I'm going to stop smoking tomorrow evening, have you any advice on giving up?

Question

i have tried before and can go a week or two without any problem, i reallly want to quit this time, i've bought patches and i think i'm ready

Answer 1

I have tried twice before and got 46 days the first time and 30 days the second time and used the nicotine gum to do it BUT the most important thing I did and forgot to keep doing therefore I started up again and that was to change people,places and things.
In the beginning I stayed away from people who smoked and stayed away from places where I was use to smoking ie my favorite eating place.Drank water with my meals as I use to drink coffee with my meals and would smoke while drinking coffee before my meal came and after I had finished my meal.
I avoided my usual smoking break time outside with other employees.
I tend to be a realy high wired person so as I started out with my efforts to quit smoking I made up my mind to run in low gear and to quit putting pressure on myself and to quit letting others laziness and imperfections bother me and to take it all in stride.
The only thing I can figure I did wrong was I got too comfortable with my efforts of not smoking and in doing so I forgot to keep up the work of avoiding familar people,places and things that encouraged my desire to smoke.
I didn't want to gain the weight that most people say you will do when you quit smoking since we tend to exchange one habit for another so I made sure that I had plenty of fresh fruits and veggies on hand.
I also made sure that I had plenty of my favorite gum on hand to help me get through those tough moments when the nicotine gum did not seem appealing or when it was too soon to have another piece.
My family,friends,employer and fellow employees were very supportive in my efforts.
My clothes,my house ,my car started to smell so much and my mouth was losing that bottom of the ashtray taste during my efforts to quit and I intend to quit again. . . and this time FOREVER!
People will certainly climb your backside for smoking and will rag on you forever but when you quit smoking they rarely give you as much credit or praise. . most of them do not really realize just how hard it is to give up smoking. . they say it is as hard as getting off of heroine so be sure to not let this discourage you.
One of the most important things to remember is that you want to quit smoking more than you want to smoke.

They say that the first 72hours of not smoking is when the nicotine leaves your body so the next time I quit smoking it is going to be cold turkey as I can't afford the gum or the patches for months on end and thusly dragging out the quitting smoking process and I will reminding myself that I want to quit smoking more than I want to smoke.
I also want to set a good example for my grandchildren who are under the age of 4.(It is extremely hard to explain to my grandchildren why their Grammie smokes.)

Good Luck



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Answer 2

It is a well known fact that it takes 2 weeks to either make or break any habit. So your first 2 weeks are going to be the worst. Also it is a known fact that cigarette smoking is related to heroin addiction in that it is that hard to kick the habit. Cold Turkey is by far the best way to quit, but if you feel that you need to have the nicotine, a good nicotine patch will help.Some of the new ones on the market they have a step down program, Where each day your now patch will have less and less nicotine each day. Also before you start, write a list of all of the reasons that you want or need to quit. And every time that you feel like you just cant handle not having a cigg at that moment, re-read your reasons for quitting, pick out one reason that makes you feel like it is a little more bearable to go without. And after 2 weeks you will have kicked the habit. Good Luck, I say this cause I am a smoker too, i know what to do.. but I am weak. And this I admit!! Good Luck and happy non-smoking!!

Answer 3

Cold turkey one day at a time. Just focus on the here and now.

Celebrate goals once you get there, e.g., 1 week, 2 week, 20 days etc, but don't look forward to the goals. There is nothing worse than thinking the next goal is only 3 days away, and getting anxious about reaching it. I've just reached 110 days and didn't realise I had reached 100 days until yesterday.

Cold Turkey is the only way, as the nicotine is out your system after a few days. All you are fighting from then on in is the habit. If you use patches, or gum, then you keep the nicotine in your system, and you are going to have to come down one day.

Find some event or occasion that will occupy you for a few days, to get yourself of the nicotine. I went on holiday, and never took any with me. The barrier of going into a foreign shop to buy cigarette brands I never knew was scary enough to keep me off. And I've never looked back since.

Answer 4

Natural Quit Smoking Magic

Answer 5

Don't give in to the cravings! I found it helped me get through by telling myself that I could smoke as many as I wanted tomorrow and that I just had to get through today. When tomorrow came I would say the same thing. It was really hard to start with and so tempting to just have a cigarette, but after a few weeks the cravings had gone completely.

I found that counting days, then weeks and finally months gave me a mental milestone to say I'd reached. I have not smoked for 16 months now, but I still tell myself that I can have another cigarette 'another day' if I really want one.

Just one little piece of advice that you can ignore if you like...try not to replace gigs with food or alcohol. I did this to start with and put on over 14lbs! I've lost it again now, but if someone had told me that advice 16 months ago I'd have been grateful!

Good luck!

Answer 6

good that you are quitting in the evening. that will give you several hours without withdrawels because your asleep. the patch worked well for me but i have two more things for you. i cut a straw down to the size of a cigerette and kept it where i normally would keep my smokes. out of habit i would reach for my smokes and there would be my straw. i would pick it up hold it chew on it whatever and just remind myself that i was now a nonsmoker. (i had strawas everywhere in every room in my house and in my truck). the second is that as soon as you finish eating something brush your teeth immediately if you are out and cant brush your teeth keep a mint in your pocket. i know for me my fave smoke was when i finished a meal almost like i couldnt stand the taste of food in my mouth. the cravings do pass in about 5 to 10 minutes so if you can just make it through that small span you will be ok for another hour os so until the next one comes. just be strong and be proud each time that you are now a nonsmoker. best of luck to you.

Answer 7

Good luck...get rid of all cigarettes around the home...if you start to weaken have a bath/ go for a walk anything to put your mind off it...I`m told ( don't know how true it is) that cravings only last 2 minutes...in really tempting situations tell yourself if you feel the same in one hours time you will have a smoke...but then when the times up congratulate yourself and do the same again...it gets easier I stopped 4 years ago and virtually never think of cigs now...

Answer 8

I gave up smoking when I was 23 I smoked up to 70 per day you have to make a competition between you and yourself I kept a packet of tobacca and papers in my pockets for weeks I ate pepermints I went for walks at the times I most felt like smoking. If you beat yourselve dont even put a smoke in your mouth in joking it took me 16 years to never have a desire occaisonaly. I have saved at todays prices more than enough money to own a second house. good luck .You can win against that other person he is as weak as piss.

Answer 9

Its best to avoid anyone who smokes and anything that reminds you of smoking. If you manage to restrain from smoking with in three days then it would be very easy to get through the rest of the following months with ease with out smoking.

Try and take up an activity to distract yourself from wanting to smoke as well. It could be anything; collecting things, an instrument, crafts or even taking up a new course.

Good luck.x

Answer 10

If you write your goals down and sign them, like any formal agreement, you will increase your chances of success.

Also, it helps to think about all the things you can spend your new income on. I was throwing away nearly $150.00 a month on cigarettes. Now I have DSL, Satellite, Netflix, new TV and other stuff. I'm much happier without the smokes. Cough less, too.

Answer 11

Good Luck. I've set my quit day for Monday and have got in a supply of patches as well. Sick fed up feeling all choked up in my sinuses and wheezy. Been smoking roll ups for ten years and really want to quit.