Thread: 1st time over a decade I have gone 24 hours without a cigarette

Originally Posted by Submaniac

Originally Posted by AntRobertson

Originally Posted by Submaniac

and if your using the comically incorrect calculations, yes it's been a month

Cool... Even a stopped clock is right twice per day!

Anyway, again, well done. You're a better man than I! I'm still at the stage of finding 'convenient' excuses not to quite.

Have you tried the electronic cigarettes? Having used them, I am a believer. Really there is no link between just nicotine and cancer. The e-cigs feel nearly the same, and give the nicotine without the tar and other crap.

I mean just try it. Even if you don't want to fully quit, try puffing on the e-cigs every now and then, and it will at least help you cut down on regular cigs. I just think it will help.

I saw above that you quit about 18 days ago.
That means that your physical nicotine adiction is behind you.
Even though the physical adiction is over, the psychological adiction is still there,
and will be for a long time. And it is not a piece of cake to beat it, as we know.

If I remember correctly, when you stop smoking the nicotine/poison level
in the bloodstream stays almost the same (goes down a little bit) for
about 8 to 12 days (individual differences) then during a period of
8-12 hours the nicotine/poison level is abruptly reduced to a very low percentage.
From then on, the body is "cured" of smoking (the physical adiction is gone) the rest is in the head, which doesn't mean it will be easy.

Now, eating nic. gum, using nic. plasters using electric fags etc will
upheld a significant nic. level in the bloodstream.
So you will have to continue to fight both body and brain when the lust is there.

Dunno, but to me an important part of quit smoking is to stop intake of nic.

Malicious, that's great ! Put it behind you, mate. You'll feel heaps better.
My father was a top sportsman when young, but died at 62 from a heart attack brought on by smoking. He rationalized smoking till the day he died.
Koojo's advice is very good. Also, do something to replace the habit. And reward yourself with nice things.....it's a big, big step in the right direction.

Originally Posted by Latindancer

Originally Posted by ENT

You got no facts to back up yer contention that tobacco smoke, second hand or otherwise is a major pollutant of the atmosphere.

He didn't say that. He only spoke about peoples' immediate breathing space. This is a prime example of how you misquote people.

You did misquote, ENT. Read your own words. He did not contend that that tobacco smoke, second hand or otherwise, is a major pollutant of the atmosphere. Stop trying to twist other peoples' words.

Originally Posted by Malicious

1st time in 3 decades I've gone 48 hours without a cigarette, cold turkey

Good job and well done.Two thirds of the way there to break the chemical addiction. Easy all the way, and laugh at the pang trying to snare you back into the trap.

You're a source of motivation sub maniac. Well done.

^^ It could be.

Originally Posted by Storekeeper

You're a source of motivation sub maniac. Well done.

Is he motivating you to be a non smoker yet? Hope so and good luck.

This is quite a revelation. That's since 1983 !

Originally Posted by Malicious

1st time in 3 decades I've gone 48 hours without a cigarette, cold turkey

Originally Posted by ENT

^^ It could be.

Occasional heartburn does occur with using the herb, usually the next day, other than that and a some weight gain, I can't report any negative side effects.

so now "it could be" as opposed to stating it categorically

so it "could be" you over-eating to make up for no ciggie in your mouth, a common phenonemon observed in many quitters

Originally Posted by DrAndy

Originally Posted by ENT

^^ It could be.

Occasional heartburn does occur with using the herb, usually the next day, other than that and a some weight gain, I can't report any negative side effects.

so now "it could be" as opposed to stating it categorically

so it "could be" you over-eating to make up for no ciggie in your mouth, a common phenonemon observed in many quitters

the over eating is because withdrawal symptoms of nicotine feels like being a little hungry. Not really hungry, just a little, which results in snacking and grazing behaviour. Nothing to do with having a cigarette in the mouth.

In fact I'm not over-eating.

It's as Moonraker said, he felt a little bloated when using Champix which contains lobelia.

The feeling is similar, as though I've gained some weight.

^ enough of the lobelia promotions already. Glad it's working for you but there is no need to self justify it to the point where it is mentioned in every post lol

Originally Posted by pseudolus

Originally Posted by Storekeeper

You're a source of motivation sub maniac. Well done.

Is he motivating you to be a non smoker yet? Hope so and good luck.

Heck yeah bro' ... 18 days without a smoke means he's kicking my ass. I feel like I'm getting there ... 2 weeks tomorrow without having my first cig of the day until after work. Small progress I know but better than nothing.

You're making the start to quitting mate.
That's how I cut down, a bit at a time, and not having that key smoke of the day(mine was the first smoke in the morning with a coffee or one in the evening before sleeping) breaks the back of the habit down to a manageable size.

It took me months of reducing until I decided to quit one morning, so don't knock yourself for doing it slowly, just do it, reduce and quit.

Tomorrow is the end of my eighth week without tobacco, and zero craving for it now, so no need for lobelia to handle the urge any more.

Good luck.

Originally Posted by Storekeeper

Originally Posted by pseudolus

Originally Posted by Storekeeper

You're a source of motivation sub maniac. Well done.

Is he motivating you to be a non smoker yet? Hope so and good luck.

Heck yeah bro' ... 18 days without a smoke means he's kicking my ass. I feel like I'm getting there ... 2 weeks tomorrow without having my first cig of the day until after work. Small progress I know but better than nothing.

Good job! Hopefully one day you will just not bother with the evening smoke and that will be that Well done

Originally Posted by ENT

and a some weight gain,

Originally Posted by ENT

as though I've gained some weight.

you had already posted that you have gained weight, not as if

Originally Posted by pseudolus

the over eating is because withdrawal symptoms of nicotine feels like being a little hungry

you may be right; nicotine is an appetite suppressant so you may feel hungrier without it

Originally Posted by Storekeeper

Heck yeah bro' ... 18 days without a smoke means he's kicking my ass. I feel like I'm getting there ... 2 weeks tomorrow without having my first cig of the day until after work. Small progress I know but better than nothing.

as long as you can keep to that regime and not fall back into your old habits

then you will have to delay that first smoke of the day until....when?

after dinner?

and then?

STOP

^^^^ So what?

Lobelia acts as if it were tobacco, too, by suppressing appetite. I've certainly not got the munchies or eating any more than I would normally, so the small weight gain/belly distension I've noticed can't be attributed to more calories.

The apparent weight gain or reported bloating while using Chantix/Champix or lobelia might be more directly related to water retention, one reported side effect.

So small doses of lobelia are recommended, as higher doses (overdose) can lead to a range of uncomfortable side effects

Originally Posted by Latindancer

This is quite a revelation. That's since 1983 !

Originally Posted by Malicious

1st time in 3 decades I've gone 48 hours without a cigarette, cold turkey

Make that 4 decades, I started at 13 or 14.

Some very encouraging comments on here, thanks guys, you rock.

I'm over the difficult stage now. Next step after a week or so will be some light training to get my lungs and heart working again.

Originally Posted by Malicious

I'm over the difficult stage now.

getting your body rid of the toxics is difficult, so well done

now you have to be on your guard all the time, but especially in "trigger" situations, times when you would normally have a ciggie

don't even consider having "just the one" as that could put you straight back on the slippery slope to addiction

Originally Posted by DrAndy

Originally Posted by Malicious

I'm over the difficult stage now.

getting your body rid of the toxics is difficult, so well done

now you have to be on your guard all the time, but especially in "trigger" situations, times when you would normally have a ciggie

don't even consider having "just the one" as that could put you straight back on the slippery slope to addiction

Thanks bro, Trigger situations like beers after work, that's going to be tough, real tough especially when 5 parts pissed. Stayed off the beers last night, I don't want to smoke again.

I'm seeding Alan Carr's Quit Smoking PDF, if anyone wants it. It took me a week to get it, I think the 6 seeders were all on dial up

http://kat.ph/alan-carrs-easy-way-to...-t4151582.html

Originally Posted by Malicious

Originally Posted by Latindancer

This is quite a revelation. That's since 1983 !

Originally Posted by Malicious

1st time in 3 decades I've gone 48 hours without a cigarette, cold turkey

Make that 4 decades, I started at 13 or 14.

Some very encouraging comments on here, thanks guys, you rock.

I'm over the difficult stage now. Next step after a week or so will be some light training to get my lungs and heart working again.

Well done, well done indeed! Keep it up. You're over the "hump".