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For those who have beat the nicotine monster...
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Before I quit I rationed for some time to try and weaken the addiction. I started by saying that I had to wait one minute before I could light another one, then wait two minutes before I could light the next one and so on, adding a minute to my wait after each smoke. I was at one every 23 or so hours when I just decided to quit.
I was keeping all the tobacco in the house in a hard to get to location. I went downstairs and cleaned out my whole stash, including some really good cigars and two tins of pipe tobacco. I told my wife I was gonna quit. I took my laptop outside and sat and smoked and played games and worked on a story I was writing. When all I had left was pipe tobacco I smoked each of my pipes one time and then dumped the rest of the tobacco on the ground, went inside and took a shower.
The reward thing that Rachel mentioned really helped me fight the craves, even when the rewards were minor. Breaking my habit of smoking when I was reading and writing was harder because I love to read and one of my favorite things to do was to sit outside with a good paperback and smoke. It still sucks for me on a good hot day not to be able to carry a paperback outside to read because I know that it will just make me crave.
I was keeping all the tobacco in the house in a hard to get to location. I went downstairs and cleaned out my whole stash, including some really good cigars and two tins of pipe tobacco. I told my wife I was gonna quit. I took my laptop outside and sat and smoked and played games and worked on a story I was writing. When all I had left was pipe tobacco I smoked each of my pipes one time and then dumped the rest of the tobacco on the ground, went inside and took a shower.
The reward thing that Rachel mentioned really helped me fight the craves, even when the rewards were minor. Breaking my habit of smoking when I was reading and writing was harder because I love to read and one of my favorite things to do was to sit outside with a good paperback and smoke. It still sucks for me on a good hot day not to be able to carry a paperback outside to read because I know that it will just make me crave.
I smoked for 30 years and never intended to quit. My wife was always trying to get me to and even bought the patches and sat them on my desk. They layed there for almost a year then one day realizing I was out of cigarettes and too lazy to go to the store I had a brainstorm to stick on one of the patches until I could get to the store for cigs. That was over 8 years ago and I haven't smoked a cigarette since!
I am living proof that you don't have to "want" to quit to be successful at it. It just takes a lot of determination, or laziness in my case and strong willpower. One thing you must realize is that no matter how many years it has been since you quit it only takes 1 cigarette to get you hooked again and believe me, the cravings never go away completely. After 8 years, every single day, I still find myself wanting to light one up.
I am living proof that you don't have to "want" to quit to be successful at it. It just takes a lot of determination, or laziness in my case and strong willpower. One thing you must realize is that no matter how many years it has been since you quit it only takes 1 cigarette to get you hooked again and believe me, the cravings never go away completely. After 8 years, every single day, I still find myself wanting to light one up.
This method worked for me. I'm not sure it is for everyone, but I quit cold turkey after more than a decade and didn't have (and haven't had) a single craving - not one. That was 2 years ago.
No patches, gum, prescriptions or substitutes. Pick the evening you want to quit and read this book from beginning to end following the instructions. You have to have an open mind, a desire to quit, and the $10 for the book.
[ame="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1402771630?ie=UTF8&tag=somethcreati-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=1402771630"]Allen Carr - The easy way to stop smoking[/ame]
Good luck everyone!!!
No patches, gum, prescriptions or substitutes. Pick the evening you want to quit and read this book from beginning to end following the instructions. You have to have an open mind, a desire to quit, and the $10 for the book.
[ame="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1402771630?ie=UTF8&tag=somethcreati-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=1402771630"]Allen Carr - The easy way to stop smoking[/ame]
Good luck everyone!!!
SavageEagle
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- Apr 27, 2008
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Smoke a cigarillo. You don't inhale them, but you get a shot of nicotine. Yes, you're smoking, but your not inhaling.
I'm trying to quit as well, but I cheat. I smoke a cigarette or two every day. It was about 5-6 cigs a day, but I cut back to just a couple a day thanks to cigars.
Smoke a cigarillo. You don't inhale them, but you get a shot of nicotine. Yes, you're smoking, but your not inhaling.
I'm trying to quit as well, but I cheat. I smoke a cigarette or two every day. It was about 5-6 cigs a day, but I cut back to just a couple a day thanks to cigars.
Savage... I've seen your posts about not smoking (whilst smoking cigars...)... but that's different somehow.
Dude. YOU ARE STILL SMOKING. I'm glad you feel better about it, but this is NOT good advice for how to stop smoking (IMHO). Cutting down at first is great. Using a nicotine substitute drug(no, not dip, not cigars), great also... but I get the feeling you are deluding yourself.
A couple of cigs a day should be fine. No cigars. YOU CAN DO IT.
EVERYBODY TOGETHER NOW!!! "YOU CAN DO IT SAVAGE. SSSSSTOPPPPPP SSSSSMOKINGGGGGG SSSSAVAGGGGGE"
p.s. "don't inhale" ... my butt... you sound like Clinton!
SavageEagle
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- Apr 27, 2008
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Not everyone can afford nicotine substitutes, and not everyone can quit cold turkey. Sometimes you just have to ween yourself off instead. 
I know my advice isn't for everyone, but it is an alternative to the other "mainstream" ways.
I do appreciate the encouragement though.
P.S. If I were pulling a "Clinton", I'd at least own up to it.
i quit cold turkey 3 1/2 yrs ago after deciding to do some dental work and havent looked back since. although i did put on 50 + pounds i have been working on it for the last 6 weeks and i have lost 15 pounds to date
so think of something you want more than smoking
good luck
so think of something you want more than smoking
good luck
Nicorette's website indicates that their gum costs about the price of a pack and a half a day habit for 12 weeks.
Good luck with your plan... I look forward to hearing about your first days without any smoking (and your first year without any).
For me it was a $10 bottle of homeopathic pills that contained a little nicotine. I used about half the bottle over the course of two weeks with NO smoking at all. Aside from one every 6-12 months, I haven't been a smoker for ~4 years now (after smoking a pack a day for about 10 years).
JUST QUIT.
Ironjaw's-wife
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- Apr 9, 2010
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Haven't had my morning smoke, drinking a cup of coffee and I'm on INGO. I'll be ok, I'll be ok....maybe I should just go back to bed....
Ironjaw's-wife
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- Apr 9, 2010
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updates
Ok curious how everyone is doing..I broke and had one yesterday. Today is better haven't had a single one but my bag of suckers are almost gone...
Ok curious how everyone is doing..I broke and had one yesterday. Today is better haven't had a single one but my bag of suckers are almost gone...
SavageEagle
Grandmaster
- Apr 27, 2008
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I've done horribly. The stress from dealing with lice in the house drove me to smoke 5 yesterday and I went 10 hours today then I had one and had my second a couple hours ago. 
Cold Turkey SUCKS!
Cold Turkey SUCKS!
Movealongmovealong
Sharpshooter
That's true about low blood sugar, but if you are truly "low" you should try to eat a combination of some sugary food (high-glycemic index) and some carbs and protein to get you up and going, but also to keep you from bottoming out 30 mins later. If you get on the high-low-high-low rollercoaster with sugar, it will become an addiction in and of itself, which is very common among people who try to quit smoking. Not to mention you will wear out your pancreas.
Using vigorous (max heart rate) exercise to quell hunger and re-regulate your metabolism will help as well.
Using vigorous (max heart rate) exercise to quell hunger and re-regulate your metabolism will help as well.
cold turkey since october, i just went head first and never looked back. Gum has helped, but i find myself chewing my freaking fingernails not good for someone who likes to shoot. Anyway, set a goal, i read about a guy who smoked 2 packs a day and saved up all he would of spent for a year. On the year anniversary he took the money he would've spent on cigs and bought a LaRue OBR, hellllyea!
1 pack =$5 bucks x2=$10x365 days a year=$3,650.00 ouch!
not good for someone who likes to shoot. Anyway, set a goal, i read about a guy who smoked 2 packs a day and saved up all he would of spent for a year. On the year anniversary he took the money he would've spent on cigs and bought a LaRue OBR, hellllyea! 1 pack =$5 bucks x2=$10x365 days a year=$3,650.00 ouch!
