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Old 27-09-2009, 20:30   #46
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Re: Stopping smoking support.

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Dear all,

I'm currently thirteen days (who's counting?) into trying to break a 40+ a day habit which I've had for nearly 30 years.

It's not easy going but I'm getting there - hour by hour, day by day.

If anyone is thinking about kicking or trying to kick the habit - or would like to share tips on how they broke the habit - then please feel free to post.

Please note - as per the mods - this is not a "smoking, good or bad?" thread it's somewhere for people to openly discuss their battle / planned / ongoing battle with "the weed" and hopefully help others in times where it might be needed.

Let your battle commence.

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Well done Mr A

I stopped 4 years ago and have never felt better. I used the stop smoking service run by the local NHS and they prescribe Zyban. It worked great for me and i now have gone from a 40 a day habit to a 0 a day habit.

It does get easier as the days go on and if i feel a slip coming on i just think of all the money i have and am saving.

and stick with it you will not regret it.
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Old 27-09-2009, 20:55   #47
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I have gone 15 days without a cigarette.I use patches and find them a great help. Strangely my breathing is a bit duff.

Pleased to "meet" you greyposter - well done, keep it up!!

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Old 27-09-2009, 21:00   #48
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Re: Stopping smoking support.

Off-shore cruiser at £22k, you could probably beat them down to £20k

40 a day costs approx £12 x 365 = £4380, so in 5 years time you will have paid off your boat.

Keep on keepin' on.
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Old 27-09-2009, 21:07   #49
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Off-shore cruiser at £22k, you could probably beat them down to £20k

40 a day costs approx £12 x 365 = £4380, so in 5 years time you will have paid off your boat.

Keep on keepin' on.

FW - That's exactly my train of thought (though I've sourced this for £19k cash).
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Re: Stopping smoking support.

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Dear all,

I'm currently thirteen days (who's counting?) into trying to break a 40+ a day habit which I've had for nearly 30 years.

It's not easy going but I'm getting there - hour by hour, day by day.

If anyone is thinking about kicking or trying to kick the habit - or would like to share tips on how they broke the habit - then please feel free to post.

Please note - as per the mods - this is not a "smoking, good or bad?" thread it's somewhere for people to openly discuss their battle / planned / ongoing battle with "the weed" and hopefully help others in times where it might be needed.

Let your battle commence.

Mr A
Can you and others please carry on smoking, preferrably increasing your habit as, "This country needs you" for THE TAXES RAISED FROM SMOKING, thank you.
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Old 27-09-2009, 21:36   #51
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My father gave up smoking 5 years ago. he's put on loads of weight, mainly his belly. and he has to use an enhaler because he loses his breath easily.
I'm sure the years of smoking did his lungs the world of good and is in no way, shape or form responsible for any problems he has now.
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Can you and others please carry on smoking, preferrably increasing your habit as, "This country needs you" for THE TAXES RAISED FROM SMOKING, thank you.
Seems an odd way of providing support?
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Seems an odd way of providing support?
It was sarcasm
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It was sarcasm
And how did you work that one out?

Can I suggest if you want to avoid being thought of as out to cause trouble you think carefully what you post and also use the smileys so those of us who don't have the benefit of telepathy can cotton on...
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Dear all,

I'm currently thirteen days (who's counting?) into trying to break a 40+ a day habit which I've had for nearly 30 years.

It's not easy going but I'm getting there - hour by hour, day by day.
I quit about 5 years ago after about 10 years of 20+ a day, found it really easy tbh one morning I woke up with a chesty cough and just thought I am not smoking today and haven't since, I think you have to be "ready to give up", I'd never tried to before and if you had asked any of my friends or family if I could they'd have all said ''no'' guarantee it, good luck with it Mr A

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but I smoke and I've got a great body
Bet it don't look so great on the inside.....

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And how did you work that one out?

Can I suggest if you want to avoid being thought of as out to cause trouble you think carefully what you post and also use the smileys so those of us who don't have the benefit of telepathy can cotton on...
Perhaps the benefit of a sense of humour might help more than telepathy
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Old 28-09-2009, 09:30   #56
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I quit about 5 years ago after about 10 years of 20+ a day, found it really easy tbh one morning I woke up with a chesty cough and just thought I am not smoking today and haven't since, I think you have to be "ready to give up", I'd never tried to before and if you had asked any of my friends or family if I could they'd have all said ''no'' guarantee it, good luck with it Mr A

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Bet it don't look so great on the inside.....

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Perhaps the benefit of a sense of humour might help more than telepathy
And why not see it from a moderator's point of view?

Humour or not I need to know so I don't infract someone unfairly...use the smileys pretty please.
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Re: Stopping smoking support.

Nearly 6 years for me and like The Daddy you have to reach a point where YOU are ready to quit. I tried several times because I knew I should and various other reasons and failed because I didn't (at the time) really want to quit. 30 years with a 20 a day habit and I was finally ready and the help of patches and the nurse in our local Stop Smoking clinic succeeded.

The first two weeks seem to be the biggest hurdle so if you manage that work towards a month, after which time you should look back & say I don't want to waste all that hard work.

Also being overweight is less harmful than smoking unless you are menopausal then stress is worse than smoking apparently. So you have no excuses Gary L

A friend quit after 50+ years of smoking 2 years ago because of the smoking ban in pubs as when he was home he had to smoke outside and was dammed if he was going to do the same when he went to the pub so he quit.

More successes I have seen have occurred with people who quit at times other than New Year
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I have to agree with the not giving up at New Year resolutions.I know of very few people who have managed to change anything at that time of year especially if it's a miserable winter and to give up an ingrained habit of many years must seem a hundred times harder than say in the Spring or Summer.

However good luck Mr A.I'm rooting for you and everyone else who has given up.Even my husband whom has made himself ill through his habit.He's given up three times now the longest being 2 years..He's trying again now because he is in such pain from blocked veins in his legs.
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I have to agree with the not giving up at New Year resolutions.I know of very few people who have managed to change anything at that time of year especially if it's a miserable winter and to give up an ingrained habit of many years must seem a hundred times harder than say in the Spring or Summer.

We see three times the amount of smokers wanting to quit throughout January, than any other time of the year (hence no leave allowed between January-April). Some people need a date to remember and it works for a lot of them, some people want to do it quietly without the added pressure of others' knowing.

Its all about what suits the person, the more comfortable they feel about the quit attempt - the more likely they will be successful
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Nearly 6 years for me and like The Daddy you have to reach a point where YOU are ready to quit. I tried several times because I knew I should and various other reasons and failed because I didn't (at the time) really want to quit. 30 years with a 20 a day habit and I was finally ready and the help of patches and the nurse in our local Stop Smoking clinic succeeded.
My Grandad gave up years before he died. He was a 40 a day man. He just decided he was going to stop one day and did. Apparently without any help. Then, a year after he stopped, on Christmas day, he asked my mum for a ciggie. She asked if he was going to start smoking again. He replied that no, he wasn't, he just wanted to be reminded how horrible they taste. From there on in, he smoked one cigarette a year.
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