Thu, Mar-29-07, 22:33
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Originally Posted by Ptrcmcc6
I would really like to quit smoking but my willpower always seems to get the best of me. I would love to hear from all of you former smokers as to what you did or any special techniques you used to become smoke-free. Of course, I am low carbing so replacing a smoke with say a mint or something is out of the question.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Patty
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Patty,
I quit cold turkey after 20 years of smoking ( one thing I wish I never did in my life), and this is what I can suggest. First, tapper it off: you want to smoke after a meal, when you stressed, and in certain circumstances: bored, sitting in traffic, being on the phone, so called out of habbit.
So, try to wait, tell yourself, I will smoke after an hours, then wait another hour, etc. Stay away from coffee and alcohol, it makes it harder at the beginning. Distruct yourself: get a glass of water, browse the net, talk to someone. Also, make a deal not to smoke in your place and in your car, and only outside. This will assure that you will smoke less, you won't take a break every hour at work to go outside to smoke . The once you are down to 3-4 cigs a day, just stop it, cold turkey, it won't be a problem, I did it. I don't use any NRP, I think one can quit without it, just take some time. Now, it is been almost 10 years, and I can't stand when ppl smoke around me now .
HTH
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