The anthems Community Quitline

Hi Everyone!!

I just want to tell everyone...

I AM QUITTING SMOKING

I had my last one an hour ago, and I have bought patches.

I'm doing this for my health and for my dancing.

I am relying on everyone I kn ow for support, and was wondering if anyone else would like to join me??

good luck!

I'll join you, easy for me, I don't smoke good luck, you'll be fine, as long as others don't tempt you..

Struggling a bit at the moment, its been 3 hours and 10 minutes, haven't put a patch on yet, didn't see the point as i'm going to bed soon...

I'll give you a report on my first day with patches tomorrow night

You go Emmm you can do it, I mean if Piero can almost quit and Dave did. You can TOOO!!!

Pez is back on the patches as of tomorrow, we're doing it together! (Coz everyone he has "quit with" haven't actually quit!!!

Thats heaps funny, but seriously I am sure you will do it, is wayno quitting aswell Or will hell freeze over first

When I said that I was quitting he said "so you haven't got any smokes then" and I said "no" then he said "shit" and I said "you'll have to quit as well!" and then he said "can I borrow $10"

so yeah I guess hell is gonna have to freeze over...

which really sux, coz its gonna make it heaps harder for me having smokes in the house.

thats funny.. you'll be fine tho Kandii - will power..

Let m eknow how it goes, you can always tell him if he's desperate to come and see me and get yelled at by gem

good luck! I haven't had a cigarette for a week!
still feel like one but being good so far. feel better for it too.

Good luck to everyone quitting

One thing that I have never been able to understand is why anyone would take up smoking in the first place!?!?! Yeah, I'll take up a drug that's more addictive than heroin, but I'll be ok and won't get addicted. I'm different to every other person in the world...mmm yeah.

I'm no angel when it comes to partying, but I simply won't go near anything that is even moderately physically addictive. Smoking and smack....just not on the list of things to do today.

Planning long car drives, plane flights, and your working day around a habbit that dictates so much of your life.......I'll bet the peer group pressuring you at school forgot to mention those bits

again...good luck everyone

Well kandii i wish you all the luck. Glad to hear that your quiting. Youll look back in a couple months and think why was i so stupid! Personally i have never smoked and my mates no i hate it so when thay offer me one or be a smart ass around me with one thay no i will go off at the fucks. You will notice alot of change in your health ie breathing etc.... You should as thay say put the money away that you spend on smokes then when you feel confident spend it on your self as a well done gift.

Fucking good luck and i hope you throw the dirty habbit!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Harley

Best of luck mate! You have my best wishes

I regret ever getting myself addicted to smoking...cause I never smoked in school or anything...just when I started working as a blue collar...and I started doing it cause "having a smoko" seemed to be tho only way I could have a break every now and again...and its all downhill from there! I suppose lack of self control on my behalf is a factor too hehe...

Amen to that!

I've never even had a puff of a cigarette, so I can't even begin to imagine how hard it would be to give them up! Good luck - glad you're doing something positive for your health. Only thing I can recommend is going to see a Naturopath - great for your overall health & I'm sure they'd have some tips for helping you give up the death-sticks Fabulous chick on Goodwood Road - she helped me control my sugar and coca-cola addiction!!

good luck, personally i have never smoked cigarettes BUT everyone in my family does. The missus smokes when i met her but i soon changed that hehe.

I hope it all goes well for u kandii, ill ask how your going at anthems if i see ya!

Have fun - if it's possible when your quitting smoking.

This post has been edited by Chucksta: May 27 2005, 09:19 AM

Im giving up too!!!!!!

Im on the lozenges. Ive tried the patches, and the lozenges are better!! So if your patch luck is shit, try the lozenges.
Its been a week and a day for me. Admitedly i have had a couple of weak moments where i have had a cig. But one a day is better than a pack a day at this early stage of my endeavour. I had smoked for 15 yrs and thats 15 yrs too many. Its not easy. The cravings dissappear but the habitual side to smoking is not so easy to kick. I plan to do the lozenges for as many months as it takes for the habitual side of lighting up through out the day dissappears!!

Some hints:

When you feel like a cig take 4 or 5 seriously deep breaths and the urge will go away. It works
Buy a pack of ryvita's and when you feel hungry or like a cig just eat a couple.
Buy a 1000 peice puzzle. but only work on it when you feel like a cig.

Lets all stick together and help each other out!!!!!!!

Support is a huge factor and if its any consellation, you have mine!!!

GOOD LUCK!!!

I'm so glad that we are such a friendly bunch of people and that we support each other in a common goal.

Good luck to ya!

I personally dont plan to give it up. Dunno why, yes I know all the probs associated with it, but have no reason to give it up. I drink, take party goods, eat too much crap (and im not big at all :S), prolly drive too fast, party hard, dont exercise, hardly sleep, and yeah smoke a lot... but i feel fine at the moment - thats what matters to me hahaha. Im sure i'll give up one day if i try. Who knows. but best of luck, its gotta be a good thing quitting.

yeah I am constantly trying to quit

I find that I stop , but my mind tricks me
what I mean is I kinda go on auto pilot
then after I have them -- doh!


and partying does not help

I need a blatant reminder

I would not do it but I think if I dyed my two smoking fingers jet black
that would be the only reminder strong enough to pierce the fog

I mean you cant look cool like that
I wouldnt want to be waving them around in front of my face

its trickier than I ever imagined

I've never really tried to quit and am not ready yet, but I give full support to any of you that are giving it a go! I can imagine it will be tough and I've always been advised by mates that you need to find something else to substitute... not food though... just something like having a lollipop instead of a smoke!
Anyway, best of luck to you all... stick with it!

yeah quitting isnt easy but there comes a time that you go I GOT to do IT.
doing excersice does also help reduce the cravings.

I went it cold turkey and have been successful for a few months now. The only thing that got me through it was having someone that i talked to quite often quit with me (my girlfriend). Helps alot when you've got that much support

Best of luck quitters
The best feeling is being a few months down the track (like i am now) and just being able to know you've conquered em
YOU CAN DO IT!!!

Thanks for your support guys!! Its been almost 48 hours since I "quit", and I'll admit, I have had 1 cigarette, but thats already a vast improvement seeing as I was a 20/day smoker!!

Tonights gonna be the real test, I'm going to Eternal Energy. But, I'm dancing, so hopefully I won't have much chance to even think about it!!!

The first 4 days are the hardest after that it gets easier...so i'm told

OK... I had 2 last night

But, I'd usually go thru a pack of 25's in a night out...

well done Em keep going

Who you be???

Oh... Aussie flag tat... Hi Davo

not bad... always the hardest when you go out

keep up the good work!

So how goes it now Em??

If you're online & feel like a smoke - go have a look at this website:

Give Up!

Couple of fun calculators & stuff to show you the health and monetary costs of smoking. Might make you stop & think for a moment!

Good work mate...keep going!!

Hey all, So how goes to the quitting? Hope all of you who are quitting are doing well!

Have decided to kick the habit as it seems awaste of my money to do it, especially when i dont have much at the moment...dammmm bills

So I am starting of slow maybe one every few days or so, or I will try to go cold turkey...hmmm anthems willb e the test tho

its hard not to smoke when your partyin and having a good time around other people who are smoking! will be a major test! will earn a big pat on the back if you can do it though!

Tanks

yaya okay I have gone 3.5 days with only one ciggy....feelin good about it, going to try and do anthems smoke free .....as best i can anywayz

I feel like one now
and after I had it I would not feel great , so why do I do it
well at least I have stopped buying them

I am smoking OPs now- much cheaper!!!!!!!

OP's rock

Yeah i can only imagine its a hard thing to quit and at the em of the day it comes down to attitude, and how much yr willing to quit! Everyone does it in their own way!

Goodluck Chick

stop smoking.. it's killing you!

Really

Im not having such a good time with my quitting. Im back to about 3 a day. Which is still beter than a pack a day but 0 would be good.

whinge whinge whinge wheres the whinger emoticon?

Paul decided to save the money on this emoticon as it might cause to more trouble than its worth......ahhahahha

I quit smoking the day after enchanted, and apart from straying a bit when I have had a few drinks I have stuck to it and find cigarettes pretty disgusting now.

One of the hardest things to give up was the three or so smoko breaks you get at work if you have the habit... amount of breaks that you get if you dont smoke... zilch!

I also found it hard the first night I went out not smoking, not knowing what to do with my hands. Ended up having to have a drink in my hands constantly and getting quite smashed as a result!

should I give up giving up???

Fuck its hard Quitting....

I've been trying to quit for a while and did I mention

ITS FUCKIN HARD QUITTING!!!!

NO YOU SHOULDNT!!!
Just remember there are many ppl out there that are goin thru the same thing as you, i know its hard for you, but be STRONG! Dont take the SOFT option by giving in to the cigarette!! Just remember, you're girlfriend doesnt like kissing and ashtray!!

thats funny mine smokes occasionaly so i cant use that excuse

Well its almost been a week since I had a puff

I only managed to have like half a pack of 20 between anthems and tuesday.

I think I am doing well

How is everyone else going

Um *hangs head in shame*
not so good.... I was doing alright for a few weeks, until last weekend.
Back to it tomorrow... I have a packet, which I'm gonna give away to someone... so then I won't be tempted. now all i need is for wayne to quit. then it would be so much easier!!!

Ahaha thought you said bak 2 it Emm

As for me It's now ben 2 whole weeks since I ahve had a ciggy, I'm told the cravings die now aswell......we will see..........hmmmmmm smoke free for Kryptonite ....can I do it

I'm sure I can

Still going strong...yayaya for me

nice work buph! hang in there!

I am happy to report that I'm still smoke free, went through a drinkin party and did not whimper once. The real test will be this w/end Kryptonite If I can make it through this then I am home free

Next tuesday will be 1 month yayay

Your such a good boy honey!!!

Just reading the ingredients on a pack of B & H.

These include: Tar - condensed smoke containing many chemicals including some that cause cancer.

Nicotine a poisonous and addictive drug.

Carbon monoxide a deadley gas which reduces the ability to carry oxygen.

A little more motivation for us all to quit.

Okay I went through the Krypto/Enchanted W/end with only having 4 ciggys , since then I am smoke free, no cravings nothing .......am happy with that

how is everyones quitting??

hav u done it?

ive been thinking about it, but its so hard when ALL my friends do it and they hav the same amount of will power as i do on tis topic.
i dont smoke a real lot duiring the wk, but wkends is a different story.
for me the money side is a big issue, i dont have a real job so i have a very tight budget that i spend on smokes and alcohol. i hate to think about how much money i have spent on the shit.
i started 3 or 4 yrs ago when i was 13 or 14 because all my friends had tried it (this was not peer pressure - i dont believe in it, or i dont believe that i will give into it. i was just interested in trying something new) after that i would go out and except smokes from other ppl and it went from there
i have tried to quit a few times, most sucessful was a few weeks
i nearly kicked it when i was sick a couple of wks back (i was determined) i didnt smoke cos i couldnt get out of bed, but as soon as i was well enough to go out i was back on the nico.
i will give up soon, but at the moment i will stick with my tight budget and suffer.

This post has been edited by missvixen: Aug 7 2005, 09:04 PM

I've started up quitting again, except I'm not cheating this time by having a cigarette here and there.

It's currently day 6 and the past 4 nights I've spend drinking and socialising with smokers and have not caved in, I've also had two shifts at work, and been to Uni.

Apart from a rave, all aspects of my life have been covered in the past 6 days - so hopefully that means I'll be able to quit properly this time

Well done its been 2 weeks today for me Keep up the good work

*hugz for courtz and her great effort*

well done

WELL DONE AND GOODLUCK QUITTING BUDDY!!
im so proud of u for trying again
huni if u need any help then just ask......u helped me alot!!.....having a quitting buddy was the best damn thing ever!! luv u jutsin!!


goodluck hun


....it has been 2 months and 11 days since my last smoke it wasnt easy, but it was worth it!!
i no longer have cravings (cept for the past 3 days....but believe me there are reasons for that!)
its amazing how different i feel, and how differently i look at smokers, its not a feeling i can describe.....was at the bus stop the other day and got sh*tty with some smoker for smoking while sitting next to me.....uh hello....pollute ur own air ....but it doesnt bother me when my friends smoke around me, or in pubs and clubs for some reason

THANKS TO ALL WHO HELPED ME QUIT
...special thanks to jutsin for being my support at the begining, and to dav for putting up with me getting sh*tty alot

I have had a couple of cigarettes since JANUARY 10th

doing so well I cant believe it..............


and I totally blame crisP for my indescretions

Awww thanks babe



Thankyou chick I know I can do it this time round

Last smoke thursday 25th, no cheating this time straight cold turkey. Is hard both my housemates smoke and so do most of my friends... time to find new friends maybe?

Anyways is something i wanted to do for a long time now have tried heaps of times before but always kind of half arsed, smoke here smoke there, not this time!! This time is for real!!

Thanks missvixen for pointing this thread out to me

Mmm, im gonna be starting at the end of this pack (which will be tonight)

Im doing this now as of next year i beleive you wont even be able to smoke at all in clubbing venue's at all (and this is a welcome change even for a smoker) cause it's the smoke in the room that gives me the craving for one, when im at home, no smoke filtering thru the air... i dont even think about or have a craving, i've done it countless times, a whole week no smoking, gone to a club, and bam, smoke everywhere.. my brain goes 'I NEED A SMOKE!!'

Mmm, one fine ass battle ahead of me here!
I'll join absent1 in quitting, he's a bit head of me but keeps falling off cause im still smoking, so im gonna help myself and help him at the same time.

The hardest battle will be going out, into smoke filled rooms and not having one, i aim to do this by not having a pack on me, and all the money i have.. is for my alcohol addiction

Was 2 weeks thursday have had some killer cravings but have got through them now is not so bad. Found chewing gum and drinking heaps of water helps ride out the cravings. being out and drinking are the worst times and i cant believe how bad my clothes smell when I come home

Still miss it from time to time but am pretty damn proud of myself for getting this far!!

It's been 1 month and 17 days for me and to think that from a pack a day to nothing whatsoever!
I've put on a few kilos but nothing I won't be able to get rid of...especially considering i won't run out of breath as easily!!

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