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Anyone thinking of giving up smoking?
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adrian29uk
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Sunday. What about next monday at 9.00am?
We then have 5 days to get patches, gum and get prepared.
It also gives us smokers the last chance to have their final one in the morning and then start.
We then have 5 days to get patches, gum and get prepared.
It also gives us smokers the last chance to have their final one in the morning and then start.
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i have never smoked, i work for too long in the tobacco manufacture and while our company only makes machinery but we do have to provide the support if they break/need updating once on location and i have seen the nasty stuff they do to make your cigarettes and dry your tobacco.
using the stem of the plant as filler. weeee!
interestingly not too many people in this industry do smoke. despite being guarantee free cigarettes all the time.
it is a nasty habit. but don't you all go quitting, my kids need to eat
kidding. good luck to you all. i spoke to a nurse the other day who was 40-a-day smoker and she just woke up one morning and shredded her cigarettes and that was it. never smoked since.
using the stem of the plant as filler. weeee!
interestingly not too many people in this industry do smoke. despite being guarantee free cigarettes all the time.
it is a nasty habit. but don't you all go quitting, my kids need to eat
kidding. good luck to you all. i spoke to a nurse the other day who was 40-a-day smoker and she just woke up one morning and shredded her cigarettes and that was it. never smoked since.
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Packing up smoking is easy....I do it every night. 
adrian29uk
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It seems like quite a few of us want to stop. We all need to pick a day now. Once the day has been picked you must have your last cigarette on this day.
Everyone is different, so shall we suggest a stop day for next week, so people can:-
1) Mentally prepare
2) Get Gum, Patches
Once we agree to this I will put a new thread / poll up so we can select a day.
Everyone is different, so shall we suggest a stop day for next week, so people can:-
1) Mentally prepare
2) Get Gum, Patches
Once we agree to this I will put a new thread / poll up so we can select a day.
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I couldn't have one first thing though or i will carry on that day. Last fag last thing at night then start on a new day!!
adrian29uk
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We need to find out what other days people would like to give up.
Woodingdean Gull
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I sincerely believe that anyone can give up smoking if they really want to, but they will need to re-educate themselves and realise that they were addicted to nicotine.
I started smoking at a young age and then in the mid-80’s I was smoking 60 a day with an ulcer problem. My GP told me I had to give up or not bother him again. I explained that I had tried hypnosis and acupuncture but neither had worked. He managed to get me onto this course, with about 60 other smokers, which lasted for just 5 evenings, Monday to Friday, from 7.30 to 9.00. It was taken by 2 highly qualified guys from the medical profession who helped you over the initial stage of ‘giving up’.
The first thing they told you was that you should keep saying to yourself that “I choose not to smoke”. Instead of “I’m not going to smoke”. This way, if you did have a cigarette, you had not broken any vow to give up, and psychologically, this made a big difference. You were encouraged to exchange telephone numbers with 2 or 3 others so that if you were going through a bad patch, you could speak to someone who knew exactly what you were going through. They advised, for the first three days, to only drink water and fruit juice and eat only fresh fruit. This would clear out about 90% of the toxins in the body. Last thing on that first day, smoke your last fag and then run water over any that are left in the packet and dog-ends in the ashtray – no temptation the next morning. If you were going through a bad patch, go for a short walk, (if possible at work etc.) or drink a glass of water or “’phone a friend”.
On the Wednesday evening, 2 days in, only one person had smoked 1 cigarette and they hated the fact. We were then advised to buy 100 brewers yeast tablets. On the label it would say take 2 tablets, 3 times a day. We were told to take 6 (SIX) tablets, 3 times a day. The thiamine and B12(?) in the tablets would help to combat the irritability and ‘rattiness’ associated with packing up. Absolutely no alcohol for 3 weeks as alcohol weakens the resolve and it’s easy to think “one with my mates won’t hurt”, especially if you haven’t smoked for say 9 to 10 days.
Just take everything hour by hour, day by day, week by week, and then you’ll find it’s month by month. Once you get to that stage of not smoking for a couple of months, you will still get a craving now and again but it gets easier to resist.
Like I said, I was smoking 60 a day, but that was 22 years ago.
Good luck
I started smoking at a young age and then in the mid-80’s I was smoking 60 a day with an ulcer problem. My GP told me I had to give up or not bother him again. I explained that I had tried hypnosis and acupuncture but neither had worked. He managed to get me onto this course, with about 60 other smokers, which lasted for just 5 evenings, Monday to Friday, from 7.30 to 9.00. It was taken by 2 highly qualified guys from the medical profession who helped you over the initial stage of ‘giving up’.
The first thing they told you was that you should keep saying to yourself that “I choose not to smoke”. Instead of “I’m not going to smoke”. This way, if you did have a cigarette, you had not broken any vow to give up, and psychologically, this made a big difference. You were encouraged to exchange telephone numbers with 2 or 3 others so that if you were going through a bad patch, you could speak to someone who knew exactly what you were going through. They advised, for the first three days, to only drink water and fruit juice and eat only fresh fruit. This would clear out about 90% of the toxins in the body. Last thing on that first day, smoke your last fag and then run water over any that are left in the packet and dog-ends in the ashtray – no temptation the next morning. If you were going through a bad patch, go for a short walk, (if possible at work etc.) or drink a glass of water or “’phone a friend”.
On the Wednesday evening, 2 days in, only one person had smoked 1 cigarette and they hated the fact. We were then advised to buy 100 brewers yeast tablets. On the label it would say take 2 tablets, 3 times a day. We were told to take 6 (SIX) tablets, 3 times a day. The thiamine and B12(?) in the tablets would help to combat the irritability and ‘rattiness’ associated with packing up. Absolutely no alcohol for 3 weeks as alcohol weakens the resolve and it’s easy to think “one with my mates won’t hurt”, especially if you haven’t smoked for say 9 to 10 days.
Just take everything hour by hour, day by day, week by week, and then you’ll find it’s month by month. Once you get to that stage of not smoking for a couple of months, you will still get a craving now and again but it gets easier to resist.
Like I said, I was smoking 60 a day, but that was 22 years ago.
Good luck
Marshy
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Why november the 1st Chappers.....
I suggest new year, you will never make it over Xmas otherwise...
Fred Oliver - Legend
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yes, altho i don't think i'm gonna need it! didn't have a fag all day yesterday, had a spliff in the evening and a bottle of wine, haven't had one today yet either!
Because in November I'm also knocking the dirty rugs on the head (for a month at least) and this would tie in nicely. I don't have to smoke just because it's christmas.