Euro_civic

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i'm thinking of quiting smoking, i've been a smoker for 3 years, and its just getting too expensive for me. I just got back from Croatia where cigarettes are $2 a pack!!!!! And i just ran out of the 2 cartons i brought back with me. Just wondering whats the best thing to use? Gum, patch, etc? And how long will i have to use that stuff? I did quit one time cold turkey for 2 months with no problems, but now, everytime i sit in my car, i have to light up. Its not really for the craving, i just love the act. Its like it feels borning in the car if i dont smoke, does anyone know a trick to kick this "Smoking cause im bored" habbit? do i need to strap elastic bands around my fingers, lol. Someone suggested smoking cigars so then i cant inhale, i tired that and lets just say i inhaled the whole cigar!

imported_sharper

my friend smoked for 5yrs then he quit using the patch, it really works. but it has side effects such as having really bad nightmares. ever since he quit smoking he has gain weight and bigger appetite.

Younes Si

It's called Willpower, try it

Krazy Civik

LOL wrap a condom around ur fingers.. i bet u wouldent want that close to your mouth .. LMAO anyways

dunno man.. patch is ok.. makes me feel weird.. i start to tweak the **** out.. its weird.. but i tried to quit i just eat a **** load more.. not cool.. gum is ok but i bite myself .. so im pretty much ****ed.. LOL

just get candy or somthing .. or the new losanges.. they kinda worked.

t_dot_porkchop

go to the ontario science center and look at that dead body exposition with a smoker's lung and heart.

Brainwreck

indeed younes, it's all about the power of willing to stop. just say NO, don't ignore them, just say NO for yourself.

Connie

use the gum.. worked for me when I quit last time..

And you have to have willpower and really want to quit!

Connie

imported_hdave

the ONLY way to quit is cold turkey

chew lots of gum, eat lots of snacks, hold a pen between ur fingers.
do stuff like that to get out of the habit, but for the actual addiction cold turkey is the only way.

oh and avoid standing around smokers or things that u associate with smoking.

chris_si98

i know people who just sucked on a lolli-pop everytime they wanted a ciggarette, also a tooth pick should work fine. I've been trying to quit for the last couple of months, I'm down to about 3 a day. Man.. i want a ciggarette. it's tough. Goodluck.

kwikb16a2

the worst is hanging around smokers, when im around smokers i always want one. Also tell ppl that ur qutting so that they dont give you smokes

chris_si98

i work construction where EVERYONE smokes. I hate it. After this season is done I'm going back to school. lol

kwikb16a2

when i worked in the summer everyone smoked and its the same here in school Now that that i go to the gym i only smoke a couple here and there.

Younes Si

*** the Excuses about everyone I hang around with smokes and I work with smokers...

It's all in your head

Euro_civic

thanks guys, i have 1 cigarette left in my pack, i'm gonna see how long i can go before i make a trip to the convenience store. But i would still like to get the gum, just so i can wean off the nicotein. What do you recomend, Nicorette, Nicoderm, or are they all pretty much the same.
So is it really true that you gain weight after quiting? Is that just cause you eat more or does it affect your metabolism or somehting like that?. i'm already 220 and dont need any more pounds.

kwikb16a2

yes so did i when i didnt smoke at all. Do you know what nicotine is??

chris_si98

well there is the mental aspect of smoking that affects you too.. but I think the nicotine is more powerful then the mental part of smoking.

And to answer euro_civic's question. You will gain weight, because smoking gives you a lose of appetite (well atleast that's what I heard) Also when you quit smoking you tend to eat way more and try to shove as many things into your mouth as possible to stop the urge. So i say, yes you will gain some weight.

Younes Si

Yes I do

Younes Si

so, start going to the gym, no one said it was going to be easy right?

chris_si98

lol, are you talking to me are euro_civic? I'm not the one concerned about my weight, he is. I was just answering his question.

Cynikal.Mindset

cold turkey