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

[Doc Alan]

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



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

Al.

Yes, many people have succeeded, and you need only "Google" smoking to find the best ways to give up. It's not easy, but just remember that "healthy living" ( regular exercise, moderate alcohol intake, good diet etc) is of limited value if you continue to smoke. I didn't join this Forum expecting to give advice about health, but trust me, I'm a doctor, it's worth giving up smoking by whatever means and however long you have been a smoker.

[Alan]

Yes, many people have succeeded, and you need only "Google" smoking to find the best ways to give up. It's not easy, but just remember that "healthy living" ( regular exercise, moderate alcohol intake, good diet etc) is of limited value if you continue to smoke. I didn't join this Forum expecting to give advice about health, but trust me, I'm a doctor, it's worth giving up smoking by whatever means and however long you have been a smoker.

I appreciate that Alan!

Al.

[nigel]

A hypnotherapy "Stop Smoking" cassette/CD worked on me, (I listened to it all day everyday for a whole week though!)

I think it's important to remember that giving up the poisenous sticks makes you feel fantastic!

Your not giving up a luxury, your saying goodbye to a toxic drudgery!

You might aswell figure out how much money your going to save and plan a nice prezzie for yourself!

Just think how goooooooooood it's going to make you feel!

[somebody]

A hypnotherapy "Stop Smoking" cassette/CD worked on me, (I listened to it all day everyday for a whole week though!)

I think it's important to remember that giving up the poisenous sticks makes you feel fantastic!

Your not giving up a luxury, your saying goodbye to a toxic drudgery!

You might aswell figure out how much money your going to save and plan a nice prezzie for yourself!

Just think how goooooooooood it's going to make you feel!

Have to say Nigel you hit it on the head. Its a lot to do with will power and getting the mind to say no. The money factor helps inthe UK but im guessing not so much of an issue in Pinas. Also charts like the one shown with this site

http://www.stop-smoking-easy-way.com...-quit-smoking/

http://quitsmoking.about.com/cs/afte...eks3months.htm

Luckily when i did smoke when younger, strangely I would never smoke at home and although i might go crazy with them when out with Mates chain smoking. I found it was the rountine i missed the opening of a new fag packet and the lighting up. It was also something to do when waiting around. I think many people now subsitute their mobile, music player to fiddle with when they have that waiting around time..


I used the cd's while having a nap like nigel did and read a book mind gym which had a good section where you need to find the reasons why you dont wanna smoke and use those as inner arguments (ie if your mind says why the hell you doing this your half way there at least for me)

Also exercise but jogging in Phill may not be so easy as it is in the UK as when I have done it as well as the heat and humidty the strange looks you get and beggar kids running after you does put you off a touch

[Gavanddal]

Each time you fancy a fag, tell yourself...

Smoking's a mugs game.
What idiot fills his lungs with poison just for fun?
Smokers stink.
I'm too intelligent to smoke.
Smokers die a horrible death.

That'll help