i'd like to hear some different ideas and see if they help me out.  i'm having a heck of a time quitting!  thanx for any and all your help!!!
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Just wash your walls once after about a year that will help you with the idea to quit I also liked the answer by varakei, makes some sense. I sure wish you luck, I haven't had much luck at it, but who knows with time you just never know what can be done. One habit broken, then another. You know how it works. One step at a time I guess. Good Luck to you....Just dont do it  right before the end of April baddddd timing
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I quit smoking back in February.  I smoked about a pack a day for years.  During the withdraw I had a headache for 3 days, and I was grouchy for about 2 weeks.  They say you have to replace one habbit with another.  What I did was started sucking on jolly ranchers and chewing bubble gum.  I also started exercising.  I have never felt better.  I noticed a difference in my breathing after only 2 weeks!!  Just hang in there, and the days will pass and you won't even think about it anymore.  It's also great to go someplace and not worry about being looked down on because of being a smoker.
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hey hunny - thanks for the coffee - i chose not to have cake due to being determined to get back on weightwatchers programme today - been really struggling with it the last few weeks - i gave up smoking about 4 years ago and really notice the benefits - i was feeling very similar to you at the time that i gave up - i set myself a date (6th of january fyi as it's 12 night so the christmas period was officially over) - i went to see my gp and got advice and a prescription for nicotine patches and i went for it - good luck and stay safe ~x~
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Congratulations on quitting!! As a former smoker I know exactly how you feel. For me quitting was one of the toughest things I have ever done. It is very common for people to start up again after quitting, especially when confronted by stress in life. The best things you can do are the following: throw away all smoking related things(ashtrays,lighters etc.)Try to avoid places where people smoke. What helped me alot was chewing on plastic straws,gum etc. I tried the patches and the nicotine gum and they really did not do anything for me. You just have to set your mind on this goal and tell yourself you can do it. Reward yourself somehow for every day you go without. Good luck!!
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quit while your ahead!
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In one of my many futile attempts to quit smoking, I implemented this program that has a great payoff.  Check it out.\n\nAt the time I was smoking one pack a day.  So when I quit, I got one of those five gallon plastic water bottles and started putting $5 a day into the plastic bottle.  I estimated that a pack of cigarettes cost about $4 - $5 a pack and I was smoking one pack a day.  So I took that money that I would have normally been spending on cigarettes daily, and saved it in the bottle.  I didn't miss the money because I would have normally spent it on cigarettes.\n\nIt didn't seem like much at first but 2, 3, 4 months into the process I was starting to build up quite a bit of dough in the bottle.  (I used $1 dollar bills instead of $5's so more actual bills would be in the bottle).\n\nI used the money as spending money on a trip to Hawaii.  As far as a reward it felt really good to be able to have "free" money.  Money that would have just gone up in smoke if I kept on with my habit.\n\nGood luck with your goal to quit smoking.
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I quit about 16 month ago and at the last days, I smoked 20 cigarettes a day.\nWas it difficult? sure, it was the most difficult thing I have ever done.\nI had tried to quit many times and I had failed until the last at temp which was success full\nmy advice: do Not give up trying to quit, if you failed. you will succeed eventually.\nand Quit just for your sake
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hey man there aint no easy way. i smoked for ten years and am quit for a year now.  first you have to do it cold turky. no cutting down patch gum or anything. do it only when ur the most motivated and determined. then use all the will power that you have to not take even a hit off another cig, when cravings start chew gum, and work out. If you run it out that works vary well also, just keep yourself busy and you will notice in a few weeks the cravings will start to go away. just remember the key is cold turky if you put nicoteen in your body in any way you will fail its inevitable. remember dieng of lung cancer will suck, good luck.   -clokey
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Your body is rejecting the poisonous chemicals. I did the same thing and have since quit. Please quit now for your own sake!
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I smoked from the age of 11 until I got pregnant with my daughter at 24. I was able to quit because I was pregnant and didn't want to put her at risk, but after I had my son, it seemed my reason to quit had disappeared. I only wanted 2 kids, so I knew I would never be pregnant again, When she was 2 and he was 9 months, i started again. I smoked for 3 more years, before I quit again. You have to find the inspiration to quit. I did it for 2 reason, my children, and because I watched my father die from lung cancer. I don't want to put my children through that torture if I don't have to. It may be too late, but at least I'm doing what I can to prevent it now.\nI quit slowly. First I only smoked outdoors, never in the house. In the summer it's fine, but during the cold windy days, smoking started to lose it appeal. I stopped smoking in my car. And I avoided alcohol. Then I started smoking half of the cigarette. I got to the point that a pack would last me 2 weeks, then 3 and at that point I stopped all together. The wole process probably took me about 3 months, but it was the only way that worked for me. I tried the patch and it made my arm feel weird, I tried cold turkey, but that only lasted a couple of days for me. The gradual method was best for me, but everybody is different. My step-uncle quit after 35 years cold turkey, but he would cut up carrots and celery and other veges and snack on them whenever he had a craving. It worked fo him, I had a friend quit using the nicitine gum. and I had another friend go to the doctor for a prescrition antidepressent that helped her quit. So far we are all still smoke free.\nJust try to find a reason that is very important to you, your health, the health of people around you, money, the smell on your clothes or hair, bad breath or whatever motivates you.\nIt's still not always easy (July of 05 was the last time I smoked). Stress triggers cravings and so does alcohol still, but I just focus on my reasons for stopping. If you can make it through the next five minutes without smoking, you can do it for a lifetime. A craving only last that long. Distract yourself in thos e five minutes by checking the mail, calling a friend, fold a load of laundry, or something that needs your hands to do it. \n\nYou can do it!!\n\nP.S. I feel better about myself now too, I don't feel like a lepper for smoking. I always felt a little ashamed whenever I lit up, not to mention that I have so much more money since I quit too. Not only do I save on the cigarettes and lighters, but breath mints, and air fresheners too!
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I quit by stepping down.  I was smoking full flavors, then i went to mediums.  A week later i went down to lights, then to ultra lights.  By the time i go to ultra lights i didn't want them anymore.  Its easier then cold turkey and you don't have the mood swings.  I could never wear the patches cause they made me sick and irritated my skin.\n\nBut you have to have your mind made up that you want to quit or it will never work.\n\nGood luck
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I've heard of hypnosis as working before. Another way is to just quit cold turkey. You have to be determined to quit.
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Smoking.  Haven't had a cigarette in 20 years now.  Tried cold turkey 3 times and failed... but then I got so sick with the flu that I didn't WANT to smoke for three days... and when I got better  the withdrawal was over so I decided to ride it out.  One of the best things I ever did for myself!
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I just hit level 3 about 15 minutes ago.  My son got home from school about 15 minutes ago too, and I just realized that I've said about 4 words to him (how was your day?) This may sound crazy, but it's like this Y/A is my Brokeback Mountain (How am I gonna quit you? haha) Seriously, I need to reprioritize and get back in my groove and take a break from this.  I've been spending a ton of time doing this.  It makes me wonder how Richard and the other leaders do it.  It's got to be a 24/7 kind of thing.  Good luck, and welcome to Level 3.\n\nUpdate: ya know: this is seriously payback for all those years my husband has played Wolfenstein on this dang machine!  I feel for you Eric.  You gotta keep the faith bro.  Your wife loves you, and she will understand.  Keep on keepin' on, Man.  The people gotta have their tax advice.
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the question is How addicted are you? I gave up by reading the book How to stop smoking and stay stopped for good by Gillian Riley. I went to the smoking cessation clinic who prescribed me patches and lozenges. It was hard, i know someone who could stop for days at a time yet couldnt completely give up! It is hard yet its well worth it and four years down the line i can have a fag every 6 months yet its just not the same, yet im £1000 a year better off and i dont cough and wheeze in the morning and the numb feeling in my toes has come back. My ex is looking at having his legs amputated as the blood flow and oxygen dosnt reach his toes, still he smokes. the sooner you give up the better. if i can do it you can too!
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Don't give in to them!  I found it helped me get through by telling myself that I could smoke as many as I wanted tomorrow and that I just had to get through today.  When tomorrow came I would say the same thing.  It was really hard to start with and so tempting to just have a cigarette, but after a few weeks the cravings had gone completely.  \n\nI found that counting days, then weeks and finally months gave me a mental milestone to say I'd reached.  I have not smoked for 16 months now, but I still tell myself that I can have another cigarette 'another day' if I really want one.  \n\nI know it's dreadful at the moment but if you stick with it it will be worth it. Just one little piece of advice that you can ignore if you like...try not to replace gigs with food or alcohol.  I did this to start with and put on over 14lbs!  I've lost it again now, but if someone had told me that advice 16 months ago I'd have been grateful!\n\nGood luck!
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MAKE SURE YOU STOP ! ! ! ! YOU OWE IT TO YOURSELF :^)\n\nI'm in exactly the same position - have just stopped (again!) - 7 days now - after 30/day since December (and 20/day before then ... No patch, no nothing... but ... will power ... and SPORT ! I think sport, and the ensuing self knowledge/respect, are perhaps the way out of this ...\n\nI do triathlon, and smoking like I did is in no way compatible with the life I want to lead... \n\nThink about sport ... You need to give time to sport to make your life different, better... To make your life whole, healthy, clean, and hopefully, cigarette free ...\n\nI will probably fall again, but then I will also stop again ... for the same reasons ... But that's life, and where there's life ...    ;^)\n\nWe need to find pride in ourselves, see what addiction really is, and be stronger than the cigarettes that chain our lives ...\n\nGood luck to all of us ;^)\n\nAnd to HELL with the Big Money Tabacoo Companies and their shareholders who cream benefits from the demise and illness of others !!!