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ChiknAdobo
Profile Joined November 2010
United States208 Posts
October 27 2012 15:21 GMT
#321
Thanks, Ret you are an inspiration. I wish you the best of luck!!
ZERg
GeeBee
Profile Joined March 2012
Netherlands13 Posts
October 27 2012 16:06 GMT
#322
If you pull it off, I solemnly promise I'll give it a shot as well! Beloofd!
Blackfish
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
Austria309 Posts
October 27 2012 16:43 GMT
#323
On October 27 2012 03:44 Banj0 wrote:
Show nested quote +
On October 26 2012 06:56 FalconPunch wrote:
I think this book might be able to help you: http://www.amazon.com/Allen-Carrs-Easyway-Stop-Smoking/dp/0615482155

+1 for that book!



Oh yeah that book is like god. I mean really. Just read it, do everything it says (which is not much) and you will stop it. It´s really the easy way^^ I quit smoking 5 months ago using it.
NaDa - my god | Mvp - my king | Innovation - my favorite | Terran- my race
blahz0r
Profile Joined December 2010
3030 Posts
October 27 2012 16:48 GMT
#324
Good luck Ret.

Cleaner air is good for everyone =x
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BNNY
Profile Joined May 2012
United States10 Posts
October 27 2012 19:26 GMT
#325
good luck ret big inspiration for me to stay on my healthy track, just quit smoking and eating badly 6 weeks ago. its been getting tough but this will help me stay disciplined forsure!!!!!!!!!!!!!
hey guys
Laneir
Profile Joined September 2010
United States1160 Posts
October 27 2012 19:35 GMT
#326
I know you can do it buddy keep i tup
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Psi0nic
Profile Joined March 2011
Uruguay39 Posts
October 27 2012 19:52 GMT
#327
I don't think that you should stop smoking all of a sudden. You should gradually diminish the amount of cigs you consume everyday so your body can gets used to having less nicotine in it.
For example: first week -> only half a pack everyda, second week -> only a couple of cigs everyday -> third week: stop completely.
At least that is what most non-smoking programs recommend.

Good luck man! Keep us posted
Life's what you make it
Henk
Profile Joined March 2012
Netherlands578 Posts
October 27 2012 22:00 GMT
#328
Good luck man. Go cold turkey, go hard. Now you've told the entire community you can't let everybody down; great motivation to keep on going strong.
Liquid`Ret
Profile Blog Joined October 2002
Netherlands4520 Posts
October 28 2012 01:32 GMT
#329
cold turkey or go home imo.

Im like that with everything, i either do something all the way or i don't do it at all, so its the only thing that would work for me...so far it has! 4th day is about to end when i get off this computer and we'll be in the 5th day
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MavivaM
Profile Joined November 2011
1535 Posts
October 28 2012 02:06 GMT
#330
On October 28 2012 04:52 Psi0nic wrote:
I don't think that you should stop smoking all of a sudden. You should gradually diminish the amount of cigs you consume everyday so your body can gets used to having less nicotine in it.
For example: first week -> only half a pack everyda, second week -> only a couple of cigs everyday -> third week: stop completely.
At least that is what most non-smoking programs recommend.

Good luck man! Keep us posted

As a previous smoker, this didn't help me.
Thing is, you still carry cigarettes with you: once you light one, you could light another.
Then you get nervous for some reason and light another.
Then you go out with friends and why not, let's smoke another and so on.
Also, despite the quantity, you are still smoking so your mind isn't really focusing on the thought of quitting.

That's my personal experience and now I've been clear since more than a year, never been on a program however.
Your Opinion has been counted. Only 3 more Opinions needed for a reddit thread.
Exya
Profile Joined August 2011
Canada54 Posts
October 28 2012 05:13 GMT
#331
On October 28 2012 11:06 MavivaM wrote:
Show nested quote +
On October 28 2012 04:52 Psi0nic wrote:
I don't think that you should stop smoking all of a sudden. You should gradually diminish the amount of cigs you consume everyday so your body can gets used to having less nicotine in it.
For example: first week -> only half a pack everyda, second week -> only a couple of cigs everyday -> third week: stop completely.
At least that is what most non-smoking programs recommend.

Good luck man! Keep us posted

As a previous smoker, this didn't help me.
Thing is, you still carry cigarettes with you: once you light one, you could light another.
Then you get nervous for some reason and light another.
Then you go out with friends and why not, let's smoke another and so on.
Also, despite the quantity, you are still smoking so your mind isn't really focusing on the thought of quitting.

That's my personal experience and now I've been clear since more than a year, never been on a program however.


don't start don't have to quit!~
Probe1
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
United States17920 Posts
October 28 2012 06:14 GMT
#332
So how's it going Ret? Rough?
우정호 KT_VIOLET 1988 - 2012 While we are postponing, life speeds by
Valon
Profile Joined June 2011
United States329 Posts
October 28 2012 06:19 GMT
#333
Keep up the work Ret u can do it!!
Reason
Profile Blog Joined June 2006
United Kingdom2770 Posts
October 28 2012 11:27 GMT
#334
On October 28 2012 10:32 Liquid`Ret wrote:
cold turkey or go home imo.

Im like that with everything, i either do something all the way or i don't do it at all, so its the only thing that would work for me...so far it has! 4th day is about to end when i get off this computer and we'll be in the 5th day

Great work. Daily updates in OP please
Speak properly, and in as few words as you can, but always plainly; for the end of speech is not ostentation, but to be understood.
GhandiEAGLE
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
United States20754 Posts
October 28 2012 16:05 GMT
#335
How hard has it been so far? Is it going to get harder? How long does it take, typically?
Oh, my achin' hands, from rakin' in grands, and breakin' in mic stands
Orome
Profile Blog Joined June 2004
Switzerland11984 Posts
October 28 2012 16:33 GMT
#336
On October 29 2012 01:05 GhandiEAGLE wrote:
How hard has it been so far? Is it going to get harder? How long does it take, typically?


Somewhat different for every person (and different each time they try to quit). Generally, everyone always talks about the first 3 days as they're the toughest from moment to moment, but they have the obvious advantage of lasting 3 days while the rest lasts the rest of your life. :/

The difficulty also shifts, in that at first the difficulty is ignoring the constant cravings while later on the cravings are rare and somewhat less strong, but it's hard to constantly keep in mind why you wanted to quit in the first place and to resist the urge of 'just one cigarette since I'm not addicted anymore'.
On a purely personal note, I'd like to show Yellow the beauty of infinitely repeating Starcraft 2 bunkers. -Boxer
MateFeedKill
Profile Joined August 2010
United States25 Posts
October 28 2012 16:33 GMT
#337
Fan-tastic! From a fellow smoker (should I be using past tense by now, for you?) I earnestly hope the best for you on your challenge. It is no small mountain to quit from a pack a day. My Aunt (may she rest in peace) had emphysema from smoking nearly her whole life and she did 'stop' smoking because of it, but she always said the only thing she wanted was a cigarette on her death bed. For some it appears to always be a gremlin in the room, that you have to be strong enough to just say no to, over and over and over.
UmbraaeternuS
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
Chile476 Posts
October 28 2012 17:05 GMT
#338
Go Ret!
I used to smoke a lot (about a pack and a half every day since I was 14 until I was 26).
I'm now 27, I've been clean for 1 year and it feels GREAT!
You can do it,we'll be rooting for you! :D
therealwinters - Skype / @DrUmbra - Twitter // "There is nothing more cool than being proud of the things that you love" - Sean "Day[9]" Plott <3
sc14s
Profile Joined March 2011
United States5052 Posts
October 29 2012 00:37 GMT
#339
man ret looked like a cute teddy bear when he had more weight <3

seriously though gl man, smoking is an awful habit.
PH
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
United States6173 Posts
October 29 2012 00:51 GMT
#340
On October 28 2012 14:13 Exya wrote:
Show nested quote +
On October 28 2012 11:06 MavivaM wrote:
On October 28 2012 04:52 Psi0nic wrote:
I don't think that you should stop smoking all of a sudden. You should gradually diminish the amount of cigs you consume everyday so your body can gets used to having less nicotine in it.
For example: first week -> only half a pack everyda, second week -> only a couple of cigs everyday -> third week: stop completely.
At least that is what most non-smoking programs recommend.

Good luck man! Keep us posted

As a previous smoker, this didn't help me.
Thing is, you still carry cigarettes with you: once you light one, you could light another.
Then you get nervous for some reason and light another.
Then you go out with friends and why not, let's smoke another and so on.
Also, despite the quantity, you are still smoking so your mind isn't really focusing on the thought of quitting.

That's my personal experience and now I've been clear since more than a year, never been on a program however.


don't start don't have to quit!~

How does this help anyone? These are smokers discussing how to quit smoking. Unless you're some psychologist or expert on brain chemistry, you have no way of contributing to this discussion as a non-smoker.

That's the most useless comment you could possibly make on the matter.
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