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4r3s

Thanks guys, I've talked to my doctor, I've identified my triggers, I've created simple tasks to take my mind off smoking when I get a craving, and I've purchased the first step for the patch. I am really serious about doing this now. For the past few years I've kept telling myself I need to quit now, then it turned to before I turn 30. Well I turn 30 in August this year so its time to man up and kick the cigs in the butt. I just love smoking too much and I can seriously feel in my body how bad this habit affects my overall health.

Chupacabra

Sometimes those patches dont work... I have heard of people who light up with a damn patch...or with the gum

because....

Nicotine is out of your system in less than three days... Your cravings for a cigarette are ALL habits.
-get in a car and light up
-finish a meal and light up
-go to the bathroom and light up
-get out of work and light up, etc...


Best thing to do is substitute the habit with another temporary one, to keep your brain busy, that way an action is still being carried out. Personally i went with these little sour candy things, with no sugar to prevent becoming diabetic.

I used to go through a box every week or so... I now don't even buy them anymore, so they did their job.


But at the end of the day.. you just need to say... its enough and not light up... is it hard? sure. I quit cold turkey and it sucked for the first month or so.

it is one hell of habit though I must admit... if it wasn't because I really want to dedicate myself 100% to cycling... i would have probably kept going on.

Good luck with the quit.

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OldGuy

Quit 30 years ago. But when I take a call at the office, I still find myself reaching into my shirt pocket----though now for a Tic-Tac!
Cigarette smoking was a very tough habit to break. I sympathize with all those who are dealing with it.

IDZRVIT

I too quit cold turkey. It takes will power (which doesn't cost anything) and nothing else. If anyone really wants to quit, then just have the balls and stop. Yeah, it sucks for a few days or a week. But get through that and it gets easier. It took months and months for the urges to subside but fortunately you only had to overcome the urges that lasted just a few seconds.

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