The next step - giving up smoking. - Page 3

leowyatt · 11-05-2009, 09:06

Good luck Stan

Desmo · 11-05-2009, 09:20

Don't think there's much I can say in here to help you Stan other than good luck.

Oh, also if I every see you with a fag in your mouth I'll kick you square in the nuts

Will · 11-05-2009, 09:24

Quote:

Originally Posted by Desmo

Oh, also if I every see you with a fag in your mouth I'll kick you square in the nuts

Good point. I'll join in too

Davey_Pitch · 11-05-2009, 10:21

Good luck Stan, after your amazing results with your weight loss I'm sure you can do it

Pheebs · 11-05-2009, 10:25

\o/

Good luck Stannerooo!! We're behind you all the way!

Stan_Lite · 11-05-2009, 13:46

Well. I've managed to get through to and beyond lunchtime. I must say, the physical craving I was expecting just isn't as strong as I thought it would be. I'm finding it easy to resist the physical urge. What I'm not finding so easy is coping with the feeling that something is missing.
Smoking has been a part of my life since before some of you were born - it's become such an integral part of who I am that I can't help feeling that I'm no longer whole. I know it's a negative part of who I am (or have been) that has gone but it's not easy telling yourself that the feeling of emptiness is a positive thing. I don't know if I'm making sense here or whether my nicotine starved brain is making me babble but it makes sense to me

Burble · 11-05-2009, 14:00

Good on you Stan!

Del Lardo · 11-05-2009, 14:07

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bigstan

Well. I've managed to get through to and beyond lunchtime. I must say, the physical craving I was expecting just isn't as strong as I thought it would be. I'm finding it easy to resist the physical urge.

This is to be expected from my experience. The first day is comparitively easy compared to days 2-5 when your body really starts to miss the nicotine.

LeperousDust · 11-05-2009, 15:03

Yeah don't let your guard down so-to-speak just yet or you might get hit hard by it over the coming week....

****ing well done though mate, really nice to hear

Possibly have a read of the Alan Carr book although i think you're still meant to be a smoker when you do so, but it seems that its actually pretty damn good, my parents benefited from it a fair bit, Dad stopped, mum still smokes but it's changed her anyway...

iCraig · 11-05-2009, 15:38

It's a few weeks before the nicotine is utterly out of your system, that's when the chemical cravings should fade to nothing until the next time you get a whiff of smoke from somebody else. That will stay with you forever probably, but it's a fleeting craving that won't last long. In it's place though (as you've already found out) is the hole it leaves. The routine ingrained in you to roll and fag and light up. Keep yourself occupied with something else, so when you find yourself at that time of the day where you'd normally be going for a smoke, make a hot drink instead, or make a phone call, run a bath, anything that will keep your mind active instead of thinking about lighting up.

I've only smoked briefly and I can only begin to imagine how hard it is to give up when you're a long term smoker like yourself. Just focus on the positives and remember that smoking isn't who you are, you don't need to fags to get through the day, even though at some points over the next few weeks, you may think you do. Best of luck and don't give up on giving up.

11-05-2009, 09:06	#21
leowyatt Chef extraordinaire Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Infinite Loop Posts: 11,143	Good luck Stan __________________ "Dr Sheldon Cooper FTW!"

11-05-2009, 09:20	#22
Desmo The Last Airbender Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Pigmopad Posts: 11,915	Don't think there's much I can say in here to help you Stan other than good luck. Oh, also if I every see you with a fag in your mouth I'll kick you square in the nuts __________________

11-05-2009, 10:21	#24
Davey_Pitch I iz speshul Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Liverpool Posts: 6,296	Good luck Stan, after your amazing results with your weight loss I'm sure you can do it __________________ Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine as children do. It's not just in some of us; it is in everyone. And as we let our own lights shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.

11-05-2009, 10:25	#25
Pheebs Deep Throat Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 6,512	\o/ Good luck Stannerooo!! We're behind you all the way! __________________ http://www.spiffingdesigns.co.uk

11-05-2009, 13:46	#26
Stan_Lite Stan, Stan the FLASHER MAN! Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: In bed with your sister Posts: 5,483	Well. I've managed to get through to and beyond lunchtime. I must say, the physical craving I was expecting just isn't as strong as I thought it would be. I'm finding it easy to resist the physical urge. What I'm not finding so easy is coping with the feeling that something is missing. Smoking has been a part of my life since before some of you were born - it's become such an integral part of who I am that I can't help feeling that I'm no longer whole. I know it's a negative part of who I am (or have been) that has gone but it's not easy telling yourself that the feeling of emptiness is a positive thing. I don't know if I'm making sense here or whether my nicotine starved brain is making me babble but it makes sense to me __________________ Just because I have a short attention span doesn't mean I...

11-05-2009, 14:00	#27
Burble Rocket Fuel Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 7,826	Good on you Stan!

11-05-2009, 15:03	#29
LeperousDust Bananaman Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Liverpool/Edinburgh Posts: 4,817	Yeah don't let your guard down so-to-speak just yet or you might get hit hard by it over the coming week.... ****ing well done though mate, really nice to hear Possibly have a read of the Alan Carr book although i think you're still meant to be a smoker when you do so, but it seems that its actually pretty damn good, my parents benefited from it a fair bit, Dad stopped, mum still smokes but it's changed her anyway... __________________

11-05-2009, 15:38	#30
iCraig iCustom User Title Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 2,250	It's a few weeks before the nicotine is utterly out of your system, that's when the chemical cravings should fade to nothing until the next time you get a whiff of smoke from somebody else. That will stay with you forever probably, but it's a fleeting craving that won't last long. In it's place though (as you've already found out) is the hole it leaves. The routine ingrained in you to roll and fag and light up. Keep yourself occupied with something else, so when you find yourself at that time of the day where you'd normally be going for a smoke, make a hot drink instead, or make a phone call, run a bath, anything that will keep your mind active instead of thinking about lighting up. I've only smoked briefly and I can only begin to imagine how hard it is to give up when you're a long term smoker like yourself. Just focus on the positives and remember that smoking isn't who you are, you don't need to fags to get through the day, even though at some points over the next few weeks, you may think you do. Best of luck and don't give up on giving up. __________________