Day 3

[SkyShark]

I quit smoking. It is now Day 3. This sucks. However, everytime I want a smoke, I think of my 7 year old.

Anyone here ever quit smoking? What helped you?

[Warriorwife]

Cravings
Drink a lot of liquids, especially water. Try herbal teas or fruit juices. Limit coffee, soft drinks, or alcohol—they can increase your urge to smoke.

Avoid sugar and fatty food. Try low-calorie foods for snacking—carrots and other vegetables, sugarless gum, air-popped popcorn, or low-fat cottage cheese. Don’t skip meals.

Exercise regularly and moderately. Regular exercise helps. Joining an exercise group provides a healthy activity and a new routine.

Get more sleep. Try to go to sleep earlier and get more rest.
Take deep breaths. Distract yourself. When cravings hit, do something else immediately, such as talking to someone, getting busy with a task, or taking deep breaths.

Change your habits. Use a different route to work, eat breakfast in a different place, or get up from the table right away after eating.

Do something to reduce your stress. Take a hot bath or shower, read a book, or exercise.


Psychological Needs

Remind yourself every day why you are quitting.

Avoid places you connect with smoking.

Develop a plan for relieving stress.

Listen to relaxing music.

Watch a funny movie.

Take your mind off a problem and come back to it later.

Rely on your friends, family, and support group for help.

Avoid alcohol. It lowers your chances for success.

[GoardHeart]

Sunflower seeds are a good way to help a craving go away. Also find a hard candy that you like so you can just pop one of those in and suck on it for a while when you have a craving. Those worked pretty well for me. They say once you get past three days you're home free. Good luck to you.

[CAL]

When you get the craving to have a cigarette, first have somebody kick you in the balls as hard as they can. If you still want one after that then by God, you should definitely have one.

[chkray]

Yeah, I quit about 7 years ago - it sucks. The only thing I can recommend is to embrace the suck until the urge fades away - and it will. Every day, it'll get just a little easier, until you're free.

But remember, if you break and have even one cigarette, it'll be like starting all over again.

[Creeping Death]

The last time I tried to quit dipping, I ended up in the fetal position in my bedroom floor at 0230 on day three, praying for death. Fuck that, I'll never try that shit again. I'll just learn to look forward to chemotherapy.

[Vee]

QUITTER!!!!!











Seriously......good luck. I've quit, for over a year, twice and keep going back.

[Stickman]

good luck I hear it is really hard to quit.

[Rock Island Ranger]

I told my wife that blow jobs are sure fire ways to quit. She looked at me and said..."how many"? I replied, 4-5 a day should make it work. She laughed and said....."death aint that bad".



Bitch! :(

[ROS]

Have your lungs collapsed by a professional then spend a month in the hospital trying to blow a little fucking ball up through a plastic tube. Embrace the burn. Then try smoking after that. If you still can, more power to you.







Not that I'd know or anything.


That better, huh?

[rgrpuck]

Have your lungs collapsed by a professional then spend a month in the hospital trying to boolw a little fucking ball up through a plastic tube. Embrace the burn. Then try smoking after that. If you still can, more power to you.







Not that I'd know or anything.

Ok whats the story behind that ?

[Vee]

I'm still tryin to figure out what boolwing is.

[SkyShark]

I'm still tryin to figure out what boolwing is.

Sounds like saying Blowing with your mouth full. Is this right ROS?

[Vee]

[SkyShark]

Oh Shit I am fucked.

SORRY ROS!!!!!