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re: All tips on quitting smoking appreciated
Posted on 4/26/16 at 8:51 pm to AmericanSpirit
Posted on 4/26/16 at 8:51 pm to AmericanSpirit
I quit in the 80's
The main thing I did was change the times I smoked
I forced myself to wait 20min everytime I wanted one, and that made all the difference for me.
I also only bought one pack at a time, saved them in a ziplock baggy to keep them fresh longer, eventually it no longer mattered
and haters gonna hate...
The main thing I did was change the times I smoked
I forced myself to wait 20min everytime I wanted one, and that made all the difference for me.
I also only bought one pack at a time, saved them in a ziplock baggy to keep them fresh longer, eventually it no longer mattered
and haters gonna hate...
This post was edited on 4/26/16 at 8:56 pm
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Posted on 4/26/16 at 8:53 pm to AmericanSpirit
Stick with it, otherwise you're going to get fat as shite
Posted on 4/26/16 at 8:53 pm to AmericanSpirit
quote:
I've been telling myself for years I want to quit. Chantix did not help out but rather made me depressed, the e-Cig seemed to have limited uses, and the gum was hit or miss for me. Maybe I should try the patch? Any dietary suggestions?
I know drinking a lot of water helps, and certain foods make cigarettes taste disgusting.
Sounds like you'd rather temporarily substitute something that you can blame for not working. If you really want to quit, stop lifting cigarettes to mouth and lighting them. It's pretty simple.
Posted on 4/26/16 at 8:54 pm to AmericanSpirit
Just stop being a pussy and quit. You want cigs, so you smoke them. If you want to quit, quit!
Posted on 4/26/16 at 8:55 pm to CoachChappy
Yeah, but he's not addicted to quitting.
Posted on 4/26/16 at 8:55 pm to AmericanSpirit
If you can't quit cold turkey, reduce how many cigs you smoke each day. Train your mind and body to want it less and less until the desire is gone.
Posted on 4/26/16 at 8:59 pm to AmericanSpirit
Make the decision and follow through. I'm at over 2 months now and it's really not difficult.
Prepare to smell, sleep, taste and just overall feel better.
Don't stop drinking despite what people tell you. The cravings will always be there but if you learn to accept them as being present and have the ability to control your urges, you'll be just fine. Remember that if you do quit drinking for a period of time while quitting smoking, when you do decide to have that drink, prepare for those intense initial cravings to come roaring back.
Good luck in this brief battle. 2 weeks and you're home free.
Prepare to smell, sleep, taste and just overall feel better.
Don't stop drinking despite what people tell you. The cravings will always be there but if you learn to accept them as being present and have the ability to control your urges, you'll be just fine. Remember that if you do quit drinking for a period of time while quitting smoking, when you do decide to have that drink, prepare for those intense initial cravings to come roaring back.
Good luck in this brief battle. 2 weeks and you're home free.
This post was edited on 4/26/16 at 9:01 pm
Posted on 4/26/16 at 9:01 pm to AmericanSpirit
Ween but be strict.
1. Take your current # of cigs per day and place in zip lock bag (this is the most important step).
2. Allow yourself that many cigarettes and ONLY that many cigarettes each day for 1 week. Be very strict. Placing the cigarettes in a ziplock bag each morning prevents you from cheating by "guessing" and allows you to see how many you have left near the end of each day so you can make them last.
3. After every 7 days decrease the number you put in the bag each day by one.
4. Continue until done.
Helpful adjunct: While you are doing this, begin another habit such as drinking coffee or chewing gum (something not as chemically addictive or unhealthy) whenever you want a cigarette but are holding out because you're trying to make the number left in the bag last the rest of the day.
1. Take your current # of cigs per day and place in zip lock bag (this is the most important step).
2. Allow yourself that many cigarettes and ONLY that many cigarettes each day for 1 week. Be very strict. Placing the cigarettes in a ziplock bag each morning prevents you from cheating by "guessing" and allows you to see how many you have left near the end of each day so you can make them last.
3. After every 7 days decrease the number you put in the bag each day by one.
4. Continue until done.
Helpful adjunct: While you are doing this, begin another habit such as drinking coffee or chewing gum (something not as chemically addictive or unhealthy) whenever you want a cigarette but are holding out because you're trying to make the number left in the bag last the rest of the day.
Posted on 4/26/16 at 9:03 pm to AmericanSpirit
Start doing a few lines a day of coke. That'll stop your body from craving the nicotine.
Posted on 4/26/16 at 9:05 pm to AmericanSpirit
I quit Feb 15 of this year. just did it cold turkey. the cravings are still there but you just have to get your mind on something else. stay strong brother 
Posted on 4/26/16 at 9:08 pm to LSUTigersVCURams
i quit and all i did was walk and jog either every day or every other day. Not far, just a mile to 3 miles. when you start jogging, it occupies your mind and u don't want to mess up ur jog with a cigarette.
Posted on 4/26/16 at 9:11 pm to Red Drum
I say become a social smoker. A pack lasts me weeks, maybe even months.
Posted on 4/26/16 at 9:25 pm to AmericanSpirit
My father is 80, blind and incontinent. He smoked two packs a day most of his life. He isn't living, he's existing. If that isn't enough to make you quit I don't know what is.
Posted on 4/26/16 at 9:42 pm to AmericanSpirit
Quit cold turkey
Adopt a habit preferably fitness - when you do true cardio you will understand. Trying to beat that crap out of your body is rough
Don't give up on working out/fitness even if you relapse. Keep going
Have someone hold you accountable that you respect and see often wife/significant other preferably
Find a want to quit for you. Find a reason health, vanity/appearance, kids etc.
Celebrate small successes and thank those around you that tolerate your anxiety/ridiculous mood swings as you learn to adjust
Take hygiene to another level floss daily if not after every meal, mouth rise, brush 2-3 take pride in your oral care
It is not without hiccups but it is not impossible. You just have to really want it.
Adopt a habit preferably fitness - when you do true cardio you will understand. Trying to beat that crap out of your body is rough
Don't give up on working out/fitness even if you relapse. Keep going
Have someone hold you accountable that you respect and see often wife/significant other preferably
Find a want to quit for you. Find a reason health, vanity/appearance, kids etc.
Celebrate small successes and thank those around you that tolerate your anxiety/ridiculous mood swings as you learn to adjust
Take hygiene to another level floss daily if not after every meal, mouth rise, brush 2-3 take pride in your oral care
It is not without hiccups but it is not impossible. You just have to really want it.
Posted on 4/26/16 at 9:45 pm to AmericanSpirit
When you smoke a cig take a deep 3 deep breaths between every drag. Next day do four seconds, next five, etc. this helps get less nicotine into your system. Next, Think of all the times you have a cig (driving, after coffee, after meals, between class, on work break etc.) an eliminate one per week. Work your way down to 2-3 cigs a day and then just stop. I was at 1.5 packs/day and used thus to stop. The quitting isn't the hard part it is the not picking it back up
Posted on 4/26/16 at 9:46 pm to AmericanSpirit
Sounds random, but Sunflower Seeds. Just sayin, I smoked for 12yrs and can still dig a good cigar without picking up a carton on the way home.
Posted on 4/26/16 at 9:47 pm to AmericanSpirit
ask yourself
Do I want to live or do I want to die?
/thread
Do I want to live or do I want to die?
/thread
Posted on 4/26/16 at 9:51 pm to AmericanSpirit
When you want to smoke a cigarette, don't dmoke a cigarette. You have to convince yourself that it is impossible to smoke one. It's very difficult, but possible if you really want to.
Posted on 4/26/16 at 10:14 pm to AmericanSpirit
I know three friends who used marijuana as a substitute, and it worked. I don't know if you're interested in that technique.
Good luck to you though.
Good luck to you though.
Posted on 4/26/16 at 10:22 pm to partywiththelombardi
quote:
Quit cold turkey
Adopt a habit preferably fitness - when you do true cardio you will understand. Trying to beat that crap out of your body is rough
Don't give up on working out/fitness even if you relapse. Keep going
Have someone hold you accountable that you respect and see often wife/significant other preferably
Find a want to quit for you. Find a reason health, vanity/appearance, kids etc.
Celebrate small successes and thank those around you that tolerate your anxiety/ridiculous mood swings as you learn to adjust
Take hygiene to another level floss daily if not after every meal, mouth rise, brush 2-3 take pride in your oral care
It is not without hiccups but it is not impossible. You just have to really want it.
These are all good. They helped me quite a bit.
I quit cold turkey over a year and half ago. When I wanted a cig I did pushups. Just ten or twenty. Just to get my brain moving somewhere else and get my heartrate up. Always seemed to work.
When I was at work or somewhere where I would look like an idiot dropping and doing twenty, I used hall honey lemon cough drops as a replacement. I don't know why but they work awesome.
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