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I quit smoking about six years ago. I used the Nic. patch and tons of hard candy. The first three weeks is the hardest then it got better day by day. For the first year anytime I walked by someone smoking I craved a cig but now the smell makes me sick. I feel much better and I'm so glad I quit.
Try doing 50 jumping jacks every time you want a smoke. That way, you take your mind off the nic fit and get a little bit of exercise as well. I guarantee after you finish 50 jumping jacks, you won't want that smoke.
If the hardest is when you are having a drink, don't have one for a couple of weeks while you are kicking the habit. Of course, I've been out drinking with you and I'm not sure you can go without a drink hehehe
Hehe actually, drink wise im a LOT better than i used to be, now i only go through 1/2 a bottle of liquor at a time hahaQuote:
Originally Posted by Becky
That jumping jack idea is a pretty good one to, the only reason i really want to quite is so im able to keep up with the dog when we're rough-housing in the garden.
Regards,
Lee
i smoked since i was 14, now im 24, quit on new years eve, havent smoked a single since then :) dreamt many times that i smoked thou, when i woke up, i was glad i hadnt
You mean you stopped pouring it over your head and down other people's pants?Quote:
Originally Posted by Lee
Haha yep years ago ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Becky
As i recall, it was YOU who poured it down MY pants too!
I poured it all over your bra LOL
Regards,
Lee
this is first time i had ever heard of a company requiring their employees to not smoke. Though I have a feeling its not unusual on the West coast since you brought it up. how can you justify that? if someone has a cigarette on their breaks or lunch period ... i don't understand how that concerns you.. Medical insurance applications at least where i am don't even ask that. now i know life insurance does so i can vaguely see why a company would exclude smokers just because of the higher life insurance premiums.Quote:
Originally Posted by boyfunk
I'm 21 and have been smoking since I was 14...I quit once for 3 months and just used the Nicorette patch and chewed lots and lots of winterfresh. That didn't last long obviously...Good luck!
It would probably be a lot harder on the east coast, but it's actually not uncommon out here. We are sensitive to the personal freedom issue and, for example, while we'd rather not have employees who use recreational drugs, it's not our place to dictate someone's behavior outside of work. So if someone uses drugs outside of work, and never comes to work in an altered state (and it doesn't affect their work performance in other ways, such as missing work due to a bender over a weekend) then it would probably not be an issue for us.Quote:
Originally Posted by djdez
Smoking, on the other hand, is a totally different deal. When a smoker takes a smoke break and comes back in, their clothes and so forth reek of smoke... and while the average smoker doesn't notice it, to many nonsmokers, it's very noticeable and can be annoying. Additionally, there are a number of studies indicating that smokers on the whole have more health problems, greater absenteeism, and a greater propensity to other addictive behaviors that can impact work performance. And (at least in California), some health insurance companies will give a break on the insurance premium if none of the employees smoke.
Whether we'll be able to maintain that policy over the long term as we add more employees remains to be seen... the number of people in this industry that *don't* smoke seems to be astonishingly small compared across the board to other industries.
Neither AJ nor I have any problems with anyone's personal choice to smoke, but we just choose to avoid, as much as possible, being it.
I smoke when I am away from home or when I am out with Patrick here in Phoenix [yeah Patrick, I always love you]. You will see me almost chain smoking at a conference or trade show, then I get back to Phoenix and not pick up a cigarette for weeks. I can put the smokes down any time I want, but I don't give it up completely because I really like smoking. :-) It is funny to me because I could not do the same with a drink -- one drink and I would be right back to passing out 5 days a week like I was 8 years ago.
Chip--you and AJ are sooo tolerant of the smoking crowd. I have seen you guys in some smokey rooms but you never complain. Of course, complaining about the smoke at a webmaster gathering would fall on deaf ears~~
Lee, I have this funny feeling that people may say to you "Lee, I liked you better when you were smoking!" And who would I go to when I really wanted a Marlboro??
Unless you made my mistake and forgot about the patch and lit up automatically...Yeah my head was spinning from huge nicotine intake.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dzinerbear
Anyhoo -- sorry Lee no advice from me I'm still a smoker and have been since I was 15 (maybe earlier); I'm not likely to quit any time soon.
The above incident was years ago and induced in a fit of madness trying to please someone.
Differnt things (patch, gum etc) work for different person. I suggest going for a run each time you get the craving ... OR, acquire the cost of a cig and eachtime you want a cig (and don't have one) place a 'tic' on a sheet of paper. At the end of each day, add up how much you've saved. This does not work for my type (don't give 2 shots about $), but it does for some.
After many years of smoking, I came to the conclusion that I really did not like the habit (the smell of my clothes, house & car smell, what it was doing to my health etc).
My flatmate and another friend were kicking around the idea of reducing how much they smoke (WTF?) which floored me (I am not a half-asser!), so I told them it's either one or the other (you are a smoker, or your not).
I passed around my pack of cigarettes and asked everyone to help me finish the pack, cause it was going to be my last. Also, some of the casual smokers (casual: a person that rarely buys ANYTHING and always helps themselves to that which you have) bet that I could not quit!
That was October 2004, and since that date, I have not had another!
I did make a promise, to myself: I (unlike many others) was not going to be a self-righteous fricken hypocrite. I did not enjoy it when others made pathetic and apparent comments to me about my habit of smoking, so I told myself to make sure I never did such!
I truly do hate a person that quits a habit and suddenly something makes them think they are an anti-whatever spokesperson.
Max, you of all persons should not say things like th@:Quote:
Originally Posted by maxpower
1). you already pee in many person's Cornflakes.
2). sayin shat like th@ make you a huge hypocrite (Many of your habits are worse for you, making you an even bigger joker than the chokers!).
I had an almost perfect appointment with my cardiologist yesterday. At 52, I'm pretty sound and my echocardiogram and stress tests were all almost perfect. I am an exercise freak, I eat amazingly well. I don't drink and don't do any illegal drugs...(kinda sounds like a nun or something)...
The only problem is this - because I smoked 2 packs a day for 30 years, my heart isn't as strong as it should be. I need to increase my aerobics and start taking some pills to help me avoid problems down the road.
I suppose that if I had listened to my folks and teachers way back when I was 15 and was not influenced by the negative peer pressure of growing up Catholic, I would have avoided the whole smoking thing in the first place.
There is still the strong possibility that I could develop lung cancer down the road...but, then again, I do live in LA!
I quit cold turkey 6 years ago...and, cold turkey is good, especially the day after with some mayo on whole wheat toast!
on a nice toasted country rye, with Dijon (no mayo)!Quote:
Originally Posted by A_DeAngelo
Congrats on surviving your Catholic experience :mental: ... I am still waiting to see how it effected me *my left eye is twitching*.
:uhoh:
I don't smoke unless I drink now. I need to stop drinking and I'll be set.