I Can't believe i actually quit smoking , yay .

[davro_xr6]

Good work!! I've tried just about everything - patches, gum, acupuncture, and cold turkey, nothings worked yet - but as you say, enjoy it too much...

But kudos to you!!

[jeffb]

Originally Posted by davro_xr6

Good work!! I've tried just about everything - patches, gum, acupuncture, and cold turkey, nothings worked yet - but as you say, enjoy it too much...

But kudos to you!!

You have to want to do it, getting those things, or having things done are just diversions to aid quitting, you have to want to do it to be sucessful.

[Outbackjack]

Originally Posted by davro_xr6

Good work!! I've tried just about everything - patches, gum, acupuncture, and cold turkey, nothings worked yet - but as you say, enjoy it too much...

But kudos to you!!

As a non smoker all my life, I really cannot for the life of me see how someone could actually enjoy smoking!! YUK. Do smokers actually smell themselves, their cloths, their breath, their car???

You really have to quit. Hopefully you will live longer, that must be the strongest incentive of them all.

Cheers all.

[opium]

Giving up is easy, I've done it heaps of times!


Well done to everyone that has kicked the habbit!

Any tips?

And no I dont smoke in my car.

[4.9 EF Futura]

Originally Posted by GCFordChic

It is a funny thing, but when i see people my age and younger smoking i find it harder to fully respect them because i figure you have to be fairly ignorant to take up smoking now, especially when so many people older than me wish they had never started, but find it too hard to give up. Sadly for smokers, that view is widely shared, discrimination is really starting to set in against people who smoke, whether rightly or wrongly.

This is true.

Thankfully, we also have much much nastier stereotypes ingrained into our heads than this. It's a shame some people look down upon smokers, but that's life.

Funny the way our minds work

As a non smoker all my life, I really cannot for the life of me see how someone could actually enjoy smoking!!

This is a common observation from non smokers. And not a silly one either... I mean, if you've never tried it then obviously you dont understand what we smokers enjoy about it. On the same token, i'd ask that you not make too many judgements...

Rest assured i thoroughly enjoy it. The taste, the sensation... and of course the phyiscal nicotine addiction

Davo - hang in there, it sounds like you genuinely want to quit. Everyone i know who has given 'em the flick has wanted to... those who quit because the new boyfriend/girlfriend doesnt like it have had a very difficult time.

[Outbackjack]

Originally Posted by 4.9 EF Futura

This is true.

Thankfully, we also have much much nastier stereotypes ingrained into our heads than this. It's a shame some people look down upon smokers, but that's life.

Funny the way our minds work



This is a common observation from non smokers. And not a silly one either... I mean, if you've never tried it then obviously you dont understand what we smokers enjoy about it. On the same token, i'd ask that you not make too many judgements...

Rest assured i thoroughly enjoy it. The taste, the sensation... and of course the phyiscal nicotine addiction

Davo - hang in there, it sounds like you genuinely want to quit. Everyone i know who has given 'em the flick has wanted to... those who quit because the new boyfriend/girlfriend doesnt like it have had a very difficult time.

Sorry guys, I wasn't judging, I am sure that my red wine habit can be deemed un-pleasant by those around me on ocassions : I did try smoking when I was about 16. Hence, my question, how could anyone actually enjoy that.... I found it totally revolting.

Cheers all.

[Dazza XLT]

I used to love having a smoke and a yarn with my old boss. And a smoke and a beer, couldn't beat that. Until I give them away!
So my boss and I both quit at the same time, and bounced off each other for support, which helped a crapload.
I tried to go Cold Turkey, but couldn't do it, so I ended up on that shocking Nicorette Gum. I have seen people become addicted to the lozzenges, so I gave them a miss, and went for the gum instead.
Ringing the Quit line helped a lot too, they sent out some really handy information for when the cravings hit.

Cheers

Darran

[qwigybo]

the condition of me buying the xr6 was that i quit smoking, well i've had it 2 months now and managed to quit for the first 3 weeks was costing me twice as much in food now i smoke more than i did before.
i know it's a dirty habit but i'm just not ready to quit

[normxb]

Congrat's XR6-VCT-2000 & All others who have "kicked the habit"

I constantly give up 365 times a year , NO will power : . I was 20 when I started & old enough to have more sense ! ! ! Oh , how I regret it . I made a New Years Resolution once & it lasted 1/2 a day & the Mrs went out & bought me a pack , said I was a "proper mongrel" (didn't mean to) . I tell my kids "the easiest way to give up is not to start".

But I have never smoked in anyones house that doesn't smoke , not in anyones car , never in a restaurant , & if a Non-smoker comes to my house I always use the Smoking Room , it's called "Out Side" . I was also brought up in a Non-smoking family. I started while driving from Sydney to Perth & back with a mate who smoked , grrrrrrr.

My hat off to all who've given up . :

[GCFordChic]

ebay item...for the serial 'quitter' or for one who can take a joke

[MYLO_XR6]

all this quiting commosion seems quite scary to me. I guess ill find out when i hit 25 or 30 ???

[XRchic]

I have been smoke free since June 2005 when we decided to try for a baby. Well Toby is 5 months old now and still no smokes. I smoked since I was 17, a pack a day of 12s, until I dropped to 4s in the last few years.

I went cold turkey, only way to go. Patches and gum etc are an absolute crock of and as hard as it is, the most successful way to go is to go in hard and go cold turkey.

I dont really want a smoke these days, I dont really think about it. I can be around other smokers and it doesnt bother me, ie in a pub or whatever.

Funny thing is that as far as sickness goes, I havent been sicker in my life except for the last year!!!

And yes, I loved smoking when I did it! A non smoker will never understand that feeling of having a first smoke in the morning with a coffee, or a digestion smoke after a big dinner...

Congrats to those who have given up and who stay given up! Its a hard thing to do, and it takes a lot of willpower and just the knowledge that you are ready to do it. If anyone has a good enough reason, they will give up.

I hope everyone can stay some free!

Jac

[Duffman]

Good work mate sounds like you will really stick to it.

Originally Posted by fiery

Well done.. that is awesome...
I gave up about 8moths ago now and certainly don't regret it..

:

Now if only you could give up smoking tyres.

[XR6-VCT-2000]

UPDATE:------------------

Well it just occured to me tonight for the first time in ages that i used to be a smoker ..lol, and realizing that i cant believe it's been 7 months already since i quit.

I gotta say just about every comment in this thread from people who quit were spot on. !

I was originaly a sick bag of bones 60kg 7 months ago, smoking at least a pack of 30's a day, I felt like i was dying !, i was eating bugger all (never hungry) and drinking at 'least' 8 cans of bourbon a day for at least the last the 12 years solid !.

Note im not boasting about anything here , im ashamed when i look back now , i was a mess.

First off i quit smoking, sorta fully got over giving up the smokes pretty quickly as the results were amazing !. I was feeling heaps better/more fit within 5 months (that alone was a huge insentive to stay off them etc).
After around the 5 month mark i was eating like a pig ( and still am ) , im really enjoying my food and it tastes so much better. Around this time i was feeling pretty darn good and decided to try quiting the bourbon too ! :O. I now haven't had a bourbon for the last 2 months aswell, although i have been having the occasional beer (1 or 2 beers every 3 or 4 nights or so apart).

My god since i quit the bourbon too i am eating like a gannet !. In this total of 7 months now i have put on a whopping 20kg (now 80kg) , everyone says i look more healthier and fit as a fiddle than i ever did .

The weight gain ( which i needed badly ) , all the nice comments and support from everyone, has made it so much easier to kick these habbits for me.
I truelly don't even crave a ciggy or a bourbon anymore, i rarelly even think about it anymore.

Also thanks to everyone on here for all your comments and support, that also helped me heaps. Im at a stage in my life now where im am actually more happy than what i was before i was drinking bourbon heavily and smoking, which 7 months ago i thought would be more misserable without my smokes and bourbon, unbelievable - i still cant believe it. I should of done this years ago.

Note too that being a former major alco and smoker, i still remember how much i enjoyed the buzz of the both products back when i consumed them, and i also know how addictive and craving it can be if you make a habbit of it.
So please to all those still heavily drinking or smoking, don't take this post as 'rubbing it in' or pressuring anyone to think otherwise about what you do.
I still have the highest respect for smokers and non-smokers etc (and smokers around me don't bother me etc), and i personaly think from my experience that it's something you have to be ready to do for yourself - thats if you want to - when your ready to - it's not something that you can pressure someone into doing imo.

Again , thanks everyone for all your support . Cheers. Rick

[Jeeepers]

Originally Posted by Bucknaked

Well done. I'm coming up to 6 years now without a cigarette. Cold Turkey, only way to do it.

9 years now, and the same way. It makes it so much easier when you know you want to. Well done to those who have suceeded. To those who are thinking about it, don't think. Just do it, you won't look back.

Foot note:

Food tastes so much better after quitting, it's almost wicked. :hihi:

[Jason[98.EL]]

well done to all that have given up

today is my first day off the smokes so we will see how i go

im just going cold turkey

jason

[DJR David]

I have been a non smoker for over 2 years now. Was pack a day for 15 years or so. If i had a beer in my hand, I HAD to have a smoke as well.

I used the great book by Allan Carr.
http://www.dymocks.com.au/ProductDet...x?R=0140244751

"The only way to stop smoking permanently" Now even talking about smoking makes me feel sick in the stomach!!!

Quit and you will NEVER look back if you read this book.

You wil finally see that smokers stink, no matter what they say. I can now usually smel the dirty buggers from about 10 meters away if they have smoked in the last few hours!!

[XR6-VCT-2000]

Yes you can smell the smoke on smokers a mile away after you quit, but having been a smoker i couldn't call smokers dirty buggers ! . Anyone who has smoked and quited knows that the smell is pretty much alot different and more awefull smelling to when you actually smoked them.
My missus still smokes , i can smell it a mile away , but i dont hastle her about the smell or ask her to quit - thats not for me to do, if she would of hastled me to quit when i wasn't ready i wouldn't of like it either ! . Although it is nice of her to respect that i quit and she now doesn't smoke in the house anymore (i didn't ask her to)- and now she has seen i have kicked the habbit ( and i was a heavier smoker for alot longer too ! ), she is now considering it too , as she can see the benifits its had on me.

Anyone reading this thread, don't start bagging smokers etc please, this is not what this thread is about and i don't care to bag smokers either. cheers.

[DJR David]

Originally Posted by XR6-VCT-2000

Yes you can smell the smoke on smokers a mile away after you quit, but having been a smoker i couldn't call smokers dirty buggers ! . Anyone who has smoked and quited knows that the smell is pretty much alot different and more awefull smelling to when you actually smoked them.
My missus still smokes , i can smell it a mile away , but i dont hastle her about the smell or ask her to quit - thats not for me to do, if she would of hastled me to quit when i wasn't ready i wouldn't of like it either ! . Although it is nice of her to respect that i quit and she now doesn't smoke in the house anymore (i didn't ask her to)- and now she has seen i have kicked the habbit ( and i was a heavier smoker for alot longer too ! ), she is now considering it too , as she can see the benifits its had on me.

Anyone reading this thread, don't start bagging smokers etc please, this is not what this thread is about and i don't care to bag smokers either. cheers.

Didn't mean to bag smokers directly, I was just surprised by the smell once I quit. The main point of my post was to suggest the fantastic book which helped me become a non smoker!!! :

[XR6-VCT-2000]

Originally Posted by DJR David

Didn't mean to bag smokers directly, I was just surprised by the smell once I quit. The main point of my post was to suggest the fantastic book which helped me become a non smoker!!! :

No worries mate , i wasn't having a personal go at you either , i just wanted to clear that issue up before someone took that statement any further ;) . cheers.

[fiery]

Well done that you are doing so well. Awesome stuff.
It has been over a year for me now (1st February), I still crave every now and then, but there is no way I would take it up again

You have done an awesome job in turning your health (and life) around with these significant changes and rightly so should be extremely proud of yourself.

Stay strong, keep going and if ever you think you are going to take up either habit again, re-read this thread. It will give you the strength. Or you can simply ask for some support as you wont get some, you will get lots from those on here and everywhere else too I am sure.

Make sure to update this thread again when it has been a year. I hope you feel as fantastic at the one year mark as I did. Was an extremely awesome day I must say

Congratulations again :

[DJR David]

Originally Posted by XR6-VCT-2000

No worries mate , i wasn't having a personal go at you either , i just wanted to clear that issue up before someone took that statement any further ;) . cheers.

swweeeeeetttttttt :evilsasmo

[atec77]

Originally Posted by XR6-VCT-2000

Hi everyone , Just thought i'de let everyone know that after 25 years of smoking i have quit ! , i can't believe it ! , i didn't even mean to or intend it !.

About 2 months back i got pretty sick witht he flu / my smokes tasted horrid / was busy with family & friends in hospitals too etc etc .

Basically for a month i didn't even get the chance to have a smoke much because of all the dramas going on , and when i did have one it tasted horrid anyway because of the flu/cold i had.

Anyway , i had the cold for a few weeks , was doing the hopsital rounds for a few weeks etc etc .. i've just come to realise today that it has been 2 months since i had my last ciggy , and the good thing is i don't even feel like 1 anymore , i haven't for the last month .

I never ever though i could imagine the day i wouldn't smoke cigarettes again, as i enjoyed my cigarettes to much. That cold and the family dramas was the best thing that ever happened to me, it got me to quit without even trying.

And now if i get a smell of a cigarette i almost puke ..lol , i can see now why non-smokers say they stink, they do ! ( i couldn;t smell it that bad before ! )... but - being a former smoker , no way would i hold anyones smoking against them etc etc , having smoked 25 years of my life i know exactelly how hard a habbit it is to quit ! / as before so i wasn't even ready to quit yet as i enjoyed my ciggys to much , despite the health risks.

Good luck to anyone out there trying to kick the habit , cheers .
And believe me , i have tryed a few times in the past with zero success !

23 years without a ciggy , after the first 5 or 6years you begine to hate the smell of it.

[XR6-VCT-2000]

Thanks heaps fiery, i hope this thread doesn't get closed for a while yet, i'de like to look back on it in a year and think 'yes', a full year non smoking .

atec77...Excellent thing so far for me is that they already stink horrid to me after only a few months of quiting. The smell of them turning me off them + all the health benifits i have gained so far are enough deterent to not make me want or even think about taking up smoking again .

But as i said though , i will NEVER bag a smoker , or have any less respect for a smoker , i know how hard it is to quit bad habbits !. And realy all it is - it's just a bad habbit , we all have different bad habbits , just some worse than others.

GL to anyone trying to quit.

[Jeeepers]

Originally Posted by heljas

well done to all that have given up

today is my first day off the smokes so we will see how i go

im just going cold turkey

jason

Good luck Jason. Keep your mind occupied, it helps.

[Jeeepers]

Originally Posted by DJR David

I was just surprised by the smell once I quit.

It's scary to think that we once smelled that bad. I still cringe when someone passes me that has just finished a butt.

[Doogstar]

THAT'S IT, no more smoking for me as of tomorrow..

I quit for 8 months and then started again, stupid yeah? Time to give them up for good.

[GXL078]

Good luck to you. I can understand my parent's generation smoking, when it was glamorised in advertising but the effects of smoking have been well known for the last 40 odd years. It should be banned outright. The health system is going down the tube as it is, wait until all the asians start getting ill from is, every second one of them smokes. Great revenue for the government, short term.

[XR6-VCT-2000]

Doogstar ... good on ya mate ;) , so long as your ready , all this talk can make you think otherwise/ or think you are, are you ready ? , i hope so for your own sake ;) ..gl . Darn shame to give up for so long then start again. Gl to you from tomorrow onwards , you know all of us are allways here for support ;) .

I remember when i was a very young lad ( i cant remember the age though exactly) that there was an add on tv back then comparing a sponge to a lung. I still clearly remember watching that add and thinking "why would anyone want to take up smoking ? " ... but low and behold i started smoking about a year after the add was on , mainly due to peer group pressure and the thought it was cool to smoke etc etc ( was playing in pub bands around that time too - smoking and ****ing on in a rock band was supposably cool , and i was too young to know any better ) .

I think imo ( in my case anyway ) that when i was even a happy smoker i wish i had never started smoking !, yet i wasn't ready to give up as i enjoyed it so much.
Thats why i see smoking as a bad habbit, it's not something to down people over.
Most cases you will find it was a friend that smoked and occasionally you pinched a few here and while drunk (and it didn't seem so bad while drunk or under the influence of peer group pressure) then all of a sudden your hooked ! ( very easy at a teenage age , where peer group pressure is full on ) . As you older guys/gals know as you get older other peoples opinions don't matter as much as what you actually want out of life.

I better stop here , i could ramble on for ages , my head is so clear and i feel fit as a fiddle for the first time in years. lol.

Anyway..again..good luck to anyone who is quiting or even considering quiting, in my case is was a life changing experience, it was very hard the last few months , but very worth while now , i now feel as happy and healthy as i did in my teens before i started smoking - and to think that i though all my problems feeling crap for years was just older age catching up on me ! - it wasn't - it was the smokes (and ill add also was probably the heavy grog drinking too ) . cheers.

[MoreHPformyXR6]

Originally Posted by Doogstar

THAT'S IT, no more smoking for me as of tomorrow..

I quit for 8 months and then started again, stupid yeah? Time to give them up for good.

Good on you Doug

Ive never smoked but im sure it cant be easy to give up so good on you. Just thing you will have the money for the Under Drives mate. hehe
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