I am now a non smoker

[Stoo82]

Mind over matter.

 

[Cheeky Monkey]

The kicking of the fags is the first objective as the serious training cannot start without this. I intend to start the running on 1/10 and beef up the walking before then.

Bollox Uncle, you can still be a fit athelete and smoke. A friend of mine used to smoke a 20 pack of Marlboro red a day while representing Sussex at hockey. Get back on the fags and stop being such a lightweight!

 

[severnside gull]

well done

I gave up 22 years, 6 months, 14 days and 13 hours ago and never give it a thought...........




seriously it's a bit like giving up booze - you have to be committed to never having another one because if you do it will be like you never gave up. Stick at it and be proud of yourself.

 

[pornomagboy]

ive not had a fag for nearly a month now, and i have found it really hard but have stuck with it the first 72 hours are the hardest and smoking when you have a drink, i used to drive for a living and not being able to smoke when diving is really hard.

keep up the good owrk

 

[pornomagboy]

Bollox Uncle, you can still be a fit athelete and smoke. A friend of mine used to smoke a 20 pack of Marlboro red a day while representing Sussex at hockey. Get back on the fags and stop being such a lightweight!

alot of footballers smoke, seen rooney and bambi smoking in the paper

 

[Tricky Dicky]

Like an alcholic, you will always be a smoker. Sooner you realise that, the sooner you will get off the fags for good.

I don't believe that for a second, it's not the same thing at all. I smoked, gave up and have never been tempted to have one again ... but if I did want to, I'm sure I could quite happily have just one, without needing to carry on. Very different to alcohol in my view.

Of course, as an "ex-smoker" you can be more than self-righteous when people around you smoke.

 

[Stoo82]

I don't believe that for a second, it's not the same thing at all. I smoked, gave up and have never been tempted to have one again ... but if I did want to, I'm sure I could quite happily have just one, without needing to carry on. Very different to alcohol in my view.

Of course, as an "ex-smoker" you can be more than self-righteous when people around you smoke.

You really think you could have another fag and not get anything out of it?

 

[severnside gull]

You really think you could have another fag and not get anything out of it?

I know I couldn't

The first ten times I gave up smoking then "just had one" proved it

 

[seagullsovergrimsby]

I gave up smoking in Feb 1985 and drinking booze in Apr 1994 , its all about willpower and knowing that having just a fag or a Stella puts you back to square one.

 

[Uncle C]

Well done US.

I have a friend who is currently undergoing daily radiation therapy for throat cancer after smoking much of his life. Its a mugs game.

 

[Tricky Dicky]

You really think you could have another fag and not get anything out of it?

That's not really the point is it, anyone who's never had a ciggie in their life would get a rush first time they smoked, that doesn't make them a smoker. With alcoholism, you can't "just have one" (or so I'm told).

 

[The Antikythera Mechanism]

Well done US.

I have a friend who is currently undergoing daily radiation therapy for throat cancer after smoking much of his life. Its a mugs game.

A mate of mine was diagnosed with throat cancer 3 years ago. After radiotherapy, chemotherapy, having the tumour injected with an experimental herpes virus and a subsequent operation to remove what was left of the tumour he is, thankfully, in remission. He was a smoker and had given up the same time as me, almost 10 years ago. A visit to the Royal Marsden is a sobering experience, believe me.

 

[Boroseagull]

Well done, it's 29 years ago last Budget Day for me [& her], never regretted it & just smile at all that cash we'd have burnt & the potential health problems we would probably be facing now!

 

[Jam The Man]

Good luck!

 

[hillbilly]

Good luck US. I went from 100 to nothing 11 months ago. Remember nothing to stress about now, we will be in the Amex next season!

 

[cannedheat]

check out this website for some dead celebs.
http://whyquit.com/whyquit/notables.html

 

[bristolseagull]

Seven weeks for me....

 

[Garage_Doors]

I know I couldn't

The first ten times I gave up smoking then "just had one" proved it

Similarly each time I tried to give up it was the overriding thought “I’d never have another fag again syndrome” so each time I would slip back.

I still regard myself as a smoker but just taking a break from it so I can have a fag if I want it. Its been 12 years since I last had one, but I’m still a smoker, just choosing to not to at the moment, worked for me.

 

[Elvis]

September 30th @ 11.40am will be my one year anniversary.

It's tough!!! and only ex smokers will appreciate the task ahead, but, it's well worth it so keep it up!!!

 

[redneb]

You should start smoking again immediately. "The bottom line is smoking is cool"