Had enough of smoking.

Good job and congrats on quitting!

here are some quick tips for when you get those cravings :D i hope they help as they have helped many people i know for quitting smoking and other things.
-look up EFT (emotional freedom technique) on google and download their manual. it seems weird at firstbut has been very successful especially for something that has such a mental aspect to it
-infrared saunas are great for detoxing the system which in turn reduces cravings and expells the nicotine faster, they are in every detox clinic.
-ionic footbaths really detox the system and have made big difference for many people
-getting your body alkaline (7.3-7.6) is a big thing for body detox also, the simplest ways to do this is a good greens supplement and incorporating good quality green vegetables into your diet.

again congrats on quitting and i hope you keep to it. it sounds like you are determined which is great!!

Wow, Thaks for all your support and advice - I really appreciate it. It really helps when others are there to support you.
Jordan - I have to say I agree - you get a little distracted and before you know it you smoke again!
I am trying to keep my mind on topic and focussed by listening to ebooks on quitting whilst I travel - one of them is the Allen Carr book. I only started it 3 days ago though so it didn't get me through the physical part, only to avoid the mental dialogs you can have with yourself to talk yourself back into smoking!
I'm still feeling good - last night I was incredibly bored as my wife had a friend over and they were speaking Polish too fast for me to keep up - normally I would have had a cig, but yesterday I just honed up a razor and it passed.
I still can't believe how much I am coughing now I have stopped - it is really foul, I think my body is trying to reject all the toxins that I filled it with! My sense of smell is getting a little better too, especially in regard to smoke - I went to a shopping mall which has a cafe on the 3rd floor and I could smell it from the 1st floor - It really smelt bad. Also when I left the mall I opened the door and I could immediately smell the ashtray that was outside.
Also as I am typing this I can smell my father in law in the basement smoking and it really makes me not want to have one!
Thanks again guys for your support.

Smoked for 18 years and gave up ten years ago.sounds like you are on the right track.I kept telling myself how wonderful it was not smoking and then i realized it was about freedom; when I was smoking it was all about the smokes; did I have enough left to get me through the night etc.
I wise man told me to qiut the smokes and step up the sex life.Just don't go near those horrible things.
good luck

brian

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I still can't believe how much I am coughing now I have stopped - it is really foul, I think my body is trying to reject all the toxins that I filled it with!

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I also started coughing more when I stopped, but I've been told that it's a sign of your body recouperating. When you smoke, you kill off all the little hairs in your wind pipe that normally catch phlegm and stuff. When you stop smoking, the hairs start growing back, and you begin to feel that you have phlegm and gunk in your throat that you need to cough up. The coughing will subside once you been off the smokes long enough.

Good job staying off the cancer sticks! More power to ya!

I'm 2 weeks in right now. I'm using the patch, and I bought a box of the gum to get over the hump. I've only cheated 3 times so far. Had 1 cig at a party, one during the first week, and one at lunch the other day. Not too bad. I'm wondering if taking up a pipe is a bad idea.

Pipes wont help, they will only make you miss it more. God Bless and good luck

I smoked from the time I was 16 to the age of 40 and finally gave it up for good then. The thing that helped me the most was when the urge or craving that I had to have a cigarette I forced myself to wait 10 minutes before I had one. After I reached the 10 minute mark the urge was over until it hit again. Over a period of time the urges were farther and farther apart until I got rid of the pack of cigs in my pocket. If you can last ten minutes you can quit smoking.

bj

Way to go Nicky! Keep at it and you'll start to cat like a non-smoker without even realising it. :tu

X

As someone who smoked socially in college way too much, I took a different approach, one of moderation. The whole cold turkey thing was always miserable, never cared for it.

These days I buy two packs a YEAR. One for my birthday in summer, and one for myself at xmastime. I have a couple a week until the pack is gone and then don't have any more until it's time to buy the next pack. Like most vices, smoking is best enjoyed in moderation.

I quit last July 3rd, mainly because of a girl, but also because i was just spending way too much money on it over the years. Plus i finally graduated, was out on my own and i had wanted to quit (and tried 3 times pervious). Cold turkey worked for me, and like was said before, not everyone will be able to do it like that. My friend quit using the patch and said it worked miraculously, but my aunt has failed with the patch on 2 different occasions.

Congrats to all those that have quit, and those that are in the process. I had about double the energy within 2 weeks of quitting. And yes, for those that realize it, i only quit smoking cigarettes. I still smoke the occasional cigar, and we know the other habit. Which is probably why i never started to cough after quitting cigarettes because the hairs still haven't grown back :gaah: