Smoker?

Hi there, I don't smoke, but my coworker did and was able to quit by gradually cutting back. He made several attempts and when he did finally kick the habit we had a party to celebrate. Good luck!

Alan Carr's book like above. Read it. I smoked about the same as you (about 4 days to a pack) Been a non-smoker for 4 months tomorrow and didn't gain any weight ( Haven't really lost any either :grumble: ) Good Luck!

P.S. I got the book out of the local library

Anyone else a smoker ? I smoke like 1 pack every 3-4 days and I have been trying to quit. How have you done it? I need encouragement and help please!! Thank you. Feel free to add me.

Allen Carr's book did it for me. it was my third attempt, and that one was much simpler than the previous attempts. book is called "the easy way to stop smoking." i quit June 16th of 2008.

I used to smoke 1/2 to 1 pack everyday but right now I only smoke 2-3 cigarettes a day. I'm also trying to quit & tried doing it cold turkey but I found out that didn't work for me coz of my raging appetite. I absolutely hate gaining weight & which is why I would rather go very slow so that my body will have easier time adjusting to the fewer doses of cigarettes until I will get used to none.

I used to have a pack a day habit for years. During one time I was "cutting down" to less than half a pack a day was the same time I started to exercise. The more I started to fall in love with exercising, the more smoking became painful and unpleasant. Now I can't even be in closed off spaces with smokers (like a car for example) without feeling sick. In a way, I miss smoking, but every time I'm near a smoker I feel physical pain. So yeah, exercise.

Allan Carr's book.
I smoked from the age of 13 to 32.
I've tried the patch, gum, zyban, chantix, cold turkey, and a million other things.

I finished that book, lit my last cigarette, took one puff, shrugged, put it out, and have not looked back once.

Worth the $7, I'd say.

I smoke. I'm not really interested in quitting, I figured I'll phase out of it when I'm ready.

or dead

Smoking is definitely a tough thing to quit but possible! My dad used to smoke a pack a day and honestly with him, he quit cold turkey. Sure this method takes a lot of motivation and a lot of fighting to stay off the smokes but it has been about 15 years now since he quit and he never looked back. I think its harder to gradually cut back then to just quit cold turkey because when your cutting back, in the back of your mind you know you can always just take out a cig and smoke it. What I learned in med school about finding out how likely it is for a patient to quit smoking is to see how much motivation they have to even attempt to quit. Im sure you already know how bad smoking is, but I know you can do it! Be strong and push through. Dont let a bad habit control your life and how its going to be lived.

I smoke. I'm not really interested in quitting, I figured I'll phase out of it when I'm ready.

or dead

No really, I smoked for like a year when I was 19, woke up one day and didn't want a cigarette- I didn't pick it up again until I was 21 and I'm already smoking less and less.

If I could make a pack last 3-4 days I never would have quit.
I just put 'em down. I'm too much of an obsessive to "taper off."

Smoking is definitely a tough thing to quit but possible! My dad used to smoke a pack a day and honestly with him, he quit cold turkey. Sure this method takes a lot of motivation and a lot of fighting to stay off the smokes but it has been about 15 years now since he quit and he never looked back. I think its harder to gradually cut back then to just quit cold turkey because when your cutting back, in the back of your mind you know you can always just take out a cig and smoke it. What I learned in med school about finding out how likely it is for a patient to quit smoking is to see how much motivation they have to even attempt to quit. Im sure you already know how bad smoking is, but I know you can do it! Be strong and push through. Dont let a bad habit control your life and how its going to be lived.

It depends from person to person. I tried doing it cold turkey before but that method didn't work for me. My appetite was totally out of control. And I don't want to gain weight, I don't care if the benefits far outweigh the weight gain. I've worked my butt off to lose those 22 kilos or 50 pounds & I don't want to put it all to waste and go back to where I started. So for me gradually cutting back is so far what works for me.

If its working for you, then that is honestly amazing! I just hope the cutting back doesn't take very long until you actually stop smoking. I know its tough to lose weight and especially when you have worked so hard to drop the pounds, but in my honest opinion, a little weight gain to stop smoking is worth it. The health benefits for smoking cessation will blow your mind. I know I am biased and obviously everyone is entitled to their own opinion and I respect yours for sure so please don't take what Im saying in the wrong manner. Ive been dealing with smoking patients for quite some time now and it breaks my heart diagnosing them with squamous or a small cell form of lung cancer or even emphysema. In my opinion a heavier cigarette free woman is a lot more sexier than a thin smoker. And a lot healthier.

I quit about 6 days ago currently using a patch. Every state has a program where you can quit. Look it up online. I am still fighting to quit but I am proud to say that I haven't had a cig in almost a week

awesome

you can do it

My uncle quit after 25 years or something and hikes and bikes now like a madman. That's why I said that.