Any smokers recently quit the habit?

[gottaducati]

Originally Posted by vice86

Finish losing the last 30-35lbs, not bite my nails anymore and now quitting smoking.

sounds to me like you have an oral fixation. you have to find something else to do with your mouth. chew gum or carry around bottled water and chug when you have the urge to smoke or bite a nail or even eat.

according to your last post, you associate "clearing your head" with having a cig. in order to change that behavior you have to associate "clearing your head" with something different. maybe clearing your head can be relearned to be associated with going for a walk outside or doing some pushups or sitting on a bench and drinking a bottle of water - or whatever you want. maybe "clearing your head" is too rooted in having a cig so you'll have to change your practice of "clearing your head" and now start "getting some air". now when you are "getting some air" you are still clearing your head but not smoking... you get the idea. essentially you have to start breaking your mental associations to cigs and you wont go back to it.

dont get discouraged. there is no set formula that if you were to follow steps a-z you will quit. each person has to find and undo their own behavior patterns related to smoking once they have overcome the physical addiction. its not easy but it can be done. stay focused and positive and good luck ..

i sound like rob schneider from the adam sandler movies
YOU CAN DO IT

[Rev]

Originally Posted by gottaducati

sounds to me like you have an oral fixation. you have to find something else to do with your mouth. chew gum or carry around bottled water and chug when you have the urge to smoke or bite a nail or even eat.

according to your last post, you associate "clearing your head" with having a cig. in order to change that behavior you have to associate "clearing your head" with something different. maybe clearing your head can be relearned to be associated with going for a walk outside or doing some pushups or sitting on a bench and drinking a bottle of water - or whatever you want. maybe "clearing your head" is too rooted in having a cig so you'll have to change your practice of "clearing your head" and now start "getting some air". now when you are "getting some air" you are still clearing your head but not smoking... you get the idea. essentially you have to start breaking your mental associations to cigs and you wont go back to it.

dont get discouraged. there is no set formula that if you were to follow steps a-z you will quit. each person has to find and undo their own behavior patterns related to smoking once they have overcome the physical addiction. its not easy but it can be done. stay focused and positive and good luck ..

i sound like rob schneider from the adam sandler movies
YOU CAN DO IT

Well said....he does have an oral fixation...i think Mr. James Mcgreevy could have vice on his "cabinet"...(literally)

[vice86]

Originally Posted by gottaducati

sounds to me like you have an oral fixation. you have to find something else to do with your mouth. chew gum or carry around bottled water and chug when you have the urge to smoke or bite a nail or even eat.

according to your last post, you associate "clearing your head" with having a cig. in order to change that behavior you have to associate "clearing your head" with something different. maybe clearing your head can be relearned to be associated with going for a walk outside or doing some pushups or sitting on a bench and drinking a bottle of water - or whatever you want. maybe "clearing your head" is too rooted in having a cig so you'll have to change your practice of "clearing your head" and now start "getting some air". now when you are "getting some air" you are still clearing your head but not smoking... you get the idea. essentially you have to start breaking your mental associations to cigs and you wont go back to it.

dont get discouraged. there is no set formula that if you were to follow steps a-z you will quit. each person has to find and undo their own behavior patterns related to smoking once they have overcome the physical addiction. its not easy but it can be done. stay focused and positive and good luck ..

i sound like rob schneider from the adam sandler movies
YOU CAN DO IT

very good break down! Good thing I'm not ghey...i mean wiht that oral fixation and all...lol.

True...i need to find other ways to calm myself down when I'm aggrivated at work....maybe a quick work jerk session in the bathroom...I don't know.

[SAXON117]

Originally Posted by Taz

Congrats on quiting.

That takes a lot of will power.

I quit smoking about 8 months ago, I had no problem, but I have to admit I never really got hooked on them, and I never smoked a lot a pack would last me a week.

[Taz]

Originally Posted by Saxon

I quit smoking about 8 months ago, I had no problem, but I have to admit I never really got hooked on them, and I never smoked a lot a pack would last me a week.

That's great you quit before it became a problem. I think if someone wants to quit they need to quit for themselves not anyone else. You also can't push someone to quit. Everyone has habits some better then others.

[Ant]

Originally Posted by Rev

nice try..but you can't counteract cancer =p

I bet I have better aerobic fitness then most on this board though.

[SAXON117]

Originally Posted by Ant

I bet I have better aerobic fitness then most on this board though.

He want's to be Ant Armstrong, instead of nut cancer, he'll bike with lung!


Just bustin LOL

[Kennedy]

Originally Posted by Kennedy

Try going out at the time you would to take a cig break and just breath some fresh air, try a new habit such as tooth picks of straw chewing just to keep your mind off of it.

Doesn't anyone watch Rescue Me

Bitches read my shit

[SAXON117]

Originally Posted by Kennedy

Bitches read my shit

never seen the show

[vice86]

Originally Posted by Kennedy

Bitches read my shit

lol...i did read it...just didn't reply to it...but I took note of your post! It is indeed hard walking out to get lunch and NOT have that pre-lunch cig.

Back in my 300+ lbs days...I used to get a pre-dinner Whopper.