Quitting smoking

[Shaun Harris]

I have tried and failed in the past, but NOT this time. Today is my day 7 and I am 100% Tobacco free after 37 years of averaging 20 a day

Some thing to be proud of about myself again

Things almost seem like a numbers game in my life

[GTRMAN]

Way to go dude, good on ya

[Shaun Harris]

$5000-00 a year better off also, man we will have a cool holiday in 12 months from now

[kevfromcoro]

+ :clap:

good onya

[Shaun Harris]

+ :clap:

good onya




Cheers Kev

[unstuck]

Good on ya, about time for me to give it up again too. I give up for a couple of years, let the body heal a bit then start up again. Stopping is easy, staying stopped is the hard bit. Well done though man, just be warned that when your smell comes back, you are going to wonder what the fuck is going on, and her farts are actually quite horrendous.:2thumbsup

[nodrog]

Cool story.

7 days isnt given up.

count chickens much?

[Scouse]

Cool story.

7 days isnt given up.

count chickens much?I agree with this dude. come back after 7 weeks then 7 months then 7 years that will be when you can say you have done it but not 7 days.

looks more like you are attention seeking

[mashman]

Puff...........

[Ribit]

I've heard the physical addiction (nicotine withdrawals) is over in about 7-14 days.
After that its all habitual and mental addiction.

Whatever it is, I reckon, if ya want to spend good money on killing yourself, spend it on the bike!

[Stirts]

I agree with this dude. come back after 7 weeks then 7 months then 7 years that will be when you can say you have done it but not 7 days.

looks more like you are attention seeking

http://britishexpats.com/forum/images/smilies/sarcasm.gif Attention whoring? Who Moto-Dynamix? Noooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!

[Shaun Harris]

sad sad sad people

[Stirts]

sad sad sad people

No can't say I am...But the day I find myself giving a rats arse about what you say, then I will slit my wrists.

[Shaun Harris]

No can't say I am...But the day I find myself giving a rats arse about what you say, then I will slit my wrists.




very happy to help keep you alive then, and have a great day also

[bogan]

Were you banned from 2T racing for being a cheating cunt?

2T is the only smoking I need :Punk:

Though rolling coal is also pretty hilarious to see.

[unstuck]

Puff...........

Pass.:doobey:

[SPman]

$5000-00 a year better off also, man we will have a cool holiday in 12 months from now Only if you stick the money away in an untouchable account......

[Big Dog]

A mate put the price of a pack of ciggies away in a different account every time he thought about buying more.

He restarted a few times but kept up
His rule and quit a few more times.
Handy sum after a year or so.

[mada]

good stuff mate, keep it up.:Punk:

[kevfromcoro]

Hi mate I went to 1 of those 7th church mob meetings

This is what I learnt,,
coffee and nicotine are realated
have a coffee and find out...
stay of it for a week

also chocolate.. steak few others.
drink shit loads of water juice,, accually I can drink piss ,, if I give up it flushes
the nicotine out of ya body.
stay away from people who smoke
put the money you spent on smokes in a jar.. then go and look at it in a month, surprise...:2thumbsup

its takes 48 hours to get 98% of nicotine out your body,, the other 2% is in your fingernails and hair a saying that .. iam not saying that anyone can give up smoking in 48 hrs
the habit lasts for weeks ..months.. even years.
also be wary of the 3s 3rd day,, 3rd week.. etc

Good luck.. and to all you people with negative posts :finger:

[Shaun Harris]

Thanks to all the well wishers

[Edbear]

$5000-00 a year better off also, man we will have a cool holiday in 12 months from now


Thanks to all the well wishers

If you start to weaken, take a long look at your family and tell yourself again what good reasons you have to keep going.

Anyone who has been through a withdrawal from drugs will understand and be supportive.

[BuzzardNZ]

I've tried to quit a number of times over the years.

Hardest part for me was when going out for a few beers. To me having a beer without a ciggie is like having toast without the butter.

I'm going to try and quit again next year!

Good luck to you Shaun.

[unstuck]

I've tried to quit a number of times over the years.

Hardest part for me was when going out for a few beers. To me having a beer without a ciggie is like having toast without the butter.

I'm going to try and quit again next year!

Good luck to you Shaun.

Have margerine then ya freak.:devil2:
Give up drinking, ya alchky.:2thumbsup
TRY picking up a pencil and tell me what happens.:whistle:

[BuzzardNZ]

Have margerine then ya freak.:devil2:
Give up drinking, ya alchky.:2thumbsup
TRY picking up a pencil and tell me what happens.:whistle:


I'd probably try and smoke it :doobey:

[unstuck]

I'd probably try and smoke it :doobey:

There is that fuckin word again. Your either doing it or you aint. No trying involved.:msn-wink:

[BuzzardNZ]

There is that fuckin word again. Your either doing it or you aint. No trying involved.:msn-wink:

Says the man who gives up the starts again, then gives up.... :weird: :motu: :dodge:

[unstuck]

Says the man who gives up the starts again, then gives up.... :weird: :motu: :dodge:

AND? No trying involved. I stop. I start. Both choices I make. I enjoy smoking sometimes, but when my body tells me it has enough and the effects are felt, I stop.:devil2:

Trying to me implies one is not committed to a decision they have made, wishy washy decision making= wishy washy results.:msn-wink:

[swtfa]

You have gone public now... a sure sign you do not want to make a fool of yourself and start up again.

I say well done you!!

Keep up the good work

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[Akzle]

If you start to weaken, take a long look at your family and tell yourself again what good reasons you have to keep going.

Anyone who has been through a withdrawal from drugs will understand and be supportive.

the fuck would you know, youre still an addict.

[unstuck]

You have gone public now... a sure sign you do not want to make a fool of yourself and start up again.

I say well done you!!

Keep up the good work


True that, and I left the image there on purpose mods, kick my ass all you want. I deserve it.:msn-wink::spanking:

[Shaun Harris]

I've tried to quit a number of times over the years.

Hardest part for me was when going out for a few beers. To me having a beer without a ciggie is like having toast without the butter.

I'm going to try and quit again next year!

Good luck to you Shaun.





Cheers Buz- just like I said about winning the TT one day, I said I would and I did, same here, I am done!

[Shaun Harris]

You have gone public now... a sure sign you do not want to make a fool of yourself and start up again.

I say well done you!!

Keep up the good work



The exact reason behind why I went public in case I came across difficult moments that I needed mental strength from, as well as I made my last promise to my mother at her funeral very recently that I would be a non smoker by the end of that month, which was July and I owe her to stick to it




WOOPS SERIOUSLY I had forgotten about the above

[Shaun Harris]

The exact reason behind why I went public in case I came across difficult moments that I needed mental strength from, as well as I made my last promise to my mother at her funeral very recently that I would be a non smoker by the end of that month, which was July and I owe her to stick to it

[Shaun Harris]

educate me on the mods and copying other posts with attachments in them, I got a wee rep for it just recently but have not gone and read where when why this applies- an you all know I hate upsetting people

[imdying]

Wouldn't worry about it, very easy to install a mod to the board that eliminates duplicate images automagically, but apparently that's too difficult :scooter:

[unstuck]

Wouldn't worry about it, very easy to install a mod to the board that eliminates duplicate images automagically, but apparently that's too difficult :scooter:

Yeah, you hardly feel the slap, which is a shame. Pain can be such a turn on.:2thumbsup

[Edbear]

the fuck would you know, youre still an addict.

If only you knew a fraction of what you think you know about me. :bleh:

[Berries]

I brought my first packet yesterday for more than 12 months.

[buggerit]

If only you knew a fraction of what you think you know about me. :bleh:

We know more than you think:laugh::bleh:

[Edbear]

We know more than you think:laugh::bleh:

I think, therefore I am. At least I think I am. :wacko:

[Oakie]

I wish you strength in your noble endeavour sir. It can be a bloody hard road but it's well worth it. Just remember your promise and you'll get the motivation you need.
I gave up when I was about 32. It was my 6th go at giving up. The 6th time I had decided I wanted to make sure I was around to see my grandchildren ... that motivation saw me through

[R650R]

Good luck, just remember every time you reach for that pack you'll be contributing to funding the beaurecrats in Wellington... That should motivate you not to.
Bloke at work gave up for awhile after he cracked his ribs, he had the classic smokers cough every time he had one and the pain was too much.
My grandfather gave up cold turkey when he was about 60 after a lifetime of heavy smoking. What motivated him? He put new ceiling tiles in the lounge and realised what the colour white was supposed to look like. Got bronchitis later but lived to 81.
I smoked for all of about 2 weeks, had a physical job and really noticed the drop in performance, felt like I was dying already lol. In the end I finally got a pack of Marlboros (not common in NZ) being a kevin shwantz fan.
Took a puff of the most foul disgusting thing ever tasted and threw the whole pack out window... Never looked back.

[skippa1]

My grandfather gave up cold turkey when he was about 60 after a lifetime of heavy smoking..
He would've been better of giving up smoking

[R650R]

He would've been better of giving up smoking

LOL these dyas its the Wild Turkey that is a problem...

http://www.craveonline.com/images/stories/112197/image_assets/image_1.jpg

[Shaun Harris]

cheers all, Guarantee ya Im done

[Maha]

I have tried and failed in the past, but NOT this time. Today is my day 7 and I am 100% Tobacco free after 37 years of averaging 20 a day

Some thing to be proud of about myself again

Things almost seem like a numbers game in my life

Anne and I did the math on what we spent per year on smokes, it was $10K between us, over four years now I think? not sure maybe five? I don't really care how long, fact is, not stacking the pockets of the cigarette companies and stacking our own with the hard earned money is way more pleasing the having a smoke. We both enjoyed smoking while we did it and equally enjoyed what the extra money allowed us to do, helped with buying brand new bikes for one.
Well done Shaun, keep at it.

[Mom]

The exact reason behind why I went public in case I came across difficult moments that I needed mental strength from, as well as I made my last promise to my mother at her funeral very recently that I would be a non smoker by the end of that month, which was July and I owe her to stick to it

And this is why you will succeed. I gave up on the power of a bloke that used to be a real cool/rude/abusive/lovely poster here on the forum. I really liked and respected him. He gave up, and explained to me how easy it was to do. I stopped! Not gave up smoking, I simply stopped. I became a non-smoker. Easiest thing I have ever done.

Good luck to you mate, if you need a bit of support whistle out!

[The Reibz]

Replace your addiction with one of the following...

Gambling
Alcohol
Drugs

If you are already dependant on one of the above substances/activities then take up smoking again....

[Drew]

And this is why you will succeed. I gave up on the power of a bloke that used to be a real cool/rude/abusive/lovely poster here on the forum. I really liked and respected him. He gave up, and explained to me how easy it was to do. I stopped! Not gave up smoking, I simply stopped. I became a non-smoker. Easiest thing I have ever done.

Good luck to you mate, if you need a bit of support whistle out!

Nope. Since the majority of nicotine withdrawal is psychosomatic, what works for one is not getting even odds to work for another.

[awa355]

I've never had the problem of giving up smoking, Just wish I could flag away chocolate and ice cream. :shit:

[Mom]

Nope. Since the majority of nicotine withdrawal is psychosomatic, what works for one is not getting even odds to work for another.

Exactly what I said. I took Boomers word as fact, and used that power to stop smoking. All in my mind. That is the trick to this. Shaun has a promise to his mother to honour, that is his power. I will happily help support him if he needs it.

[FJRider]

Today is my day 7 and I am 100% Tobacco free after 37 years of averaging 20 a day

Some thing to be proud of about myself again

Things almost seem like a numbers game in my life

7 days ... :killingme


I've been Tobacco free for the last 56 years. (I've never smoked)


A numbers game eh ... whats the number of days in 56 years .... Get with reality fella. You haven't quit yet ... you've barely tasted fresh air yet.


I bet you won't make ONE year ...

[Murray]

Replace your addiction with one of the following...

Gambling
Alcohol
Drugs

If you are already dependant on one of the above substances/activities then take up smoking again....

You forgot

cheating

[blue rider]

6 odd years and counting.


with the money saved

bhs
learners
scorpio
the most beautiful black one RIP
the tart :)
daisy 1
daisy 2
leathers
n'stuff

7 days is the first step

[eelracing]

In the end I finally got a pack of Marlboros (not common in NZ) being a kevin shwantz fan.
Took a puff of the most foul disgusting thing ever tasted and threw the whole pack out window... Never looked back.

I think you mean Lucky Strikes...and they taste devine.
Like the crack from a tuned stinger on a crisp clear morning.

This message has been brought to you by British American Tobacco Inc.

[bluninja]

I smoked from birth to the age of 12 then someone let me try inhaling from my own cigarette :wacko: I then smoked openly from the age of 16 to 20 and stopped. It is all about personal choice and what you want to spend your resources on. I wish you well with your choice to spend your time and money on other things than cigarettes. The best bit is you can choose every day rather than be led by past habits.

[Shaun Harris]

appreciate the positive comments from those that have been smokers and understand what the addiction is actually like. I know that if I even had one puff I would be a smoker again, so it just will NOT be a happening thing, simple.

[unstuck]

Have a read of this book if you haven't already. Very successful for a lot of people. It really is a mental challenge. When I stop, the first couple of days are a bit rough, then another rough patch about 3/4 weeks in then another rough patch about 7 months. Everyone is different though.

Keep it up, and good luck with the smoking thing too.:shifty:

http://allencarr.com/419/online-bookstore

[Shaun Harris]

Have a read of this book if you haven't already. Very successful for a lot of people. It really is a mental challenge. When I stop, the first couple of days are a bit rough, then another rough patch about 3/4 weeks in then another rough patch about 7 months. Everyone is different though.

Keep it up, and good luck with the smoking thing too.:shifty:

http://allencarr.com/419/online-bookstore



cheers dude, but I am a pig headed bastard and have already made my decission

[awayatc]

cheers dude, but I am a pig headed bastard and have already made my decission

Good onya mate......

smoked many years myself, so know how it is,

told my (then) wife one day,

you are trying to give up, but I am now a non smoker.

that was in 1999.........

never looked back. ( 3 bikes, boat and convertable all bought from my ashtray account)

[unstuck]

Good onya mate......

smoked many years myself, so know how it is,

told my (then) wife one day,

you are trying to give up, but I am now a non smoker.

that was in 1999.........

never looked back. ( 3 bikes, boat and convertable all bought from my ashtray account)

Maybe it was getting rid of the wife and not the smokes that saved you money.:devil2:

[awayatc]

Maybe it was getting rid of the wife and not the smokes that saved you money.:devil2:

Not wrong.....
she is still smoking....
and drinking......
and not working...

Life is good ....

15 years of saving a pack a day for myself....? $50.000 at least
getting rid of Mark 1....? Priceless

[Banditbandit]

appreciate the positive comments from those that have been smokers and understand what the addiction is actually like. I know that if I even had one puff I would be a smoker again, so it just will NOT be a happening thing, simple.

Good on ya .. I gave up for two years (most I've every made) ... two months ago I started smoking - the job drive me crazy and it was stress relief ...

I won't have the job after August 18 (no, I won't be unemployed - I'm just reverting back to my old job ...) and I plan to stop again on that day !!! (Here's hoping)

Good luck with that ... I will be sharing your happiness ..

[Drew]

Good on ya .. I gave up for two years (most I've every made) ... two months ago I started smoking - the job drive me crazy and it was stress relief ...

I won't have the job after August 18 (no, I won't be unemployed - I'm just reverting back to my old job ...) and I plan to stop again on that day !!! (Here's hoping)

Good luck with that ... I will be sharing your happiness ..Funny thing with the stress I found.

Smoking doesn't seem to make any difference for me. When I'm not smoking (the couple decent time periods I've been off it) I don't get any more stressed than when I'm smoking. Possibly less, since I'm not looking for an opportunity to go have a fag.

Started again this time after having put on 25kgs, no idea how I did it the time before that without turning into a fatty. After a week I could go hang with smokers at the pub and not be tempted.

[Shaun Harris]

Funny thing with the stress I found.

Smoking doesn't seem to make any difference for me. When I'm not smoking (the couple decent time periods I've been off it) I don't get any more stressed than when I'm smoking. Possibly less, since I'm not looking for an opportunity to go have a fag.

Started again this time after having put on 25kgs, no idea how I did it the time before that without turning into a fatty. After a week I could go hang with smokers at the pub and not be tempted.




Becoming a short little old fatty is prob what will happen to me man, and that will really piss me off

[Drew]

Becoming a short little old fatty is prob what will happen to me man, and that will really piss me offThe oompa loompa jokes are already starting to stack up in my mind. Go for gold.

[swarfie]

The oompa loompa jokes are already starting to stack up in my mind. Go for gold.

I'll be first then...ya fat coont
GIVE IT UP YA SUCKER :headbang:

And good luck Shaun...it's a mugs game.

[Shaun Harris]

The oompa loompa jokes are already starting to stack up in my mind. Go for gold.



yea man Im gunna hate the gut and if no licence what is the point in training to loose it-

[Drew]

I'll be first then...ya fat coont
GIVE IT UP YA SUCKER :headbang:

And good luck Shaun...it's a mugs game.I'm 20 kgs lighter than I was at the Barry Sheene last year fucker!

[BuzzardNZ]

yea man Im gunna hate the gut and if no licence what is the point in training to loose it-

Don't worry about the gut, just carry it around in a wheelbarrow, take the load off those unequal length legs of yours! You'll be right.

[swarfie]

I'm 20 kgs lighter than I was at the Barry Sheene last year fucker!

Holy shit mate, you'll have disappeared by then....better stop fagging and put some back on :lol:

[unstuck]

yea man Im gunna hate the gut and if no licence what is the point in training to loose it-

Exercise is it's own reward.:2thumbsup

[unstuck]

yea man Im gunna hate the gut and if no licence what is the point in training to loose it-

Although if you're a fat fucker, you get to go on the bottom during sex. I would hope.:msn-wink:

[Sharry]

Good on ya Shaun. It can be hard to make the move, I have done it more times than I can count but have been off them for must be over three years now.
Some people just can't abide someone else having a bit of pride in themselves eh.

I reality you can't get to 7 years if you aint done 7 months, you can't get to 7 months without doing 7 weeks and can't do 7 weeks without 7 days.

Well done :niceone:

[Drew]

Holy shit mate, you'll have disappeared by then....better stop fagging and put some back on :lol:

Mate, I was tipping the scale at 110 back then. Still pretty solid at 88.

[nodrog]

Becoming a short little old fatty is prob what will happen to me man, and that will really piss me off

you will look like a basketball, with down syndrome.

[Shaun Harris]

you will look like a basketball, with down syndrome.




I actually found that funny prick

[FJRider]

Exercise is it's own reward.:2thumbsup

A heart attack is a "Reward" .. ??? I'll pass on that .. :weird:

[unstuck]

A heart attack is a "Reward" .. ??? I'll pass on that .. :weird:

I think more heart attacks happen to people who do no exercise.:msn-wink:

[FJRider]

I think more heart attacks happen to people who do no exercise.:msn-wink:

More ... ??? fat fucks deserve some risk.

Fat smokers .. no great loss .. :blank:

It's NO guarantee that exercise won't kill you ... but why take the risk ... ??? :devil2:

[unstuck]

More ... ??? fat fucks deserve some risk.

Fat smokers .. no great loss .. :blank:

It's NO guarantee that exercise won't kill you ... but why take the risk ... ??? :devil2:

:killingme:killingme Me, I like to exercise so I can shag without passing out, tis the only exercise goal I need.:devil2:

[FJRider]

:killingme:killingme Me, I like to exercise so I can shag without passing out, tis the only exercise goal I need.:devil2:

That is the down side of the select few ... sorry to hear you're one of the few ... :lol:

[unstuck]

sorry to hear you're one of the few ... :lol:

I ride with them once or twice, and people jump to conclusions.:rolleyes:

[FJRider]

I ride with them once or twice, and people jump to conclusions.:rolleyes:

My mistake ... as you were ... :laugh:

"Moderation" is the key ... but Moderators aren't that popular. A shag is a shag ... they've never killed me yet ... :killingme

[BuzzardNZ]

:killingme:killingme Me, I like to exercise so I can shag very large 'ladies' without passing out, tis the only exercise goal I need.:devil2:

Fixed that for you ;)

[HenryDorsetCase]

:killingme:killingme Me, I like to exercise so I can shag without passing out, tis the only exercise goal I need.:devil2:

to be fair it doesn't take much cardio for a 2min marathon session. (including the cuddling)

[Shaun Harris]

Now the FLU has finally left me, I can already notice a big different in my breathing, as well I am sure the whites of my eyes are whiter than I can ever remember them, it was like they were stained with nicotine or some thing

[unstuck]

to be fair it doesn't take much cardio for a 2min marathon session. (including the cuddling)

2 MIN!!! Hardly worth getting it up for.:laugh:

[Scouse]

Now whites of my eyes are whiter than I can ever remember them, it was like they were stained with nicotine or some thingNah that was the reflection from yer ginga mop

[Shaun Harris]

Nah that was the reflection from yer ginga mop






what, are you suggesting i have lost my hair now also

[Hoon]

Good on ya Shaun. Giving up smoking is probably in the top 3 best decisions I ever made in my life. I've just realised that I've now been smoke free (15 years) for longer than I had been smoking.

Keep it up! You're over the nicotine withdrawals which is the hard part. Now you just got to get over the other hard part which is the habitual side. Not lighting up after every meal, drink, break, getting in the car, going in the garage, etc takes some adjusting.

You're either a smoker or a Non-smoker. There's no in between. Non-smoking means not a single puff....ever...for the rest of your life. Anything less is just a smoker between smokes so stay strong and beware of the "just one puff" or "only when I drink" excuses that keep that door open.

[Drew]

Keep it up! You're over the nicotine withdrawals which is the hard part.Ummm, the human body craves nicotine at about a tenth the level it does caffeine. The physical addiction is so close to nil that an addiction created by putting patches on a non smoker for three months, would barely be noticed when they were no longer applied.
Now you just got to get over the other hard part which is the habitual side.I don't think 'habitual' is at all the right word. The habit is as easy to break as the physical addiction. Ten times of incorporating a new thing into daily tasks is supposedly the seed well and truly planted for a habit. Stands to reason that ten times of removing something is that habit all but broken, and it requires less and less thought each consecutive time.

So, we're left in a very grey area. With no easy fix as it happens. Which sucks for those of us deeply entrenched in sparking up. I've got nothing going on right now (hence I'm tapping away at this long winded reply), but I am prolly gonna go for a smoke as soon as this post is finished. Why? Fucked if I know. There's no explanation I can come up with to do it, and plenty of reasons not to. I know them all. Yet...

Psychologists have done loads of research, but not one of them seems to have come up with a sure fire way to knock it on the head with no ill effects. Be it physical or in our heads.

We're fucked. Need to battle with ourselves to overcome it.

"Smokers are perceived as weak willed. This is untrue. It took a lot of will power to continue smoking those first cigarettes, they're horrible and it's unnatural to smoke them". Alan Carr. (I paraphrased that a bit, but that's the gist of it).

Off for a fag now.

[Katman]

Off for a fag now.

Here you go.

http://wellington.gaycities.com/bars/

You're welcome.

[Murray]

Here you go.

http://wellington.gaycities.com/bars/

You're welcome.

So what are you doing searching gay citys and bars???? (one has to ask)

[FJRider]

So what are you doing searching gay citys and bars???? (one has to ask)

He probably has no need to use search ... my guess is ... he has them on saved favourite sites ... :shifty:

[bluninja]

Ummm, the human body craves nicotine at about a tenth the level it does caffeine

Do you have any facts that I could look at for that? Just interested as it's not consistent with anything that I've learned about the 2 drugs.



] I don't think 'habitual' is at all the right word. The habit is as easy to break as the physical addiction. Ten times of incorporating a new thing into daily tasks is supposedly the seed well and truly planted for a habit. Stands to reason that ten times of removing something is that habit all but broken, and it requires less and less thought each consecutive time.


Habits aren't "broken" or removed, they are modified, redirected or replaced. In order to focus on "NOT smoking" one must first focus on "Smoking", so probably best to focus on a new more beneficial (or less harmful) activity. Of course you could "program" yourself to be violently nauseous anytime you hear the word "cigarette" or smell tobacco, or tobacco smoke...that might work too..for a while...

Just my quack psychology to behavioural adjustment. I've trained my dogs and they don't smoke, so it must be right :crazy:

[Shaun Harris]

Ummm, the human body craves nicotine at about a tenth the level it does caffeine. The physical addiction is so close to nil that an addiction created by putting patches on a non smoker for three months, would barely be noticed when they were no longer applied. I don't think 'habitual' is at all the right word. The habit is as easy to break as the physical addiction. Ten times of incorporating a new thing into daily tasks is supposedly the seed well and truly planted for a habit. Stands to reason that ten times of removing something is that habit all but broken, and it requires less and less thought each consecutive time.

So, we're left in a very grey area. With no easy fix as it happens. Which sucks for those of us deeply entrenched in sparking up. I've got nothing going on right now (hence I'm tapping away at this long winded reply), but I am prolly gonna go for a smoke as soon as this post is finished. Why? Fucked if I know. There's no explanation I can come up with to do it, and plenty of reasons not to. I know them all. Yet...

Psychologists have done loads of research, but not one of them seems to have come up with a sure fire way to knock it on the head with no ill effects. Be it physical or in our heads.

We're fucked. Need to battle with ourselves to overcome it.

"Smokers are perceived as weak willed. This is untrue. It took a lot of will power to continue smoking those first cigarettes, they're horrible and it's unnatural to smoke them". Alan Carr. (I paraphrased that a bit, but that's the gist of it).

Off for a fag now.




sorry dude but Fact is, You either trully want to give up/stop or you are just kidding yourself. I was such an habitual smoker that I could some days smoke 5 with in 2 hours in the mornings, and if I was driving long distance, wow shit loads more. I am having no physicall issues at all and NOT using patches or anything, the only difficulty I find accasionally is the habitual habit is missing, ie, you are aware of a little bit of stress going on in my life currently and that is nothing compared to some thing else that is quite personell that I am heavily involved in, some times when I recieve a text or email about it that stresses me more over it, I THINK a smoke would be good, ( and there lies the habitual side of it using it as stress reliefe) then laugh at myself for being a soft cock and potentually giving into the crap again. I am DONE DONE DONE, join in man!

[Drew]

Do you have any facts that I could look at for that? Just interested as it's not consistent with anything that I've learned about the 2 drugs.




Habits aren't "broken" or removed, they are modified, redirected or replaced. In order to focus on "NOT smoking" one must first focus on "Smoking", so probably best to focus on a new more beneficial (or less harmful) activity. Of course you could "program" yourself to be violently nauseous anytime you hear the word "cigarette" or smell tobacco, or tobacco smoke...that might work too..for a while...

Just my quack psychology to behavioural adjustment. I've trained my dogs and they don't smoke, so it must be right :crazy:Many moons ago, I had to learn about it for a biology assignment. That's about all I retained.

[swtfa]

I have tried and failed in the past, but NOT this time. Today is my day 7 and I am 100% Tobacco free after 37 years of averaging 20 a day


Eight months have passed... how is it going?
I hope all is well and you are still smoke free :)

[BuzzardNZ]

Eight months have passed... how is it going?
I hope all is well and you are still smoke free :)

Judging by the following link, not too well :

http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php/173358-MNZ-President-votes/page4?p=1130854869#post1130854869

[bluninja]

Maybe it's chewing tobacco :banana:

[BuzzardNZ]

Maybe it's chewing tobacco :banana:

Could be. I tried that muck once ( an Indian variety http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gutka ) it tasted ok, but damn, it sure packed a punch, I almost chundered. I was told that each sachet ( you chew that much in one go ) was equal to 4 ciggies worth of nicotine. Never again :sick:

[Shaun Harris]

Eight months have passed... how is it going?
I hope all is well and you are still smoke free :)


NO, I have allowed my self to Fail. I am down from smoking 20 a day too 10 a day now. I went 31 days with NONE! better, but not good enough still.

[Drew]

So this thread is basically just the same thing as all your "I'm going back to the Isle of Mann" threads?

[swtfa]

NO, I have allowed my self to Fail. I am down from smoking 20 a day too 10 a day now. I went 31 days with NONE! better, but not good enough still.

You will not be the first to fail, it can be a real struggle. Look at the positive - you cut it down by half :)

[Shaun Harris]

So this thread is basically just the same thing as all your "I'm going back to the Isle of Mann" threads?


You can move along and just be depressed else where Drew, nothing makes you read my posts apart from your self

[Shaun Harris]

You will not be the first to fail, it can be a real struggle. Look at the positive - you cut it down by half :)


Yea, I am deff taking the positives from this so far, and can even feel it in my health. I am going to try hypnotism to finish this crap habit off

[Luckylegs]

Yea, I am deff taking the positives from this so far, and can even feel it in my health. I am going to try hypnotism to finish this crap habit off

With all due respect. You survived and recovered (are recovering) from what you did, but you cant quit smoking...

I think "taking the positives" approach might be part if the problem. You achieved fuck all really. You still put a healthy dose of shit in your body daily (yes, i see what i did there) spend fuck knows how much and probably still smell like a smoker.... you might as well smoke 20 again. Ultimately youre still a smoker so it was a complete failure!

You dont need hypnotism to finish it off, you just need to do it!

/rant of a reformed smoker

[Shaun Harris]

With all due respect. You survived and recovered (are recovering) from what you did, but you cant quit smoking...

I think "taking the positives" approach might be part if the problem. You achieved fuck all really. You still put a healthy dose of shit in your body daily (yes, i see what i did there) spend fuck knows how much and probably still smell like a smoker.... you might as well smoke 20 again. Ultimately youre still a smoker so it was a complete failure!

You dont need hypnotism to finish it off, you just need to do it!

/rant of a reformed smoker





Yea, but easier said than done dude for some of us weak minded people.

[unstuck]

Yea, but easier said than done dude for some of us weak minded people.

Now just look at your self talk young man, all this talk of failure and weak minded and all the other negative self talk.
You were a winner to get here, you had to be the fastest swimmer or you would not have made it.:shifty:

Your thought patterns are the most important part of achieving ANYTHING. Instead of telling yourself how hard it is and how you failed, try telling a different story like, I enjoy being a non smoker, I like feeling healthy, I like being able to smell things,ect.
Start telling yourself a different story, if you are not happy with the choices you are making.
Until you can make peace with where you are at, nothing you do differently is going to change the way you feel inside. The smoking is just a symptom of something a little deeper, have fun with it, be easy on yourself, and remember, the problem and solution are 2 different things. You cannot solve a problem from the same mindset that created it.:msn-wink:

[Shaun Harris]

Now just look at your self talk young man, all this talk of failure and weak minded and all the other negative self talk.
You were a winner to get here, you had to be the fastest swimmer or you would not have made it.:shifty:

Your thought patterns are the most important part of achieving ANYTHING. Instead of telling yourself how hard it is and how you failed, try telling a different story like, I enjoy being a non smoker, I like feeling healthy, I like being able to smell things,ect.
Start telling yourself a different story, if you are not happy with the choices you are making.
Until you can make peace with where you are at, nothing you do differently is going to change the way you feel inside. The smoking is just a symptom of something a little deeper, have fun with it, be easy on yourself, and remember, the problem and solution are 2 different things. You cannot solve a problem from the same mindset that created it.:msn-wink:



You got it buddy

[mashman]

Pretty much any time I end up "defending" my habit, the solution seems to surround ways of stopping. When it happens, and it will, I will have time and my family will have been warned. There will also be laxative involved. When you have the appropriate reason, you will stop.

[Big Dog]

What do you get out of your $3650+ hobby?
Be really honest.

What else could you do with the same money?

Do you smoke wherever you are whatever you are doing? If not how much extra time would you have every day if you got the monkey off your back?


Stupid phone / Tapatalk, apologies in advance.

[Genie]

Tackle the beast, if you can.

I set myself free from smoking only to return to her alluring ways and her sweet seduction...if you win and resist for all time good on you.

I the meantime I am enjoying the cigerette that accompanies my bourbon.:cool:

[Shaun Harris]

Tackle the beast, if you can.

I set myself free from smoking only to return to her alluring ways and her sweet seduction...if you win and resist for all time good on you.

I the meantime I am enjoying the cigerette that accompanies my bourbon.:cool:


That is a part of the problem man, I actually do still enjoy them, just do not like the fact that I stink and they control me and it is a huge waste of money

[mrchips]

I stopped smoking cold turkey 10 years ago..... I read Allan Carr's 'Easy way' book. It helped get my head around the fact that i was simply feeding an addiction to nicotine. Nicotine addiction is bad ass, it messes with your mind.

Just by writing this post & bringing up some memories, I could easily suck on a port royal right now... but i won't.....

That's how nasty the addiction is.

[pritch]

I must be one of the world's experts on giving up smoking, I've done it hundreds of times. The last time though was forty years ago. At one time most people I knew smoked, now virtually none of those people still does.

You must save a lot of money when you give up because when you go to a shop to buy fags you often buy a magazine, or a drink, or some other crap you didn't actually need. In theory I must have saved some serious money in forty years. Can't figure out why I still haven't got any. :whistle:

Apart from the money, fuck having to leave a warm confortable building to go and stand in the cold to get a drug fix. I couldn't figure out some of the women at work, they go to some trouble to look nice, pay for perfume to smell nice, then walk in smelling like an ash tray.

Then there's that old thing, "Kiss a non-smoker, taste the difference."

If this stuff has been mentioned already sorry, I couldn't be bothered to read the whole thread. I'm retired so I have spare time, but not that much. :devil2:

[Luckylegs]

Apart from the money, fuck having to leave a warm confortable building to go and stand in the cold to get a drug fix. I couldn't figure out some of the women at work, they go to some trouble to look nice, pay for perfume to smell nice, then walk in smelling like an ash tray.


Ah yes, missing out on food at catered meetings cos it was always more important to go and have a smoke first....