Smoking

[Jim48439]

I was wondering if anyone here use to smoke and quit. I hate smoking but im like a puppet on a string with them. I try to quit weekly but the anxiety gets me every time. So my question is what helped you to stop ?

[ironwill2008]

I was wondering if anyone here use to smoke and quit. I hate smoking but im like a puppet on a string with them. I try to quit weekly but the anxiety gets me every time. So my question is what helped you to stop ?

Along with my determination to improve my health by getting into weight training and eating better came the determination to quit smoking cold turkey.


I don't know what to tell you other than to kick the cigs to the curb---right now. Throw 'em in the trash where they belong, and don't buy any more. It's either that, or else join the half-a-million poor souls who die every year from the direct effects of smoking.



Good luck, although luck has nothing to do with it.

[bodyhard]

I quit cold turkey, the first few weeks were not that bad, the following months were horrible and I felt like I was going to die if I did not have a smoke. But I just took it one day at a time and I have not had a cigarette in over 20 years.

Funny thing is, even now from time to time I get the urge to smoke, nothing intense, just a sudden urge.

[Jtbny]

I was wondering if anyone here use to smoke and quit. I hate smoking but im like a puppet on a string with them. I try to quit weekly but the anxiety gets me every time. So my question is what helped you to stop ?

Do you have young kids? Quit smoking now or you'll greatly reduce your chances of seeing them grow up. There is nothing positive from smoking- nothing.

[Jim48439]

I feel the same way. Eat healty workout but then i destroy myself with them doesn't make sense. Its hard to quit and im weak when it comes yo them unfortunately.

[bodyhard]

I feel the same way. Eat healty workout but then i destroy myself with them doesn't make sense. Its hard to quit and im weak when it comes yo them unfortunately.

I was weak when it came to them as well. But trust me, your are mentally stronger than you give yourself credit, don't think about stopping smoking cigarettes for ever, think about quitting smoking for today, then today becomes tomorrow. One day at a time....Everyday you don't smoke its one more day you are getting your health back.

[Hammerhagen]

I used to smoke and was able to quit. What worked for me was developing goals and realizing that smoking was in the way of my goal. At the time I quit I was starting to race motocycles. I really wanted to get better and I knew the smoking was getting in the way. I fed off my motivation to do something else and it helped me stay off the cigs. My advice is to find what really motivates you, whether it's weightlifting, kids, a sport or whatever, and focus on that motivation and always remind yourself that the cigs are gonna get in the way of that. This might sound crazy but for me it was hard to use the long term health impact as the motivator because I was still somewhat healthy. It was a short term goal and wanting to win at something that got me over the hump.

[wesleysh21]

I didn't like smoking, so I never really got a start. I tried it when I was like 10, my older brother gave me one. After a few times of sneaking off to smoke, I decided it wasn't for me. But for anyone looking for a reason to quit, me and my brother thought it completely acceptable to start because our parents smoked. I was watching, and duplicating. I just happened to not like it, he still smokes several decades later.

My mom quit because she's cheap as f*ck and they jacked up the price. That was a heavy motivator for her, and she chewed on straws to get over the hand to mouth habit. My dad quit around the same time. He went cold turkey. His biggest problem was getting around family who smoked...out drinking and social situations. When they'd light up, he'd have one. He did that for a handful of years, not being a daily smoker but was a social smoker. At some point, cigarette smoke started to bother him. Maybe because it wasn't embedded in his clothes all the time? And they moved into a new house, so the house was fresh so he didn't smell it embedded in the carpet, etc. But after that switch went off where he couldn't stand the smell of cigarette smoke, he hasn't smoked since.

[Rocky3540]

On a side note, I cook one hell of a brisket. Lol.

You can do it. Just throw them down and don't look back.

[bodyhard]

My mom quit because she's cheap as f*ck and they jacked up the price.

This made me laugh, as my wife and I started smoking roughly at the same time. I had quit but she continued smoking until just 2 years ago. Cigarettes here in NY were 13 dollars a pack and it was costing us roughly 800 a month since she was smoking two packs a day!

Unfortunately the only thing that made Patty quit was when she got 3 clogged arteries and the doctor told her if she continued to smoke she would die. She is now dependent on medication for the rest of her

[ElrondHubbard]

The only people I know who've ever successfully quit did it cold turkey. I have a few friends who tried easing out of it with vapes or patches, or nicotine gum, but none of them ever stayed away long, they all went back to the cigs when some stress entered their lives.

I hope you succeed, Jim. The stakes are super high.

[FallenAngel80]

I tried a few times using patches but was never successful. Then seven years ago I did it cold turkey and have not touched one since.

Funny thing is, even now from time to time I get the urge to smoke, nothing intense, just a sudden urge.

I don't get an urge, but there are times where I walk past someone who is smoking and I smell it and think it smells awesome. Other times I walk past someone and feel sick due to the smell. Odd!

[Jim48439]

Do you have young kids? Quit smoking now or you'll greatly reduce your chances of seeing them grow up. There is nothing positive from smoking- nothing.

i had kids at a young age their all grown up doing their own thing.

[Jim48439]

On a side note, I cook one hell of a brisket. Lol.

You can do it. Just throw them down and don't look back.

yeah me 2 love the masterbuilt all year smoking for sure taste best when their snow on the fround lol

[Jim48439]

what bothers me the most is i am a very strong willed person. when i was 23 i said im not drinking anymore tired of being hung over and havent done it for 20 years no problem. used to eat like garbage one day i said i have to eat better did a 180 on the diet never looked back no problem. im going to try the chewing on staws to try to help see what that does. i hate smoking i hate everything about it. i know by doing it im getting 25% of the results i should be getting makes me mad. i guess i just need to start a fist fight with myself and after a couple of black eyes ill get thru it hahaha. i know i can do this i have tried for years though. i dont smoke in my house never have never will.

in reality im not smoking these bastards are smoking and controlling me and i hate that even more.

i do take care of myself though at 200 pounds i can run for a couple miles not getting winded so it could be worse but still is no excuss i know.

[Rocky3540]

Take a trip up north about 20 mile hike. Take a tent and only 3 cigerrets to get there. Then put yourself on 7 day detox. Catch you some Fish and stay away from the bears. Come back a new nonsmoking man.

[Camms1234]

I gave up after reading Allen Carr's " Easy Way to Stop Smoking" It might sound stupid but it worked without even finishing the book when I read it 10 years ago.

[Tyler201]

i quit the first day i started lifting when i realized how out of breath id get

[wesleysh21]

This made me laugh, as my wife and I started smoking roughly at the same time. I had quit but she continued smoking until just 2 years ago. Cigarettes here in NY were 13 dollars a pack and it was costing us roughly 800 a month since she was smoking two packs a day!

Unfortunately the only thing that made Patty quit was when she got 3 clogged arteries and the doctor told her if she continued to smoke she would die. She is now dependent on medication for the rest of her

I grew up in tobacco country (southern Virginia). My mom put her foot down. She said if cigarettes ever got to $30 a carton, she was done. That was over 20 years ago, and she stuck to her guns.

[SWG42]

Cold turkey. If you believe you're not in control you've already given yourself an excuse and surrendered power. For me, the addiction made the first week rough. After that, it's all habit.

[christos_swc]

I vape.
I quit cold turkey in the past for up to 3 years.
My life has become too stressful to repeat the exercise.
After struggling with quitting for years I turned to vaping.
I quit for a year then smoked again then went back to vaping with more experience under the hood.
I'm usually smoking around 3-4 cigs a day, one with morning coffee at work, another after my small meal at 11-12, another after dinner and then I will not smoke because I have to go to the gym or jog at night and don't want to have too much CO in my blood.
I may do another one after supper, before going to bed.
I'm a lot more versatile with these things nowadays, I hate smoking but I have managed to cut down from 40 cigs to 3-4 a day and I'm ok with that although I feel I can take that down to maybe 2.
When I was a university student, I had time, I could go swimming, I could do **** that I can't do anymore, I have a family, two kids and I work 60 hours a week.
I have suffered panic attacks and gone through panic disorder, I'm fighting with all kinds of stress every day and quitting smoking was not on the cards so vaping seems to have saved the day for me.
And when I say vaping I don't mean blowing clouds, I mean mouth to lung vaping at low wattages and enjoying ther taste and the experience, nothing hardcore besides building my own perfect coils.
Finally I can squat and deadlift for sets of 10+ reps, something I couldn't do back when I was smoking one after the other, even warming up with the bar...

[PiperBill]

I quit smoking many years ago for a few years and can't remember it being difficult I started using snus after a few years (the portion ones you stick under your lip). I have tried to quit snus several tmes but always end up back on it when I get stressed out. It's less dangerous than cigarette smoke but you still get the nicotine kick. I have not noticed any health problems with snus but there are risks to it.

Keep in mind that it's the nicotine you are physically are addicted. I think it's probably best to quit and cold turkey but yes it's bloody hard to do as nicotine has a very powerfull addiction.

[thomashenry]

Truth of the Matter, I still Smoke Marlboro Reds & at the the Gym, I Do climb the Stairmaster 110 Floors 4 Times a Week, some days better than others, but Generally no Problem 40-45 Minutes on it, Dr tells me I should quit all the Time ! I`m like I don`t drink EVER, Don`t do drugs, and all the Shi`t I been through give me a break , not making excuses just Still do, actually got very sick with the Flu back in March and quit for a Month and half, 1st time ever, picked up a red and I was like a Junkie jonesing for a Fix, shoulda coulda woulda

[Guinea-pig]

Time to grow some balls..

[PhantomMaxx]

Before I started lifting, I smoked. One day at work after taking a cigarette break I get a call from my best friend’s wife telling me he is in the emergency room. I rush over to the hospital just as his surgery is over. The doctor is reviewing the surgery with his wife as I listen to how the Stent works and how they put it in. He asked us if we had any questions, I asked “what caused this”. He replied “smoking a pack of cigarettes a day”. At that moment I reached into my pocket and tossed my pack of smokes into the trash. I guess you could say I got scared straight. Cold turkey wasn’t easy but I guess it’s easier then dying. I still think about smoking once in a while and even tried E-cigarettes but hated them, I’ll smoke about 4 cigars a year. My friend went back to smoking less then a year after stent, and since then he has had two heart attacks. Eighteen month ago he died a few month after his triple bypass, he was 44. He left behind 4 kids. I think about my family first before I put myself at risk, that is how I stay away from smoking.

[TnTNZ]

Another on the 'cold turkey' bus. It took me a few attempts, but eventually one day after seen a photo of myself with my baby girl in one arm and a cigarette in the other I said 'what the f*&k are you doing moron' and stepped up. Refused to give myself the excuse, whatever it was, to light up again. I felt similar to SWG42, the first few weeks was breaking the 'addiction' the next 3 months was breaking the habit. I ended up using mints as a replacement... admittedly I did develop a reliance on mints but that was a hell of a lot easier to break than the cancer sticks.

It's been 25 years, and rates as one of the best decisions I've ever made.

[cierrey]

Smoked for close on 20 years and towards the end I was smoking a pack a day, sometimes more if I was drinking.

I quit cold turkey, it's easy if you remember that all the negative symptoms are transient but all the benefits will last a lifetime.

[pipios]

Quit man there is nothing positive about it. That money can be spent in something better.

[startingat56]

look at the reality of the situation

you are addicted to nicotine

you obtain that nicotine by inhaling burning leaves

there is great health risk involved

when you get the urge occupy yourself with something

if you have a routine, and smoking is part of it (like break time) change your routine

[Jim48439]

today i am prepairing myself for tomorrow. buying jolly ranchers maybe some boxing gloves whatever it takes. when the sun goes down and comes up tomorrow i am going for it again stronger then ever. i know i can do this i have overcome so many things in life. i know i have and need to do this its a no brainer. so ill keep you posted if i dont end up in a rubber room.