Weird Question about smoking

[Pugsley]

Hi Hope this helps you. It helped me I was an at least twenty a day for 25yrs. I used the strongest patches I could get. On patches for 10weeks slowly reducing the dosage after 4weeks. But what really helped was having 2 cigs in a packet with me at all times. Seems strange but when the cravings hit hard. It’s easier to say NO I don’t want one because you have some with you. Then when you don’t. You seem to think about them all the time and the cravings become worse. And last longer. If this makes any sense. 3yrs this may. Good luck.

I found first week bad then the fourth week hell. But then gets easier. It’s not day-by-day but hour-by-hour at first.

 

[The Moo]

Hey Jay,
You have started on a bloody difficult road ... and you will get there in the end whether you do it the first time or not.

Dermot and I gave up over 10 years ago now .. and I NEVER even think about it anymore ... which is wonderful! A couple years ago I woke up from a dream - having smoked all the way through it ... and sat up thinking "NO" .... but that was it really.

I am not saying I am a non-smoker - but it sure does get easier.

I liked what everyone was saying - and am adding my two penneth (as you know I do ). Stickleback was so spot on about having a drink or somat at the other end of a ride. It really does help with that "what shall I do" feeling after getting off the bike.

God I am misssing riding at the moment - so many more bikes on the road. I wish Derm and I could join you on a ride and have a cuppa at the end

One day at a time mate - one day at a time! and good for you!! Its bloody hard - but alot of folk have done it and you can too!! (You passed your exams - you'll be able to do this!!)


Amy x

 

[trebor]

I gave up about 20 years ago after smoking up to 40 a day for 16 years. At that time there was no such thing as patches or gum (that I recall) so it was a case of mind over matter, and the fact that I'd just had a bit of a health scare, which did help!
My wife and I gave up together and I decided straight off to declare I was a non-smoker, whenever I felt a craving I reminded myself of this, if someone offered me a ciggie I just said "no thanks, I don't smoke". It wasn't easy but after a couple of weeks it got easier. Now it is as if I've never smoked, in a recent medical, after the lung function test, the Doctor said he could never tell I used to be a heavy smoker from the results.
Like the previous poster I have add the occasional dream where I've been smoking, as I'm coming round, still half asleep, I'm mentally berating myself for having sucumbed!

Good luck with it!

Bob

 

[PaulXC]

I gave up 1st September 1999 after having smoked 15 - 20 a day for ten years up to then.

At the time I reckoned it was costing me 80 odd quid a month.

I hadn't had a bike for a few year at that point so I figured I'd spent the money I saved on finance payments on an XR400r, two years later I chopped in for a 650 Dakar, and 2 years ago got the Xchallegne. I reckon I have paid for all 3 bikes and all the gear with my 'smoking budget'. Every year when they put the cost of fags up in the Budget, I think, great - more money to spend on the bike.

Giving up, the first couple of weeks were the hardest but every time I got the craving I took the XR out to play and chewed a bit of that gum.

You can do it.

Paul

 

[STUBBS]

get one of those electrical ciggies you get the nicotine hit but with none of the nasty chemicals you can even use them in the pub


http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...ives-nicotine-hit-gets-round-smoking-ban.html