I'm stopping smoking on 1st Feb?

Question

i have chosen this date with the help of the paul mcKenner CD i have been listening to the first part of it for the past 2wks and i feel more positive now about stopping, on the 1st feb i will be a none smoker and start listening to the second part (the trance) every day for 3wks any other tips ??? i realy want to stop for my health also i have just lost a good friend only 4days ago to cancer and my brother inlaw is having heart surgery on the 26th feb (both are smoking related) i want to be possitive for him and myself and i think the more people that can advise me will be a great support loosing my friend hurts and i do not want my family to hurt like this please help

Answer 1

I too am quitting on the 1st of Feb (though I had said this to myself last year as well), however, this time around I've begun working out and quitting drinking as well. With working out, I have more of a motive to quit smoking, as I want to make my body more healthy, and smoking hinders the benefits reaped by weight lifting. Don't just quit smoking. Replace smoking! Replace it with something good in your life, something good you can get addicted to (like me, I would recommend something healthy to become "addicted" to.) In this way, you can begin to lead a healthy lifestyle and not succumb to the illnesses of those friends and family members you have described. My email is open if you would like to keep in touch. We could help each other quit!

Answer 2

The last time I got on an aeroplane I gave my cigs to the steward because I couldn't smoke, I said I would buy some at the other end. I haven't given up smoking - I'm just not having one at the minute. That was on the 25th April 2006 and despite the fact that my husband smokes as do most of our friends I haven't had one since but I can have a cigarette any time I want!
I have tried many times before but this time I do NOT say that I've given up - I'm just not having one at the moment -perhaps later!
I will never be a non-smoker!

This seems to work for me.

Ps I have smoked for 54 years.

Answer 3

You have my respect and support. I've lost two people this year to lung cancer. Neither was smoking related. But I'm losing an important one to mini-strokes. She's 80 and chain-smoked, and her short-term memory, balance, and other useful functions have been affected by her weakened cardio-vascular system. I don't wish to go there.

I am also surrounded by people who have serious health issues, and who would kill to be able to smoke as much as I have with impunity. Meaning that I've been taking my health for granted.

I have quit (it really screws up blood pressure) and have found that working out at the gym helps; and I have avoided my beloved patio (where I would have a smoke and a beer after work), as well as any other stressors that make me want to reach for the nicotine. I'm not using any programs or patches or gum this time, but I do go through one hell of a lot of sunflower seeds.


You have my full support. Good luck and may a strong will grace both of our endeavors!

Answer 4

I stopped smoking 40 times. I finally suceeded. The point is you may fail, but don't give up. Chances are good that you will back slide, but don't beat yourself up. Try to rationalize what triggered the desire and adjust yourself from this trigger.

One tip I can give you is to change your habbits. For example if you hang with friends in the smoking zone at work, stop it. If you sit in your favorite easy chair after dinner and light up, stop it.

Yes, it is a physical addiction, but it is a psychological one too. We must break the behaviors that trigger this responce.

When a "craving" hits you, it will only last a short while. If you are too weak to resist, I have used the nicotine gum. It is way less expensive now. Don't be fooled. It will be a tough row to hoe.

Lastly, you have to want to do it for you. Not because your spouse is griping or your mom get's on you.

Best of luck. I'll pray for your strength right now.

Answer 5

Taking the decision is the first thing, making some statement like "never doing that again" to as many friends and family as possible will make the act easier to continue as this will code you mind to continue or loose face. I gave up in that manner 40 years ago and was with the same work mates on a ship for 6 months after, a question of pride eh!

Answer 6

Good for you, you will feel the difference in your health and how you look after just a few weeks. My father died from a smoking related anuerism at age 64. I gave up a few years ago and my close friend who smoked all her life gave up a few months ago and looks 10 years younger. She reckons exercise keeps her from craving cigarettes. Keep on with your Paul McKenna CD and the best of luck - your body will thank you for it and so will your family

Answer 7

i'm sorry for your loss and just want to say good for you!!! i stopped on the 1st jan 06 and i have to say the first couple of days were quite hard but heres a few things i was told that helped, hopefully they will help you too; 1. stick to your quitting date 2. remove all temptation- throw away lighters any fags that are left and ashtrays 3. spring clean over the course of a couple of days to cleanse your house while your clensing your body 4. and perhaps the one that shocked me the most- it only takes 48 hrs for the nicotine dependant cells in your brain to start to recover and not need it so its breaking the habit that the worst part 5. if your struggling find something to do with your hands- but not eating- i have taken up cross stich and it helped x good luck and again good for you x

Answer 8

Try to think of it as escaping the nicotine addiction rather than 'giving up' or 'quitting' as both indicate that you will be missing out on something when you won't be! You will be gaining a life free of all the downfalls of nicotine.

If you do start to find it difficult try reading Allen Carr's Easyway to Stop Smoking he helps you to never ever crave a cigarette again, it's also a good book for someone who has given up but it still craving them!

Answer 9

congratulations on taking the first step.
there are a lot of online sites that can give you support like the one I have listed below. I use the free site and get weekly advice to beat the addiction and cravings. talk to your doctor about getting a Nicotine Blocker scrip. it WILL help more than patches or gum.

think Positive thoughts and try to avoid places that are smoker havens for about the next 6 weeks if possible. when you start to taste your food again you'll be on the right track

Answer 10

I'm not going to kid you, Smoking is a hard habit to break. I quit smoking almost 25 years ago, the best decision I ever made. I was A 4 Pack a day smoker. and I tried cutting back, using the patch, and I continued to smoke. So I went COLD TURKEY tore up all my cigarettes and threw away the broken pieces. It's not easy, or, for the faint of heart. But believe me its all worth it....Good Luck