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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

Today I unchecked the smoker box on my profile. I was a fairly heavy smoker but put them down at 3am on 1/1/18 and haven’t picked one up since. We all have our reasons and methods but if you’re trying to quit and have a wobble, it helps to have someone to bounce off and support you

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By *uxom redCouple
over a year ago

Shrewsbury

Well done x

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By *idsAndyMan
over a year ago

Worcestershire

Good on you mate. As someone who has never been interested in smoking I can't be any help.

Out of interest though, aren't the pictures and warnings On The packets enough?

Keep at it!

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"Good on you mate. As someone who has never been interested in smoking I can't be any help.

Out of interest though, aren't the pictures and warnings On The packets enough?

Keep at it!"

I’m in a good headspace to quit and as far as I’m concerned I have quit and am a non smoker. This thread is more for others who may have a moment of doubt and need support. It’s amazing to think the money, health warnings etc don’t work but just look outside the average hospital. Oxygen in one hand and cigarette in the other. I’ve found several different methods but this current one is the best as it deals with the mental side of smoking as the physical side is so easy to beat

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Good job. I did the same on 15th May 2008. I haven’t smoked since. All the best in your endeavours to stop

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"Good job. I did the same on 15th May 2008. I haven’t smoked since. All the best in your endeavours to stop

Thanks. As soon as I put my last one out I quit

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Good on you mate. As someone who has never been interested in smoking I can't be any help.

Out of interest though, aren't the pictures and warnings On The packets enough?

Keep at it!"

If this type of change were rational nobody would smoke.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Good job. I did the same on 15th May 2008. I haven’t smoked since. All the best in your endeavours to stop

Thanks. As soon as I put my last one out I quit "

Same here

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Well done. I haven't touched a cigarette in over 10 years now and did it thru willpower

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Well done. I haven't touched a cigarette in over 10 years now and did it thru willpower "

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"Well done. I haven't touched a cigarette in over 10 years now and did it thru willpower "

It’s the only way to do it. It baffles me that even the NHS pushes nicotine replacement. Imagine treating alcoholism with beer instead of vodka. Weird. All the nicotine replacement companies are subsidiaries of the big tobacco firms.

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By *idsAndyMan
over a year ago

Worcestershire

"Good on you mate. As someone who has never been interested in smoking I can't be any help.

Out of interest though, aren't the pictures and warnings On The packets enough?

Keep at it!

Yeah that's so true about hospitals and loads of the medics smoke too. I guess as someone who's never done it I'm just intrigued as to why.

I know a good few people who have given up though and applaud anyone who does, I might not understand it but it's clearly not an easy thing to do.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Well done. I haven't touched a cigarette in over 10 years now and did it thru willpower

I do vape very occasionally but that is more to stop myself going out and buying a packet of cigarettes and starting that cycle again

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Good for you!

I found the menthol eucalyptus Airwave chewing gums helped, they make your nostrils feel so fresh you couldn't possibly want to abuse them with cigarette smoke.

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"Good on you mate. As someone who has never been interested in smoking I can't be any help.

Out of interest though, aren't the pictures and warnings On The packets enough?

Keep at it!

Yeah that's so true about hospitals and loads of the medics smoke too. I guess as someone who's never done it I'm just intrigued as to why.

I know a good few people who have given up though and applaud anyone who does, I might not understand it but it's clearly not an easy thing to do. "

Nicotine is a very clever drug. It works in ways that makes you feel as if you’re getting a benefit from it. It’s the changes it makes to your psychology that makes it hard to quit. Break that barrier and it’s much easier. If someone turned around and said coffee gives you cancer you’d still see people having a cup. It takes time to rebalance the chemistry in your body

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"Well done. I haven't touched a cigarette in over 10 years now and did it thru willpower

I do vape very occasionally but that is more to stop myself going out and buying a packet of cigarettes and starting that cycle again "

It can work for some people. If you didn’t vape and still didn’t go and buy a packet you’re breaking that cycle even more so. However small you’re still putting nicotine back in and starting the process all over again

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Well done. I haven't touched a cigarette in over 10 years now and did it thru willpower

I do vape very occasionally but that is more to stop myself going out and buying a packet of cigarettes and starting that cycle again

I actually haven't vaped in about 6 months and when I did it was a couple of times a month

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"Well done. I haven't touched a cigarette in over 10 years now and did it thru willpower

I do vape very occasionally but that is more to stop myself going out and buying a packet of cigarettes and starting that cycle again

I actually haven't vaped in about 6 months and when I did it was a couple of times a month "

Then you’re definitely out of the cycle

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Today I unchecked the smoker box on my profile. I was a fairly heavy smoker but put them down at 3am on 1/1/18 and haven’t picked one up since. We all have our reasons and methods but if you’re trying to quit and have a wobble, it helps to have someone to bounce off and support you

Well done fella

I'm three and a half years off them now and like you was a heavy smoker. Wont lie, it is tough at the beginning but you'll feel great about yourself for doing it.

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over a year ago

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over a year ago

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Well done mate. Good luck with it. I think it helps to quantify your efforts and reward yourself. Maybe put the money you would have spent on cigarettes into a separate account so you have something to show for your efforts, as well as health benefits of course. Then treat yourself to a holiday or something. Chewing gum should help you too but I wouldn't bother with vaping if you are considering using that. All the best

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By *carlettxWoman
over a year ago

Essex

3 days for me today

I have the nhs smoke free app and living watching how much I’m saving

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By *idsAndyMan
over a year ago

Worcestershire

"3 days for me today

I have the nhs smoke free app and living watching how much I’m saving "

What do folks spend on smoking?

A non smoker is sooooooooooo much more attractive too!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"3 days for me today

I have the nhs smoke free app and living watching how much I’m saving

What do folks spend on smoking?

A non smoker is sooooooooooo much more attractive too!"

i was probably spending £100 a week on cigs :-0

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"3 days for me today

I have the nhs smoke free app and living watching how much I’m saving "

It’s crazy when you look over a year how much you save. £2000? £2500?!! Madness

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"Well done mate. Good luck with it. I think it helps to quantify your efforts and reward yourself. Maybe put the money you would have spent on cigarettes into a separate account so you have something to show for your efforts, as well as health benefits of course. Then treat yourself to a holiday or something. Chewing gum should help you too but I wouldn't bother with vaping if you are considering using that. All the best "

Chewing gum and replacements do work but only to replace. If you have no gum to hand you go back to thinking about smoking and that’s not good.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Giving up smoking was one of the best things I ever did for myself!

It's been a couple of years now and it's been tough - I'm not going to lie!

But the thought of smoking a cigarette now makes me feel ill

It's really vile - you never quite understand how vile it is till you stop.

Good for You!

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By *idsAndyMan
over a year ago

Worcestershire

"3 days for me today

I have the nhs smoke free app and living watching how much I’m saving

What do folks spend on smoking?

A non smoker is sooooooooooo much more attractive too!

i was probably spending £100 a week on cigs :-0"

Keep that up for two more years and it's £26k, pretty serious amounts of money!!

Plus it's almost all voluntary tax if that helps anyone.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

As of 2018 I’ve started smoking cigars occasionally

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"As of 2018 I’ve started smoking cigars occasionally

Erm, congratulations?

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"Giving up smoking was one of the best things I ever did for myself!

It's been a couple of years now and it's been tough - I'm not going to lie!

But the thought of smoking a cigarette now makes me feel ill

It's really vile - you never quite understand how vile it is till you stop.

Good for You!

You start to smell how bad it is within a day

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"3 days for me today

I have the nhs smoke free app and living watching how much I’m saving

What do folks spend on smoking?

A non smoker is sooooooooooo much more attractive too!

i was probably spending £100 a week on cigs :-0"

£100 a week is up there. I was more like £70 but still, £280 a month! That’s a new car

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I gave up fags booze and meat on the 1st.Keep it up OP.I also decided vaping was not an option for me. I plan on spending the money I save on a new boat

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"I gave up fags booze and meat on the 1st.Keep it up OP.I also decided vaping was not an option for me. I plan on spending the money I save on a new boat

Nice work! Vaping just shifts your nicotine intake. Doesn’t help with quitting the addiction. Enjoy the boat when you get it!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I’ve just smoked a kipper

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"I’ve just smoked a kipper"

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I’ve just smoked a kipper

Well done on attempting to quit, I quit a year ago and although it’s difficult you can do it

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By *ak777Man
over a year ago

shaw

well done i smoked 60 a day gave up 30 years ago i went cold turkey if you can do a day with out a smoke you can do it it gets easier each day don.t give in .

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By *hips n FursMan
over a year ago

Huddersfield

"I gave up fags booze and meat on the 1st.Keep it up OP.I also decided vaping was not an option for me. I plan on spending the money I save on a new boat

Nice work! Vaping just shifts your nicotine intake. Doesn’t help with quitting the addiction. Enjoy the boat when you get it!"

But it can help with breaking the habit. Alot of people struggle with this. The addiction can be curbed,the habit is a different thing altogether. Some find it easy,but some struggle big time with the habit. That's why alot end up putting weight on when they are quiting.

Also,I wouldn't say people are in the clear after quiting for 6 months. I've got some friends who have been stopped for 5 years and more. Every now and again they still get the craving for nicotine. One cracked after being stopped for 6 years. It's a on goings battle for some.

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"I gave up fags booze and meat on the 1st.Keep it up OP.I also decided vaping was not an option for me. I plan on spending the money I save on a new boat

Nice work! Vaping just shifts your nicotine intake. Doesn’t help with quitting the addiction. Enjoy the boat when you get it!

I agree. You never fully recover from nicotine addiction. I didn’t mean to imply in the clear just that the cycle would be broken of using a nicotine supplement. Breaking the habit isn’t possible when you replace one thing with another. Only way to break a habit is to fill the void with nothing. It sounds impossible but it’s the only. For example, replace smoking with bouncing a ball, if you lose the ball you’ll still have a need to fill so move back to smoking.

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By *carlettxWoman
over a year ago

Essex

"3 days for me today

I have the nhs smoke free app and living watching how much I’m saving

What do folks spend on smoking?

A non smoker is sooooooooooo much more attractive too!

i was probably spending £100 a week on cigs :-0"

Snap ! X

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By *carlettxWoman
over a year ago

Essex

"3 days for me today

I have the nhs smoke free app and living watching how much I’m saving

It’s crazy when you look over a year how much you save. £2000? £2500?!! Madness "

£4900 a year !!

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"3 days for me today

I have the nhs smoke free app and living watching how much I’m saving

It’s crazy when you look over a year how much you save. £2000? £2500?!! Madness

£4900 a year !! "

Not a bad holiday!

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By *idsAndyMan
over a year ago

Worcestershire

"3 days for me today

I have the nhs smoke free app and living watching how much I’m saving

It’s crazy when you look over a year how much you save. £2000? £2500?!! Madness

£4900 a year !! "

You could take me away for that

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Well done OP

I have tried a few times (zyban and champix) but both times I failed due to personal circumstances.

The way I'm trying now, since having a bad chest infection last year is to smoke menthols (i know I'm still smoking) but I can't stand the taste of a normal B&H now... and have also got a vape too.

Just one more month of issues to get out of the way, and then give it my best shot again.

Congrats to all that have broken the habit... I WILL be there with you all very soon

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By *hoenixAdAstraWoman
over a year ago

Hiding in the shadows

I quit smoking for 12yrs,foolishly while dealing with a lot of family stress I started again last Jan.

It's affected me quite badly at work, but I just didn't have enough of an incentive to quit,for a long while.

I smoked my last rolly on NYE, been using a vape since, plus eaten more fruit than I thought possible over the last few days.

Day 5 & I am starting to get twitchy.

I've not been around smokers all week, but popping into visit a friend later, who does smoke.

That will be the real test!

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"I quit smoking for 12yrs,foolishly while dealing with a lot of family stress I started again last Jan.

It's affected me quite badly at work, but I just didn't have enough of an incentive to quit,for a long while.

I smoked my last rolly on NYE, been using a vape since, plus eaten more fruit than I thought possible over the last few days.

Day 5 & I am starting to get twitchy.

I've not been around smokers all week, but popping into visit a friend later, who does smoke.

That will be the real test! "

A trick I read was when you say someone going for a smoke, don’t envy them, pity them. You have the knowledge that you can still socialise and live your life to the fullest without a cigarette which will only do you harm.

I though going out for a drink would be hell but I used this trick on Tuesday night and went a full night in the pub without a craving. Several friends smoked too. Good luck with your evening but by telling yourself you’re not missing out it’ll be easier

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By *hoenixAdAstraWoman
over a year ago

Hiding in the shadows

"I quit smoking for 12yrs,foolishly while dealing with a lot of family stress I started again last Jan.

It's affected me quite badly at work, but I just didn't have enough of an incentive to quit,for a long while.

I smoked my last rolly on NYE, been using a vape since, plus eaten more fruit than I thought possible over the last few days.

Day 5 & I am starting to get twitchy.

I've not been around smokers all week, but popping into visit a friend later, who does smoke.

That will be the real test!

I've quit before, I know I can do it again.

One of my better qualities is my total & utter stubbornness. Once I decide to do something I don't fail.

It's more the effect, mood it will put me in, that I'm concerned about.

I'm popping into visit one friend on route to see another, just don't want to end up feeling grouchy & irritable

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"I quit smoking for 12yrs,foolishly while dealing with a lot of family stress I started again last Jan.

It's affected me quite badly at work, but I just didn't have enough of an incentive to quit,for a long while.

I smoked my last rolly on NYE, been using a vape since, plus eaten more fruit than I thought possible over the last few days.

Day 5 & I am starting to get twitchy.

I've not been around smokers all week, but popping into visit a friend later, who does smoke.

That will be the real test!

I've quit before, I know I can do it again.

One of my better qualities is my total & utter stubbornness. Once I decide to do something I don't fail.

It's more the effect, mood it will put me in, that I'm concerned about.

I'm popping into visit one friend on route to see another, just don't want to end up feeling grouchy & irritable "

I find cranking up the cheesey self help shit really works. It comes across like you think you’re something special but I genuinely don’t care if it works! Haha

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