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[nsd_user663_14721]

Just wanted to check in and say hi. Im on day 2 and this is my 8,478,973rd time of giving up (and the last). Good luck to all and well done for giving it a go.

Runner

[nsd_user663_3117]

All the best to you Runner!

I'm on what I hope is my last quit too! How are you quitting?

Good luck and here's to the final quit for us all!

Jane

[nsd_user663_14721]

Mixture of gums (when im desperate) and cold turkey the rest of the time. Ive done periods of 6 and 11 weeks so far this year but can't quite manage the full slog. My problem is i forget the reasons I have given up in the first place. Hopefully this forum will keep reminding me!

Looks like we are in synch so you help me, I'll help you

All the best

[nsd_user663_7469]

Hi Runner, welcome to the forum and I hope that we can get you past your longest quit time, judging by your user name I suppose you are into exercise and therefore will not be doing it for much longer if you continue to smoke??? surely the two don’t go together that well, yes I know someone will come on and say my Granddad ran till he was 96 and smoked all the while, mmm that’s great but not many can as their lungs still get damaged by the smoke no matter how fit you think you are and athletes can still get the big C even though they stay in training.

So this quit every time you think of smoking again read your threads and posts and also read everyone else’s and you will see why we are all quitting and staying quit.

What more can I say but good luck and I really hope you manage to stay lifelong quit this time.

[nsd_user663_14721]

Hi - Jamangi

Yes I am in to long distance running, football, squash etc etc. I have previously convinced myself that I can do both but they really dont go together. Thanks for the words of advice. Have you quit since xmas 2009? If so, well done, thats great. Do you still get cravings? What stops you from giving in to them, especially with a beer in your hand!

[nsd_user663_7469]

Well that answers my question because as a long distance runner you will not be winning many races as most of them will be none smokers am I right ??? Also the other sports which you enjoy will soon have to go on the back burner because your breath will be leaving you before your legs wear out.

I quit Christmas day because I had a cold but I decided to stay quit because you only get one life and we want be allowed back to have another go because smoking ended this one early.

I did find that the first few months were not too bad and then I reached a certain stage (want tell you or I might plant it in your mind to get to the same point and struggle LOL) but that also passed and now I choose not to smoke, it’s not so bad as I only spent about an hour per day smoking so it wasn’t too hard to find something else to do for one hour a day, and yes the craves do go and there comes a time when you don’t think about it or very rarely, stay strong use the forum and always ask for help if you need it, we have all been there and will probably be there again.