steward 433
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I am most certainly up for that! How about a seperate thread for those of us trying and how we are doing when it starts?
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Anyone thinking of giving up smoking?
- Thread starter adrian29uk
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I am most certainly up for that! How about a seperate thread for those of us trying and how we are doing when it starts?
adrian29uk
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- Sep 10, 2003
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Im up for it as well. I have not motivation. If I know people are counting on me it may help.
Fred Oliver - Legend
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i'm up for it for sure, havent had one yet!
adrian29uk
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- Sep 10, 2003
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Ok lets find out who is up for this.
Ask the NSC mod if they could set up a seperate forum.
Gather together the names.
Set a date so you can prepare
Then start the NSC STOP SMOKING CHALLENGE
Ask the NSC mod if they could set up a seperate forum.
Gather together the names.
Set a date so you can prepare
Then start the NSC STOP SMOKING CHALLENGE
steward 433
Back and better
Count me in
surrey jim
Not in Surrey
im not wanting to quit totally yet however in 2005 i was on 20-30 a day and now im down to roughly 5 a day (10 max)
it suits me at the moment, i mainly smoke at work, hardly ever have them in the evening now/with a beer unless others are
it suits me at the moment, i mainly smoke at work, hardly ever have them in the evening now/with a beer unless others are
Lush
Mods' Pet
Ain't that the truth. There's no deceiver quite as clever as a self-deceiver.
Man of Harveys
Well-known member
And there's no-one more abusive than a self-a...anyway
Cheeky Monkey
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- Jul 17, 2003
- 23,884
You don't need Alan Carr, you don't need Zyban or any of the other props, you just need the desire. My g/f and I gave up at the same time - she did Alan Carr, I did nothing but stop. Her brother also did Alan Carr about the same time and was back smoking a month or so later - self help books are great when you are read them and you think wow this all makes so much sense....it's when you stop reading them that the problems start to creep back in in my experience, so you either smoke 20 a day or read Alan Carr 20 times a day, the choice is yours.
For the spliffheads - Holland and Barrett's Honey Blend is a good nicotine-free smoke for rolling with.
For the spliffheads - Holland and Barrett's Honey Blend is a good nicotine-free smoke for rolling with.
Fred Oliver - Legend
Well-known member
For the spliffheads - Holland and Barrett's Honey Blend is a good nicotine-free smoke for rolling with.
really? i like honey as well! might have to try that.
really? i like honey as well! might have to try that.
I certainly feel it... Thoroughly recommended! 
Garage_Doors
Originally the Swankers
I took a break from smoking just short of ten years ago,
Although i have have not had a fag in all that time, i still haven't given up, i;m still taking a break.........
In all the previous attempts, i was always was terrified that "I'm never going to have another fag", so i just work on the principle that i was giving up for one day, after that day, heading for one week, after that time i can have that fag, but of course once the week was up, i wanted to extend that time and see how long i could go,
Its now nearly 10 years, and I'm still going, i still haven't given up yet, I'm still a smoker, just not had one for a very long time.
I had smoked 20-40 a day for 20 years, so it is possible.
Not saying it will work for every one, but it worked for me, i will have another fag, one day
Although i have have not had a fag in all that time, i still haven't given up, i;m still taking a break.........
In all the previous attempts, i was always was terrified that "I'm never going to have another fag", so i just work on the principle that i was giving up for one day, after that day, heading for one week, after that time i can have that fag, but of course once the week was up, i wanted to extend that time and see how long i could go,
Its now nearly 10 years, and I'm still going, i still haven't given up yet, I'm still a smoker, just not had one for a very long time.
I had smoked 20-40 a day for 20 years, so it is possible.
Not saying it will work for every one, but it worked for me, i will have another fag, one day
Fred Oliver - Legend
Well-known member
still not had one!
NMH
Banned
TSB
Captain Hindsight
We tried that before. Most failed, but some are still going. Anyway, count me in. When's the date?
Cheeky Monkey
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- Jul 17, 2003
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Out of interest, what are people's motives for quitting? Being a vein bastard mine was purely about ageing of the skin. The warning 'SMOKING CAN CAUSE A SLOW AND PREMATURE DEATH' on a packet never troubled me, but buying a packet with 'SMOKING CAUSES PREMATURE AGEING OF THE SKIN' always did a number on me.
bright1064
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I have been smoking since the age of 14 and i'm now 22. I used to smoke "packet" fage e.g. B&H, Mayfair or Royals. But because I used to go through them like anything, it used to cost me an arm and a leg! I used to smoke about 20 a day which was about £5 per day and it starts to add up over time!
So for the last four years I have been smoking roll ups, and not only have i saved money but I have cut down almost accidently! I didn't even notice I was cutting down, and now I smoke about 10 a day sometimes not even that!
The only time I ever tried to kick the habit only lasted a few days, and I was really determined that time. My cravings just got the better of me
I've been thinking about quitting again recently, although I do still enjoy a puff. I've just started being practical lately, and I don't want to be a lung cancer victim in my thirties with a wife and kids watching me die slowly
I haven't yet attempted to do it, I don't really know how to go about doing it!? Maybe doing something with my fellow NSC'ers may be helpful!
I do have concerns about kicking the habit, but I have much greater concerns for my future health. I figure that by being a "young'un" I have time to do something about it.
So for the last four years I have been smoking roll ups, and not only have i saved money but I have cut down almost accidently! I didn't even notice I was cutting down, and now I smoke about 10 a day sometimes not even that!
The only time I ever tried to kick the habit only lasted a few days, and I was really determined that time. My cravings just got the better of me
I've been thinking about quitting again recently, although I do still enjoy a puff. I've just started being practical lately, and I don't want to be a lung cancer victim in my thirties with a wife and kids watching me die slowly
I haven't yet attempted to do it, I don't really know how to go about doing it!? Maybe doing something with my fellow NSC'ers may be helpful!
I do have concerns about kicking the habit, but I have much greater concerns for my future health. I figure that by being a "young'un" I have time to do something about it.
Lady Bracknell
Handbag at Dawn
I just stopped. Came to the conclusion that I couldn't be arsed to smoke any longer and stopped. For some strange reason I don't miss it at all and can happily be in the company of smokers without wanting to pounce on them and tear the cigarettes out of their unsuspecting hands. Which is useful since it wasn't until I stopped smoking that I realised just how many people actually smoked!
The nicotine leaves your bloodstream very quickly after you stop smoking but the habit can be rather harder to beat so I'd advise keeping your hands busy at all those moments when you'd have previously lit up.
At the end of the day you've got to want to stop smoking because YOU want to stop. Not because anyone else says you should and whatever way you manage giving up it's a deal easier if you aren't burdened by expectations.
The nicotine leaves your bloodstream very quickly after you stop smoking but the habit can be rather harder to beat so I'd advise keeping your hands busy at all those moments when you'd have previously lit up.
At the end of the day you've got to want to stop smoking because YOU want to stop. Not because anyone else says you should and whatever way you manage giving up it's a deal easier if you aren't burdened by expectations.
n1 gull
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I'm giving up on Oct 13th, which is my 39th birthday. I'm having hypno-therapy at 11.30am which is a present from my wife.
Its pretty bloody expensive, but I'm determined not to be smoking as I get close to 40.
I can't bloody wait. I now think people that smoke look a bit silly, standing outside pubs etc.
I didn't mind during the summer, but I refuse to spend another winter outside the boozer, but intend to stay firmly inside.
I just hope I will stay strong and do it. 2 weeks until I'm smoke free!!
Its pretty bloody expensive, but I'm determined not to be smoking as I get close to 40.
I can't bloody wait. I now think people that smoke look a bit silly, standing outside pubs etc.
I didn't mind during the summer, but I refuse to spend another winter outside the boozer, but intend to stay firmly inside.
I just hope I will stay strong and do it. 2 weeks until I'm smoke free!!