quitting smoking

Heard there is a new medication out called Champix. I have a lot of friends who this has really helped to quit smoking. don't know it that's worth a try? i don't smoke but i hear its great stuff x

I used Chantix and quit once. I started again and then used Chantix again and I have been cig free since 11/19/2010. It has some side affects but to me, it was worth it. Good luck.

sounds weird but buy a bag of drinking straws..cut them the same length as a cigarette..put them in an empty pack of smokes, and when the urge gets to strong take one out..take drags on it like you would a regular cigarette..it helps with the oral fixation and gives you something between your fingers..and then when you feel the "munches" set in chew on the straw. and most importantly take it one day at a time, If you stumble don't give up just keep at it.

Heard there is a new medication out called Champix. I have a lot of friends who this has really helped to quit smoking. don't know it that's worth a try? i don't smoke but i hear its great stuff x

I have used this to quit and i will say after many time trying it was the easiest to do, it didn't happen first time but was much the best for me as I had tried other methods before and they didn't really work. Regarding the weight find something that you can subsitute for a while that is healthy I didn't do this and used chocolate and put on 10kg in 2 months.

It'll be 2 years in June since I quit smoking. I saw my GP and used Champix. Best thing I ever did! Have to admit, I struggled with the weight during, as I'm an emotional eater and was an emotional smoker. So when I quit, the eating got a bit out of control. But that's me :bigsmile: Wishing you all the best!!

I've quit for two months now, gave myself free will to eat what I wanted while I got the quit established and gained ten pounds. Then I found this site, started paying attention to my food and started exercising again and off came 5.4 lbs.
Quitting is so worth it. Make it part of your new healthy lifestyle. If you are trying so hard with good eating and working out, smoking just doesn't fit in any more. Keep doing what your doing, your weight loss may stall for a couple weeks but it'll pick up again once your body adjusts.

Wishing you all the best.

10 weeks ago I had hypnosis, I'm not sure it worked because I have found it very hard but I am still off them almost 10 weeks later, except for a couple of pulls I had when I was drunk 2 weeks ago. I feel better now, I still crave them but I don't want to go back on them

I stopped smoking after 3 years last august!
didn't use any geeky creepy kinky slinky toy cigarette just used my brain! & this tip!
I never really smoked that early in the morning and never when i was ill so i put that into practice every day:
Try to last till midday for a week
Then try to limit yourself to 4 a day - morning, afternoon, evening & one snack one!
Then try skipping a day then having another..

The trick is not to say your giving up as your brain will automatically think they want what its not allowed so just slowly come off them..
Don't be upset or punish yourself if you do have one when you shouldn't as your brain doesn't want to associate them as bad habits as this will deffo start your cravings..
drinking water & chewing on certain things will stop the thought,
and finally, it will be hard to start as its the thought of having one and it won't hurt, and the physical activity of lighting up ! But just think if you smoke a 20 packet every 4 days, thats £10 a week,
in 2 months you could have a cheap weekend away!
WILLPOWER EVERYONE
I've done it and not looked back i have friends that still smoke and i stand next to them still and go ooh i want one but its like my brain doesn't have the guts and my brain is stopping me not me!!! its great feeling! like your scared to :P

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I have been off them for 4 years and 7 months but you have to accept you will forever be a smoker just that you are choosing not to smoke today!

After trying about a gazillion times with patches and hypnosis and everything else I finally did the Chantix thing... screwed up my brain forever but I'm not smoking!
I did gain about 15 pounds but started working out and took awhile but I lost it. It's much easier to exercise hard when you can breathe... best thing I've ever done for myself was to quit smoking. I feel so much better, smell better, can breathe A LOT better and my skin even improved. First thing everyone noticed was more of a spark in my eyes. I'm not tired as much either. Smoking robs you of oxygen.
The straw idea helps immensely also. Cut one the length of a cig and puff on it if the urge is real bad. Think of every 5 minutes as a building block. Carry a couple of smooth stones to rub. ANYTHING you can do.
I'll be smoke free 3 years in September and it doesn't bother me in the least anymore. I have no urges and no temptation to smoke ever again. PS I smoked 1 1/2 to 2 packs a day

Believe me, it is the best thing I ever did for myself. I quit the first time with the patch. That worked well, but started back up when I was going through a divorce. Then I got hypnotized back in 2000. Please only try to quit if you are really ready and you are surrounded by non smokers. After all these years I remember that feeling of a "stack of bricks" on my chest when I'd lay in bed at night. To this day, I am so happy that feeling no longer exists. Good luck and keep at it. Let me know if you need a pep talk!

I used nicotine gum. Followed the instructions and started weaning myself off. Couldn't quite stop chewing, so I bought the smallest patches and used those and chewed regular gum. I've been smoke free for more than a year now. I did gain some weight, but there were a lot of reasons for that.

I'm on the right track now, though.

good luck!

tomoorow I will be 300 days off them thanks to champix, there are some side effects but nothing too bad and i think they are amazing.