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Very well done Tehuti...that's brilliant
Keep up the good work, You'll feel soooooooo much better in 3 months time xx
You'll be doing better than a 10 min mile....you'll be flying.
Srsly, well done hun xx
Chantix is one of those medicines which help in getting over smoking habit, but this medicine has some side effects as well. Person using chantix mainly encounter sleeplessness, change of taste and headache. So people should consult there physician before going for this medicine. http://www.chantixhome.com/ I have smoked for more than 10 yrs, but now I am spending a smoke free life from last 2 months. Thanks to chantix. Along with having this medicine, you should also have will power and feeling that you want to get over this habit.
Nice to see many are managing to quit. I am not there yet however I can add that so called "cold turkey" has been my most successful- 3 months off as opposed to 3 days with patches, champix etc. The arguments for cold turkey are sound if one understands nicotine addiction. NRT is promoted alongside willpower, so if you fail it is your willpower that is at fault not the patches IMHO.
well done all stoppers-I will be joining you. Am waiting for an Allen Carr appointment. I have found this useful
http://whyquit.com/joel/ntap.pdf
I am a specialist smoking cessation advisor and have been for about 8 years. Happy to provide advice, information and assistance to anyone interested. Most of the important points have been covered in this thread - but everyone has their own triggers and associations with cigs and everyone has their own ways of quitting. So happy to explore with you if you like.
I'm a fairly new runner, and get advice in other forums so happy to trade quitting advice for running advice!
CR - meant that stopping smoking has pitfalls and a failure does NOT "have to" mean feeling shame./ I learned that a long time ago. Real;ising that if you fail it only means you have failed to stop smoking and you are not a failure as a person was big for me and for others I know.. I have failed numerous times but keep coming back in spite of unhelpful comments by those who tend to judge your whole character by you merely failing to stop smoking. Empathy is a very useful tool-I use it in my work.
Oksamionay -thanks for your offer. Personally I am waiting on an Allen Carr freebee I am due. However I will explore anything that comes up for me. You are right about everybody having triggers-mine is stress from work (as a mental health counsellor). Other triggers have been wanting to still appear the street kid and rock and roll but realised that there was nothing rock and roll about COPD.
H-G - you show incredible insight and that is a very good sign......
Smoking, and nicotine, cause stress. Smoking only releives the stress of nicotine withdrawal, and the yo-yo effect caused by relief (of withdrawal) and stress due to lowering blood levels makes your natural stress even worse - better to deal with work-related stress in other was (running is a vey good one!). So maybe explore some of the stress management issues you might counsel your clients to explte also! (good for the Hoose, good for the gander??)
Think about it......
If you are able to stop for 4 weeks, you are able to quit. No question, But nicotine has a way of sweet-talking you at your lowest point, convincing you that you will feel better with a cig.
Ask any drug addict. Substitute cig / nicotine with any addiction and it is all the same. CBT is a good methodology to emply at low ebbs but that is also when you feel least able / willing to think things through to any logical conclusion...
I am still smoke free from 30th August 2008.
I am having a bad time with my poorly dad at the moment, but not once have I thought of smoking.
The difference this time is I really wanted to quit. All the other times I tried, I only thought I wanted to stop, but deep down I knew I didn't.
I had the help of a fab smoking cessation chap, and both hubby and I are still on the straight and narrow.
I don't miss smoking at all, I can stand with smokers outside and honestly, I get no pangs at all. It's like I've never smoked. I know I am very lucky to be in this position after only 5 months, but I smoked heavily for 23 years, and if I can do it, anyone can!
I wish you all luck xx
yip you are right Oksa -wouldnt let a woman get away with such sweet talk. Trouble is with CBT is that feelings dont always follow logic and often feelings are the link. Sometimes it is a matter of accepting certain feelings and learning to have them without the fags I guess.
well done Bim
-you are free and no doubt will stay so
Carbon Monoxide (CO) in tobacco smoke binds Red blood cells, blocking Oxygen (O2) from binding the same site – meaning that oxygen to the muscles is reduced by 5-10% depending on how much you smoke. Are you willing to give up that much of a disadvantage purely for the ‘Pleasure’ of stinky expensive and debilitating smoking??
i stopped smoking 5 days ago after reading allan carr's book. i'm definately not finding it as 'easy' as he makes out, despite re-reading it. did a good time in a 10k race today which is good motivation but really really wanted that 'reward' fag that i would normally have. i'm always battling with my weight which has always been the main disincentive to me to packing it in. i managed six weeks this time last year in the run-up to my first half marathon and still managed to put on weight despite my training schedule.
really hoping it will get easier soon!
Interesting Oksa. I reckon it is to do with panic. I think the urges to stop etc in running are related to physical discomfort which we can overcome easier than the the mental panic associated with not getting your addictive fix. The physical bit of nicotine addiction is nothing compared with the mental panic that can arise. Of course that panic is related to perceptions and beliefs as "not being able to cope" and a block to certain facts that you can cope, the discomfort will go etc. It is a fascinating and complex subject eh?
After 3 months free I was seduced by being out for the night (1st for ages) with uni mates who were smokers. Had one and STARTED THE CYCLE AGAIN. i WOULD GIVE ANYTHING TO RELIVE THAT MOMENT AND THIS TIME REFUSE-WHICH WOULD BE EASY AFTER 3 MONTHS FREE
if you can quit for more than 4 weeks then you are not really physically addicted. If you relapse after 4 weeks then it is usually to do with behavioural and oher associative reasons. Quitters gai weight - almost 75% gain a stone - but taking steps to alleviate this (including running) can make you the exception. I nibble raw fruit & veg as it is both healthy, something to do with fingers and barely calorific (as compared to others who substitute cigs with choccies!)
Ciggies as weight control is rubbish. Lots of research backs that up. Giving up / gaining weght is true, but smoking as a form of weight control is rubbish....
you are right re smoking and weight control. You can substitute when stopping and eat lots more but that is different as you suggest. Lots of myths re smoking thjat addicts have helped create (really excuses) to a point where non-smokers believe it. Non smokers believe nicotine relieves stress and helps you concentrate somehow. Allen Carr was spot on about that.
I QUIT SMOKING 5 MONTHS AGO.
I TRIED SEVERAL TIMES UNSUCESFULLY, UNTIL A FRIEND TOLD ME TO EVOID MEAT. AND THEN QUIT SMOKING.
YOULL BE SURPRISED HOW EASY IT WILL
I SMOKED FOR 20 YEARS A PACK A DAY.
NOW I RUN 4 MILES 5 TIMES A WEEK UNDER 32'
I smoked 20 cigarettes a day for 20 years, and had several failed attempts to give up.
I finally managed to kick the evil weed about 7 years ago after reading the Allen Carr book The Easy Way to Stop Smoking.
I actually DID find it easy and enjoyable, and have never ever regretted my decision!
I thoroughly recommend Allen's book.
I found it very easy to give up..
I was smoking 40 B&H Gold a day just over 5 years ago at the age of 27. Absolute muppet.
Met my wife, she didnt like the smell, so gave up. Tried many many times to give up but had absolutely no willpower. Ended up using 24hr patches and managed to give up.
You have to tell yourself you'll never ever have one drag again otherwise you may start the viscious circle again.
Not had a single drag since in over 5 years... and an awful lot has happened since, when the wife walked out etc, not even reached for one, so pretty much know now I'll never reach for one again.
Best thing I ever done was giving up. Still cant believe I used to smoke nearly 40 a day either.
hi,
am 23 year old women suffering from obiesty. i am under dieticians control.. But there is no change in my fat.. My dietician asked me to leave smoking but am not able to.. somebody suggested running as an excellent excersie to quit smoking and reduce my obesiy as well.
Is this true? any suggestion??? pls help
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See this recent thread for some good ideas.
http://www.runnersworld.co.uk/forum/forummessages.asp?dt=4&UTN=168045&V=7&SP=
Good luck!