I give up!

[The Singing Chef]

Well i have now been 35 hours with out a ciggie after 5 years of smoking. Im going cold turkey and it's not too bad, just need something to do with the extra time now, have tried the pills that you suck on but they taste like shit!

Here is to being Smokefree! :-)

[Banditbandit]

Good luck. After 72 hours you will be free from the physical addiction .. once that is passed it's all psychological addiction ...

[jaffaonajappa]

Well i have now been 35 hours with out a ciggie after 5 years of smoking. Im going cold turkey and it's not too bad, just need something to do with the extra time now, have tried the pills that you suck on but they taste like shit!

Here is to being Smokefree! :-)


Keep at it man....great start!!...but its not over yet.

[rickstv]

My brother gave up smoking, infact he gives up more often than I have hot dinners.

Seriously tho, GOOD ON YOU!!!.:woohoo::woohoo::woohoo:

Rick.

[The Singing Chef]

Cheers guys, haha when i feel like a smoke i just go for a ride, generally fixes it, or have a bit of a :tugger::innocent:

[Crasherfromwayback]

Dig it in. I haven't had a ciggie since Nov last year and feel great for it. I just stopped cold turkey too. Best way imo.

[The Singing Chef]

Dig it in. I haven't had a ciggie since Nov last year and feel great for it. I just stopped cold turkey too. Best way imo.

Well ive tried to cut down before etc but that never worked, and the patches gave me some trippy dreams and didn't really do much. Just thought it's time to grow a pair and do it.

All the girls will be happy for the non-smoky kisses now lol

[LankyBastard]

Good on ya bro excellent news and awesome choice!! Keep up the good work :yes:

[Daffyd]

Good on ya! I agree that cold turkey is the only way that really works.
I sat the pack on the mantlepiece and every time I wanted a smoke I just went over to them and said, "No, you bastards, you can f***well stay there!"

Haven't smoked for over 15 years.

[Virago]

Good on ya mate - hang in there. A few tips from someone who's done it.

Cold turkey is best. Don't try to give up - do it.

The psychological hurdle is the hardest. Once you've made that commitment to yourself that you're not smoking any more, it gets easier.

Buy rewards for yourself with the money saved.

Put extra effort into oral hygiene - mouth ulcers are common (your mouth is used to the germ-killing smoke).

Good luck. :yes:

[scumdog]

A little O.T. - but why the fuck do people start in the first place?

Yet to hear a smoker say "Man this smoking is the shizz, I wish I'd taken up smoking years ago"...

Back on topic: Keep it up, I've never heard anybody regret giving up smoking - and think of the $$$ saved!

[The Singing Chef]

I remember i was in school with a mate when i started then when i moved to Welly and went to tech that's when i really got into it, maybe i thought it was cool, i did enjoy the head rush first though.

And thanks again guys.

[MadDuck]

Well done you! It does get easier and sure is worth it.

[EJK]

Keep it up! :sunny:

[NighthawkNZ]

Cold turkey is best. Don't try to give up - do it.

Yes Yoda...

But he is correct... "do not try, do or do not...there is no try."

I use to smoke 2 packs a day (was cheap in the navy) but when I left I couldn't really afford it so much and especially when I started cough up black green shit in the morning... I said fook that... so gave up cold turkey...

Most after the first couple of days is psychological and as every one has pointed out that, the hard part... but in the long run well worth it...

Good luck

[The Lone Rider]

Well i have now been 35 hours with out a ciggie after 5 years of smoking. Im going cold turkey and it's not too bad, just need something to do with the extra time now, have tried the pills that you suck on but they taste like shit!

Here is to being Smokefree! :-)

Science shows sex helps to quit smoking. Ask the misses to help you quit.

Take the money you saved, buy a wreck, build yourself a new bike to keep occupied.

[mashman]

Well i have now been 35 hours with out a ciggie after 5 years of smoking. Im going cold turkey and it's not too bad, just need something to do with the extra time now, have tried the pills that you suck on but they taste like shit!

Here is to being Smokefree! :-)

splitter :shifty: (all the best)

[High Lord]

Cheers guys, haha when i feel like a smoke i just go for a ride, generally fixes it, or have a bit of a :tugger::innocent:

Good technique, worked for me !!

although every so often when i'm on the turps.. and now they taste like shit.
:Punk:

[High Lord]

Science shows sex helps to quit smoking. Ask the misses to help you quit.

Take the money you saved, buy a wreck, build yourself a new bike to keep occupied.

Another Genius Technique !! and ya feel like ya money is contributing towards an "Assest" instead of .. well... not..

[The Singing Chef]

Haha i have the bike to work on, now to save....

And i have made the decision when i did it that i wouldn't be trying to, because if you are trying, you don't really want to give up.

If you just do it, that is when you are ready to quit.

Hmmm sex.....who to call..who to call...:mobile:

[nodrog]

I just had a cigarette, fuck it was good :yes:

[Crasherfromwayback]

I just had a cigarette, fuck it was good :yes:

Must've just had a root then...

[nodrog]

Must've just had a root then...

Na, just a quick wank in the work dunny.

[Crasherfromwayback]

Na, just a quick wank in the work dunny.

Haven't you got a nice office girl that could've given you a hand...

[YellowDog]

Well i have now been 35 hours with out a ciggie after 5 years of smoking. Im going cold turkey and it's not too bad, just need something to do with the extra time now, have tried the pills that you suck on but they taste like shit!

Here is to being Smokefree! :-)

With the money you'll be saving, a new bike must now be on the cards :yes:

[nodrog]

Haven't you got a nice office girl that could've given you a hand...

Na, just a cute boy who likes jesus, and he is used to recieving not giving.

[The Singing Chef]

With the money you'll be saving, a new bike must now be on the cards :yes:

That would be very nice indeed, eyeing up the 600 or 750 version of my Gsx but that has to wait till my full anyway!

[High Lord]

yeah ..sure it does ;)...

[The Singing Chef]

yeah ..sure it does ;)...

:innocent: or at least after i get my restricted, iv'e been so lazy i have been on my L for 8 - 9 months now!! :facepalm:

[High Lord]

Actually what am I saying, Wait for your full !! I racked up 70 demerits in two weeks from a combination of being a dick/and riding a 650 on a restricted.. and bad luck.....:facepalm:

[The Singing Chef]

Only thing annoying me is trying to concentrate on writing up my menu plan and equipment lists etc.. for the Culinary fare. Maybe Satriani isn't helping right now either? lol

[Maha]

Well i have now been 35 hours with out a ciggie after 5 years of smoking. Im going cold turkey and it's not too bad, just need something to do with the extra time now, have tried the pills that you suck on but they taste like shit!

Here is to being Smokefree! :-)

18 months for me now..approx money that I did not give to the cigarette company's $6,000.
Top effort, remember that you have not given up anything, you have gained.
Anne and I both read that ''the'' book.

[The Singing Chef]

18 months for me now..approx money that I did not give to the cigarette company's $6,000.
Top effort, remember that you have not given up anything, you have gained.

$6000 buckeroos? Jimminey Cricket!! Imagine all the crack i could buy with that....oh shit i meant a bike..:facepalm:

[Maha]

$6000 buckeroos? Jimminey Cricket!! Imagine all the crack i could buy with that....oh shit i meant a bike..:facepalm:

You dont save the money you would have spent on smokes (thats a bullshit line) you spend it on other things. Other things that mean more you than a smoke ever did.
Yes I worked it out that I would spend $4000 per year on smokes...now I dont.

[The Singing Chef]

You dont save the money you would have spent on smokes (thats a bullshit line) you spend it on other things. Other things that mean more you than a smoke ever did.
Yes I worked it out that I would spend $4000 per year on smokes...now I dont.

Yea i haven't saved anything yet, but i may set up an automatic transfer of what i would used to spend on smokes and put it onto a savings account, use it to fund a trip somewhere.

[Usarka]

A little O.T. - but why the fuck do people start in the first place?

Used to use the baccy to smoke hash when on OE, was great for having a toke in public looked like a rolly and didn't smell overly dodgey.

Trouble is got hooked on the legal stuff.

[Mom]

Cheers guys, haha when i feel like a smoke i just go for a ride, generally fixes it, or have a bit of a :tugger::innocent:

Good thinking that man! I have not had a smoke in 18 months and dont even think about it now. The first couple of days when the habit wanted feeding were probably the worst, but if you have made the decision to stop smoking you will be fine. All you have to do is not have one smoke, and that is easy.

I was a heavy smoker and had smoked for over 35 years, I simply decided to stop and did! Never regretted it. Your industry is notorious for smokers, stay focussed.

[The Singing Chef]

48hours have passed, thinking about it now i could have fundraised for the world vision thing. lol ohwell. and i just keep myself occupied, and mentos..for fresh breath :woohoo:

[blue rider]

walked away from the smokes a year ago, savings went into a bike, gear, licenses.... and a nice side effect....everything smells nice.

may the force be with you!

[Mom]

and a nice side effect....everything smells nice.

We have a woman that has recently started working in my office. She is a smoker. The smell of smoke was very obvious when she first started. She has elected not to smoke during work hours (she is the only smoker, and it is a bit lonely out in the carpark by yourself) no pressue or anything, her call.

Now all i can smell is her baccy! She is a Port Royal Smoker and it reeks! Imagine saying that, not so long ago I used to enjoy the odd rolly Port Royal :laugh:

[The Singing Chef]

We have a woman that has recently started working in my office. She is a smoker. The smell of smoke was very obvious when she first started. She has elected not to smoke during work hours (she is the only smoker, and it is a bit lonely out in the carpark by yourself) no pressue or anything, her call.

Now all i can smell is her baccy! She is a Port Royal Smoker and it reeks! Imagine saying that, not so long ago I used to enjoy the odd rolly Port Royal :laugh:

Haha i have started to smell it on my flatmate now, dirty bastard.. and it's fun being the only smoker, you can pick your ass and nobody will see ya.. :woohoo: and port royal does have that "smell" to it

[Mom]

Haha i have started to smell it on my flatmate now, dirty bastard.. and it's fun being the only smoker, you can pick your ass and nobody will see ya.. :woohoo: and port royal does have that "smell" to it

I used to love it, but the cold baccy smells revolting. I dont usually mind the smell of smoke, in fact I quite like it :pinch: depends on the brand I think. You can smell a smoker a mile away. I never realised that. YUK! So glad I dont smoke anymore!

[Oblivion]

My parents have been smokefree for over a week now. Makes me glad to think that my clothes, and the house :lol:, won't smell like the bloody things anymore. :woohoo:

[Mom]

My parents have been smokefree for over a week now. Makes me glad to think that my clothes, and the house :lol:, won't smell like the bloody things anymore. :woohoo:

You know this is something my kids commented on. Despite the fact we never smoked in our car, and always smoked outside, when we eventually stopped, they commented on how nice our house smelled. We had non smoking forends visit us and say the same :pinch: I know that now, but when you smoke, no matter how much you try to make things "not smell" they still do.

[onearmedbandit]

Reading this thread has made me want a cigarette even more now, such sweet smoke, ah that's it I'm off to the garage for a smoke.

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[The Singing Chef]

Reading this thread has made me want a cigarette even more now, such sweet smoke, ah that's it I'm off to the garage for a smoke.

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Dunhill blue? at least go Red if your gunna do it!! :facepalm:

[onearmedbandit]

Dunhill blue? at least go Red if your gunna do it!! :facepalm:

Oh noes someone doesn't like my choice of cigarette whatevers will I do...

I know, I'll go have a nice refined 'blue' and ponder my choices in life.

[hayd3n]

congrats!!:woohoo::woohoo::woohoo:
i never tried to quit smoking
i just told my self i dont smoke any more:yes:
apart from the ol cigar from time to time (1 this year)

[meteor]

On ya mate. I've never smoked so don't appreciate how hard it would be to give up. I've always hated the stink of it. Even when I'm following a car and the drivers window is down I get the stink... So I reckon I've got evidence to prove it's bad for my health to stay behind cars!!!

[Shadows]

Has been 6 weeks for me after 25 years of slavery. It's great to be able to go for a walk or something and not panic because there are only a couple of smokes left in the packet and it might be an hour before I get to a shop.
Like the others have said, just don't have another ciggie and you'll be fine. I think.

[Subike]

Decided Queens Birthday weekend to stop, two hard days withdrawl cold turkey then nuthing.
Feel so much better for it, and Im fucked If i wanted to continue going outside in winter to freeze my balls off just to feed a habit that was killing me.
Bonus is, I can now afford a tank of gass a week in the XS

[Ocean1]

Well done all.

I stopped 3 years ago, one of the hardest things I've ever done. And you're right, trying to stop doesn't work, seeing yourself as a non smoker works.

Only downside is; I'd love a cigar, from time to time. But I can't have one, I'm non smoker.

[KiWiP]

Well done Mr Chef and everyone else. This year is my 10th anniversary and although I may still get the occasional pang I've never regretted giving up. + so far I have saved several trillion dollars by not smoking. Has anyone seen it?

[The Singing Chef]

Well done Mr Chef and everyone else. This year is my 10th anniversary and although I may still get the occasional pang I've never regretted giving up. + so far I have saved several trillion dollars by not smoking. Has anyone seen it?

It all went on Acc rego payments :bye: and thanks, the cravings are getting a little worse, and will be interesting to see how work goes tomorrow!! wish me luck! :shutup:

[Shadows]

the cravings are getting a little worse, and will be interesting to see how work goes tomorrow!! wish me luck!

To take an idea from a book I read, it's just the little nicotine monster inside you screaming and writhing because he's starving to death. He's going through more pain than you are. From now on the only way you'll ever be worse off than him is if you start smoking again.

You just need to smile and think "take that, you fucking little fucker".

Over time he'll become weaker and weaker until he fades away.

Just don't have another ciggie or you'll end up right back at square one.

Good luck

[Mom]

wish me luck! :shutup:

NO you dont need luck, you just need to be surprised you feel like a smoke, because you dont smoke. You only have to say no to one smoke at a time, real easy.

[The Singing Chef]

So first day of working done, and i have managed not to have a ciggie, was easy since i was working, just pop alot of mints....hope they don't have a laxative effect :shutup:

[jaffaonajappa]

So first day of working done, and i have managed not to have a ciggie, was easy since i was working, just pop alot of mints....hope they don't have a laxative effect :shutup:

Awesome job mate. Keep it up!!!!!

[Insanity_rules]

A little O.T. - but why the fuck do people start in the first place?

Yet to hear a smoker say "Man this smoking is the shizz, I wish I'd taken up smoking years ago"...

Back on topic: Keep it up, I've never heard anybody regret giving up smoking - and think of the $$$ saved!

And for that matter, you never hear a first time smoker say "Wow that tastes great! I want another"

[Maha]

And for that matter, you never hear a first time smoker say "Wow that tastes great! I want another"

:laugh:...I guess thats true Mark, I remember coughing my ring out on a Mild 10 cigarette as a kid....still thought it was the coolest thing though.
I wised up some some years later.

[Banditbandit]

Dunhill blue? at least go Red if your gunna do it!! :facepalm:


Oh noes someone doesn't like my choice of cigarette whatevers will I do...

I know, I'll go have a nice refined 'blue' and ponder my choices in life.

"And he can't be a man/'cause he doesn't smoke/the same cigarettes as me. (Satisfaction)

[007XX]

:laugh:...I guess thats true Mark, I remember coughing my ring out on a Mild 10 cigarette as a kid....still thought it was the coolest thing though.
I wised up some some years later.

I didn't cough...Took it in like a big girl!

Been smoke free for over 3 years now... Good on ya for all those who have managed it as well.

[Maha]

I didn't cough...Took it in like a big girl!

Been smoke free for over 3 years now... Good on ya for all those who have managed it as well.

I took it in like a big also, the cough was for effect....:D

[007XX]

I took it in like a big also, the cough was for effect....:D

You took it in like a big boy uh? Nice... Now say it slowly, with a slightly effeminated version of Barry White...

There ya go, bet you're coughing again :p

[Maha]

You took it in like a big boy uh? Nice... Now say it slowly, with a slightly effeminated version of Barry White...

There ya go, bet you're coughing again :p

......and then can I go jump in muddy puddles?....:blip:

[007XX]

......and then can I go jump in muddy puddles?....:blip:

Good boy! But I'll let your wife clean the mess up, thank you very much...got enough with my monkey :facepalm:

[yungatart]

17 weeks smokefree for me.
Only once in all that time have I thought..."I'd love a ciggie right now"
That thought was followed immediately by "Whatever for?? I'm a non smoker"

Good on you, keep it up!

[The Singing Chef]

17 weeks smokefree for me.
Only once in all that time have I thought..."I'd love a ciggie right now"
That thought was followed immediately by "Whatever for?? I'm a non smoker"

Good on you, keep it up!

Exactly how i feel!! haha its been what 4 or 5 days now and i'm fine, been offered countless times and even helped somebody rip up their packet :-D feeling alot better too. even so early on!

[The Singing Chef]

Been 3+ weeks now, had 1 puff to show myself what i was actually inhaling and felt no desire to smoke after that puff. Lost track of the days, though after a bloody hard service in the kitchen there is still the want for one.

A little more money left now :-)

[scumdog]

Been 3+ weeks now, had 1 puff to show myself what i was actually inhaling and felt no desire to smoke after that puff. Lost track of the days, though after a bloody hard service in the kitchen there is still the want for one.

A little more money left now :-)

Stick with it and there'll be even more $$$$ saved.:yes:

[Mom]

Been 3+ weeks now, had 1 puff to show myself what i was actually inhaling and felt no desire to smoke after that puff. Lost track of the days, though after a bloody hard service in the kitchen there is still the want for one.

A little more money left now :-)

Good man! You have done the hard part, the rest is easy. You dont smoke so that is that!

Congratulations on beating the smokes, freedom is such a relief.

[dogsnbikes]

after a bloody hard service in the kitchen there is still the want for one

Been down that road....its all about breaking the routine,after service drinks and smoke etc....

Its been 1 year and 11 days for me now.....I feel good about it,and there have been times when I have had that feeling for a smoke,but thats all it was a feeling...

[fuknKIWI]

Hmmm sex.....who to call..who to call...:mobile:

Wankbusters:blink:

[Motorcycle Recovery]

[QUOTE=The Singing Chef;1130114351]Been 3+ weeks now, had 1 puff to show myself what i was actually inhaling and felt no desire to smoke after that puff. Lost track of the days, though after a bloody hard service in the kitchen there is still the want for one. QUOTE]

I've been watching this thread with interest. I've also "tried" to give up dozens of times, but this time I've decided to actually give up.

The last time I tried was with patches and gum, but like always found myself smoking again. So I made the smokers promise next time will be for real.
Believe or not being a professional smoking giver upper had benefits of hindsight, and I actually learned a few things that are helping.

1) I promised myself my next visit to the quack would include a request for Champax (no they don't have strings...well not anymore anyway:facepalm:) It's now coming up to day 14 on the course and tomorrow is rip up the ciggies day.

2) I promised my daughter and son(not myself) I would be smoke free before her 10th birthday, which is the begining of August.

3) I didn't tell anyone I was quitting (until now) so there was no other pressure from anyone else. (being a freedom of choice thought, I'd like to think having my last smoke was as much my own choice as picking up my first)Wost thing when you are giving up is getting drilled by someone because they "thought you were giving up!":angry:

After two weeks backing off on the smokes, scoffing mints and "leaning" on an e-cig, I'm already finding it easier this time. Had a smoke this morning and shock horror! I couldn't stomach that first puff of the day!:shit::shit:

So good onya Chef and the others, soon I'll be able to join the growing legions of reformed smokers! :woohoo:

[The Singing Chef]

[QUOTE=The Singing Chef;1130114351]Been 3+ weeks now, had 1 puff to show myself what i was actually inhaling and felt no desire to smoke after that puff. Lost track of the days, though after a bloody hard service in the kitchen there is still the want for one. QUOTE]

I've been watching this thread with interest. I've also "tried" to give up dozens of times, but this time I've decided to actually give up.

The last time I tried was with patches and gum, but like always found myself smoking again. So I made the smokers promise next time will be for real.
Believe or not being a professional smoking giver upper had benefits of hindsight, and I actually learned a few things that are helping.

1) I promised myself my next visit to the quack would include a request for Champax (no they don't have strings...well not anymore anyway:facepalm:) It's now coming up to day 14 on the course and tomorrow is rip up the ciggies day.

2) I promised my daughter and son(not myself) I would be smoke free before her 10th birthday, which is the begining of August.

3) I didn't tell anyone I was quitting (until now) so there was no other pressure from anyone else. (being a freedom of choice thought, I'd like to think having my last smoke was as much my own choice as picking up my first)Wost thing when you are giving up is getting drilled by someone because they "thought you were giving up!":angry:

After two weeks backing off on the smokes, scoffing mints and "leaning" on an e-cig, I'm already finding it easier this time. Had a smoke this morning and shock horror! I couldn't stomach that first puff of the day!:shit::shit:

So good onya Chef and the others, soon I'll be able to join the growing legions of reformed smokers! :woohoo:

Awesome stuff bro! it's funny how you don't have that same taste for ciggies, you remember the feeling that it gave you but it doesn't do it for you anymore. August isn't far so good on ya bro, keep up the good work!

[mrchips]

I've been watching this thread with interest. I've also "tried" to give up dozens of times, but this time I've decided to actually give up

Have you read Allen Carr's 'Easyway to Stop Smoking' ? I know alot of smokers that quit Cold Turkey (including myself) 5 + years ago read this book.

I have some freaky memories of my quit. Like throwing my laptop out a window during the first week, jumping on it like a madman & screeming my head off. Don't know what the neighbours thought :blink:.... I bought that book & the rest is history.

There is a sort of inner peace after you quit... very rewarding.

Good on ya !