Re thread 57179...calling ex-smokers

Well it is a mitsibishi!!! :)

Thanks Kiwi

Two years ago I went on a diet to loose the weight (i was very over weight), so I could give up smoking!! LOL

I droped 25kg and have now put on 8kg so still 17 in front!! :):)

I made a promise to my daughter.......there was no other option but to succed.

>I use to smoke and when we got together he had just quit but
>started again cos I did....he know blames me....

A long time ago a wise lady who was tutoring me in an area of psychology gave me a very simple phrase which explains much of people's negative behaviour; "We do what we want to do".

Mike Harding

Very true...thats what i tell him.....!!!

Nath has made a promise to me and the kids too...Im still waiting....it will be like a lot of other promises....he'll forget that he made them and go against it anyway.

willie

must be why the new wheels grace Stefans shed

If I ask for something and she says no, I just say you had no problem with me spending money on smokes :):) works every time!! LOL

I was just ready this time......most I ever lasted before was a day or two, didn't rush in this time, Planned it down to the last detail and bugger me it has worked :)

Keep at it Willie

what things did you plan Stefen cos I may need to drop hints to Nathan now that baby number 4 is on the way - I always bring it up with babies - not that he smokes around them...but still....a baby is a good excuse for him!

I thought about my smoking and was brutaly honest with myself.
I worked what would set me off and how I would deal with it when it happened.

I worked out a whole new routine, this helped heaps.

As I said before, if he wants to he will. My mother nagged me for years! Just made me want a smoke!! LOL

Oh and yes , every now and then i do feel like having a smoke, but i just say to myself ..Dave if you do have one , you will be starting all over again...works for me

You nailed it Dave

after the first day it was well you came this far why go back. and so on and so on. Mate after this long why would you go back :)
Beer doesn't set me off cause the guys I drink with are all non smokers anyway so that helps. And no more being a loner outside smoking.

hairs

but your in shape..............round is a shape. :-))))))

My fav shirt when I was at my heaviest was 'I beat anorexia'

It is the timing is everything......when you want to do it you will.....NOT when someone else says you should hey

Richard

Some people are wise and some people are otherwise...hahahaha



Cheers

I think you do feel better for it!!

I will lose the weight again.....the extra money is good :)

must look through the shed for my old fat clothes tomorrow :)

Jim, My daughter ended up in intensive care after taking Zyban ! It works for some people and can have extreme reactions in others. Do an extensive search on side effects before you even consider using it. There are several organisations that have tried to have it banned.

Have a look at the following web site Jim

http://www.medsafe.govt.nz/Profs/PUarticles/zyban.htm

There are many other discussion areas world wide if you look for them.

Ok Jim as Kiwi Kia said reserch the drug on the internet first and make up your own mind. There are 2 drugs for anti smoking Zyban and Champix (spelling).

Zyban is mainly used as an antideppresant, and it works by numbing down the receptors in your brain which reacte to nicotine.

You start taking the tablets but are instructed to still smoke for a week after starting. I found after about 4 days I wasn't getting the same kick from the smokes anymore, it just felt like nothing and I started to question why I was doing it. So on day 5 I ran out of smokes and thought why buy more they are doing nothing for me.

So Zyban takes care of the physical cravings, YOU still have to deal with the 'habit'.....for the first week or so after quitting I was like a lost puppie didn't know what to do with myself. I was as figity as hell :) BUT not grumpy like when I tried cold turkey.

Hope this helps........By the way my 'old school' doctor of 29 years refused to pescribe them for me because HE didn't belive in them. If I had listened to him I would still be an active smoker.

Cheers Jim and all the best with what ever method you choose

Cheers Stefan

Thanks to you both for taking the time to pass on the information to me.

Time to start researching.

Regards,

Jim.

I actually think there is a 3rd drug. It is "you" wanting to quit. If you really want to quit then I am sure you will. I did cold turkey and haven't looked back.
Rgds
Nev

Zyban is by prescription only , 1per day for the 1st 3days then double the dose on day 4 ,all the while continuing to smoke as per usual . Day 5 the 1st fag of the day and u feel like throwing up ,, tastes so bad all fags into bin , works on the receptors in brain , major side effects can include death if have any prexisting heart problems ,disruptive sleep and some skin itchiness , a full course takes 90 days ,, nil cigs since 15 june 2002 from an average of 90 per day PeterJackson 16mg ,started smoking 1970.

yep lost 3 Grand parents to lung cancer....not a pretty way to go

Thanks Mike

I know me and its all or nothing, one smoke will be a pack a day again

Cheers Stefan

he is right, it is very much a hand thing

I could never have the odd one ....that I know about myself :)

well said Daza

yep....I looked at that one too, but decided on Zyban for me. I hate feeling sick :)

Tastes too bloody good.....hence the weight gain :)

I hopped in the wifes car.....YUCK what a stink!!!! Opps starting to sound like an ex-smoker!! LOL

Too easy!! Bloody hell, thats one way of doing it!!!