I gave up..............

[KeithD]

Or you could just stop!

[triple5]

£5.98 for a pack of B & H, is that what it is now? I remember saying I'd quit before it reaches a fiver a pack, but I just swapped to a cheaper brand.

[Northerner]

Corrrrrrrrrrrrrrect ... Barr's Irn Bru ... land's ither famous drink ... beats Scotch Whisky "doon the hatch", any day! Cheers!

Enjoy it while the taste is the same.. As the colouring could be illegal soon Apparently the colouring in Irn Bru is soon to be banned throughout the EU, just like it is in the USA..

[KeithD]

Enjoy it while the taste is the same.. As the colouring could be illegal soon Apparently the colouring in Irn Bru is soon to be banned throughout the EU, just like it is in the USA..

They can ban Pee!

[Doc Alan]

..............smoking last night!

Started again this morning though!

Has anybody ever succeeded in this enterprise and, if so, how did you do it?

Al.

Alan, can we please have follow up ? Have you stopped smoking ? You started it (the thread) !

[Alan]

Alan, can we please have follow up ? Have you stopped smoking ? You started it (the thread) !

Of course Alan. As I stated on another forum, since resuming my work after the Christmas break I have been working (almost) all day and (almost) every day. I am absolutely shattered!! Just arrived home after a self-imposed early Friday finish. It is now 3.30 p.m. and I intend to recharge my batteries this weekend.

Whenever I fancy a cigarette now I say to myself, "Do I really want this one?" If the answer is 'No' then I decline. I suppose a rough approximation would be that I have 'cut down' from a pack a day to about 10. Still 'not good' in your eyes, I know - but bloody good for me!!!

Now, where's that bottle of brandy??

Al.

[fred]

I say that to myself Al and it works...
The problem is the brandy..It tells me I need a fag!

[Doc Alan]

Now, where's that bottle of brandy??

Al.

Well done Al
So I can light up now I meant lighten up

[IainBusby]

I say that to myself Al and it works...
The problem is the brandy..It tells me I need a fag!

[Arthur Little]

I gave up smoking a few months before. I stopped smoking by taking a hypnosis treatment from yadada they guided me in a better way. They provided many good tips and the best treatments to stop smoking. The tips given by them was more helpful for me. After following their treatment i was completely recovered from smoking. I became a non-smoker now and i feel mentally and physically fit.

What's it all about, Alfie? ... the hypnosis treatment, I mean! :sport-smiley-003:

[Fitzy]

I say that to myself Al and it works...
The problem is the brandy..It tells me I need a fag!

You have a good point there Fred.
The booze really wasn't doing me any favours in many ways
I won't go into it in detail, but alcohol certainly increases ones desire to light up.
Am happy to announce that I have finally quit, and feel much better for it, not to mention the 2 grand a year better off aspect

[Sim11UK]

You have a good point there Fred.
The booze really wasn't doing me any favours in many ways
I won't go into it in detail, but alcohol certainly increases ones desire to light up.
Am happy to announce that I have finally quit, and feel much better for it, not to mention the 2 grand a year better off aspect

There's your money for your vehicle Phil...Money much better spent.

[Fitzy]

There's your money for your vehicle Phil...Money much better spent.

Indeed so Simon.
I feel a damm sight better for it also.
With the drink, it's 3 grand a year easy
Guess what???
If all goes well with Emma, as it currently is, there will most likely be a wedding this year

Ooops!

Just let the cat out of the bag hhehheheheehhe

[jaygraham]

What's it all about, Alfie? ... the hypnosis treatment, I mean! :sport-smiley-003:

My boyfriend quit smoking approximately 10 months ago after seeing a hypnotherapist in Sydney.

Josh didn't really want to quit and only went to the hypnotherapist because his mother paid for all her children to go. The hypnotherapist asked Josh to come to the first session with a list of things that triggered him to want to smoke and a list of reasons why he wanted to quit.

Josh showed little to no interest in compiling a list and I ended up googling some lists for him.

I did not expect it to work. Somehow it did.

Josh's brother, an even bigger smoker, was successful as well. The hypnotherapist has a pretty high success rate (according to his website). We thought that it was going to go down after seeing these boys.

None of them have even wanted a cigarette, even thought about smoking and can easily socialise with their friends, who all smoke. They also didn't get any withdrawal side effects or started eating heaps etc.

[Sim11UK]

Indeed so Simon.
I feel a damm sight better for it also.
With the drink, it's 3 grand a year easy
Guess what???
If all goes well with Emma, as it currently is, there will most likely be a wedding this year

Ooops!

Just let the cat out of the bag hhehheheheehhe

Tell us where & when & we'll all be there.

I used to smoke, when I was younger...You have to really want to give it up, to be able to.
Fitzy's post puts it in to perspective, from the financial aspect....Smokers look so sad, in this country, all huddled together outside in the cold.

[Arthur Little]

You have to really want to give it up, to be able to. Fitzy's post puts it in to perspective, from the financial aspect....

... I hate to SAY this [again!] ... and the anti/non-smoking lobbyists may even dislike ME for daring to ... but ... apart from the obvious hefty financial considerations, I actually relish the enjoyment I derive from my (very moderate) pipesmoking ... and honestly DON'T WANT to give it up!

[Sim11UK]

... I hate to SAY this [again!] ... and the anti/non-smoking lobbyists may even dislike ME for daring to ... but ... apart from the obvious hefty financial considerations, I actually relish the enjoyment I derive from my (very moderate) pipesmoking ... and honestly DON'T WANT to give it up!

I'm not Anti-smoking, if you enjoy it carry on...I know I used to.
But I know lots of people are desperate, to give up, but can't.

I'll vote for you, for pipe smoker of the year Arthur.

[Doc Alan]

... I hate to SAY this [again!] ... and the anti/non-smoking lobbyists may even dislike ME for daring to ... but ... apart from the obvious hefty financial considerations, I actually relish the enjoyment I derive from my (very moderate) pipesmoking ... and honestly DON'T WANT to give it up!

Arthur I have to say right now ...I respect you, I most certainly don't dislike you, I've felt it my duty to remind those reading this thread of the risks of smoking. I respect all other smokers, many do want to give up ; for others. like you, moderation gives you enjoyment. Really that's my conscience clear on this matter. I wish I could say I respect all binge drinkers, but that's another matter.

[Arthur Little]

...Smokers look so sad, in this country, all huddled together outside in the cold.

Yes, , they DO! And whilst I seldom NEED to be in THEIR position ... I nevertheless feel that legislation first introduced in Ireland in the early 2000s, "copied" by the Scottish Parliament ... and ultimately adopted by the rest of the UK ... amounts to nothing less than a Breach of Civil Liberties. To MY mind, it would've been MUCH fairer ALL ROUND if, ... instead of a blanket ban on g in Public Places being implemented ... pubs, clubs and similar establishments were cordoned-off into SEPARATE AREAS to cater for people who WISH to smoke, and those who DON'T. A goodly proportion of the revenue collected from tobacco sales would, I'm sure, offset conversion costs for these premises in the form of grants made available for the purpose.

But DID our "esteemed" Parliamentarians [WHO, I might add, are more than willing ... and hypocritical enough ... to collect the "ill-gotten gains" derived from the very habit they purport to discourage ] acquiesce to such perfectly REASONABLE solutions? No, they DID NOT!

[Doc Alan]

... our "esteemed" Parliamentarians ...are more than willing ... and hypocritical enough ... to collect the "ill-gotten gains" derived from the very habit they purport to discourage

Yes they are hypocrites ! Apart from the issue of civil liberties they would never attempt to ban smoking outright in view of its risks to health because they "need" those "ill-gotten gains".
The thread started as a discussion on giving up smoking, but increasingly there's a realization of the cost of alcohol abuse. It may cost the NHS less than smoking, but the overall cost to society in this country of alcohol abuse is far greater. To quote Alice Thomson from today's "Times" , "Labour has no cure for its binge hangover". Alcohol is of course a problem only for for one half of the FilipinoUK Forum.

[Fitzy]

Yes they are hypocrites ! Apart from the issue of civil liberties they would never attempt to ban smoking outright in view of its risks to health because they "need" those "ill-gotten gains".
The thread started as a discussion on giving up smoking, but increasingly there's a realization of the cost of alcohol abuse. It may cost the NHS less than smoking, but the overall cost to society in this country of alcohol abuse is far greater. To quote Alice Thomson from today's "Times" , "Labour has no cure for its binge hangover". Alcohol is of course a problem only for for one half of the FilipinoUK Forum.

[Fitzy]

Tell us where & when & we'll all be there.

I used to smoke, when I was younger...You have to really want to give it up, to be able to.
Fitzy's post puts it in to perspective, from the financial aspect....Smokers look so sad, in this country, all huddled together outside in the cold.

Imagine how nice that wd be Si

Thanks for you comments mate

Another thing to mention, is the fact that my breathing is an awful lot better now also!!
I notice this when I do my Cardio workouts at the Gym

[Fitzy]

£5.98 for a pack of B & H, is that what it is now? I remember saying I'd quit before it reaches a fiver a pack, but I just swapped to a cheaper brand.

I found myself doing that also mate.

Was choking the **** out of me

[Arthur Little]

Yes they are hypocrites ! Apart from the issue of civil liberties they would never attempt to ban smoking outright in view of its risks to health because they "need" those "ill-gotten gains".
The thread started as a discussion on giving up smoking, but increasingly there's a realization of the cost of alcohol abuse. It may cost the NHS less than smoking, but the overall cost to society in this country of alcohol abuse is far greater. To quote Alice Thomson from today's "Times" , "Labour has no cure for its binge hangover". Alcohol is of course a problem only for for one half of the FilipinoUK Forum.

Ohh ... absolutely! I'm in full agreement with all of the sentiments expressed.

As regards binge drinking, one of my best friends of long-standing [our late wives grew up together in the same street, funnily enough!] gave up his beloved cigars (never touched cigarettes) many years ago and yet, at the time the Smoking Ban was imposed in Scotland, Brian said to me: "It would've been an even BETTER idea if the consumption of alcohol was prohibited (or at least restricted) in social environments as well ... in favour of [healthy] soft drinks, tea and/or coffee, &c. ... then, if people were so-inclined towards getting 'stoned', they'd be forced to do so - either *at home, or some place where they were less likely to be a nuisance to others!". Mind you, I don't imagine *the neighbours would be too overwhelmed at such a prospect!

[Arthur Little]

Am happy to announce that I have finally quit, and feel much better for it, not to mention the 2 grand a year better off aspect

I feel a damm sight better for it also.
With the drink, it's 3 grand a year easy

Your willpower is to be commended, Philip ... Congratulations, mate ... and very well done on eschewing [not chewing,] both the noxious weed AND the booze!! Emma WILL, indeed, be REALLY proud of her man!

[Arthur Little]

My boyfriend quit smoking approximately 10 months ago after seeing a hypnotherapist in Sydney.

Josh didn't really want to quit and only went to the hypnotherapist because his mother paid for all her children to go. The hypnotherapist asked Josh to come to the first session with a list of things that triggered him to want to smoke and a list of reasons why he wanted to quit.

Josh showed little to no interest in compiling a list and I ended up googling some lists for him.

I did not expect it to work. Somehow it did.

Josh's brother, an even bigger smoker, was successful as well. The hypnotherapist has a pretty high success rate (according to his website). We thought that it was going to go down after seeing these boys.

None of them have even wanted a cigarette, even thought about smoking and can easily socialise with their friends, who all smoke. They also didn't get any withdrawal side effects or started eating heaps etc.

... and well done too, to the menfolk in YOUR life!

[Fitzy]

Your willpower is to be commended, Philip ... Congratulations, mate ... and very well done on eschewing [not chewing,] both the noxious weed AND the booze!! Emma WILL, indeed, be REALLY proud of her man!

Thank you Arthur again for your kind words.
Emma is a rare bird to be sure, and I intend to look after her, but have to also look after myself, and be responsible from now on.
To be truthful, reading this thread also helped me come to the final decision
One piece of advice that I can offer to people is that, if you don't buy them, you can't smoke them
Also, use NiQuitin.
They have been fantastic

[Alan]

I tried all the patches, gum, tablets, fake cigarettes etc. etc. all to no avail.

Al Clegg - Filipinouk forum - Mandaue City - freezing cold - still puffing away - handing back to the studio.

Al.

[Doc Alan]

I tried all the patches, gum, tablets, fake cigarettes etc. etc. all to no avail.



Al.

At least you tried Al
You've also been honest
You have my respect

[aromulus]

I tried all the patches,
Al.

Real buggers to light up, them things....