Day 22, had my first major smoke craving 20 minutes ago after a kebab, but resisted it.
Honestly its easy and this is the first time I have tried to stop in 23 years.
mad max
Eat's Sleep's craic
Gender: Location: Co Galway Age: 99 Posts: 5550 Registered: 04 / 2013 My Motorhome: Base Vehicle:
Day 22, had my first major smoke craving 20 minutes ago after a kebab, but resisted it.
Honestly its easy and this is the first time I have tried to stop in 23 years.
Paul,
You are doing fantastic, keep up the good work, you will be running marathons next!!!
Dee
digger
Eat's Sleep's craic
Gender: Location: bangor Age: 69 Posts: 1546 Registered: 09 / 2011 My Motorhome: Mirage 6000 Base Vehicle:
Was four years of the weed in October 2017 but still on the e-cig until 12th October 2017. Smoked my last e-cig liquid the night before we went to Spain for a holiday. Not touched it since.
Still get the odd craving but they are getting less and less and only last for a few seconds.
I was on zero nicotine on the e-cig for a few months before stopping completely, so knew it was mainly habit.
thepilote
Love's the Craic
Gender: n/a Age: 68 Posts: 164 Registered: 10 / 2014 My Motorhome: PILOTE REFERENCE Base Vehicle: DUCATO
Off the weed now for almost 9 years. No regrets.Was a very heavy smoker. The money I saved paid for a Carribbean cruise(which is not expensive as you would think). For the first couple of months I bought something for myself regularly and said it was savings from the weed.Anyone off them well done,anyone trying keep it up you will get there.
ntg
Eat's Sleep's craic
Gender: Location: Portglenone. Co Antrim Age: 25 Posts: 3858 Registered: 04 / 2012 My Motorhome: Autotrail Base Vehicle: Comanche
I really hate to see children coming out of schools and lighting their fags knowing fine well that in later years most of them will be battling to stop the very same habit.
Thorn123
Eat's Sleep's craic
Gender: Location: Laois Age: 49 Posts: 2589 Registered: 07 / 2016 My Motorhome: Chasson flash 03 Base Vehicle: Ford transit 2.2
I have taken a break from smoking since last November. Saving about €350 per month.
The odd day in work, I could have a few but that stays in work.
Currently I use an e cig which started at 18 mg but now I'm down to 3 mg.
A fellow craicer advised me at the Halloween meet, as to take a break from smoking, instead of giving up. So far it's holding true for me.
Malcolm
mad max
Eat's Sleep's craic
Gender: Location: Co Galway Age: 99 Posts: 5550 Registered: 04 / 2013 My Motorhome: Base Vehicle:
Well done Malcolm, you will soon notice the health benefits , your Sence of smell returns gradually. Don't know if that's a good thing or not. Keep going.
fork
Craic Addict
Gender: Location: co kerry Posts: 360 Registered: 06 / 2014 My Motorhome: Dethleffs Globetrotter Base Vehicle:
I'm off them about 7 years and tried everything but my heart was never really in it even though I had directly related cancer twice.
I found the Nicorette inhalator to be great and used it for about 4 months and then got too mean to buy it
I think it is better than ecigs because it does not look as "normal" as an ecig so you are using it like a medicine rather than ecigs which I see people using as all the time and also mixing cigarettes with them.
^^^^^^^
I hope the above makes sense
The other thing I would say is don't try on a usual day such as ash Wednesday or new year because you are putting yourself under pressure needlessly.pick your own day
denboye
Craic Addict
Gender: Location: Bangor Age: 78 Posts: 313 Registered: 07 / 2012 My Motorhome: Globecar Campscout Base Vehicle: Fiat Ducato 150 bhp
Been off the dreaded weed 10 years, must admit I did enjoy them but a little medical problem prompted me to pack it in. From memory I recall always having money in my pocket this lasted about 3 months when I bought a M/H, enough said.One encouragement I sometimes get and find it invaluable is the smell of a smoker, to think I was like that, it makes me glad I stopped. I would encourage anyone to give up for health/ financial and social reasons
doron
Love's the Craic
Gender: n/a Age: 70 Posts: 197 Registered: 06 / 2017 My Motorhome: Base Vehicle:
Having never smoked I can’t understand why someone would grow a plant, harvest It, dry it , chop it up, roll it into a piece of paper, set fire to it and then suck the smoke and fumes into their lungs. My dad was a 40 -60 a day smoker until he took his first heart attack. The doctor told him to stop or it would kill him. He had tried many times to stop but always went back on them. The doctors advice worked and he stopped immediately. For a long time he hid a packet of 10 and a box of matches under the seat of his car just in case. To his credit he never touched them and having talked to smokers I realise how hard this must have been for him. So keep it up Chevy
ntg
Eat's Sleep's craic
Gender: Location: Portglenone. Co Antrim Age: 25 Posts: 3858 Registered: 04 / 2012 My Motorhome: Autotrail Base Vehicle: Comanche
I suppose a smoker could say the same thing about a drinker,why would you want to drink alcohol wake up next morning with a hang over. At least you will not do this every day is my answer and hopefully I will not smell like a peat factory.
Ally
Founder
Gender: Location: Muckamore, Antrim Age: 56 Homepage:motorhomecraic.com Posts: 32856 Registered: 08 / 2011 My Motorhome: Lunar Roadstar 780 Base Vehicle: Fiat 2.8 JTD
Still on the e cig over 3 1/2 years later. Using 6mg nicotene. Took a drag of a cigarette Christmas 3 years ago and it was disgusting. I believe I will never smoke again. Probably about 2 - 3 times a year on stressful days I wish I could have more nicotene but not a cigarette, but it will soon be time to get rid of the crutch which is the e cig.
ROBANDSUE
Nidge
Gender: Location: dublin north Age: 68 Posts: 2339 Registered: 08 / 2016 My Motorhome: Hymer 572 Base Vehicle: FORD TRANSIT 2009
John, I stopped 1 month ago, and as usual, i feel great.
I regularly try, and always go cold turkey.
There is an app you can download called Easyquit Stop smoking thats i am finding is a great help.
So far for the month i have saved 235 euro, said no to 391 cigs, and have a lot of helath functions in the positive.
I also believe in positive reinforcement, ( telling yourself the drunker you get, the less you want to smoke), works for me so far.
Best of luck with it
doron
Love's the Craic
Gender: n/a Age: 70 Posts: 197 Registered: 06 / 2017 My Motorhome: Base Vehicle:
Ok thats it for me, on my last pack of cigs n going cold turkey.(I have some left over from Christmas)
Ive told the fishing waggon if I can stop smoking then it should too lol.
doron
Love's the Craic
Gender: n/a Age: 70 Posts: 197 Registered: 06 / 2017 My Motorhome: Base Vehicle:
Was off them 20 years n started again at Logues last Nov. Smoked my last one tonight at 10pm.
No more smelling like an ashtray, and more fuel for the camper.
mad max
Eat's Sleep's craic
Gender: Location: Co Galway Age: 99 Posts: 5550 Registered: 04 / 2013 My Motorhome: Base Vehicle:
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