Best time to give up smoking?
sarahmichelle91xx
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When is the best time to give up smoking? Would it be whilst I am dieting or when I have reached my goal? I'm just worried about not losing weight if I give in the smoking right now, but it's something I want to do sooner rather than later as I have been smoking nearly 6 years and I don't want my kids to grow up seeing me doing it.
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5:45 Today!
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Today!
Make a decision and stick with it. The first 2 weeks will be hard.. very hard.. but YOU CAN DO IT!!!0 -
Right Meow !0
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RIGHT NOW!0
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My response is yesterday; however, I say that as a very heavy smoker. Do as i say, not as I do!0
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Right now! I quit in April 2009 and it was the best decision I ever made.0
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shoulda quit yesterday0
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Right now!0
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Right here, right now.
No-one can go back and make a different beginning.
But YOU can start now and make a different ending.0 -
quit tonight when you go to bed....Wake up tomorrow a non smoker. I quit on the 1st and have dropped 3lbs....Not that it's normal but you may as well just jump on the non smoking bandwagon and drink lots of water and chew gum.
Always better to be 10 lbs heavier than a smoker. Best of luck to you. 0 -
Now! You'll feel better, fruits and veggies taste even yummier, you can exercise longer!
I regret having smoked for so many years, I haven't regretted a single day of not smoking!0 -
I quit seven years ago because I was done with it. I don't know why it stuck this last time, but it did. I don't know if it would be harder to quit while you're also trying to eat healthier foods and exercise, but I would look at it as an overhaul on my entire life. I'm trying to get healthy and take care of my body, so I'm eating right, exercising, and quitting smoking.
Good luck! :-)0 -
I quit 2 years ago this past September, before I was even determined to lose weight.0
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Right now!0
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Right this second!!! I quit after I got pregnant with my first child in 2006 and have never looked back!0
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Right now!! Take that pack of cigs you have in your purse or desk at work and throw it in the trash!! Go home and throw the rest of them away too!!0
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As soon as possible would be great, but realistically speaking it'd probably be a lot easier to taper off until eventually you don't need it anymore. I was about at 2 packs a day before I decided to start tapering off, I've tried cold turkey before but it was absolute hell.
Oh and run, a hard jog around the neighborhood will remind you why you're quitting and keep you motivated.
Good luck!0 -
i gave up smoking 2 years ago. my suggestion to you would be to do it at a time when you don't feel that it'll wreck your progress too much.0
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I quit 2 years ago this past September, before I was even determined to lose weight.
high 5! me too0 -
These people are all kinda right. There never will be an optimal time and if you wait for it you are just making excuses. That said, the serious advice tends to say: Set a date sometime in the near future, so you have time to prepare yourself for it, and some time to psych yourself up.
Good luck !0 -
RIGHT NOW!0
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Quit now. You'll never really feel ready to quit. Just do it...now..you'll be so happy you did...0
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Now. Don't wait. But you must be 100% committed and 100% sure that you will do it. Mind over matter, you don't need it.0
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When is the best time to give up smoking? Would it be whilst I am dieting or when I have reached my goal? I'm just worried about not losing weight if I give in the smoking right now, but it's something I want to do sooner rather than later as I have been smoking nearly 6 years and I don't want my kids to grow up seeing me doing it.
right now!!0 -
When you make the decision that you will be a non-smoker. Do it now. Concentrate on good nutrition. Find a substitute for oral gratification ...like munching on raw veggies. Go outdoors as often as you smoked and take ten slow deep breaths, see the word "relax" in bright neon colors, concentrate on the breathing and the sign. It will help. If you've had a heavy smoking habit you might need to use nicotine gum to ease you out of the additiction. I applaud you for knowing that smoking is an unhealthy activity that you do not want to pass on to your kids.0
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Now. Right now is always the best time to stop because it will immediatly improve your health. Good luck!!0
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These people are all kinda right. There never will be an optimal time and if you wait for it you are just making excuses. That said, the serious advice tends to say: Set a date sometime in the near future, so you have time to prepare yourself for it, and some time to psych yourself up.
Good luck !
He is right. I quit 17 months ago and haven't looked back. This website is a good place to get info on quitting, http://www.quitnet.com. It has a lot of great tips and of course there is a support system there as well. Good luck on your journey! Your body will thank you!! :flowerforyou:0 -
Quit now. I didn't gain weight when I quit. It was the opposite, I wanted to get healthy all around, I started eating better, and walking everyday.
Even if you put on 10lbs from quitting, wouldn't you rather do it now while you are starting to lose weight, then once you have reached your goal only to gain 10lbs. For me, it'd be really disappointing to reach my goal. Quit smoking and gain weight right after hitting that mark.
Good luck and you can do it! Drink water whenever you feel like smoking and if you can, when you want to go have a smoke take a walk instead. Walk around for 7-10 minutes it take to smoke a cigarette. If you smoke 6/ day that's 60 minutes of extra walking.
Edit to say: When I quit, I wasn't planning on it. I had seriously cut back on how many I was smoking. I would only smoke one on the way to work and none during the day. Total I'd have 4. I did that for two days. Then the third day I woke up and I didn't even want one. So I quit then and there. I smoked a cigarette a few months after that at a bar, and I had totally lost my taste for it.0 -
Hang on I'll ask my sister, she's just about killed herself with emphysema/COPD caused by smoking....
The answer is now.
Seriously - when I took her home on New Year's Day my Mum said "don't think your sister will make it through another year".
She's thrown away her health, please don't do the same.0 -
As a fellow smoker, I have had this crossing my mind as well. I started using an app on my phone: LIVESTRONG My Quit Coach. It is an aid to help smoking, and so far I have found it especially helpful since I don't exactly have the best support group (my mom smokes, and a handful of my friends smoke as well. They're encouraging, but it's hard to take them seriously when they're not trying.) You can quit immediately or gradually (over a set period you determine, though it' default is about a week and a half.) It then gives you a budget for each day. Each milestone you make, you get badges. The app is filled with inspirational quotes.
Yes, the best time to quit is RIGHT NOW. Just throw away the pack you have and never buy another one. But for many, quitting cold turkey is really hard. The app helps in weaning.
Just a thought.
Good luck! 0
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