That's it, I am quitting smoking!

[fuknKIWI]

Hang in there bloke, the physical cravings last 5 days after that it's the pschological issue that matters.
A relapse is NOT a failure but another step on the way to success.
Good luck & hang in there, it doesn't matter if you lose a few battles whilst winning the war.

[mrchips]

Mark and I stopped cold turkey after reading his book. 13 months smoke free for me. It was so easy I wished the hell I had read the book sooner. I was a heavy smoker, upwards of 25 a day and had smoked for nearly 40 years. If I can stop anyone can.

+1

Good on ya, I Quit Cold Turkey 5 years ago. Bought the Allen Carr 'Easy Way' book 3 days into my 'cravings from hell'.....

Highly recommend the book, haven't thought of cigarettes in yonks.

I bought myself a new bike with my ciggie savings. I figured if i wanted a ciggie i'd go out & drool on it, clean it or go for a ride. It worked !

[Hans]

Best thing you can do then...
if you have any friends/family etc who are travelling to Bali, get them to bring you back a carton of the locally made Marlboro durries. Then chain smoke the whole carton. That should put you off for life!
A bloke I used to work for brought me back a carton in the early 90s. Malaysian/Indonesian Marlboro ciggies are industrial strength!

I dunno. Used to smoke non-filter Gitanes back in the day. 3 weeks cold turkey as of today. Pure fucking hell. But I will make it.

[Fatt Max]

I smoked for 20 years and gave them up 6 years ago. Did the cold turkey thing, never looked back.

Good onya mate, stick with it. It really will change your life

[Gone Burger]

I dunno. Used to smoke non-filter Gitanes back in the day. 3 weeks cold turkey as of today. Pure fucking hell. But I will make it.

That a boy Hans - wishing you the best of luck aswell! Good thing you have a lovely lady at your side to keep you under control during this time lol - Wishing her luck too

[Buyasta]

Mark and I stopped cold turkey after reading his book. 13 months smoke free for me. It was so easy I wished the hell I had read the book sooner. I was a heavy smoker, upwards of 25 a day and had smoked for nearly 40 years. If I can stop anyone can.

I was pretty dubious as to how useful it'd be, but after failing to quit with patches and gum, I read his book, and after one false start, managed to quit - I've been smokefree for 2 years and 3 months now.
I'd definitely recommend reading it to anyone who wants to quit.

[Mom]

I was pretty dubious as to how useful it'd be, but after failing to quit with patches and gum, I read his book, and after one false start, managed to quit - I've been smokefree for 2 years and 3 months now.
I'd definitely recommend reading it to anyone who wants to quit.

I was what you would describe as a seasoned and hardened smoker, who had failed to stop smoking several times. I used to get a bit pissed off sometimes with the ASH campaigns and the bloody aweful pictures they put on my smoke packs. There were times I even shared a laugh with people about them.

I am also fairly pragmatic, but failed to get the message via these campaigns. I went for a ride out with some friends perhaps 6 months before I stopped smoking, one had been a big smoker who had managed to stop with the book. He assured me it really was as easy as the book said. I was sceptical originally, and in fact a tiny bit afraid to fail again, but put a call out for a copy of the book via here. The most lobely SARGE sent me up his copy and it sat on my bench for months. Obviously I was not ready to stop at that point.

New Years came and I got challenged to stop smoking by a dear friend as a New Years resolution. I gave her a high 5 and accepted the challenge. I smoked till I stopped partying (really late/early the next morning) I did not smoke when I got up, I had to go back to bed for a nana nap in the arvo and still did not have a smoke when I got up from that feeling much better than I did earlier in the day

She was still smoking, so I had a smoke. I realised I really did want to stop and picked up that book. I took my time reading it to let every thing sink in. My smoking reduced from 25+ a day to 4 or 5 over the next couple of days. Jan 4th I sat out side on my special chair (people who have been here will know the one I mean) and smoked my last smoke. Took a look at it as I put it out, and acknowledged it as my last one.

Back to work the next day, no problems at all, it took my work collegues 4 days to realise I was not smoking any more I did not even tell my kids I has stopped, my son picked it up when we had a coffee a couple of months later, he thought I was joking when I said I had not smoked for a couple of months. My mother cried when I got around to letting her know, she was so relieved I had stopped.

It does not bother me in the slightest to be around smokers, some times it even smells quite nice. I have no desire to take it back up again. Best of all I am no longer addicted to the nicotene, and if I am ever tempted to try another one all I have to do is say no to one. I rarely think about smoking, it usually happens when I smell smoke that smells nice

Like I said before, if I can stop anyone can. I dont miss it at all.

[cbfb]

Good work! Over a year ago since I quit, took many false starts but you'll get there.

Nicotine gum worked for me after many failed attempts on patches.

[Maha]

I was pretty dubious as to how useful it'd be, but after failing to quit with patches and gum, I read his book, and after one false start, managed to quit - I've been smokefree for 2 years and 3 months now.
I'd definitely recommend reading it to anyone who wants to quit.

FOOTNOTE: Alan Carr died of lung cancer 25 years after his last cigarette.

[Fatt Max]

Actually, I did try patches once but they were really hard to light....

[Hans]

That a boy Hans - wishing you the best of luck aswell! Good thing you have a lovely lady at your side to keep you under control during this time lol - Wishing her luck too

That lovely lady has been avoiding me like the plague for the last month, due to my less than sunny disposition. My body's trying every trick in the book to get me back on it. Cold sweats, nightmares, breathing problems the lot. But I can't start again, if only for how much weight I've put on. I used to be a smoker, if I start again I'll be a fat smoker.

[hellokitty]

That lovely lady has been avoiding me like the plague for the last month, due to my less than sunny disposition. My body's trying every trick in the book to get me back on it. Cold sweats, nightmares, breathing problems the lot. But I can't start again, if only for how much weight I've put on. I used to be a smoker, if I start again I'll be a fat smoker.

Don't be mean to your lady... I assume she, like me, worries about her man and wants him to live forever and is scared that he will never give the smokes up.
Hang in there!

[Slyer]

I wonder why smoking is so prolific in motorcyclists?
Is it the I don't give a fuck about my own wellbeing attitude or because everyone are just old bastards? :P

[yafeetup]

FOOTNOTE: Alan Carr died of lung cancer 25 years after his last cigarette.

This book is the shit smoked for 36 years read it twice then stopped, been smoke free for 3 years all the other stuff is crap just a money making adventure. Remember to the only withdrawel symptons to smokes is in your brain its not physically addidtive

[Mom]

This book is the shit smoked for 36 years read it twice then stopped, been smoke free for 3 years all the other stuff is crap just a money making adventure. Remember to the only withdrawel symptons to smokes is in your brain its not physically addidtive

I think the single biggest message I got from it was I was not giving anything up, I was simply taking back my health.

The total and complete freedom from having to think about whether I have enough baccy to last me till my next trip to the shops, or if I need more before I go out somewhere is so liberating. Knowing that I did not need to replace my nicotene habit for anything else was also fantastic.

The comment that I would find it surprising and enjoyable to experience the withdrawal symptoms I thought was a huge pile of shit, turns out was true. I was surprised to think I wanted a smoke as I was a non smoker, the ability to laugh at the momentary cravings was actually enjoyable.

I know I am starting to sound like a sanctimonious ex-smoker, for that I apologise. I know that is not what people thaT ARE WAITING TILL TIME IS RIGHT FOR THEM TO STOP, FIND WANKERS LIKE ME complete areseholes (Opps, sorry about the uppercase) infact it will harden their resolve to keep smoking if anything.