Saxondale Posted 7 September 2011 Author Posted 7 September 2011 I never really smoked when stressed out, it's an entirely psychological thing and it doesn't actually help you at all. I know that, but habit innit!
Alexikokopops Posted 8 September 2011 Posted 8 September 2011 This poster fails to take into account the amount of ladies you get and how hard you look. B&H Silver for me Plus it doesn't take into account how many of my cigarettes are smoked at work Anyway, I smoke rollies. Golden Virginia green, red Rizla, extra slim filters (non-menthol). Works out at almost half the price of straights and is much nicer. I don't really like straights anymore. I say "don't like", I'll still smoke them. They're just not as tasty. To those who say "will power" thats only good if you decide you want to give up, if your doing it for others, or for health benefits but you actually enjoy smoking, then will power will not do it... because you have to want to stop. Exactly. I don't want to quit at the moment, which is why I haven't tried. Maybe I will soon.
Charl91 Posted 8 September 2011 Posted 8 September 2011 I dislike smoking to the point where I made my girlfriend stop. I wouldn't go as far to lecture random people that I don't know about smoking, but I get really pissed of when people smoke next to me.
Saxondale Posted 8 September 2011 Author Posted 8 September 2011 Anyway, I smoke rollies. Golden Virginia green, red Rizla, extra slim filters (non-menthol). Works out at almost half the price of straights and is much nicer. I don't really like straights anymore. I say "don't like", I'll still smoke them. They're just not as tasty. Tried rollies for a while, couldn't get on with them. Couldn't get them to roll consistently and so found them very unsatisfying!
Rincewind Posted 8 September 2011 Posted 8 September 2011 You can't smoke in a workplace now so how many work hours are lost with workers going outside for a fag and no doubt a natter with other smokers.
jonthefox Posted 8 September 2011 Posted 8 September 2011 You can't smoke in a workplace now so how many work hours are lost with workers going outside for a fag and no doubt a natter with other smokers. And, go into any pub and the liveliest part is where the smokers are.
cambridgefox Posted 8 September 2011 Posted 8 September 2011 I used to smoke about 20 a day,would climb the walls if i ran out,then cut right down,its all about habits,i can control it these days smoke like a trooper on holidays have a few fishing and like a few when i go to football,but i can go weeks without having or needing one,perhaps i should just give up altogether as ive done the hard bit.(says lighting a fag,hands shaking,biting peoples heads off)
ScouseFox Posted 8 September 2011 Posted 8 September 2011 I spoke when I'm at the pub/out, because most my best mates smoke and quite a few people I don't like don't smoke, so if they all go out for a fag I ain't staying in trying to make some smalltalk with people I don't really like. Only like 10 a week max probably.
AoWW Posted 8 September 2011 Posted 8 September 2011 I gave up smoking more than 3 years ago... even then I wasn't a heavy smoker, it was more a social thing, although I did find having a cigarette helped calm me down when I was feeling stressed or nervous. Missed it for a while and had occasional cravings but other than that I really hadn't given it a second thought. Anyway, the other day I found a packet of (now very old!) cigarettes in a handbag I hadn't used for years. I was also feeling stressy and... boom... suddenly I really, really wanted one of those cigarettes. I resisted, and ended up taking the packet out and burying it in the bottom of the bin, but I was absolutely stunned how that feeling came rushing back completely unexpectedly when I'd have sworn I was completely over it.
Bagworthblue Posted 8 September 2011 Posted 8 September 2011 I gave up by mistake 2 years ago (yes mistake) albeit it only lasted 10 weeks. Seriously, I started reading blogs by people who had taken up E-cigs. Basically a cigarette substitute that enables you to inhale nicoteen by creating a vapour that you then puff out. They are harmless (apart from the Nicoteen which can cause increased heart rate) but the nasty stuff in the smoke that really kills you is replaced by harmless vapour. I got interested and started joining forums, reading peoples posts about which brand of E-Cig was the best and listening to them chat about how much money they had saved, and how long they had been going without a real cigarette (they refer to real cigs as 'Analogues' ) I decided I'd get one and try to use it to cut down - i.e replacing every other cigarette with a few puffs of the E-Cig. I did so much researching to decide which cig, I spent about a month reading the various posts etc. Eventually my new cig arrived and I'd started reading about different flavours of the liquid nicoteen - without knowing I'd already got hooked on the idea subconsciously of the substitute and didn't smoke a real cig for 10 weeks with no withdrawal symptoms at all even when I moved on to the zero nicoteen liquid. I was a 30 a day smoker prior to giving up I went on hols, out for meals, drunk copious amounts of alcohol at times and despite my missus smoking real cigs next to me, never had a single craving. NB after just a few days, I felt so much fitter, woke up more alert in the mornings etc. I only fell off the wagon one day when we went away for a weekend and the I forgot to take the charger! I smoked 1 real cig and felt sick. A day later though I had another and when I got back I realised my subconscious had now decided that actually you get a better kick from real Cigs. Future attempts to go back to E-Cigs failed (albeit I haven't really tried too hard) I'd recommend them but suggest lots of research ahead of using them and really trying to buy into the idea / get excited about it before you start - and don't go for an E-Cig that looks like a real Cig - they're generally not as good! NB 10 years ago I gave up for 2 years by replacing Cigs with Pure orange juice and going to play darts upstairs every time I got a craving - puffing(not inhaling) the odd cigar when not at home. started again when missus number 2 walked out and cleaned me out whilst away with the lads one weekend! Cow even took my beer as well as the blumin fridge - but that's a whole new thread!
Alexikokopops Posted 9 September 2011 Posted 9 September 2011 E-cig chat Yeah, a guy at work smokes them. I used to get so confused seeing him puff away at his desk!
Rincewind Posted 9 September 2011 Posted 9 September 2011 I used to smoke sweet cigarettes when younger. The world wasn't so PC then. Yet they still have jelly babies where children can bite the heads off. I'm surprised we haven't all turned into cannibals. But seriously I can understand why in the past so many people started smoking at a young age. Smoking was portrayed as 'cool' I reckon there were a lot of chavs who played with Barbie and Ken when younger then progressed at the age of 12.
Saxondale Posted 12 September 2011 Author Posted 12 September 2011 I gave up by mistake 2 years ago (yes mistake) albeit it only lasted 10 weeks. Seriously, I started reading blogs by people who had taken up E-cigs. Basically a cigarette substitute that enables you to inhale nicoteen by creating a vapour that you then puff out. They are harmless (apart from the Nicoteen which can cause increased heart rate) but the nasty stuff in the smoke that really kills you is replaced by harmless vapour. I got interested and started joining forums, reading peoples posts about which brand of E-Cig was the best and listening to them chat about how much money they had saved, and how long they had been going without a real cigarette (they refer to real cigs as 'Analogues' ) I decided I'd get one and try to use it to cut down - i.e replacing every other cigarette with a few puffs of the E-Cig. I did so much researching to decide which cig, I spent about a month reading the various posts etc. Eventually my new cig arrived and I'd started reading about different flavours of the liquid nicoteen - without knowing I'd already got hooked on the idea subconsciously of the substitute and didn't smoke a real cig for 10 weeks with no withdrawal symptoms at all even when I moved on to the zero nicoteen liquid. I was a 30 a day smoker prior to giving up I went on hols, out for meals, drunk copious amounts of alcohol at times and despite my missus smoking real cigs next to me, never had a single craving. NB after just a few days, I felt so much fitter, woke up more alert in the mornings etc. I only fell off the wagon one day when we went away for a weekend and the I forgot to take the charger! I smoked 1 real cig and felt sick. A day later though I had another and when I got back I realised my subconscious had now decided that actually you get a better kick from real Cigs. Future attempts to go back to E-Cigs failed (albeit I haven't really tried too hard) I'd recommend them but suggest lots of research ahead of using them and really trying to buy into the idea / get excited about it before you start - and don't go for an E-Cig that looks like a real Cig - they're generally not as good! NB 10 years ago I gave up for 2 years by replacing Cigs with Pure orange juice and going to play darts upstairs every time I got a craving - puffing(not inhaling) the odd cigar when not at home. started again when missus number 2 walked out and cleaned me out whilst away with the lads one weekend! Cow even took my beer as well as the blumin fridge - but that's a whole new thread! I don't understand these things. How do they compare to real ciggies in terms of a smoking experience?
jonthefox Posted 29 September 2011 Posted 29 September 2011 A new cheaper way to quit may be on the market soon. Give up
lcfc"weasel" Posted 29 September 2011 Posted 29 September 2011 I smoke maybe 10-15 roll-ups a day, only costs about a tenner a week between me and the mrs. I enjoy it.
Guest Basildon Fox Posted 29 September 2011 Posted 29 September 2011 I have now given up for 11 days. Both me and my wife have given up as she needs an ankle operation so it is wise that she does not smoke. Finding it ok in the main but as I work nights the boredom factor kicks in about 1am every time and this is when I find myself wanting one. I am already feeling much healthier and no longer cough up big grolleys in the morning. I used to smoke approx 10 -15 fags a day. Have also given the boot to booze until I go away to Cardiff at the end of October as I always crave fags when having a pint. I am concerned that my feeble mind may well make me come a cropper when I do go out next as all my mates smoke. I have given up before but have always started up again after smoking during a heavy night out. After smoking for 20 years though I am just taking it one day at a time and have even started to play golf to try and get a hobby to take my mind off them.
DANGEROUS TIGER Posted 29 September 2011 Posted 29 September 2011 If anyone REALLY wants to give up smoking, then just stop. That's what I did, some thirty years ago.
Len Finsbury Posted 29 September 2011 Posted 29 September 2011 I have now given up for 11 days. Both me and my wife have given up as she needs an ankle operation so it is wise that she does not smoke. Finding it ok in the main but as I work nights the boredom factor kicks in about 1am every time and this is when I find myself wanting one. I am already feeling much healthier and no longer cough up big grolleys in the morning. I used to smoke approx 10 -15 fags a day. Have also given the boot to booze until I go away to Cardiff at the end of October as I always crave fags when having a pint. I am concerned that my feeble mind may well make me come a cropper when I do go out next as all my mates smoke. I have given up before but have always started up again after smoking during a heavy night out. After smoking for 20 years though I am just taking it one day at a time and have even started to play golf to try and get a hobby to take my mind off them. Bang out 20 press ups or burpees whenever you feel like a smoke. Get fit and pack in the fags. Winner!
Saxondale Posted 30 September 2011 Author Posted 30 September 2011 My brand have just gone up in price again. Has another tax rise just kicked in or is it just my brand?
Alexikokopops Posted 30 September 2011 Posted 30 September 2011 My brand have just gone up in price again. Has another tax rise just kicked in or is it just my brand? I buy my tobacco from so many different places I actually have no idea how much it costs Around £4, something like that.
lcfc"weasel" Posted 30 September 2011 Posted 30 September 2011 I buy my tobacco from so many different places I actually have no idea how much it costs Around £4, something like that. You manage to get away with only smoking 12.5's?
Alexikokopops Posted 30 September 2011 Posted 30 September 2011 You manage to get away with only smoking 12.5's? I smoke 10 a day(ish) so it'll last a couple of days. There's so many shops around where I work and live that it's not any hassle to pop out and get some whenever I need it. Keeps it fresher and all that
Saxondale Posted 2 March 2012 Author Posted 2 March 2012 As from April, the law is changing to make display of cigarettes illegal. My first of experience of this was in France, when I stopped at motorway services to buy some ciggies and a coffee and couldn't see them anywhere! After milling about for a bit, I saw somebody else ask for them and they were in a drawer under the counter. Very weird. Anyway, I was in Coventry (booo!) on Wednesday and I popped into the big Tesco at Walsgrave to buy some fags. It looks like they're starting to adopt the new regs early in readiness. It was very strange - the tobacco was all behind a white cabinet, but they'd put lots of printed signs up saying 'Tobacco sold here'. It was slightly awkward because the brand I smoke are fairly uncommon, to the extent that most places I buy them locally constantly remind me how I'm the only person that buys them. Therefore, I often get puzzled looks when asking for them followed by the cashier having to search the whole cabinet to find them. So ordering them blind, without knowing if they even stocked them was slight pain-in-the-arse. It's going to be very strange.
Daggers Posted 2 March 2012 Posted 2 March 2012 Don't regret packing in years ago but I do crave one at the moment
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