smoking

[Titan]

Day twelve since i through half a packet in the bin, felt really good this morning hadnt even thought about the infernal things tonight however is not quite the same. ive opted not to use gum or patches ive gone the cold turkey route, well cold turkey , ham, beef, chips crisps, kebabs burgers, infact anything lol, does make me wonder which is more unhealthy haha happy new year bsc is on friday the 13th ????

regards Martin

[Nightwatch]

Good luck with both the giving up and the BSC.

 

The last time I set sail on a HMS somethingorother was on a Friday and it was the 13th. I'm still here. Well mainly here.

 

 

Martyn

[ditchcrawler]

Day twelve since i through half a packet in the bin, felt really good this morning hadnt even thought about the infernal things tonight however is not quite the same. ive opted not to use gum or patches ive gone the cold turkey route, well cold turkey , ham, beef, chips crisps, kebabs burgers, infact anything lol, does make me wonder which is more unhealthy haha happy new year bsc is on friday the 13th ????

regards Martin

Well done and keep at it. I have never smoked but can imagine how hard it is to stop, just like any bad habit let alone addiction.

[PiRSqwared]

Cold turkey is the best way to go!! (IMHO, YMMV)

[roggie]

The boat we had a offer accepted on is surveyed on the 13th.... are we crazy or are we crazy. Lets hope that both the crane and the surveyor turn up....... not to mention a nice bottom.

[Bat & Frog]

Hope it goes well, if you really want to give up you will. 17 years an ex-smoker and still love ever minute of it, only problem was I had more money and could taste things better so a little weight crept on, but only 2 stone. sure BSS will be fine

PS I had it easy, opiates for many weeks and when came down found I didn't smoke, shame about the shattered bones.

[Laurie Booth]

Keep up with the non smoking.

[NBMike]

Day twelve since i through half a packet in the bin, felt really good this morning hadnt even thought about the infernal things tonight however is not quite the same. ive opted not to use gum or patches ive gone the cold turkey route, well cold turkey , ham, beef, chips crisps, kebabs burgers, infact anything lol, does make me wonder which is more unhealthy haha happy new year bsc is on friday the 13th ????

regards Martin

I chewed liquorice wood when I gave up. 22 years now. Managed to get a boat with the money I saved on fags.

[micky44]

looking for my first boat has made me smoke more !!

[Orca]

I gave up coventional cigarettes and turned to electronic ones - I enjoy it, same hit, without the carcinogens of tobacco (pure nicotine is under scrutiny with these things). Patches aren't the same; I needed something that could deliver a nicotine hit instantly as someone who only smoked 20 fags a week. Vaping has proved to be a good substitute. Press the button as and when you want.

Edited January 12, 2012 by Orca

[Mac of Cygnet]

I gave up coventional cigarettes and turned to electronic ones

 

Those electronic cigarettes are so realistic that a frequent flyer friend has been pounced on by Security in airports throughout the world. He is hardened enough to find it rather amusing.

[Orca]

Those electronic cigarettes are so realistic that a frequent flyer friend has been pounced on by Security in airports throughout the world. He is hardened enough to find it rather amusing.

 

Aesthetically, I didn't opt for the model that totally imitates a real cigarette. Mine looks like a fountain pen; so when I draw on it (no pun intended!) I just look like someone standing in the corner looking PENsive and sucking on his biro. .

[cathyclark]

Giving up smoking habits is a good and healthy idea

[Orca]

Giving up smoking habits is a good and healthy idea

 

But if you enjoy it and an 'alternative' offers alledged reduced health effects, then why not carry on??

[Bobbybass]

I'm a non-smoker who worked for many years in an extreme smoke environment. I have never critisised smokers..because they enjoy it...as I enjoy a drink or two.

I'm sad that it destroys peoples health so.

My father died early because of it....and it took him 4 years... we carried him to the toilet and cleaned him up.

I didn't run him down for it...he enjoyed it...and even at the end would have lit up a fag if his hands worked.

I held his hand as he gasped ..like a fish with no water..in his last minute...and just wished that such a thing wouldn't happen to others.

 

Bob

Edited January 12, 2012 by Bobbybass

[bigcol]

says it all.if i was smoking,I have put it out after Bobs post

 

My wife gave up smoking cold turkey. Smoked all her life, 20 plus a day she was fit as a fidle.never was ill.

 

3 years on shes also put on 2 stone. always at the doctors colds.infections etc,with back and hip problems.

 

she was fitter when she smoked

 

col

[cotswoldsman]

Good luck I tried everything and found the Electric thing the best.

[Nine of Hearts]

I knocked it on the head 6 years ago, and just stopped as did the OP. Key to success in my mind is really wanting to stop. I think without that you're buggered, regardless of patches, gum or robot stogies. I was just sick of being a slave to the addiction. Job done, because nowadays I can have the odd one but then subsequently leave it alone without even thinking about it.

 

Like many on here, this did come at a cost of casting a slightly bigger shadow, so I'm now in phase 2 of giving up, trying to lose the excess baggage. Done well so far, and by summer I hope to be the strapping Adonis I once was. *ahem*

[DaveC]

Day twelve since i through half a packet in the bin, felt really good this morning hadnt even thought about the infernal things tonight however is not quite the same. ive opted not to use gum or patches ive gone the cold turkey route, well cold turkey , ham, beef, chips crisps, kebabs burgers, infact anything lol, does make me wonder which is more unhealthy haha happy new year bsc is on friday the 13th ????

regards Martin

 

You are doing the right thing Martin by telling everyone that you have given up. That is exactly what my wife and I did when we gave up together. That was about twelve years ago and neither has been tempted to start again. The more people you tell that you have given up the more foolish you will look if you fail so I wish you the best of success in your endeavour.

 

Dave

[ChrisPy]

I don't believe in nicotine addiction.

 

I smoked from age 14 and was on Capstan full strength by the time I went to uni.

I made several attempts to stop over the years, to no avail.

By 1990 I was on 60 a day (mild - to avoid throat irritation).

I suddenly realised it was just a habit, like biting your nails and I stopped cold turkey on 1 March 1990. I was in the office with a ciggy burning in the ashtray when the phone went. I automatically lit up another one as I answered the call. I was disgusted with myself and threw away 2 cartons of 200 (and stamped on them to make sure).

There were no withdrawal symptoms whatsoever.

 

Never touched one since.

 

It is all about mind control. Good luck with the campaign

Edited January 12, 2012 by ChrisPy

[David Schweizer]

I am not sure whether I should post this, but for the benefit of our younger members I will. Unfortunately my message could be too late for some of our older members.

 

Most of you will know that two years ago I was diagnosed with bladder cancer, and that after four months of intense chemothrapy, I had major surgery to remove my bladder, and have it replaced with an artificial bladder constructed from part of my small bowel.

 

Now why am I telling you all this? A little known medical fact is that more than 50% of all Bladder Cancer cases in men are directly attributable to Smoking. I smoked for twenty years and gave up thirty years go, but unlike the lungs where the effect of nicotine reduces to almost nothing over the years, the deposits in the bladder remain and continue to provide the environment for cancer to take hold.

 

Not much solace for those who give up after many years of smoking, but a sound warning for younger people. The only consolation is that if caught soon enough bladder cancer can be dealt with, wheras Lung cancer is nearly always fatal. My suggestion to long term smokers, who do give up, is to keep a close watch on their urine and even the slightest sign of blood in it to your GP. Even better, discuss it with your GP and ask for a simple urine test, if blood is detected in three consecutive tests, NICE rules require your GP to refer you to a Urology specialist for further tests.

 

Sorry to be so negative, but going through the experience, and surviving does make one a bit evangelical.

Edited January 12, 2012 by David Schweizer

[sheriff]

intresting post I smoked 40 a day when I first joined the military,and that crept up to 80 a day after some tours.do not smoke now.....I was not aware of your information and no doubt a lot of other people would find this awareness beneficial.

 

Thank you.

Edited January 12, 2012 by sheriff

[Athy]

How on earth did you have time for 80 cigarettes a day? Were you eating them?

So much for Britain's fighting-fit armed forces!

[Nine of Hearts]

How on earth did you have time for 80 cigarettes a day? Were you eating them?

So much for Britain's fighting-fit armed forces!

 

Au contraire. If he could smoke 80 a day with no ill effects he must have been spectacularly fit!

 

(cue the thick glasses joke: "Streuth! You must have good eyesight if you can see through these...")

[Laurie Booth]

How on earth did you have time for 80 cigarettes a day? Were you eating them?

So much for Britain's fighting-fit armed forces!

It's a hard life fighting in Vietnam, no problem hitting 100 cigs a day.