Think i may run a book to see which one of you lasts the longest before going back on the cigssimpledumbpilot wrote:Dont do it Keith, you can win this! Its just bloody typical tho, I quit smoking and my throat feels like Im on 80 a day!Keith Jordan wrote:Funny you should say that... I have a terrible cold!! I may have to get come ciggies!!
So, is this a concerted effort to quit or have you just not fancied smoking?
smoking,,....anybody tried to give up?
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I stopped by accident! I just forgot to do it!
I just wrote this in my blog here anyway and thought I would post it here too.
I just wrote this in my blog here anyway and thought I would post it here too.
Me wrote:Smoke teabags!! Its the future!!
It is Wednesday and I have not smoked since Sunday night!! Yay. Go me! Apparently the first two days offer the most serious tempting cravings and it all subsides after that.
I guess giving up smoking comes in two parts:
1 - Nicotine addiction - when you smoke you add nicoteine to your blood/brain and, after a while, the level of nicotine in your blood starts to drop and you develop the craving! This craving disappears when you have another smoke.
2 - Habitual Movements - the physical act of smoking is equated in the brain and being a process which stops a negative craving hence the habitual movements involved in smoking are probably the most difficult part of smoking to "get over".
So, how the fuck do I break the positive association between my cravings for the nicotine and the habit of stoping those cravings by smoking a cigarette? Smoke teabags!! Its the future!!
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Just suck on a pen and tap it every now and then .Keith Jordan wrote:Habitual Movements - the physical act of smoking is equated in the brain and being a process which stops a negative craving hence the habitual movements involved in smoking are probably the most difficult part of smoking to "get over".
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ive found a new hobby/habit anyway.......eating!!particularly chocolate
i was on a site that helps ppl with giving up by advice etc....and you can download this calculator thingy its great....ticks away in bot corner of screen telling u how much u saved etc......e.g...
"I have been quit for 1 Week, 3 Days, 11 hours, 33 minutes and 30 seconds (10 days). I have saved ?26.19 by not smoking 314 cigarettes. I have saved 1 Day, 2 hours and 10 minutes of my life. My Quit Date: 09/04/2006 08:00"....
and it writes all that for you!!
i was on a site that helps ppl with giving up by advice etc....and you can download this calculator thingy its great....ticks away in bot corner of screen telling u how much u saved etc......e.g...
"I have been quit for 1 Week, 3 Days, 11 hours, 33 minutes and 30 seconds (10 days). I have saved ?26.19 by not smoking 314 cigarettes. I have saved 1 Day, 2 hours and 10 minutes of my life. My Quit Date: 09/04/2006 08:00"....
and it writes all that for you!!
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Funny you should say that...Keith Jordan wrote:Smoke teabags!! Its the future!!
It is Wednesday and I have not smoked since Sunday night!! Yay. Go me! Apparently the first two days offer the most serious tempting cravings and it all subsides after that.
I guess giving up smoking comes in two parts:
1 - Nicotine addiction - when you smoke you add nicoteine to your blood/brain and, after a while, the level of nicotine in your blood starts to drop and you develop the craving! This craving disappears when you have another smoke.
2 - Habitual Movements - the physical act of smoking is equated in the brain and being a process which stops a negative craving hence the habitual movements involved in smoking are probably the most difficult part of smoking to "get over".
So, how the fuck do I break the positive association between my cravings for the nicotine and the habit of stoping those cravings by smoking a cigarette? Smoke teabags!! Its the future!!
Back in high school, when I was working at the radio station, some friends of mine came and visited me with what appeared to be a joint.
It was tea leaves rolled up in a paper.
They had decided to see if a buzz was involved and thought it might be nice to include me. Yeah, the guys I hung out with in high school were a combination of The Breakfast Club and Wayne's World...we LIVED those movies.
Anyway...as part of the festivities, it was suggested that I play "Mama Kin" by Aerosmith (later covered by Guns N Roses,) which features the line "sleeping late and smoking tea."
So...there we were...smoking tea and NOT getting ANY sort of buzz.
Ah...capricious youth.
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Re: smoking,,....anybody tried to give up?
I have not smoked since Saturday 1st Dec! I hope I can keep it up!!!
I feel a little healthier already.
I feel a little healthier already.