[philkilla]

Just remember, smoking sucks...and if you smoke you suck.

[B Lopez]

Cyanide & Happiness @ Explosm.net

[noodles]

[quote=Chris;976845]I'm good - I don't really take any pills at all unless I absolutely have to. Even if it's a headache I just suck it up. I'm probably going to try the patch./QUOTE]

I quit cold turkey. The pills may kill the physical cravings, but the psychological addiction was way worse. So, I just toughed it out. Maybe the occasional piece of nicotine gum to get me through. You just have to want to quit.

[Nerina]

Can someone please help me, I am quitting and I am going off my head......what kind of gum is the best? Are patches better? I havent smoked since my last one yesterday morning, since then I've only ever lit a cigarette and held it, or pulled but never inhaled, and I feel SO FUCKED UP. I am so tired, I cant concentrate, I feel like I can't breathe properly, and I'm a total bitch........help!

[Jason]

Originally Posted by Nerina

Can someone please help me, I am quitting and I am going off my head......what kind of gum is the best? Are patches better? I havent smoked since my last one yesterday morning, since then I've only ever lit a cigarette and held it, or pulled but never inhaled, and I feel SO FUCKED UP. I am so tired, I cant concentrate, I feel like I can't breathe properly, and I'm a total bitch........help!

Hang in there

[JBroll]

Originally Posted by Nerina

Can someone please help me, I am quitting and I am going off my head......what kind of gum is the best? Are patches better? I havent smoked since my last one yesterday morning, since then I've only ever lit a cigarette and held it, or pulled but never inhaled, and I feel SO FUCKED UP. I am so tired, I cant concentrate, I feel like I can't breathe properly, and I'm a total bitch........help!

You can do it without nicotine gum.

Also, you're not quitting.

You quit.

Done.

Big difference between quitting and having quit. Meditate on that for a while, or whatever. Not only does it keep you from being the whiny little turd that complains about how everything's so stressful because "I'm quitting smoking and it's SOOOO HARD!", it'll make it easier for you.

Jeff

[s7eve]

I've quit trying to quit for the moment. I considered trying again recently when I changed my diet and exercise routine but thought it might be too many changes at once and too difficult to stick to. Once I get below 10% body fat I'm going to have another go at quitting so that's about 8 weeks away by my estimation.

I haven't had a drink in about 1 month or two though but that was due to paying off CC debt and now because it doesn't fit in with my diet at this point, I haven't quit drinking, I'm just not drinking until I reach my goal and enter my maintenance phase.

[guitarplayerone]

Good luck dude

Originally Posted by s7eve

I've quit trying to quit for the moment. I considered trying again recently when I changed my diet and exercise routine but thought it might be too many changes at once and too difficult to stick to. Once I get below 10% body fat I'm going to have another go at quitting so that's about 8 weeks away by my estimation.

tbh quitting smoking was what helped me get down below 10% bodyfat much more than anything else. when cardio stops being complete torture, its really easy to get there and stay there.

I quit idk... a few months ago... and I can just run, and run, and run, and run now... I used to have trouble running a block... now I can go at least three miles or so...

Quitting smoking really helped me in the body composition department. From that I kicked all drugs, then alcohol, dropped 20 lbs, and have tons of energy and feel great. only thing I really abuse anymore is caffiene (I chugged down two 12oz redbulls one after the other yesterday before my swim test).

At this point, the diet and everything else are much easier, because when you aren't afraid of running at least a mile once or twice a week (or more) then your diet can be a lot less spartan and work even better... also remember nicotine is a stimulant, all stimulants slow down your metabolism in the long run (which is why I need to kick the caffiene... when school is done I think I will)