Giving up smoking!

[srcnix]

As of Saturday I started to give up smoking.

Out of the 3 days I would have smoked 10 Saturday, 10 Sunday and probably 5 by now. In this time I've had a toke of my GFs ciggy (She made me ;)) and had to steal a fag from my rents this morning as it was killing me.

So far, so good, that's 1/25 cigs.

[brianS]

so not really given up just cut down then

[lil_gemz]

u need gd will-power if ur gona do it tht way

[Clouds_mate]

i tried and failed.

Going out on the piss is where i find it hard. I can do all day without one but as soon as i touch a beer at home or wherever i really crave for one.

[johnny_vts]

u need gd will-power if ur gona do it tht way

You need to type English if you want anyone to understand/respond.

[Mystic]

lol yeh, cutting down is one thing but you gotta just stop. Otherwise your giving in to the cravings still ;)

Good effort though & a smart move ti make. Come live in scotland we'v had a smoking ban for a year now. Smoking outside the pub in the rain will make u quit in no time :P

[Tupps]

We all know you cant resist a "Fag" after a drink Leckie ;)

[Robb]

lol yeh, cutting down is one thing but you gotta just stop. Otherwise your giving in to the cravings still ;)

Good effort though & a smart move ti make. Come live in scotland we'v had a smoking ban for a year now. Smoking outside the pub in the rain will make u quit in no time :P

cant wait till it comes into force in england. sick of waking up smelling like corpses after a night out...

[srcnix]

so not really given up just cut down then

I'd say it's giving up...

[Leo]

so you quit smoking but have smoked. you havent quit at all lol.

[Mystic]

cant wait till it comes into force in england. sick of waking up smelling like corpses after a night out...

Its ace mate, although smelly people will get on your nerves more now :P

My mate works in a bar & he says it makes such a difference for him & much more enjoyable to work their now, just need to ban alcohol now he thinks :P

I cant remember the last time i even smelt smoke. :heart: Smoking Ban :A:

[srcnix]

so you quit smoking but have smoked. you havent quit at all lol.

Dude, if I quit and was on patches, would you say I hadn't quit then? I would still be getting a nicotine intake, just like having a cig.

[TU-Tuning]

cant wait till it comes into force in england. sick of waking up smelling like corpses after a night out...

Ditto. Does my head in


And scrinx, i think your giving up, your on the way so nice one, but you havent given up yet.

[srcnix]

so you quit smoking but have smoked. you havent quit at all lol.

So screw you and stop pissing on me fire! ;)

[Leo]

Dude, if I quit and was on patches, would you say I hadn't quit then? I would still be getting a nicotine intake, just like having a cig.

Quite simple really, quit smoking = never smoke again. patches and all that nonense are nothing to do with it, they just help the weak minded, help, or maybe tricks a better word.

[lozi_murias]

Keep at it bud.

Think about it in the long term; not having a fag when you get a really bad craving is not gonna kill you... smoking for a few more years just might :P

It will be bloody tough, but it will be worth it - good luck! Give us a progress report in a few weeks!!

[TU-Tuning]

Quite simple really, quit smoking = never smoke again. patches and all that nonense are nothing to do with it, they just help the weak minded, help, or maybe tricks a better word.

Tad unfair, its not being weak minded and its actually been proven that some people get much more addicted than others. Some people get addicted from one fag, some smoke all the time but arent badly addicted as they could just stop, they do it because they want to not because theyre addicted chemically. If your chemically addicted its much harder. Although some people dont make the effort, it is different

[Leo]

Ditto. Does my head in


And scrinx, i think your giving up, your on the way so nice one, but you havent given up yet.

cant beliveeee i used to smoke (years back tho) - i know what you mean its absoloutly disgusting. if im sober i cant be around people smoking i get a bit pissed off to be honest its sick, makes me feel like frowing up.

its a shame cause you can wear some nice clothes to a pub just for like 1 pint, then ur clothes STINK of faggys so thye have to be washed even tho you only had them on for what an hour or something. Jean killer

[srcnix]

Keep at it bud.

Think about it in the long term; not having a fag when you get a really bad craving is not gonna kill you... smoking for a few more years just might :P

It will be bloody tough, but it will be worth it - good luck! Give us a progress report in a few weeks!!

Cheers, Leo is trying to make me feel bad for smoking.

Leckie, when I go out with the lads I've told myself I can take a few cigs out with me, as long as I don't smoke at work or during the week other than Friday nights. So that's good.

[Leo]

Tad unfair, its not being weak minded and its actually been proven that some people get much more addicted than others. Some people get addicted from one fag, some smoke all the time but arent badly addicted as they could just stop, they do it because they want to not because theyre addicted chemically. If your chemically addicted its much harder. Although some people dont make the effort, it is different

just my opinions, i smoked for 6 years and quit strait and havent smoked since. was hard yes but at the end of the day if you think about it, how pathetic must a person be to not be able to stop their hand putting a cig in their mouth and smoking it? thats how i looked at it and have not smoked since. but like i said thats just my opinion.

Oh and shrinx, what fire did i piss on? you quit 2 days ago and have smoked twice minimum? the only fire im pissing on is the one on the end of your faggy!

Tad harsh but wake up calls/reality can help most people in these situations

[smartgavin]

Good on you for quitting, although if your still smoking when your out on a friday its not exactly giving up...although its a good start.

[srcnix]

I've changed the thread title and first post as I am giving up, not given up.

[srcnix]

All this talk about smoking, I want a fag and it's my break time, I'd usually be out sparking one up right now. So tempted to buy 10...

[Leo]

Im trying to make you feel bad for smoking?

Ok let me try a differnt approach, hey mate smokings cool why give up? you look cool with a fag, smells like roses!!!

So now im making you feel good about smoking, that should help you quit? sort ya head out lad

[srcnix]

Im trying to make you feel bad for smoking?

Ok let me try a differnt approach, hey mate smokings cool why give up? you look cool with a fag, smells like roses!!!

So now im making you feel good about smoking, that should help you quit? sort ya head out lad

Take a chill pill boy! I'm having a giggle on my end, don't know about you.

Each to their own I suppose.

I'm off out for a fag, you're stressing me out! ;)

[smartgavin]

All this talk about smoking, I want a fag and it's my break time, I'd usually be out sparking one up right now. So tempted to buy 10...

Dont do it man! Also to relate this to your debt thread if you do quit you'll saving a fair bit that could be used towards a slightly nicer car etc.

[Leo]

na not giggling here, dont see smoking as a laughing matter. maybe if you lose a loved one to lung cancer you might not giggle as much or something. Anywho, hope you do quit, i dont think you will but thats just me. and if you ever do... read back on this thread in a years time after quitting and i bet you will green rep me ;)

[srcnix]

na not giggling here, dont see smoking as a laughing matter. maybe if you lose a loved one to lung cancer you might not giggle as much or something. Anywho, hope you do quit, i dont think you will but thats just me. and if you ever do... read back on this thread in a years time after quitting and i bet you will green rep me ;)

I'll green rep you now for putting across your point but in regards to you saying loosing someone over smoking. My mother smoked 40 - 60 a day and has only recently given up. As a result, (well, partly) she has emphysema, a disease whereby your lung air capacity drops, she has 40% in one lung and 50% in the other. So I do have an insight in that direction.

[Leo]

I mean well in what i say, i am just real about it. its how i have been brought up , most of the things ive been told etc it YEARS after when i finaly realise, yep he was right. etc. I just belive its best not to pamper somebody up "well done! 2 days" etc... (no offence to anyone here) - but to just be bit harsh and real. Anyway i will leave it on that note, quitting smoking was by far the best thing i ever did

[Mystic]

When i saw my nan in the marie curie centre & how helpless she had become + all the horrible ways its had affected her.

The fact that it was litterally eating her from the inside out & there was nothing anyone could do about it but watch.

I remember us all standing around her bed, the 5th time the doctor had told us she wouldnt make it through the night and how we all stood watching her laying in perfect silence for 15 minutes before someone asked "Is that it?"

Before i could feel upset i was totally filled with anger that she would do that to all of us, it seems so selfish. She spent 3 months in that center & smoked untill the day she passed.

Iv never touched a cigarette since then & i have no sympathy for people who smoke. I cant think of a bigger waste of time, money, love, emotion, life.

If you get to see what it does the way iv seen what it does you will find it hard to watch someone else have a cigarette, let alone put one in your own mouth.

Just Quit and be done with it. My advice.

[srcnix]

When i saw my nan in the marie curie centre & how helpless she had become + all the horrible ways its had affected her.

The fact that it was litterally eating her from the inside out & there was nothing anyone could do about it but watch.

I remember us all standing around her bed, the 5th time the doctor had told us she wouldnt make it through the night and how we all stood watching her laying in perfect silence for 15 minutes before someone asked "Is that it?"

Before i could feel upset i was totally filled with anger that she would do that to all of us, it seems so selfish. She spent 3 months in that center & smoked untill the day she passed.

Iv never touched a cigarette since then & i have no sympathy for people who smoke. I cant think of a bigger waste of time, money, love, emotion, life.

If you get to see what it does the way iv seen what it does you will find it hard to watch someone else have a cigarette, let alone put one in your own mouth.

Just Quit and be done with it. My advice.

Sorry you had to go through that man, but def some incentive.

[kerrie603314]

just stop altogether!! build up the will power! you can do it, no one says it will be easy but everyone's got it in them! good luck :y:

[srcnix]

"Oh well, you know, now you've said it. Fuck it, I've stopped" -- says in Lee Evans impersonation.

[saxodan]

Its not a good night if you dont wake up smelling of stella and fags

I only smoke when im out tbh, dont have the problem in the day?

Allthough I felt like one after my liquid lunch today... but resisted :wink:

Good luck anyway mate

[srcnix]

Cheers Dan.

[chrismurra]

i gave up 6 week ago havent touched a fag since try patches they worked 4 me now all i have to do is get of the patches lol