Just stop. And don't hang out with your friends who smoke until you can handle it again. It's not that bad after the first week.

Actually, i've been quit for months now ,and it will still bother you seeing them smoke.

Seriously, I know you are going to have a hard time quitting but if you WANT to quit and make the decision to do so, you will be successful. A good friend was over a pack a day and he quit cold turkey, though his starburst and gum intake shot up through the rough for about 2 months. Something that I had to do when I quit was avoid the things I did when I smoked for a good 2 months or I was totally screwed. Also, if you have friends that know you are quitting, tell them to not let you smoke and be mean about it. Trust me, three guys all up in your face telling you not to light up less your nuts get a pounding will surely dissuade you, even when you have the biggest craving. Good luck and cut the damn ultra lights out, just stop buying those and get your a big supply of gum that you like.

I say this with love... SUCK IT UP BUTTERCUP! Okay that may not be the best thing considering you could apply it to smoking a cig. No really you just have to quit. You can take a slow road with all the bs stuff that feeds you nicoteen until you break the habit of smoking. Bottom line is it is a habit yes it is also an addiction but it is a habit and your detox period is only strong for 3 days or so. So really suck it up you can do it! The total detox, addiction part is over in 2 weeks. It is the habits that get you doing it again not the desire for nicoteen. You need to develop a replacement habit that is healthy or positive. Something to do with your hands when you would normally smokeYou do not need nicorrette gum that is just proloning the nicoteen addiction. Yes I am aware I can't spell for crap but my sentiment is right. I smoked for years 2 packs of Marlboro Reds a day. While my first childs mother was preggars 1 of my cigs made her sick. I had only smoked 2 out of that pack but the pack was crushed and thrown out the car window. I have not smoked since and my son is 15. You make your choices and you decide your reason.

Now I hope you have quit by now and are not just pulling our chains and that you only need a support group. Well I am here to help to PM me and we can chat about death and not being able to run or breathe or eat through a cancerous esophogus. We can talk about missing your children or them watching you die slowly and the mental scars it will leave on them for the rest of their lives.

Honestly this is truly one of those do or die situations there is no "I will try..." that mentallity sets you up for failure. I know I may sound harsh and I am not trying to be off putting. However you just have to stop. Easy way take a Friday off and go to sleep. Try to keep your butt basically in bed or doing nothing over the weekend where you can seclude yourself a little. Sleep through most of the moodiness and sweating. Get up on Monday and you are smoke free it is that simple. Then your only concern is STAYING smoke free.

Anything after the 3rd day is you going on autopilot and picking it back up out of habit. Remember choosing to smoke again is choosing weakness. Try carrying around one or two of those pics posted back in the thread and have a look at a black lung everytime you want the security of the habit again. It will become less attractive to you.

Don't think I am a peckerhead because honestly if you PM me I will be there for you whether it is to support you or rattle yor cage if you didn't hold out. Bottom line is give yourself some tough love. I am sure you have finished some workouts you thought were going to kill you. Just because you chose to press on through it. Well making 1 decision at a time not to smoke again takes a whole lot less effort. Just keeping it real. Make it a priority and you will find it becomes easier.

Here is a website that you can probably get more appropriate help from and an excerpt from there regarding the benefits of quitting and time frames.
www(dot)trytostop(dot)org

Benefits of Quitting

Two Hours After Quitting

Nicotine begins to leave your system. Some people may feel withdrawal pangs. This is a good sign. Your body is cleaning itself out. Hang in there. Within about two days all the nicotine by-products will be gone.

After Six Hours
Heart rate and blood pressure decrease (although it may take up to a month for them to return to their normal rates).

After Twelve Hours
The carbon monoxide is completely out of your system.
Your lungs work more efficiently and you can do more without becoming short of breath.

After Two Days
Ability to smell and taste is enhanced.
Your breath, hair, fingers, and teeth will be cleaner.
Chance of a heart attack decreases.

After Seventy Two Hours
Bronchial tubes relax making it easier to breathe.
Lung capacity increases making it easier to do physical activities.

After Two Weeks
Your circulation improves, so does your confidence level because you feel good about your progress. You begin to think of yourself as a non-smoker.
Many withdrawal symptoms are gone.

One To Nine Months
Coughing, sinus congestion, fatigue, shortness of breath decrease. (extra info... This is due to the cilia starting to move again as they are paralyzed by the smoking. You WILL cough up nasty black tar looking mucus because that is what has just been allowed to sit in your lungs due to the paralysis of the cilia. DO NOT SMOKE TO MAKE THE COUGHING STOP!!!!!!!) This is how your lungs heal by coughing out the black death you have been filling them with.)
Body's overall energy level increases.

Within Two Months
Blood flow to your hands and feet improves, keeping them warmer.
Your skin looks healthier.

Within Three Months
The cilia (a hair-like cleaning system in the lungs) begin to recover and remove the mucous, so you can cough it up, cleaning your lungs and reducing the chance of infection.

After A Year
Your risk of lung cancer is reduced and you have less of a risk of heart disease.

In as little as five years, the risk of stroke can return to the level of a person who has never smoked.

Appearance.
Not only will you feel better, but you'll also look better. Since smoking stains your teeth, gives you stale breath and causes wrinkles around the eyes and mouth to appear earlier, the sooner you quit the better.

Your Bank Account Also Gets Healthier.
Giving up cigarettes is like giving yourself a raise. Think about it. If you smoke 20 cigarettes a day, you could save around $1800 a year. Imagine what you could do with that money. Non-smokers also pay much less for life insurance premiums.

Your Confidence Soars.
Few things compare to the sense of satisfaction you get when you quit smoking. If you can handle quitting smoking, you can handle just about anything.

GOOD LUCK BROTHER!!!!!!!! Don't give up you can do it!

A pack of cigs in my neighborhood runs $10.00, I can use that money to buy my child a pack of baby wipes, and a new outfit.
Oh.. Did you know that cigarette smoking increases estrogen LOL!! No joke, I was reading about it while doing some research.
Now, here is a cheap way out, and I prefer to use every resource possible to shake a habit.. Buy yourself "The Patch" its not cheap, but its safer than smoking and it will ween you off of cigarettes.
You can purchase this at the pharmacy section of your local grocery store. Read the packaging carefully cause they come in "Steps" so if you are hardcore smoker i.e. 10+ cigs a day then you need Step1, Step 2 is less than etc..
I used Step 2, and then during the treatment I cut the patch inhalf to receive half of the dosage, and then it stopped and all was good..
I am sure we can all pitch in our war stories and successes to help this man along

MK9

I quit smoking on accident about 3 years ago. I was taking sulbutiamine and I ran out of cigs after I got home from work and was too lazy to run to the store and buy more. I didn't have any cravings all night and I thought that was odd. The next morning I really wanted a cig and then I took some sulb and caff and went running and craving was gone for the next 4-5 hours. I dunno if they are related or whatever but I think it really took the edge off cravings for me.

Originally Posted by soontobbeast

um, you should know that ultra lights and lights are NOT any healthier than reds.

it says it right on the box '' not a safe alternative, refers only to flavor ''.


soooo

i was under the impression there was less tar and nic in the ultra light. not healthy but a step in the right direction

Originally Posted by mcssassin

i was under the impression there was less tar and nic in the ultra light. not healthy but a step in the right direction

Opposite actually, the "full flavor" smokes like Marlboro Reds have significantly less additives in them surprisingly. But who are we kidding, American Spirit is all tobacco but that does not mean they are good for you! Pick a day my friend and ready for it mentally then jump off the cliff, it won't hurt as bad as you think when you hit that first craving, just don't be around someone you care about your fuse will be about a mm long, lol!

I am sure others have said this already but I didn't read all of the responses. Quit being a ***** and quit putting them in your mouth. I smoked for 6 years and one day quit because I wanted to. If your will power isn't stronger than an urge for a cigarette than that is pretty sad.

The advice on not hanging around with people who smoke is SPOT ON. When I went to college none of my roommates smoked and it just wasn't convenient or fun any more. When I would come home to friends who still smoked I would light one up occasionally at the bar with them just because they were all doing it. If you cannot handle quitting just tell your friends you will see them in 2 weeks. Trust me it is worth it....

I am to the point where I can go out with friends on a Saturday night and have a social cigarette if I feel like it, but I don't urge for one. Then come Sunday I am fine until the next weekend, the next month, or whenever because after the initial quit it is all good.

You honestly just have to tell yourself you can control it.

havent smoked since yesterday in the evening. urge is controlable today so far but im a little jittery a little light headed but smoke free! decided to go cold turkey after hearing everyones storys thank you everyone for the support and ill keep updating

Sometime today or early tomorrow you are going to start getting lil bouts of inability to concentrate. They really suck. (Think 15 min brain fart). They happen every few hours and will get less worser over the next two weeks.

still clean. no real prob not lightin up so far this is easier than i thought it was gonna be! i havent even turned into an ******* or anything like that

Keep it up playa!!!!! By tomorrow food will start tasting better. That is part of the reason people gain weight when they quit. That and the lack of the stimulant activity of nicoteen. Soon you will notice that everyone who smoke smells like a full ashtray. Then you may even kiss someone who smokes and see what an ashtray tastes like. It will become a smell you despise...

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Originally Posted by mcssassin

still clean. no real prob not lightin up so far this is easier than i thought it was gonna be! i havent even turned into an ******* or anything like that

cold turkey is the only way to do it. go big or go home.
stay strong bro and keep it up. you know yourself better than any of us and i can tell that you KNOW you can quit smoking. be sure to give yourself some sort of present or celebration when you hit your milestones. like after one week take yourself out for a steak dinner or something. maybe after your first year take yourself on a little vacation even if its just driving somewhere nice for the weekend and staying somewhere cheap. gives you something to look forward to and then you can tell yourself "i'm not going to pick up this cigarette and smoke it right now otherwise i won't be able to have or enjoy my steak dinner because i'll feel like a sell out to myself"

good luck bro, there are many other people who have done it and so can you!

Im going to check in with you mcssasin and see how your holding up. Make sure to start chewing orbit! Not only will it distract you from wanting a cigarette ,it will also get your breath back on tract to smelling like a non smoker!

another day over and im still smoke free. dont know if it was withdrawls or if im gettin sick but i was nautious all nite and even threw up a few times this morn. smokin never even crossed my mind so i figure it was a touch of the flu

Originally Posted by mcssassin

well today i smoked a half pack of ultra lights. most days i smoke a pack of reds so its a big improvement. i decided to taper off a couple days before quiting to reduce cravings i hope that will give me a better chance of staying on target and being smoke free. thats the plan anyway

I tell ya man, going onto lights wont work. You either need to get some meds or go cold turkey. Just my 2c from someone who made it through

Originally Posted by mcssassin

another day over and im still smoke free. dont know if it was withdrawls or if im gettin sick but i was nautious all nite and even threw up a few times this morn. smokin never even crossed my mind so i figure it was a touch of the flu

sorry man, should have read the entire thread - hang in there mate!

<think about punching celine dion's face in - that might help>

Originally Posted by jakellpet

<think about punching celine dion's face in - that might help>

Man I may have to start smoking again just to have a reason to do that one myself. LOL

Originally Posted by MrKleen73

Man I may have to start smoking again just to have a reason to do that one myself. LOL

Sign me up for this one, can we start a line and see how long it gets in one hour????

i dont think it is an addiction to cigarettes as much as it is an addiction to being high.

also boredom is what leads to smoking as well. when im at work i dont think about smoking but when im waiting 7 or 8 hours to go to work i find myself wanting to smoke ( i wake up hella early to go to the gym , then dont have work sometimes till 5pm)


that being said, choose another high, or keep yourself busy.

Originally Posted by mcssassin

another day over and im still smoke free. dont know if it was withdrawls or if im gettin sick but i was nautious all nite and even threw up a few times this morn. smokin never even crossed my mind so i figure it was a touch of the flu

nausea can be a side effect

still smoke free fellas

Keep it up man. Weekend is here do not allow yourself to be idle it will probably be harder this weeknd due to down time and not being as inconvenient to smoke as it is when at work. As soontobbeast said it is dangerous to get bored when trying to quit. Keep yourself busy this weekend if possible.

Originally Posted by mcssassin

still smoke free fellas

Originally Posted by mcssassin

still smoke free fellas

good work mate!

I found doing a sh1tload of cardio helped

Im in the same boat myself...pack a day and im really very very close to cold turkeying this ****...it does nothing but kill you and slow down your gains.. one pack of ciggs cost about as much as 2 gallons of milk

Originally Posted by gidemon

Im in the same boat myself...pack a day and im really very very close to cold turkeying this ****...it does nothing but kill you and slow down your gains.. one pack of ciggs cost about as much as 2 gallons of milk

Man up and quit my brutha! You look like you could wrestle down a pissed off grizzly! Surely you can beat a 4 inch stick made of chopped leaves!!!!!

i still am on track no smoking and i dont even think about them. and its not gonna effect me being the weekend. my job closed up and went to mexico a while back so everyday is a weekend....I wonder tho if me not gettin crazy withdrawls or even the urge to smoke is related to the fact im on a h-drol and tren cycle? ive tried to quit before and couldnt take the urge to smoke.this time it was likie my body didnt even notice.

How you doing?

Yes McSsassin are you still free and clear or did you start poluting them lungs back up. Hopefully just busy and not somewhere avoiding the board feeling guilty.