How can I quit smoking?

[Lady7]

I wrote a post about me quitting smoking last yr but i started again after 2-3 weeks of quitting.

Now, im planning on quitting again on the day i start going to the gym. I really hope this time i will quit for good, cause I really dont like how cigarettes affect my life and not to mention my appearance.

Can anyone give me some tips on how i can make the first week more bearable?

[Aizou]

For the first week, you could probably use nicotine gum instead.. Mind you, I'm not a smoker and never even considered it, so I'm not sure whether the gum works.

However, to quit smoking, you could penalize yourself each time, in some way you find suitable. I did that with a friend once, each time he lit a cigarette, I'd throw away money equal to that one cigarette. He stopped after a little while.

My sister used to smoke too, she stopped after she read a book.. I don't think the book exist in English language though.. But you can probably find something similar.

[Prof_Don]

Nicotine gum does work because the gum has various levels of nicotine and allows u to "wean" off the addiction.

Going "cold turkey " from a pack a day smoker is what causes the withdrawal symptoms.

Also, chew other types of gum to substitute the constant mouth usage that you would do with cigarettes. I would chew bubble gum and blow bubbles to "keep my mouth busy", and that weaned me off smoking.

[apple24]

Little by little.

[Rufus335]

i would get a routine going steadily for at least three weeks before trying to quit. its hard to start a new thing and quit smoking. i have been bouncing between chew and smoke for 5 years. I've been lifting steadily for 3 and i can't tell you how many times I've tried quitting. the things that have almost worked for me was chewing sunflower seeds and niccotine gum. you need lots of the gum like take three of four pieeces when your on ur commute. otherwise i fucking break down. or you can quit before going to the gym. i just owuldnt quit cold turkey and all of a sudden start lifting. i think its recipe for two failures at once

[Lendino]

Well, you just stop... If you really want to stop you can, just like that. My dad smoked for 30 years and he stoped at new year when I was 6 months old. He just cut it like that and never touched a cigarette after that day. Luckily for me, I haven't had a smoking problem but my dad always say: "If someone really wants to quit smoking they can".

[genericname85]

go full on Cold Turkey. those "ease your way out" methods just bring you right back into the habit. stop now. do it and never return again.

in fact after only a few weeks you will not feel the urge anymore. and maybe after a month or so, you will even feel disgusted by the idea of smoking.

[truthhammer]

become a fitness person. how i did it.

done smoking after 10 years and its been 5 since i stopped.

[Lady7]

Yea this is what im planning on doing. Hopefully it works

[truthhammer]

its the best way to go about it. speeds up healing and detoxing while your body craves healthy foods. you will eventually feel sick towards smoking.

good luck! be consistent!

[Lady7]

Thanks!

[Humping_Tornadoes]

Gym workouts initially, then religiously go hiking every week, and then surfing. Those were the things that got me into being active, and quit smoking altogether. I think exercise is a must if you really want to quit it.

[mister_Flirt]

I also used to smoke but on this new year I've taken resolution not to smoke
You should wait for a occasion or date 1 of any month and promise someone who is close to you that you'll not smoke...
And whenever you feel like smoking eat potato chips it works:p that's what I do

[sheisintoyou]

Focus your energy in something else, choose something else to put that energy. It is the best way, a hobbie, boyfriend, something that keeps you busy. You could even eat whatever you want but DO not smoke. Of course you will gain weight...

[sexyphil]

Just quit cold turkey. It;s hell but you won't go back to smoking. You need to convince yourself of a good reason to quit. Like you don't want to go on paying for a chest complaint or something like that.. Good luck

[Yumix]

you need to stop from one day to another. it will be brutal at the beginning but it's also the most effective.

[Lady7]

Im going to be using vape for the first few months but it will still be really really hard :(

[Yumix]

it will be worth it :)

[Lady7]

Oh man you should see how soft my lips look when I stopped smoking for 3 months😻

[Yumix]

That's something I'd need to feel and not see 😚😜

[Lady7]

True that! 😂😙

[idropz]

I know several people who have quit using nicotine patches.

[Byakuyarko]

try e-cigarettes. It works for casual smokers. I'm not certain about compulsive chain smokers.

[chrisbigman]

I guess don't put a cigarette in your mouth, lit up.

[huntme]

use nicotex chewing gums will surely help you. start with 4mg gums, then 2mg and finally you will quit.
I succeeded

[Mesonfielde]

By not smoking.