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offline nacmat on 2002-06-10 11:53 [#00258208]
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I am not prepared, but my girlfriend told me we should give
up smoking the other day (we are a bit influenced cos her
sister has been found a cancer, not a very dangerous one
though) so since saturday I am not smoking, I dont know if I
will be able, but doing it with my girlfriend might make it
easier...
has any of you tried and managged to stop smoking?
have you got any recomendations?


 

offline Co-existence from Bergen (Norway) on 2002-06-10 12:34 [#00258227]
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A definite NO! I love to smoke and I can't imagine life
without it! But in my country it is now so expensive to
smoke that I will be without tobacco for the rest of this
week and I dont like it... I will be super stressed and
grumpy! A pouch of 50 grams of tobacco with 50 Rizla papers
now costs about 10£ here in Norway! The biggest health risk
related to smoking in my case is the fact that I cant afford
to eat very well since I smoke. How fucked up is that!?!?!?


 

offline Co-existence from Bergen (Norway) on 2002-06-10 12:35 [#00258228]
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I respect your choice of not smoking, though! I wish you
good luck! You'll need it... : )


 

offline nacmat on 2002-06-10 12:44 [#00258233]
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I will need it...yes cos I love all that smoke...I loed
it...I dont want to stop smoking!!!!

but I must... its good for me...cos it is isnt it?


 

offline jonesy from Lisboa (Portugal) on 2002-06-10 13:04 [#00258246]
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It doesn't help that ciggies are so cheap in Espana.


 

offline Nexus 6 from Netherlands, The on 2002-06-10 13:09 [#00258248]
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Good luck to you my friend...
I gave up smoking 1,5 years ago, haven't smoked any
sigarettes ever since...
uhm that's a lie I guess... cus I smoke weed/hasj/skush all
the time.
Well, at least I stopped smoking just tabaco


 

offline Monumrnt from To (Canada) on 2002-06-10 13:23 [#00258256]
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my father was a heavy smoker for more than 20 years.
Recently he got some cheap tobacco from natives and after he
smoked a couple he felt so sick that he could not smoke
anymore.

Well, that is how he stopped.


 

offline recycle from Where is Phobiazero (Lincoln) (United States) on 2002-06-10 15:25 [#00258336]
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if you dont start smoking, its easier to quit, just a
suggestion


 

offline secondtoughest from Minneapolis (United States) on 2002-06-10 15:43 [#00258358]
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I quit about a year ago. The biggest hurdles for me were
alcohol and coffee. Smoking goes very well with both, so I
quit drinking for about three weeks. After three weeks it's
easier to resist the temptation to smoke, but the sad part
is you'll always want one. Like I said, it's been a year for
me and I still get cravings. Good Luck!


 

offline phiz from Liverpool (United Kingdom) on 2002-06-10 15:49 [#00258364]
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just don't substitute the ciggies for food, or if you are
just eat fruit and vegatables.
the big thing is using your hands for something else when
usually you have a ciggie in it.

another way is to wear mittens


 

offline jonesy from Lisboa (Portugal) on 2002-06-10 16:02 [#00258386]
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I hope you're not suggesting he take up masturbation there
Phiz. In public at least.


 

offline nacmat on 2002-06-10 16:05 [#00258388]
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I wouldnt mind eating instead of smoking... I am 193 cms
tall and just weigh 75 kgs so...

masturbating is a good solution too hehehe


 

offline artemis from Ghent (Belgium) on 2002-06-10 16:06 [#00258389]
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stopping smoking marijuana is also difficult


 

offline jonesy from Lisboa (Portugal) on 2002-06-10 16:08 [#00258394]
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The best thing to do is to take up excercise. You already
have the hat so I would suggest swimming.

The thing with masturbation is that it hurts the kittens and
you get calluses on your palms.


 

offline nacmat on 2002-06-10 16:12 [#00258399]
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well actually I started swimming now that the weather is
good and also play some football (european), so I am on my
way to become a fucking non smoker


 

offline Narkotic from United States on 2002-06-10 16:22 [#00258404]
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I just quit a little while ago, its not easy..after doin it
for years. what influenced me is my dad is in the hospital
now with a messed up heart, due to smoking. i guess if thats
what it takes than so be it. what helps i've discovered is
doing active stuff, like going jogging. it's either jogging
or smoking, and i feel better after jogging so it works
out..


 

offline thethirdball from Polly Pisspot (Canada) on 2002-06-10 16:51 [#00258424]
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Okay here are a few tips I picked up over the years:

Remove beer from your diet. Drink fruity mix-drinks if you
have to drink. Gin-tonic is my personal choice.

Try to cut down on coffee and switch to tea, preferably
herbal. Tea and smokes just ain't the same. I am able to
deal with the occasional coffee.

Never say you're just going to have one tonight, this one
time. You'll be back on them in no time.

The cravings will NEVER completely go away. They will
decrease in intensity but that's about it. My step-father
quit for 9 years and is now back to being a smoker.

I still miss my Gauloise Reds

Good luck.


 

offline Paco from Gothenburg (Sweden) on 2002-06-10 16:56 [#00258427]
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No one likes a quitter!


 

offline Narkotic from United States on 2002-06-10 17:16 [#00258445]
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shutup paco

i could never remove beer from my diet, thats for sure. that
pretty much IS my diet.. :)


 

offline Cheffe1979 from fuck (Austria) on 2002-06-10 18:12 [#00258532]
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i quit last year after having smoked for 8 years (i started
when i was 14 and i smoked about 15 cigs a day; i don't
think this is soo much).
it is H E L L and it is not over yet. every single
day is a fight, tho i won every single one up to now. be
prepared for a long suffocation.
shit, i hope this will get easier soon...
i don't have recommendatiuons; after several unsuccessful
attempts i finally was prepared


 

offline nacmat on 2002-06-10 18:14 [#00258538]
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well lets see if I can make it...


 

offline Cheffe1979 from fuck (Austria) on 2002-06-10 18:23 [#00258549]
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just think of the GOOD things in life that remain. i thought
a lot of eating and drinking so i increased weight for 15kg
and was drunken every day.
great fun that was


 

offline license from out of nowhere on 2002-06-10 18:36 [#00258563]
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I quit smoking and then I remembered cloves so now I smoke
an average of about 3 cloves a week.


 

offline gyroscope on 2002-06-10 18:47 [#00258585]
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good luck nacmat!

a lot of my friends smoke and i hate it cuz it makes me
cough and stuff ^^


 

offline marlowe from Antarctica on 2002-06-10 19:09 [#00258625]
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i quit smoking in october last year -- i just focussed on
gettng thru one day at a time :) it was about the 10th time
i've quit, and also the longest! :) and i quit drinking
coffee about two months ago! and i quit drinking soda one
and a half weeks ago! healthy healthy healthy!


 

offline roygbivcore from Joyrex.com, of course! on 2002-06-10 19:37 [#00258685]
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the main thing is to not be around people who smoke, and
also to have people around who will yell at you if you start
smoking again, but they also have to be supportive of you
quitting.


 

offline afxNUMB from So.Flo on 2002-06-10 19:50 [#00258703]
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I tried to quit but it didnt work since I smoke when I drink
and thats almost every weekend...So I just stopped buying
and started buming, it works too...Now im Jonesin for one
but I dont have one on me, I'll wait for this weekend =)


 

offline roygbivcore from Joyrex.com, of course! on 2002-06-10 19:51 [#00258705]
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i don't think i could ever give up soda... i salute you


 

offline Paco from Gothenburg (Sweden) on 2002-06-10 20:21 [#00258750]
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Also, learn how to spin pencils around your thumb.

-P


 

offline marlowe from Antarctica on 2002-06-10 20:27 [#00258760]
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i feel better for it :) just spring water, milk, and
cranberry juice for me! i am preparing for december 2012



 


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