So, I gave up smoking

**bsnub** · 09-03-2012, 06:11 PM

^ I hope that DD is absent due to the fact that he is stuffing himself and not back to smoking..

**ENT** · 09-03-2012, 06:52 PM

Maybe DDs done the really smart trick by leaving the environment he was smoking in, gone on a short holliday without the familiar reminders and situational triggers.

A three week stint in the bush can help you get rid of all sorts of hangups.

**dirtydog** · 09-03-2012, 07:44 PM

I am still a non smoker with no interest in going back to smoking

although I am worried about being supersized to American obese

**rickpattaya** · 09-03-2012, 07:46 PM

Hang in there fatty.

**ENT** · 09-03-2012, 08:35 PM

Good on ya DD.

**Carrabow** · 09-03-2012, 09:50 PM

Originally Posted by dirtydog

I am still a non smoker with no interest in going back to smoking

although I am worried about being supersized to American obese

You can eat what you want as long as you burn it off. Get creative.

**Cujo** · 09-03-2012, 10:12 PM

Originally Posted by dirtydog

I am still a non smoker with no interest in going back to smoking

although I am worried about being supersized to American obese

Better to be a bit chubby temporarily.
Remember, good fruit makes a delicious snack.

**Thetyim** · 09-03-2012, 10:12 PM

Originally Posted by Carrabow

You can eat what you want as long as you burn it off.

Sounds like my ex wife's cooking

**Sailing into trouble** · 10-03-2012, 12:13 AM

The fat will kill you much less quickly than the smoking. Keep it going, as others say you can beat smoking you can beat the eating cravings as well.

good luck.

**LooseBowels** · 10-03-2012, 06:03 AM

I kicked the dirty filthy habit 40 years ago.

Said to myself i'm stopping, bought 10 No. 6 from the local shop, crossed the road, walked 30m and threw them unopened, still in the cellaphane into a blokes front garden.

Carried on walking, that was that

**Thetyim** · 10-03-2012, 09:43 AM

Originally Posted by LooseBowels

walked 30m and threw them unopened, still in the cellaphane into a blokes front garden

You bastard, that was DD's garden

**ltnt** · 10-03-2012, 11:02 AM

In the early days of smoking abstinence I substituted candy for cigarettes. Better to stick a lifesaver in your mouth than a cig. After the first two week I was smoker free. Quit in 87 and never went back. Gained 10 pounds at first then it went away as I returned to a more normal eating routine.

I took all my clothes out of the closet and sent them to the dry cleaners and had them all smoke free. I couldn't stand the smell of them.

Amazingly I now have an allergy to cigarette smoke. Sinus go crazy.

Will power and desire to stop are the keys. I had tried successfully two other times, but after a year off returned due to relationships who smoked and bar scene activity. 25 years now and never want to smoke. Quit alcohol cold turkey over 20 years ago as well.

**DrAndy** · 10-03-2012, 11:15 AM

sex and coffee, that's the answer

**nigelandjan** · 11-03-2012, 12:56 AM

Originally Posted by LooseBowels

Said to myself i'm stopping, bought 10 No. 6 from the local shop, crossed the road, walked 30m and threw them unopened, still in the cellaphane into a blokes front garden.

If you had done that today the CCTV would have alerted the revenue collectors ( sorry silly me ) the Police , and a helicopter + 4 squad cars + fire crew + wheel clampers + a couple of social workers ,

**Kwang** · 11-03-2012, 01:03 AM

The price of them fags back in the UK now would have more than covered that bill

**ltnt** · 12-03-2012, 02:54 PM

Originally Posted by ltnt

Quit alcohol cold turkey over 20 years ago as well.

Blue, Explanation: I had to quit! Black outs,argumentative (not a happy drunk), always a drink in my hand, when not working I was drinking. I'd say I was an alcoholic. I knew that it was going to kill me sooner not later. Simple choice, quit while I still could.

I knew I had a problem for years, but never faced up to it. The following incident caused me to rethink my life: I was backing out of a parking spot in a Safeway parking lot and scraped a car adjacent to me. Rather than stop and seek the owner or call the cops to report the accident I drove away as I knew I was drunk and would go to the slammer for DUI. What if I hit someone while driving? Manslaughter?

I had never done anything remotely like that before. I was openly dishonest due to my drinking addiction. So on my return to my home I poured out the contents of a new bottle of Wild Turkey and quit right then and there.

20 years now. No AA or other consults, just quit. That's the story Blue. Certainly not trying to convert here.

**Ratchaburi** · 04-05-2012, 04:02 PM

Originally Posted by dirtydog

I am still a non smoker with no interest in going back to smoking

although I am worried about being supersized to American obese

It is comming up to 60 days DD I hope that you have not taken up the siggy again.

**Mr Lick** · 04-05-2012, 04:56 PM

^ A fine achievement by any standards. The worst is over i suspect, breathe that fresh air into your lungs, take the dog for a walk and break into a trot, throw a ball and chase the dog down.

Feelng dizzy?, have a rest (no fags) walk back home again and repeat daily.

One thing I really miss is taking my dog for a walk in the UK, he was an awesomely fit terrier and made me appear as though i was standing still.

Keep up the very good work DD

**ltnt** · 04-05-2012, 05:43 PM

Dd keep up the good work. the fat will soon pass and you'll return to normal size soon enough. Body shock!

**grumbles1** · 05-05-2012, 11:13 AM

Good luck mate, I hope it works for you. This is what I end up like when I try. lol

**dirtydog** · 05-05-2012, 11:27 AM

I haven't had any problems, the occasional moment when I think a cigarette would be a good idea, but that passes as quick as it comes.

**Loy Toy** · 05-05-2012, 11:38 AM

^ Well done mate, keep up the good work.

I salute you.

**Ratchaburi** · 05-05-2012, 03:00 PM

Well done DD, I think that when you get to a point that you ask your self why am I still smoking
& decide it is time to give it away, it not that hard.

**Thaidan** · 06-05-2012, 05:36 AM

I gave up smoking 6 years ago, after smoking almost 5 boxes(chain-smoking) I used to smoke 25 years. One morning i thought by myself how can I tell my kids not to smoke? That was the point and it changed my life to a much better life-quality. Not only saving money also everything tastes now better and I got much more time to enjoy daily things. I don't have to be worry where is the next 7/11 or do I have enough boxes at home?

There are many other good reason giving up smoking, and every smoker know it.

Sometimes, when I've a nice cup of coffee, I think of a cigaret, it's only a short moment and I'm happy that I didn't let this thought control me and my decision.

Last but not least, I don't care if someone smokes to me. I only think, thanks god that I got over it.

**Carrabow** · 10-10-2012, 02:16 PM

DD,

If you quit, do not look back.

Good on ya!!!

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