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I can go a little further now :-)
Max: Feel free to loiter. Ask us any questions you like. Your head is moving in the right direction ;-)
A crave will pass whether you smoke or not.
The last one of these is the most difficult to deal with. The most successful way I have found to deal with this one is to divert my attention to something else. Something self-indulgent perhaps, but not smoking.
Smoking will not remove the causes of stress or solve any other problems. It will leave the original problem unsolved and add a bucketload of guilt, shame and remorse.
Understanding and believing this is important.
Ive been smoking for 12 years and having started to seriously get fit a few months ago I really want to quit. I have exams at the moment so right now isn't a great time but as soon as they are over I'm gonna kick this horrible disgusting pointless habit.
I have read that the reduction in CO2 in your blood (and thus increase in O2) makes an immediate impact on your aerobic capacity (smoking is akin to training at altitude). Over the next months your lung capacity improves too. I can't wait to see and feel the difference in my running!
Good luck to all you other quitters - Keep at it!
i packed in smoking 2 years ago after nearly 20 years i have never felt better it was hard at first infact i ended up hospital for a week with a severe chest infection but was it worth it oh yes , and it saves you dosh unless you spend it on other thing like running gear. in my view
you dont half feel better when you do stop.
ta ta