Thread: Giving up Smoking

Frank DiGiigno, a Supermoderator on TMF and one hell of a nice guy, is now on day 3 of his life without cigarettes.
Already his wife has refused to work with him.
I gave him my trick i used when i gave up, Nicabate lozengers, i would have one of those first thing in the morning and then throughout the day i would substitute them with extra strong mint candy.
Anyone else have any handy hints that may assist Frank beat the cravings and bring back into his home life, LOL
Well done Frank and remember it really does get a little easier as each day passes.

Mick

Congrats Frank, 12 or 13 years here. I use to smoke a pack a day(20 cigs) and then I went to 19 then 18 and so on each day till I was down to 1 then I just did it! I gained 10 or 15 pounds but got rid of that a year or 2 later. I had full on physical withdrawals, nervous, anxious, sweaty etc... but after 6 months to a year I was stoked! Feel so much better and cardio is crazy good! Surf, mountain bike, snowboard, hike, climb etc... you will love it. Good luck

I smoked for years but could never get hooked so I just quit trying.

I smoked at the end almost 2 packs a day. On the 20th year of smoking i decided i was done with it. So I made a date and then stuck to it. HOLY COW what a bad month. On sept 10 will be 5 years hehe.

Congrats on the 3 days so far and the more to come. It was one of the hardest things I have ever done.

Glad to hear so many of you Quit successfully, unfortunately i am an addict still
Maybe next year

$10 pack in NYS, ouch

Stay strong !! Carpet cleaners don try, we just do it!!!

Originally Posted by shane deubell

Glad to hear so many of you Quit successfully, unfortunately i am an addict still
Maybe next year

$10 pack in NYS, ouch

Holy cow! But still works out to only 50 cents each. How much would they have to cost to make you quit?

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Hey DiGi, how you holdin' up man? Even us never-been-hooked guys are pulling for you!

Originally Posted by Tommy C

Holy cow! But still works out to only 50 cents each. How much would they have to cost to make you quit?

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Hey DiGi, how you holdin' up man? Even us never-been-hooked guys are pulling for you!

When you are addicted, it is limitless what they can charge. Regardless of money im sick of it anyway time to move on

More power, Shane!

The best measure of a man is not by what he achieves but by what he overcomes.

Originally Posted by Jason Whaley

I am in the same boat Frank.... I started cutting back to every 30 minutes this past Saturday. That takes out a little over a pack a day compared to my normal 2+ packs a day. This coming Saturday I am trying to cut it back even more to every hour. I hope by Sept. 1st to be quit and only using patches or gum.

Good Luck from another 22 year smoker....

How much a month would that save you?

I'm surprised that nobody mentioned electronic cigs. Oh, I think they were banned in Australia - woops.
They give you the nic you need, minus the cost and smell.
The first couple I bought were kind of flaky (it's a new technology) but they are getting better.
The cool thing is there a lot of flavors (I have Snickerdoodle and it rocks) and you can cut the nicotine levels down as you fully quit cigs.
The model I would recommend is called the eGO at domesticvapor.com and the best liquids are from mstsbakery.com
As far as the bans on them, they were available before being FDA approved, so some governments jumped to conclusions and just up and banned them. Big Tobacco has their dirty hands in it too and the govt likes the tax money on cigs.