health How Can I Quit Smoking?

[mrmaharot]

It has been exactly 3mos kahapon since i stopped smoking. I have been into bumps and grinds along the way. kung iisipin ko parang ang tagal ko nang tumigil hehehe.

 

I've tried quitting several times before, minsan ginawa kong pyramid yung dami ng yosing tinake ko. Sampu sa isang araw,siyam sa sunod,walo... hanggang di na nagyosi. naitigil ko for 2 days.pero nung bumalik ako sa isang yosi break naging dalawang stick na :Didn't work for me. meron pa ung skip ako ng one day para di mg smoke for the first week,2 days sa 2nd week,3 day s for the third wee, hanggang maabot ko ung seventh week na hindi magyosi.pero nung hinanap na naman ng katawan ko dumoble ung dosage ng intake ko

 

Tagal ko nang gusto kong itigil ito kasi ayaw ng gf ko.minsan nga nahihiya na akong halikan siya dahil nga amoy yosi,nagsinungaling din ako na tumigil na ako though alam kong naaamoy din nya na nagyosi din ako.

 

Then isang araw naglunch ako, bangus ang ulam, at sa kamalas malasan natinik ako. my throat got sore for 3days. pero sa tatlong araw n un nagyoyosi parin ako.so i guess nainfect na ung tinik sakin. one day i coughed and brought out a blackish phlegm. mejo nagalala na ako.

 

So i decided to quit totally, it was may 25. First 2 days oks lang,ksi namn may sore throat ako kaya di ko pa ganon hinahanap. 3-4 day mejo ok na sakit ko. damn dun na nagsimula ung craving. every 15mins ata yun hinahanap ko habang nasa work ako. this went on for 2 weeks. for the first week tumataas ung level ng craving then after the 2nd week it subsided, mga once in 3 hours ko nalang kncrave. what i do is i drink a lot of liquid at kumain ng gum. after a month and a half, sinubukan kong uminom ng beer. eh diba ang pakner ng beer maliban sa pulutan ang kaha kahang marlboro? i did that to test my self. luckily, nalampasan ko yon. after 2months mula nung tumigil ako sinubukan ko nang makisalamuha sa mga frends kong nagyoyosi padin sa pantry. hehe di na din ako nglalaway o naiingit sa kanila. para sakin 3 months of non-smoking is alreadya very big goal for me. lalo na im 24 and i started smoking at 16 sa mga di makastop pa, tama ung iba,quit cold turkey. mahirap talaga at matetest ung pagpipigil mo pero to garner positive effects in the future i can say it is worth it. Hindi na po ako inuubo ngayon,i can last longer in bed, i can walk long distances na hindi hinihingal,stamina up by about 50%, no black phlegm. 3 months palang po iyon imagine the benefits when i get to forty or so .

[fruzzy]

its really hard to quit especially pag kasama mong friends eh sunog baga rin. mas lalo na pag nagyaya. "tara yosi tau". i'm progressing na. dati 20 a week now asa 7 a week. medyo umiiwas na rin ako sa mga smoker friends ko hahaha,. all is in the mind ika nga. i dont think body is craving for smoke.

[fookie]

i tried to quit a few times before but the longest i kept away from cigs was just 3 wks. hirap kac accessible. kahit saan meron pede pa tingi.

[burgerpimp]

walang gradual na pag quit. it's either you quit or you don't. ^^

[anatoly]

walang gradual na pag quit. it's either you quit or you don't. ^^

exacto mundo

if you really want to quit, believe me you can do it. obviously the longer you've been smoking the harder it is...but i truly believe that if you really want something you have to sacrifice to reach that goal. so quitting is definitely possible kung gugustuhin mo talaga.

[Lagnonector]

"Gradual reduction of the addictive stimuli"

[hannibal smith]

quit cold turkey and exercise... you will feel the urge to eat more when you quit smoking... you have to exercise... once you feel that you are getting fitter and stronger, the urge to smoke just goes away... however, be warned that the craving to smoke does not go away overnight... i have been smoke free for 2 years now and the urge to smoke, especially after a heavy meal, always says hello... its just a matter of motivating yourself to kick the habit

[tipotipo]

quit cold turkey. tapos iwas muna sa inuman and friends who smoke.

remember also that it is always the "firsts" ang dapat bantayan...

first day

first week

first month

first year

 

helps also if you have a "valid" reason to quit, mine was because of my doc's advise, simple lang sabi niya, "if you don't quit, the next time you have a stroke you die" :-)

its been 1 year and 6 months since i stopped, no stroke after that so far, seems like nothing happened.

[anonymousse]

Willpower lang. I quit cold turkey after smoking for more than 10 years. Of course, my body reacted to the sudden loss of nicotine (I got hives for a few weeks) but eventually I felt better. I regained my taste buds, my stamina improved, and I slept better. Once in a while I still take a puff or two while having a beer, but I can go months without it.

[mark_pogi]

Willpower lang kelangan. :hypocritesmiley:

[Paulmc]

buy expensive cigars.

[ndn]

Just do it. I was once a chain smoker,3 packs a day nauubos ko. But nung magkaanak na ako,itinigil ko na. As in diretso stop,cold turkey talaga. Maganda rin na may inspiration ka to stop,like on my part yung daughter ko. Ayokong magkasakit at mamatay ng maaga. I wanna be always there for her hanggang mkatapos siyang mag-aral at magka-pamilya siya. Kung nakaya ko,so can you.

[crunk]

I don't know if its a good news for the chimney-lads out there, so read and watch:

 

 

http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/video/nation/08/10/10/p7-cigarette-doh-says-its-possible

[julian094]

start running and participate in races.

[luvsex]

mind over matter

 

Ha! That's easier said than done!

 

On saying that, though, I did quit - with the help of an electronic cigarette.

 

I'd been smoking for decades, and especially when I'm at work in front of my computer I would smoke AT LEAST 2 PACKS A DAY. My work being very mentally taxing, cigarettes provided my hands with something to do while I was thinking. It became a habit that eventually led me to chainsmoking level.

 

I saw somebody selling e-cigs at the Karl Edwards bazaar last Christmas and took the plunge. With the e-cig, in ONE week I stopped smoking. These days, I only use the e-cig once in a while (like once every two weeks). I don't crave for it; neither do I miss it. The best part is, my family is happy because I've stopped smoking, I save a lot (I used to buy 1 to 2 reams a week!), and I feel much healthier.

 

On the e-cig, later on I realized that there were variants and brands that were better than what I had bought. If you're planning to buy one, do your research before you buy.

 

Please note that I don't sell these e-cigs and I don't get paid to endorse them the way I'm doing in this post. I just want to share a solution for long-time smokers like me who want to quit but find it difficult to do so.