Start doing aerobic exercise (like jogging) 1h a day at minimum.

or whenever you go to a bar and smoke, only put out your cigarette on bouncers. You will get thrown out and possibly hurt, but it forces you to do aerobic exercise every time you smoke as well as the negative association of getting your face beat in.

'owl' said:

Start doing aerobic exercise (like jogging) 1h a day at minimum.

or whenever you go to a bar and smoke, only put out your cigarette on bouncers. You will get thrown out and possibly hurt, but it forces you to do aerobic exercise every time you smoke as well as the negative association of getting your face beat in.

lol that might work as well. Dying is another viable option.

I've never smoked but me and a friend were talking about how a lot of people have a certain type of alcohol that they hate because they drank too much of it one time and got really sick off of it. My friend heard that you can do the same thing with cigarettes. He heard if you literally eat the tobacco in a cigarette until you get sick off it, you won't ever want to smoke one again.

DISCLAIMER: This is purely based off a drunken discussion with a friend. I personally wouldn't do it, but just thought I'd throw this out there [size=2]. I am not responsible for any trips to the ER or bowel issues, nor have I done any research to see if anyone has actually done it.

I've never smoked but me and a friend were talking about how a lot of people have a certain type of alcohol that they hate because they drank too much of it one time and got really sick off of it. My friend heard that you can do the same thing with cigarettes. He heard if you literally eat the tobacco in a cigarette until you get sick off it, you won't ever want to smoke one again.

DISCLAIMER: This is purely based off a drunken discussion with a friend. I personally wouldn't do it, but just thought I'd throw this out there . I am not responsible for any trips to the ER or bowel issues, nor have I done any research to see if anyone has actually done it.

Eating the tobacco is very different than smoking it. I can tell you that!

What would be very interesting to try is adding a little bit of tobacco to tea...

4 years isn't too bad, you might break away clean...I smoked for about 25 years, and it took that last 8 years to finally get rid of it..

What really helped for me was the "Ice-Breakers" Sours, I managed to quit for good (after 8 years of trying) by eating those constantly for about 3 months..

Good luck..

Take in one day at a time and set goals for yourself. Talk to friends and ask for help.

good for you darookie! imagine how healthy you will be (physically, mentally, spiritually) when the poisons from cigarettes will not be in your blood, brain, and heart. I have two suggestions:

1. try to focus on the fact that the problem lies in the distance between your hand and your mouth. if you can keep yourself from just putting your hand near your mouth, you will be successful.

2. try taking deep breaths, it will get you lightheaded which is something that may satisfy a certain urge.

best wishes !

Here's what my friend did, and it worked for him, although he wasn't really a HEAVY smoker--only about 5 cigs per day, maybe more if he went out for drinks or something.

He wanted to wean himself off of cigarettes because he couldn't do it cold turkey like I did. Since he only smoked about 5 cigarettes per day, he figured he would do it slowly over r weeks, allowing himself one less cigarette per day each week. The first week he limited himself to 4 cigarettes per day, 3 per day the next week and so on. This gave him a specific date where knew (and he would repeatedly say to himself) that on such and such date I will never smoke another cigarette for the rest of my life. Since he also new exactly how many cigarettes it would take him to wean himself off, he went and bought all of the packs necessary all at the outset and told himself that from this day forth, I will never BUY another pack of cigarettes again for the rest of my life.

I think once you internalize the fact that you will never buy another pack of cigarettes ever again and you will never smoke another cigarette ever again it becomes a lot easier. I was luckily able to just realize those facts right at the outset and quitting cold turkey wasn't too hard for me. In theory, quitting smoking is as easy as never smoking another cigarette ever again. We all know it's harder than that from both a mental and physical standpoint, but really, that's all it is.

I've heard that it only takes 11 days of not having any nicotine to get rid of any physical addiction to cigarettes that you might have. It can take significantly longer to get rid of your mental triggers. Even now, years later, I WANT to have a cigarette when I have a few beers, but I don't because I want to be able to walk up stairs without breathing heavily. And not dying is nice too.

Quitting smoking was one of the toughest things I've ever done, but I did it. And I'm glad to say I haven't touched any form of tobacco for about 10 months. At about the 2-3 month point, it becomes a lot easier. The first few weeks are rough, but once you get past those you only deal with minor cravings from time to time. At 10 months, I can safely say that I very rarely even think about it. And when I do -- it's not an urge, it's just a thought.

Quit cold turkey. It's the ONLY way. Some people say they can ween themselves off of it, but that is pure torture and requires a crapload of willpower for an extended amount of time. When quitting cold turkey, the first 72 hours will be the worst part. And then things just magically get better. You'll still get urges, but nothing quite as intense as those first 3 days.

Some things that help:

1.) Remember why you want to quit smoking. Make your reasons very visible to you -- put up a list of them on the fridge, maybe something in your phone that you'll see everyday. This keeps perspective. I quit because I started really noticing negative effects on my health and had extreme anxiety.
2.) The first three days are tough because of the physical dependency, you just gotta take things on a moment by moment basis. When you get an intense craving, just think to yourself "this will pass in a few moments, all I have to do is last a few moments longer". Cravings don't really last much longer than 1-2 minutes when you don't give them thought. If you continue to think about smoking then the craving can last much longer, so try to keep yourself preoccupied.
3.) Meditation can help a lot. Just close your eyes and become aware of your breath, taking some slow, deep and steady breaths. Really helps to calm you down.
4.) Avoid alcohol for a while. It's really easy to fall back into it again after a night of drinking. I had to avoid alcohol for like 2 months -- and when I finally did drink again I got an urge to smoke just because there has always been an association between alcohol and cigarettes for me. It took a bit of readjustment to learn to drink alcohol without going for a smoke break. Same thing goes for coffee.
5.) Try to avoid stressful situations if at all possible, at least for the first few weeks. They can break you down.
6.) If you are really having a tough time, you might want to look into a supplement called l-tyrosine. Nicotine works on your dopamine receptors (the "reward" pathway) and when you quit smoking these receptors aren't getting triggered as much as they should be. L-tyrosine is the precursor to dopamine, and it's commonly found in tons of different foods. You can buy it in supplement form and use it on a really tough day, it tends to eliminate (or at least curb) the desire for smoking a cigarette.
7.) EXERCISE! Something that gets your heart really pumping. I took up running, it was my saving grace when I first quit. I'd usually get a cig urge right after getting off work and instead of lighting up I would go for a nice long jog. Helps to keep off the extra pounds that will inevitably be put on as well.
8.) Get rid of all tobacco, lighters, papers, cigarette packaging in your home. If you live with other smokers then see if they can smoke their cigarettes out of view, and ask them not to leave their packs out in the open (at least for a while).
9.) You will catch your conscious mind trying to come up with reasons why it would be OK to have "just one more cigarette". Be aware of that thought when it comes up and stomp it out. It's not OK to have just one more. Smoke one more and you will guaranteed become a smoker again. You have to become comfortable with never having a cigarette ever again.

Good luck.. I'm sure you'll do well. If you are quitting for a good reason (i.e. health) then you will make it.

Three days ago I decided to finally quit smoking. Four years of feeding the tobacco industry and ruining my health should be enough. However, quitting is easier said than done - there are moment when I just want to have a smoke (about 3 times a day atm). I currently try to distract myself by doing 50 pushups. While this is certainly good training unfortunately it's not very effective[headshake]. Bubblegum doesn't help either. I already avoid second-hand smoking and after two days of keeping the windows open my domicile doesn't stink anymore. How did you quit smoking? Thanks, Pat.

Try focusing on something else like programming. Whenever you have the urge to smoke get to work! Don't slack off! Seriously, bad habits are sometimes a result of boredom.