Giving up smoking! Your Diary. (154)
Antoniacv: I started at age of 13 , frm the very first time I had a cig , It was as if I was a professional smoker For the time I was 15 , I could finish a pack.in A DAY!!I'm turning 30 in a couple of days, and my lil one asked me to stop smoking because " It's not good for you mami!!"
Figures at least I'm "improving"....from 20 a day...10....5....
Now a couple of cigs a day... IF I feel as such...(unless I'm having a drink, of course , in that case I cant resist to have a cig!!!)How long will take me from 2 cigs.... to 0 ????
Figures at least I'm "improving"....from 20 a day...10....5....
Now a couple of cigs a day... IF I feel as such...(unless I'm having a drink, of course , in that case I cant resist to have a cig!!!)How long will take me from 2 cigs.... to 0 ????
What a sensible child you have ,bless her.If that isn't an incentive I don't know what is.
However long it takes ,if you manage to be nicotine free eventually you will have won the battle. Good luck and a kiss for your smart kid
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Tulefel: That’s great!
Thanx, the first three days i felt like junkie and i was thinking that it would last for ever 
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taxidiotis: Thanx, the first three days i felt like junkie
and i was thinking that it would last for ever how long is it since u stopped?
and i was thinking that it would last for ever how long is it since u stopped?
Hi again taxi.Just in case tulefel doesn't see this she has been smoke free for 13 months.
Giving up smoking is one of the hardest things you will probably have to do,and yes I think you could compare it with feeling like a junkie,it's that strong an addiction.
Keep up the good work.
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BTW i want to ask people how many kilos were added to their weight on the first and 2nd month.thanxs in advance everyone
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taxidiotis: BTW i want to ask people how many kilos were added to their weight on the first and 2nd month.thanxs in advance everyone
Good question Taxi.
I guess everyone is different but it is usual to put on roughly 5 kilos at first.
When you smoke it increases your metabolism,when you stop it slows down.
Your appetite can increase,but if you stick to a sensible ,healthy diet and avoid the empty calories in junk food you should be ok.
Drink plenty of water as it is a good craving buster, and also helps to flush out residual toxins.
Exercise helps too.Walk instead of ride ,stairs instead of escalator,just common sense really.
Above all remember.
YOU CAN LOSE THE WEIGHT,BUT NOT YOUR LUNGS.
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bestbefore: Good question Taxi.
I guess everyone is different but it is usual to put on roughly 5 kilos at first.
When you smoke it increases your metabolism,when you stop it slows down.
Your appetite can increase,but if you stick to a sensible ,healthy diet and avoid the empty calories in junk food you should be ok.
Drink plenty of water as it is a good craving buster, and also helps to flush out residual toxins.
Exercise helps too.Walk instead of ride ,stairs instead of escalator,just common sense really.
Above all remember.
YOU CAN LOSE THE WEIGHT,BUT NOT YOUR LUNGS.
I guess everyone is different but it is usual to put on roughly 5 kilos at first.
When you smoke it increases your metabolism,when you stop it slows down.
Your appetite can increase,but if you stick to a sensible ,healthy diet and avoid the empty calories in junk food you should be ok.
Drink plenty of water as it is a good craving buster, and also helps to flush out residual toxins.
Exercise helps too.Walk instead of ride ,stairs instead of escalator,just common sense really.
Above all remember.
YOU CAN LOSE THE WEIGHT,BUT NOT YOUR LUNGS.
You're quite right but when I stopped smoking I realised it was more than just a case of not inhaling nocoteine. I have tried to change my diet and exercise (I was a chocolate scoffing couch potato) and the result was I lost weight after I stopped.
The secret is to find a form of exercise you enjoy so you won't see it as work. I bought a bicycle and enjoy that after several months of torture in gyms which cost me a small fortune. I try to swim an hour per week too!
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Tulefel: They say as long as you remember for how long you haven’t smoked, you haven’t quitted yet.
I haven’t smoked for 13 months. But I’m trying to quit.
I know what you are saying, but have a different take on it. I've been smokeless for one year, one month, and 17 days. (!!) Many doctors have said something to the effect of it taking , more or less, about a year of total abstinence before you "unhook", so to speak. In my case this is accurate. Of course smokers will, from time to time want a cigarette, or think they want a cigarette, but it is nothing like wanting one WHILE being a smoker. Does that make sense to you? In other words, the desire is like window shopping for an item you want, but not buying it. Some experts in smoking cessation believe that the desire, per se, never actually completely goes away. I am finding that life without smoking is great, food tastes better, I have more money, the "worry" about someday having to quit is of course now gone, etc... FYI--I personally do not believe that slowly 'tapering' down is a good idea. As long as you smoke even a little bit, it just gets harder and harder to commit to total abstinence. AND, I agree with at least some doctors - you won't want to go through it again! Now THAT I can attest to!~ Good Luck anyone trying or wanting to quit. Good News--even failed attempts at stopping are BIG steps in the right direction. Studies prove that even many, many failed attempts lead to quitting. Don't give up.I haven’t smoked for 13 months. But I’m trying to quit.
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bestbefore: Good question Taxi.
I guess everyone is different but it is usual to put on roughly 5 kilos at first.
When you smoke it increases your metabolism,when you stop it slows down.
Your appetite can increase,but if you stick to a sensible ,healthy diet and avoid the empty calories in junk food you should be ok.
Drink plenty of water as it is a good craving buster, and also helps to flush out residual toxins.
Exercise helps too.Walk instead of ride ,stairs instead of escalator,just common sense really.
Above all remember.
YOU CAN LOSE THE WEIGHT,BUT NOT YOUR LUNGS.
Thanx again BB-i have gained between 8-10k but i ve been more careful with my eating plus i 've been working out so it's ok.I was actually very skinny beforeI guess everyone is different but it is usual to put on roughly 5 kilos at first.
When you smoke it increases your metabolism,when you stop it slows down.
Your appetite can increase,but if you stick to a sensible ,healthy diet and avoid the empty calories in junk food you should be ok.
Drink plenty of water as it is a good craving buster, and also helps to flush out residual toxins.
Exercise helps too.Walk instead of ride ,stairs instead of escalator,just common sense really.
Above all remember.
YOU CAN LOSE THE WEIGHT,BUT NOT YOUR LUNGS.
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After reading through this thread I'm glad that I've never smoked 
I've enough addictions without smoking to try and give up
I've enough addictions without smoking to try and give up
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Zellarrone1: After reading through this thread I'm glad that I've never smoked
I've enough addictions without smoking to try and give up
What's one more?I've enough addictions without smoking to try and give up
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taxidiotis: What's one more?
True 
Note to myself 
Must make a new years resolution to start smoking. To go with my coffee, chocolate, internet and biting my nails addictions 
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Zellarrone1: True
Note to myself Must make a new years resolution to start smoking. To go with my coffee, chocolate, internet and biting my nails addictions
Note to myself Must make a new years resolution to start smoking. To go with my coffee, chocolate, internet and biting my nails addictions
Apart from high cholesterol in the chocolate and a possible overdose of caffeine, those above wont kill you. Smoking can.
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Zellarrone1: True
Note to myself Must make a new years resolution to start smoking. To go with my coffee, chocolate, internet and biting my nails addictions
It will be the touch needed to make everyone admire your class and finesseNote to myself Must make a new years resolution to start smoking. To go with my coffee, chocolate, internet and biting my nails addictions
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For the time I was 15 , I could finish a pack.in A DAY!!
I'm turning 30 in a couple of days, and my lil one asked me to stop smoking because " It's not good for you mami!!"
Figures at least I'm "improving"....from 20 a day...10....5....
Now a couple of cigs a day... IF I feel as such...(unless I'm having a drink, of course , in that case I cant resist to have a cig!!!)
How long will take me from 2 cigs.... to 0 ????