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It's a piece of piss. I've done it hundreds of times and tomorrow embark on yet another attempt to kick the weed.

The longest I've managed so far is about a year and a half, but I always go back. It's just so cool and glamourous!

I've done it with patches, hypnotism, Zyban and willpower alone (Not one of my best attempts). This time I'm going with gum (They had it on special offer at my chemist).

Any tips or hints are gratefully received.

It's easy if those around you don't smoke,me and the wife gave it up when the smoking ban came in.I don't even miss it now either.

As for tips i think it's just down to pure willpower and wanting to give it up,the wife used patches for a few days but i just ended up a moody cunt for a few days,only trouble is you put on the weight,although it paid dividends for the wife as it gave her a better shape and enhanced her breast's a little.(but that's not to be discussed here)

I think if you can find another person to give it up with you it helps you a lot,as you can support each other.

Im using the gum,the chemists will give you 6 weeks worth for the price of 1 prescription if you blow into a thingy once a week.Im finding it pretty easy but its just replacing one addiction for another isnt it.Ive quit as many times as you herthab,im alright the 1st 3 months then after that when I think ive got it nailed I always fall back into it by having a crafty one to see if I still like them.Anyway ,not had 1 for 3 weeks though if im honest I probably wouldnt have quit if it wasnt for a really bad bout of asthma.

I decided that it was best that I was around those who smoked, especially when doing things such as being in the pub drinking. That way I got used to saying no when in that environment, it's not as though you can run away from cigarettes completely as there will always be somebody around who smokes.

Not had one since April. (I still feel like utter shite though)

I gave up last year after a lengthy habit. I started on gum, but quickly ditched that and went on to will power. I think what helped me was that I'd already cut down quite significantly and only smoked at certain times, like taking the dog for a walk or taking the bins out. Now I just don't bother taking the dog for walks or taking the bins out. The house stinks and the neighbours are constantly complaining about the smell coming from my garden, but I'm saving money and I feel healthier

Me and the superior half gave up a fair few years ago now and it was plain willpower for me too but Mrs A had help with a book cornily titled 'The easy way to stop smoking' by Allen Carr (no not the comedian) which she reckons did the trick for her. Maybe worth a go ?

I used champix to actually quit. It definitely works but apparently you have to be careful with it cos' it can send some people a bit nutty.

When I was on it I didn't even want a cigarette in the slightest. After you stop taking the medicine the cravings come back but you have a 3 month head start.

Everyone is raving about the Champix but a friend said that it gave them the most fucked up dreams imaginable.

I still have the crafty odd one.  Well it’s become the crafty 3-5 of an evening and I’ve basically stopped smoking completely in the house and have to stand on the doorstep for a crafty one.

The house smells so much better and cutting down on the routine of where and when you smoke seems to be half the battle. 

I'm a year smoke free now and I won't lie it's been fucking difficult, even now at times. The only thing that will get you through it even with NRT, is willpower and nothing else.

I actually gave up when trying for a babby and now have the most beautiful 6 week old baby daughter to show for it. 

3 years in May since I packed it in.

You have to really want to stop, thats the key. Focus on a reason for giving up like ''I want to get fit and do a half marathon'' or something similar.

Cutting down doesn't work, you have to completely stop. Set a quit day.

To avoid bunging a load of weight on, drink plenty of water, eat well and exercise.

I quit a year ago, found it easiest to stop buying any fags.

willpower is key.without really wanting to quit you wont stand a chance.
i did it for my kids which made it pretty easy.

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/02/03/exploding_cigarette/

One reason for giving up!!!!!!!!!..ive never smoked and glad really cos ive quite an addictive nature and probably would struggle big time to stop....the above link made i chuckle.

I have not had a single cigarette for about ten months, yet at times I still wake up and my mouth tastes like an ashtray. I have even had bad dreams were I have lapsed because of it.

Even now, my mouth tastes as though I toked 20 back today. I can only guess that it is because all the crap is still being ejected from my lungs.

I quit over 3 years ago, I don't feel any healthier really.
I've put on over 2 stone.
I do miss it sometimes, especially when drinking.
I still love the smell of it though, I like being around smokers, my missus smokes in the car and stuff, it doesn't bother me.
I did have a puff the other week for the first time since I gave up and coughed my guts up.
Any lingering doubt about starting again was removed there and then.

I used patches, they worked well for me.
I tried cold turkey numerous times but that was too hard.

One thing that's puzzled me, is nicotine added to cigarettes to get people addicted or is it a by-product of tobacco?

If they did nicotine free cigarettes I might think about starting again.

It's in the tobacco

I'm giving up next Monday after smoking for 34 years because I'm getting breathless and my circulation is crap.  I've never tried to quit before because I love smoking and I've not really felt bad healthwise before now. I've got the patches and inhalers but I think the main battle will be in my head as smoking started as my personal rebellion against the way I was brought up - smoking is my thing, it's what I do and sod anyone that doesn't like it sort of attitude.  Another thing that helps is working in the NHS and getting to meet people who can't walk 10 yards because their lungs are fucked - some of them are only a few years older than me and don't smoke as much.  One thing I have promised myself if I stay off the fags for 6 weeks I'll plough the cash saved into a season ticket for next year - it's "found money" so even if I can't make every game it's no problem and the club wins. 

   

It's not the nicotine which kills you though! :)

I'm pretty crap, i've given up multiple times per year for the last few years. About 10 years ago i went a year and didn't miss it. The trouble is i always do eventually and i convince myself i've got to smoke because it's my only vice.

I bought an electric cigarette a few weeks back, nicotine free. Supposedly they're to giving up smoking what vaginas are to a productive night, so i got one. May well just be the manufacturer of the one i bought, but it doesn't feel like you're inhaling anything, and despite being "realistic tobacco flavour" it tastes like disco smoke machine. And you have to suck it sooooo hard. So, has a fag yesterday. And today. Decided to stop being a cock and just stop. Again. They went down the toilet earlier.

I actually get angry when i smoke now, such is the disappointment i have in myself. That is my new motivator and having the money to by porcelain teeth vaneers.  :mwah:

Think we've talked about this before, however.........

Get a book called 'The Easy Way To Stop Smoking by Allen Carr'.

The book will:
- Help you get into the right frame of mind
- Tell you why patches and gum either dont work or actually make it harder to stop
- Explain the feelings that you are having and how to combat them
- Give you lots of tips on how to 'stop' smoking (there is nothing to 'give up')

Sounds like bollocks, but believe me it is very good. I too was very good at stopping but just that little bit better at restarting. I read the book, stop for a while, started again, reread various chapters of the book again and then stopped for good. I might choose to smoke again one day, but I haven't in the last 2 years or so and dont intend to anytime soon.

Much cheaper than gum or patches  - especially if you nip down to the library and get a copy!

I gave up 4 years ago in May. I've had two cigarettes since. After almost 30 years on 20-40 a day I feel much healthier & have lost the smokers cough etc. I used the gum & got it on prescription initially. Problem is whilst people smoking around me doesn't bother me & I feel no urge to smoke at all I am still addictted to nicotine & am still on the gum !
Having said that it's still cheaper & healthier than cigs so I'm happy with that.
As has been said you do gain weight, & I too gained 2 stone, but am now back to my smoking weight

Yeah I realise that, but if I could have a sneaky fag every now and then without having to become a full time smoker again I would :)

you should get a nicotine free e-cigarette then. Might be just what you need. :)

I gave up about three and a half years ago - willpower, and I made an agreement with the superior half (at my behest) that she would withdraw the the good stuff for three months for every one I smoked after quitting.  I didn't cave once.  I did develop an interest in cheese and get a bit chunky though.

BUMP!  I've now packed in the fags for 8 weeks so I'm going to be true to my word and get a season ticket with the dosh I've saved.  I just need some advice as to where I should sit as I don't want to be stuck next to some negative moaning fucker for the whole of next season -  DRS stand

sit with us lot, y 185 or thereabouts

Save your money and buy a mule insteacd. Muh more fun :)

Done - I'd be honored to sit with you chaps - and I'll make a row!

good stuff.

Almost a year to the day that I smoked my last cigarette and I still feel like shit.

I've been a none smoker for 3 months or so. I have had the odd lapse, but i haven't enjoyed it. I haven't noticed any difference in anything either BR, but i do wonder whether that's the smoker in me convincing me smoking is actually every bit as good as i fondly remember.

i only smoke after sex,i,m a twenty a day man.

No wonder it smokes.

I have quit before though and definitely felt the benefits then.

I still wake up sometimes with a mouth that tastes like an ashtray. The most logical reason that I can think of is that I am still exhaling fumes from all the crap that is still in my lungs, either that or it could be something psycological (sp).

Either way that, and other side effects, can be quite unpleasant even after all this time.

I've smoked since before xmas, having pneumonia sort of put me off.  The idea of having a puff is heaven but the taste is just pure rank.  even the smell is rank to me now :(

Perhaps you should cut down on the Smeetonator  :)

"Any tips or hints are gratefully received."


Best way to give up is to just give up and not tell anyone. As soon as you tell people you're desperately trying to give up smoking, it becomes the elephant in the room. Don't mention it and you'll be surprised how few people notice.

Thats if you really want to give up of course.

 I will be fag-free four years in September after giving up when moving in with my good lady.  This will also be the month of the birth of my first born child.  That's not relevant - i just like to bring it up.

There's nothing to 'give up'. Just choose not to smoke!

(Its all about how you think about things - Read 'The Easy Way To Stop Smoking' by Allen Carr)

Has Allan Carr given up the fags then?

Yes. He was a 100 a day man for a long time. He stopped and prolonged his life by about 15-20 years before he eventually died of lung cancer, which was caused by the cigarettes he had previously consumed.

WHOOOOOSSSSSHHHH!

Ah!

Alan Carr:
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Allen Carr:

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