THE Quit Smoking Thread

[diamondtiling]

Most people start smoking when they are young and its seen to be cool and trendy, the manufacturers know that just one cigarette could possibly get you hooked. My daughter always said that she would never smoke, she started at 15 and 6 years later she still smokes, what can you do? hopefully one day soon she will stop.
As for me I wont have another one ever, I was out last night and had plenty of beers, the usual people were there offering me ciggies, I swear they are jealous or envious because they cant seem to stop. Anyway nothing would make me have one and the smell when they came back in was disgusting.

 

[SandyFloor]

As I've said before I'm not a heavy smoker until I touch a drink. If I'm in a pub and I need to pop out into the cold and rain every half hour I feel a complete slave to the crave. My wife smokes a lot more than me and I'm concerned about her health. She has shown an interest in quitting and I'm more than happy to do it with her. So the plan is for mid January and that gives her time to make any preparations. We're going to get into a get fit campaign too just to reinforce the heathy feeling from quitting and also to counteract the weight gain thing though I think that is due to replacing smoking with nibbling...is that correct?

I'm reasonably confident but she really isn't. So there will be plenty discussion over the festive season.

 

[DHTiling]

Do you all remember your first puff?

I am straight, is this a confession Scott..:lol:

 

[Scott]

I am straight, is this a confession Scott..:lol:

I dunno dave is there something you wanna get off your chest? 😛rrr:

 

[DHTiling]

How is it going guys.. not killed anyone yet..🙂

 

[Dan]

I've cut down loads but am going to get on a run of 'Champix' (spelling?) which is the tablet you take twice a day which apparently makes you hate ciggies. Seems to have worked for a guy I know and a couple of his mates and his sister too.

I'm probably on about 10 a day now but hardly smoke during the day. My chest is clearing up now (was coughing a fair bit last week and over the weekend). So all in all I'm not doing bad but still have to quit fully yet which was the aim so I've not done brilliantly.

 

[DHTiling]

10 a day.. ahh so you have increased a bit since week one.. deffo time to try something else bar will power..🙂

 

[Dan]

Yeah gradually increased to about 10 a day so I do need to sort out these pills me thinks.

 

[poynton phil]

Well i am still off the ciggys, so feeling pretty chuffed with myself, i am still getting a bit of a craving though, but i seem to be able to get by it. I hope everyone else is doing ok.

 

[diamondtiling]

Well done Phil mate, its a great feeling beating the ****.

 

[user123]

Well i am still off the ciggys, so feeling pretty chuffed with myself, i am still getting a bit of a craving though, but i seem to be able to get by it. I hope everyone else is doing ok.

Yeyhhhh!! Phil, well done!!! :hurray:

 

[Dan]

Well done Phil you're doing better than me. Though I am still on just the 10 a day which is pretty good for me, and I'm noticing the extra bits of cash.

 

[mikethetile]

well done phil

Dan I couldnt have given up without the weekly smoking cessation sessions, champix is good and has helped a lot of them at the clinic but I couldnt have them or nrt due to the heart medication so it was cold turkey for me and tbh I wouldnt reccomend it, youve done well to cut down to 10 and that will make it easier when your on champix

its been one month since my last smoke and I am now classed as a non smoker on my medical records

 

[Dan]

Get in! A month! Well done Mike. I'm going to get some Champix. 🙂

 

[diamondtiling]

well done phil

Dan I couldnt have given up without the weekly smoking cessation sessions, champix is good and has helped a lot of them at the clinic but I couldnt have them or nrt due to the heart medication so it was cold turkey for me and tbh I wouldnt reccomend it, youve done well to cut down to 10 and that will make it easier when your on champix

its been one month since my last smoke and I am now classed as a non smoker on my medical records

A month already, so thats 6 weeks for me, forgot all about the time to be honest.
Come on Dan get shot of them mate..

You can do it.....

look into my eyes, no the eyes, not around the eyes, the eyes....snap!!... your under.



All cigarettes will now taste like they have passed through a horse's butt

 

[mikethetile]

Lol............

 

[user123]

Brilliant, Dom

 

[poynton phil]

I hope we all keep it up, and this time next year, we'll all be breathing a lot easier, and a bit better off in our pockets.

 

[thomas]

gave them up september last year,was smoking 50 a day,got them champix tablets took the cravings away,no probs to ya.

 

[Scott]

Click....your back in the room

 

[Dan]

God these cigs smell like they've come from a horses bum. That's weird.

 

[user123]

Not weird, they do!

 

[DHTiling]

Well guys.. How is this going..?

who has give in to megga temptation.?

 

[Dan]

Me. Complete FAIL! :lol:

I'm smoking less, but it's not good enough. I thought if I could fight it before Xmas I'd be fine during the parties but as I haven't I'm catching up on what I don't smoke during the week at weekends. Maybe that's why they made resolutions to be on New Years? :lol:

I'm still not quitting quitting though! haha Another go happens next week and I'm going to the doctors to get my free Champix.

 

[user123]

Back to horses' bottoms then, Dan... 🙂

 

[Dan]

As if you remember that being said lol

 

[user123]

A blessing and a curse...memory like an elephant... :lol: go on, if you picture that ziggy coming out of a very pooey horse's bottom you will lose the taste for it soon enough.... :lol: keep picturing....

 

[Dan]

I tell you what G. If you imagine the earth had no sun-rise for a second, and drag that out for a year, and then the sun rises and rain falls and grass starts growing and food and crops. When you "peg" for a ziggy, and you eventually have one, it's a similar experience, as crazy as that may sound.

This fight needs chemicals! haha

And I think the one for me is Champix.

 

[DHTiling]

C,mon bruv.. Does G forget anything we say..:lol:

 

[Dan]

True, true. :lol:

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[user123]

I tell you what G. If you imagine the earth had no sun-rise for a second, and drag that out for a year, and then the sun rises and rain falls and grass starts growing and food and crops. When you "peg" for a ziggy, and you eventually have one, it's a similar experience, as crazy as that may sound.

This fight needs chemicals! haha

And I think the one for me is Champix.

Oh, I know that feeling... why do you think I'm here in TF paradise?? :lol: I can see the butterflies and everything... the sweet sirene call of heroic tilers battling with downpours of ale and inspiration, accompanied by the tunes of ehmmm some sort of choice... well, don't talk to me about addiction!!!