way!

davehead said:

good bit of advice Dave.
Im doing a lot better than i thought i would and to be honest I hardly think about them much during my working day.

Congratulations to everyone thats been hanging in there

I try,,I swear I do...I don't smoke at home, but when I'm at work; its like part of my job...I gotta quit though-either my job or smoking....

yesterday was one month!

madartista said:

madartista said:

My quit day is in 10 days.

I'm scared.

But very excited.

SUPAsexy said:

that's a whole lotta wooting going on!

CarrieMpls said:

Don't be scurrrrred - U CAN DO IT!!!!

madartista said:

That's how much I approve!

madartista said:

Yes you can!!

I am so happy you are all trying so hard!

How many of you have cheated?

Congrats, kudos and kisses to all who are giving up this nasty habit, regardless whether or not you've slipped up. Keep it up!

i started smoking when i was barely in my teens, everybody did it and in the family too. i'm about to bombard you with my experience/journey and some advice.

i quit gradually,over 3 years i've been trying to quit. many changes i've gone through but hating to smoke another cigarette again is an unbelievable accomplishment for me.
i never imagined it would be as difficult as it was and began to understand what being addicted really meant. sometimes i'd quit then after 3 months i'd smoke 2 packets at once!, forty cigarette's in over a day.
i quit for longer and longer periods, and i gradually got used to living without. my body begins to associate it with all sorts of trouble and cost, like breathing difficulty and my throat wasn't feeling good either.
i'm a non-smoker today and can say that you know you've quit when you're free from thinking about cigarettes. you control the cigarette when you've quit. it's not only toxic and addictive, it's dangerous in other ways.
start by quiting cold turkey.


i don't smoke at all now...it would mean the beginning of the end...it would mean throwing away all of my efforts to heal...all that time. pff...no excuses, i quit for good, i quit absolutely. i used to smoke a pack a day on the regualr for years.
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I f'ing hate smoking. I want to quit but it hasn't worked. I usually smoke as soon as I get home from work. On my days off I usually smoke after 4pm. It's soooo weird.


I need help!!!!!


M

17 days
I haven't even put any weight on at all, my twin put on 3 stone when he gave up smoking.But we have decided we are going to go to badmington,swimming an all that.

I feel now that even if i have one i will have let myself down and that will be me back to square one.There is no nicotine left in my system and i would say that my carbon monoxide levels must be really low so what is the point in going through all that shite again.

muirdo said:

Well done Muirdo, good to hear at least its in your mind what a wastew it would be to start again. hope everyone just keeps encouraging you and all.

muirdo said:

You have a twin? Oh dear

MIGUELGOMEZ said:

I dont smoke on a work day until the evening. I do not miss it at all!
Its sooooo weird.

Electrostar said:

Weirdo!

Electrostar said:

That's just like me. All day I'm fine without a cigarette then I get home and I start smoking like a chimeney.(how the hell do you spell that).

M

Althom looks around and doesn't see anyone that'll mind too much

althom said:

Good God man, where have you been? What's up!!!!

M

MIGUELGOMEZ said:

Me too, but I chew nicorette all day.

Stax said:

That's what I should do. Chew Nicorette when I get home. I just don't want to feel all jittery.


M

MIGUELGOMEZ said:

This will help with the jitters.

Stax said:

I was actually going to get some Valium for my trip to England next month but while I was thinking about it (true story) I interviewed a client that was in jail for having Valium without a prescription.


M

MIGUELGOMEZ said:

crossing international borders with illicit narcotics definitely won't help with the jitters.

Stax said:

I already feel like a cow, I don't want to be a Mule.

M

MIGUELGOMEZ said: