VARMINT_SLAYER
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It's been two days and I'm going nuts. I almost cracked today but I fought it off. I found that sunflower seeds help alot.
Any advice for quitting smoking?
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VaPredHunter
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Theirs an old movie named Cold Turkey about a whole town that had to had to quit smoking its really funny if you can find it.
Cold Turkey (1971)
Directed by
Norman Lear
Writing credits
Norman Lear (story) and
William Price Fox Jr. (story) ...
(more)
Genre: Comedy (more)
Tagline: What happens when an evil tobacco company offers $25,000,000 to an entire town to stop smoking for thirty days? What happens when 4,006 heavy smokers from Eagle Rock, Iowa take up the challenge?
Cold Turkey (1971)
Directed by
Norman Lear
Writing credits
Norman Lear (story) and
William Price Fox Jr. (story) ...
(more)
Genre: Comedy (more)
Tagline: What happens when an evil tobacco company offers $25,000,000 to an entire town to stop smoking for thirty days? What happens when 4,006 heavy smokers from Eagle Rock, Iowa take up the challenge?
Redfrog
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Hang in there buddy. that's 48 you've done that don't have to be done again.
Just decide to not smoke one at a time.
Good job.!! /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/ooo.gif /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/ooo.gif
It will get better. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grinning-smiley-003.gif /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grinning-smiley-003.gif /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grinning-smiley-003.gif
Just decide to not smoke one at a time.
Good job.!! /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/ooo.gif /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/ooo.gif
It will get better. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grinning-smiley-003.gif /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grinning-smiley-003.gif /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grinning-smiley-003.gif
Little_Weaz
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There is some really good advice here....I hope that you can put it to good use. Here is what did not work for me.......
#1. My Wife. Yep, She insisted that I quit. Nagged and nagged and nagged. Increased my smoking by about double. Made me feel guilty all the time.
#2. Alcohol. I couldn't have a beer without a cigarette. It just wasn't possible. I was able to go weeks at a time without smoking but one or two beers and I was off to buy some smokes.
#3. Friends. Since I have quit drinking and smoking I have changed social circles completly. Many people pushed me to drink or smoke. There were times that I would cave in and other times that I wouldn't, but the one thing that was consistant is the "outing" that I got from friends that drank/smoked. I still get it from family sometimes, so I usually just exclude myself. I have to admit that they are cracking and don't push me that hard anymore.
Here are some things that worked for me:
#1. My wife. She finally realized that I had to be ready to quit. She supported me completely and didn't nag me hardly at all. She let me make the decision on my own as I became ready. Let me do it on my terms.
#2. Zyban. A friend of mine had a prescription for it and decided not to use it so I bought it from him for $100 bucks. It says in the directions to keep smoking while you take it. I only smoked outside as we had a baby. I found myself going outside less and less. eventually I just didn't smoke at all, and didn't even realize it. The problem for me was that it magnified my emotions by about 50%, If i drank at all then it doubled that to 100%. If I was in a good mood I was giddy, but if I was angry then I was extremely angry. After a couple of raging anger spells I learned to control it, and to avoid things that would make me lose it. Fortunately I didn't do anything bad. Consult a Doctor before doing this don't do it the way I did. Be sure to tell him/her about any and all medications your on including anything over the counter, even vitamins and "all natural" stuff.
#3. Toothpicks. Toothpicks are cheap and readily available. Chew on them and flip them in your fingers. Break them, tear them up, stick them in an olive, whatever it takes to occupy your hands. This is especially important when on the computer or in front of the T.V.
#4 Push-ups. Whenever you have a bad craving take a few really deep breaths. Then while you reflect on all the things you just suddenly remembered from you childhood, do some push-ups or some other physical activity. Try to do this instead of turning to food. Eating just made me want to smoke more, and smoking more just made me want to eat. I got up to about 280#. Hey Hey......lets keep in mind that I am 6'4". I am now down to about 240 but that is another long post.
I hope that this helps and I am sorry for writing so much. Redfrog hit it hard when he said to quit one at a time.
Also you might not have to change social circles like I did, but when I quit drinking/smoking there was no reason to go to the bar anymore, and I don't really have people come over and drink around my kids, so with some people there just isn't anything left.
I cant help but be angry at my father and my sister for taking up smoking after watching my mother die a long slow death from lung cancer at 49. I would post a picture of her here, but we have all seen it before and I don't want to stir anyones emotions. If I thought it would help even one person though I'd do it.
#1. My Wife. Yep, She insisted that I quit. Nagged and nagged and nagged. Increased my smoking by about double. Made me feel guilty all the time.
#2. Alcohol. I couldn't have a beer without a cigarette. It just wasn't possible. I was able to go weeks at a time without smoking but one or two beers and I was off to buy some smokes.
#3. Friends. Since I have quit drinking and smoking I have changed social circles completly. Many people pushed me to drink or smoke. There were times that I would cave in and other times that I wouldn't, but the one thing that was consistant is the "outing" that I got from friends that drank/smoked. I still get it from family sometimes, so I usually just exclude myself. I have to admit that they are cracking and don't push me that hard anymore.
Here are some things that worked for me:
#1. My wife. She finally realized that I had to be ready to quit. She supported me completely and didn't nag me hardly at all. She let me make the decision on my own as I became ready. Let me do it on my terms.
#2. Zyban. A friend of mine had a prescription for it and decided not to use it so I bought it from him for $100 bucks. It says in the directions to keep smoking while you take it. I only smoked outside as we had a baby. I found myself going outside less and less. eventually I just didn't smoke at all, and didn't even realize it. The problem for me was that it magnified my emotions by about 50%, If i drank at all then it doubled that to 100%. If I was in a good mood I was giddy, but if I was angry then I was extremely angry. After a couple of raging anger spells I learned to control it, and to avoid things that would make me lose it. Fortunately I didn't do anything bad. Consult a Doctor before doing this don't do it the way I did. Be sure to tell him/her about any and all medications your on including anything over the counter, even vitamins and "all natural" stuff.
#3. Toothpicks. Toothpicks are cheap and readily available. Chew on them and flip them in your fingers. Break them, tear them up, stick them in an olive, whatever it takes to occupy your hands. This is especially important when on the computer or in front of the T.V.
#4 Push-ups. Whenever you have a bad craving take a few really deep breaths. Then while you reflect on all the things you just suddenly remembered from you childhood, do some push-ups or some other physical activity. Try to do this instead of turning to food. Eating just made me want to smoke more, and smoking more just made me want to eat. I got up to about 280#. Hey Hey......lets keep in mind that I am 6'4". I am now down to about 240 but that is another long post.
I hope that this helps and I am sorry for writing so much. Redfrog hit it hard when he said to quit one at a time.
Also you might not have to change social circles like I did, but when I quit drinking/smoking there was no reason to go to the bar anymore, and I don't really have people come over and drink around my kids, so with some people there just isn't anything left.
I cant help but be angry at my father and my sister for taking up smoking after watching my mother die a long slow death from lung cancer at 49. I would post a picture of her here, but we have all seen it before and I don't want to stir anyones emotions. If I thought it would help even one person though I'd do it.
Tactical .20
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By the time I was 17 I was smoking 2 packs a day, or more. I threw them out the tractor window because it hurt to smoke in the morning, when I was 18. I kept telling myself I could always start up some other day, just not this time. You need to put something in your fingers, cause the act of holding and flicking ashes is like a habbit also.
Dr. Phil says you need to replace it with something else,(bad habbit).T.20
Dr. Phil says you need to replace it with something else,(bad habbit).T.20
VARMINT_SLAYER
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I didn't wake up last night wanting a cig but I still woke up this morning and reached for my pouch that wasn't there.
VARMINT_SLAYER
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I almost cracked this morning. I was stuck in the house with nothing to do and all of a sudden I just had to have a cigarette. I quickly found something to do and began cleaning my guns. I took apart and cleaned my 12 guage. I started wanting a cigarette even more. Then I cleaned my .17 HMR. It was getting worse. After I cleaned my .22 I couldn't take it anymore. On my way out the door to go buy a pack I saw the computer was on and decided to get on PM to stall myself from going on a cigarette run. I got on here and read through this thread and the craving was gone. Thanks for all of your support guys.
The weird thing is that I was fine yesterday I didn't get tempted once the whole day. I also went through 3 small bags of sunflower seeds. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif
The weird thing is that I was fine yesterday I didn't get tempted once the whole day. I also went through 3 small bags of sunflower seeds. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif
canislatrans54
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One statement from my doctor was all it took for me to quit.
I started smoking when I was 14. Quit when I was almost 24.
I passed out at work one evening. Was sent to the doc, who said, "You've had a severe asthma attack. How come you've been smoking all these years? Man, from the looks of your lungs, you're going to be dead in 5 years, if you don't stop smoking." /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/shocked.gif
I went home, gathered up all my tobacco products [cigs, cigars, pipe], threw them all in the trash & haven't touched any since. I quit less than 24 hours of that attack. That was June, 1988.
I never knew I had asthma. I had never had an attack before. Doc said that was strange, especially since I was a "premie" & have somewhat smaller lungs than average.
I took several meds from then until 2004. In 2004, an MRI showed that @ 40, I had the lungs of an average 80 yr. old.
Thankfully, I haven't had an attack in the last 2 years, & currently no longer need daily meds.
{if only I could get my son to quit} /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smiliesmack.gif
I started smoking when I was 14. Quit when I was almost 24.
I passed out at work one evening. Was sent to the doc, who said, "You've had a severe asthma attack. How come you've been smoking all these years? Man, from the looks of your lungs, you're going to be dead in 5 years, if you don't stop smoking." /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/shocked.gif
I went home, gathered up all my tobacco products [cigs, cigars, pipe], threw them all in the trash & haven't touched any since. I quit less than 24 hours of that attack. That was June, 1988.
I never knew I had asthma. I had never had an attack before. Doc said that was strange, especially since I was a "premie" & have somewhat smaller lungs than average.
I took several meds from then until 2004. In 2004, an MRI showed that @ 40, I had the lungs of an average 80 yr. old.
Thankfully, I haven't had an attack in the last 2 years, & currently no longer need daily meds.
{if only I could get my son to quit} /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smiliesmack.gif
I have been working in the medical field setting up home oxygen. About 90% of the people using home oxygen is because they smoke. Almost everyone tell me if they knew that they were going to be hooked to a little hose the rest of there life's. They would have not took the first puff. I have never smoked. It has scared me enough to quiet chewing snuff. Anyone wanting to quiet chewing and having trouble. There is a product that is called Bacc-Off http://www.baccoff.com . It made quieting very easy.
Good Luck codydog
Good Luck codydog
Started smoking at 17 and continued for 25 yrs. Also dipped for the last 5 of those yrs. Don't miss cigarettes at all, but at times now I'd almost kill for a good dip and I haven't had one for over 20 yrs. Undoubtedly, quitting was one of the hardest things I've ever done. Just take it one day at a time. Jim
VARMINT_SLAYER
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It's been a week since I've had a cigarette. I keep getting the feeling that I need a cigarette but I have been fighting it off. The worst time is between nine and eleven in the morning; not sure why but I'm usually fighting the urge to go buy a pack at this time.
Crapshoot, you were right about the sunflower seeds. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif
Thanks for all the support guys.
Crapshoot, you were right about the sunflower seeds. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif
Thanks for all the support guys.
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blinddog
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I had smoked for thirty years and I don't know how many times i quit, It took cronic pnumonia all one winter to make me stop finally, that was thirteen years ago, I still miss it somtimes but I have found that chewing gum helps. I try to limit the activities that usually prompt smoking like sitting around watching TV or drinking beer with the buds after work, I do other things now alot of handloading or surfing the net. use both hands so not smoking
What ever you do just quit!!!! If I could any one can
What ever you do just quit!!!! If I could any one can
