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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?
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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!?!?!?
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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... : )
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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?
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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.
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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
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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.
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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
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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!
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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
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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.
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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
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artemis
from Ghent (Belgium) on 2002-06-10 16:06 [#00258389]
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stopping smoking marijuana is also difficult
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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.
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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
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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..
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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.
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Paco
from Gothenburg (Sweden) on 2002-06-10 16:56 [#00258427]
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No one likes a quitter!
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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.. :)
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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
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nacmat
on 2002-06-10 18:14 [#00258538]
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well lets see if I can make it...
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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
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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.
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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 ^^
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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!
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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.
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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 =)
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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
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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
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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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