Here Today... Gone To Hell!

Is there any ex smokers here? How did you quit? I have been smoking for 16 years, and I am going to make another attempt at quitting. Its not easy. Giving up weed, meth, alcohol,etc. was a cakewalk compared to giving up cigarettes. A couple years ago, I quit for about 2 months, but I smoked weed constantly and it took the edge off. Now cigarettes is my only addiction. Any ideas? :smoking:

This guy at my office smoked all his life too. One day he just decided he was quitting. He put the money he was spending towards cable TV which he didn't have.. so he immediately saw a reward (plus it was locked into a contract so he had to keep to it otherwise he would of been poor!).. he just avoided going downstairs outside during the day at all (as obviously thats where the smokers all stood around) and every time he was tempted he had these chocolate sticks in his drawer so had one. He even had carrot sticks!

Like GunnerDownUnder said, transferring the need onto something else is a good idea. Set small target for yourself. Don't smoke for a day and you get 5 cigarettes reward. Then don't smoke for 2 days, and so on.


Hopefully by the end of say a month or two you'll see the difference in cash you have free and spend it on something more useful.

Did you used to smoke?

On the tips side, don't try and reduce it and go down bit by bit, it doesn't work or at least i find it does not.  Avoid areas where you'll be tempted for a few weeks, even if it means locking yourself away, when you decide to quit just STOP! I've tried many times, i haven't smoked now since a week last thursday, now when i get some money i will buy some green but i'm definately stoping off cigs, i don't actually miss them to much, but green fuck i miss that.....

....to save my lungs i may switch to baking cakes ;) :smoking:

Tips on quitting?

Don't put fags in ur mouth

Simple

Follow this simple, one step program and u'll quit instantly.

too late you.. your still dieng.  :P

just drink a lot of water.

I smoked for... 4 years? 5 years? I dunno.  But that's how I quit 2 months and a half ago and.. I have no desire for cigarettes.  At all.

Nah, ex-smoker friend gave me that tip.

http://www.givingupsmoking.co.uk/

Eat Smart
Smoking cessation throws our bodies into shock initially. If you take care to give your body the fuel it needs to run properly, you'll find that you're better able to cope with the discomforts of nicotine withdrawal. Have the right foods within easy reach and you'll minimize weight gain due to quitting.

Get Your Sleep
When you're tired, cravings to smoke will seem stronger while you feel less able to manage them. Fit a full 8 hours of sleep in every night, and a nap here and there if you need it. If you have trouble sleeping when you first quit smoking, try taking a long walk a couple of hours before bed.

Drink Water
Water will help to flush residual toxins out of your system, and beat back cravings to smoke. When you're well-hydrated, you'll feel better in general, which is a plus when you're going through nicotine withdrawal.

Get Moving
If you already have a daily exercise regimen, good for you! If not, start now. Choose something you enjoy doing, and you'll be more likely to stick with it. Aim for a half hour of exercise every day. Walking is a great way to move and it's a quick fix for the urge to smoke. Get out for a 15 minute walk around the block and you'll come back refreshed and relaxed.

Renew Resolve Daily
Your determination to quit smoking is built one day at a time. Every smoke free day makes you stronger, and when you consciously take time to reflect and rejoice in the value of what you're doing, you're working to fortify your will to make this the quit that lasts you a lifetime.

Adopt an Attitude of Gratitude
Think about the blessings in your life. We all have them. Be thankful for the freedom you're creating for yourself today. Remember that you've wanted to quit smoking for a long time and you're finally doing something about it. List out the benefits you see in your health and overall being due to quitting tobacco. It has been said that gratitude unlocks the fullness of life, and I believe that! Make gratitude a daily conscious part of your life.

Accept and Let It Go
Relax and embrace cravings to smoke as they come. Don't fight - lean into urges and ride them out. Most cravings last 3-5 minutes. Think of them as signs that your body is healing - that is just what they are.

Don't Fall for Junkie Thinking
Quitting tobacco is a gift, not a sacrifice. Don't sabatoge yourself by feeling sorry that you can't smoke. You are choosing not to smoke because you want to be free of this killer of an addiction. Keep your perspective!

Be Patient
Just as Rome wasn't built in a day, people don't quit smoking in a day either. Most of us had 20 years or more of smoking under our belts before we quit. Give yourself the gift of time and patience. Work to undo old patterns and replace them with newer, healthier choices. Each day you complete smoke free brings you closer to lasting freedom.

I quit last year reading Allen Carr's book. I had smoked since I was 14 years old (I'm 30 now), a pack a day. It's been really easy for me, I had made the attempt a couple of times before by just deciding to stop but it didn't work out. That book just made it simple for me. I quit smoking and it didn't even seem difficult, no bad temper, etc.
Good luck!!!

my parents stopped for a while and what they did was got some cheap hardcandies so when they got the craving they just ate one they also bought the gum and patches allso a good idea is to get a job/hobby that takes up alot of time

Eliminate all stress first.  Choose a comfortable relaxed time - get the patch - wear it for 12 hours not 24 - you never had nicotine while sleeping anyhow.  Best of all stay resolved.  I quit and went back when my dad got really sick with cancer, my uncle died, I broke up with my GF, my car got toasted, my aunt died and got suspended from my job for 2 weeks.  Other than that - it was only the stress that made me start again.

Thanks for all the tips. : ok: I have about half a pack left, and after I finish those tonight I am quitting.

Good luck

Cakes don't compare with a good smoke. Yeah they're fun and all, but nothing compares.

If you're wanting to save your lungs and keep off the baccy just get yourself a bong.

Oh yeah, and if you want to quit smoking fags the best tip i can give you is don't smoke them.

Maybe you should try to get professional help... seriously, cause its something really dangerous.

any tips on starting smoking ?

rickjames bitch to the rescue:

http://www.heretodaygonetohell.com/board/index.php?topic=19854.0

Can't afford a decent bong at the moment but yeah i'll probably go with that then as for quitting smoking fags, i'm getting there, quite well actually.  Thing with bongs is they don't compare to smoking a joint, at least not for me, i just love having a joint in hand but my lungs are my priority, blunts are an option, just a very expensive one....

I learnt i was 6 weeks pregnant and 3 days later, i was a non smoker.

I had been smoking 20 years.( yes, if you count, i DID start at age 10)

Apparently cinnnamon helps. Get some cinnamon gum or candies.

I say apparently because I have no intention of quitting smoking. So it's not a firsthand thing.

Amazing what the proper motivation can do for you, isn't it?  My uncle was told he had lung cancer and never smoked again.  Up until then he claimed he couldn't quit no matter how hard he tried.

I'm a strong believer in will power - decide not to do it, and then just don't.  If its hard, suffer for awhile.  But if you want techniques to quit -  I have a friend who did hypnosis tapes, and it worked.  I guess it didn't work perfectly because she gained about 30 pounds the year she quit. 

yup..i put on loads of weight for my pregnancy because i quit smoking and double ate ( put on 18 kilos altogether) but baby is now 6 weeks old and i have lost 14 kilos out of the 18 taken.

I did suffer, emotionally, because tobbacco is a vicious son of the Bxxxx, and i still would love to sit home, tired, with a coffee and a ciggie, but won't do it.

It's still hard but i am proud of me and i want to stay proud of doing something good like this... :beer:

This has been a really helpfl thread I came across.

Trying to get past vices in my life that have been harmfull in my life.....

DRUGS, for some reason were the easy thing, havent done any in about a yr, and have no desires for.


alchol , we there I stand by by good wine and drink, have no ntentions of indulging with that here and there.

BUt Ciggs, I remember when I was 16 yrs old and said to my parents, I can stop anytime I want.lol well for other things I could, but ciggs, just havent stopped.

But  I resist more and more, at my worst times , like being on the internet is where I found I smoked the most. So dady by day , it gets easier. Shit I want a smoke.lol.

All the weird shit will not work unless you actually want to give up

One good way to do it is to take two weeks off work, get totally drunk and smoke loads on the first night - make yourself really ill. Then the next day when you have a killer hangover, light a cigarette when you are feeling nauseous and let it make your feel/be sick.? After this stay in bed for the emainder of the two weeks. Play computer games etc.. but ensure you lock yourself away from everything and anything. Then after two weeks, do some extreme exercise. Go for a run everyday, make yourself feel ill by exercising too much. When you feel ill, blame the cigarettes, as they are to blame anyway. This entire process will lay an anchor in your mind about the evil of cigarette smoking. Continue this process for a couple of months. Keep exercising and avoid going out with people who smoke for a while. Cut them out of your life. Anytime you feel sick, make sure you light a cigarette and smell it.

After 6 months you will have given up cigs and it'll be hard for you to return to them

That sounds like torture!! :hihi: I have a feeling you're speaking from experience though.

 

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Best answer: don't  start.

Well I dont think he was serious about starting smoking, but Krispy Kreme you are right, its never good to start killing yourself slowly...

How bout' just not smoking?  I sound like a dick but just fn' stop.  It sucks, its not a fun experience but just go cold turkey.  You'll be miserable for about 2 weeks but the cravings will eventually pass. 

Yeah man, stop being such a puss and just quit already. :hihi:

Tell someone every time you feel withdraw or feel you need a cigarette.

Sleep.

You can't smoke while you're sleeping, you can't do drugs, no bad things happen when you're sleeping
(at least nothing that you're aware of), so... all good!  ;D

Maybe you should quit now, not after the pack.

It really boils down to a choice and your conviction...if you're not totally sold on the decision in your head, you will most likely falter. When I quit it was real important to find another habit \routine(ie something non health threatening-exercise, learning guitar, going for a walk)
because there are going to be those moments (ie after dinner ciggie, AM ciggie with coffee) where you body is going to be screaming for a ciggie...change your routine, and don't beat yourself up if your falter on the journey...

Keep yourself occupied, very busy so you don't have time, even if it means doing pointless things like resurrecting a thread from January for no apparant reason... :P

There is a reason: I need to quit smoking.

Thanx for the advice  : ok:

Sorry my mistake, i found the best way was avoiding all my friends who smoked for a fair bit and not going out drunking, it sucked but it worked...

....take up a hobby or something that smoking would intefere with like something really sporty, i can't smoke now because it would affect my martial arts training.

I'm counting my addictions and...  ::) ...they are many!

ALL my friends smoke! I have to hide home and spend the day on HTGTH.  :hihi: 

Same thing that works in losing weight;

"Just don't buy so much food fattie! Christ!"

(so just don't buy smokes)

I've tried to quit every now and then, it was easier when I hadn't smoked  for so long. Then I had no problems to have a pause for a month or two. Or to decide to lay down smoking and only smoke on the weekends.

Then I got a stressfull job, so it was easy to quit smoking, until I had a shitty day and needed to coold down my nerves.

But anyway for me it's more than a habit, like it comes naturally to reach for a smoke if having a talk to a friend etc. I don't get that bad withdrawals if I don't smoke for a day etc.

Well when i stopped i'd been kicked out of/left uni so i was away from my friends for a bit, otherwise i would of probably not even tried quitting...

Well, thanx fot the advice - kinda cruel but I'll try it. 

Besides, I get pretty cranky when I don't smoke, so I'm not a good company.  :hihi:

Well I just went cold Turkey!!

It worked....2 years later smashed out my face at download i started...and still am!!!


Mug I know!!

 :'(

I quit once for three days. Can't remember why. I had an entire carton of cigarettes in my room.
I think just to prove I could do it.
So, I did it. And then after that, slowly started smoking right back up.
But how I did it : you have to replace the addiction. Addiction doesn't just go away, especially fucking cigarettes. You feel like you can't live without them.
So, a good option to try- caffeine as a replacement to tobacco. Every time you want a cigarette, stir up a gorgeous latte. or make a pot of Hazelnut tea and drink the entire thing. Tea is really good for you too, and it's totally delicious, and you get a little kick.
At the moment I need to quit entirely for financial reasons. I smoke like half a pack a day, and have no income, i'm just a delinquent teenager (17) and I saved up a  bunch of money to get a carton of fancy cigarettes, but then learned that GNR was coming to town (!!!!!!!). I'm quitting smoking for GNR man.