I must say
that this giving up smoking lark is a lot easier than people make out. Do I get a croissant?

What have you found easy that you were led to believe was incredibly hard? Zero points for 'your mum', although to be fair mine wouldn't put up much of a fight, being dead and all.
( Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics., Fri 9 Apr 2010, 17:32, 37 replies, latest was 16 years ago)

I agree
smoking was pretty easy. Now wanking, thats much harder to stop...
(kitescreech still here, Fri 9 Apr 2010, 17:34, Reply)

I only ever tried to give up once
I used the nicotine patches - fuck me they were mad. Nighmares every night.

I switched to rolling my own and now just smoke about 4 or 5 a day, each one is lovely.

When did you last smoke?
( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Fri 9 Apr 2010, 17:34, Reply)

Sunday night.
I've gone cold turkey and I have to say I don't feel like shit.
( Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics., Fri 9 Apr 2010, 17:36, Reply)

Well done.
What is your motivating factor in this? Because you do realise you won't look 'dead hard' without a tab, and the women won't find you as attractive unless you smell all smokey.
( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Fri 9 Apr 2010, 17:38, Reply)

Partly the cost
but mostly medical. I've been diagnosed with obstructive sleep apnea, and smoking can be a contributing factor. I don't much fancy the idea of potentially going to sleep and not waking up, so the fags are out, as is the booze through the week to help get some weight off. Not that I'm a massive bloater or anything, mind, but I could do with getting at least a stone off, particularly as it will help the sleep apnea.
( Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics., Fri 9 Apr 2010, 17:46, Reply)

Sunday night?
You have a loooong way to go before you can say that this giving up smoking lark is a lot easier than people make out...

All the best with it, of course.
( enoughblueskyforsailorstrousers, Fri 9 Apr 2010, 20:39, Reply)

Ta.
Thing is I've had no cravings, no temper, no withdrawal symptoms, nothing.

The health aspect is the driving force, followed by the money saved. I'm beginning to think that smoking was a habit rather than an addiction.
( Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics., Fri 9 Apr 2010, 22:04, Reply)

I guess people having varying levels of difficulty with it - it took me about 18 months before I stopped thinking about having a cigarette 20+ times a day. I found it particularly hard at about 3 weeks, and again at about 3 months. Friends have reported similar timings, usually accompanied with the dangerous feeling of 'I've beaten these, just one wont hurt'.

I've been off them for 2.5 years now and I still feel like one every now and again but its a fleeting desire and not something I have to fight. That said, I haven't had any major periods of upheaval in my life during that time either, and I'm painfully aware it would be quite easy to slide back into smoking.

I had many failed attempts at quitting before finally making it. Patches helped me, most definitely. I found I didn't necessarily feel better for quitting - it was more a case of how much worse I would have felt if I kept smoking.

I'd like to say good luck, but lucks got nothing to do with it - you just have to resist the temptation to light the bastards, one urge at a time.
( enoughblueskyforsailorstrousers, Fri 9 Apr 2010, 22:25, Reply)

Good stuff DG
Now you can save the money and buy shiny things instead.

I tried to give up Irn-Bru once. Excruciating sore heads and feeling awful meant I soon went back to drinking loads again.
(PenguinOfDeath is Scottish, and most likely angry, Fri 9 Apr 2010, 17:38, Reply)

What is this 'giving up', of which you speak?
Giving up is for quitters.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Fri 9 Apr 2010, 17:44, Reply)

Have you gotten well and truly trousered yet?

(TheColonel, Fri 9 Apr 2010, 17:46, Reply)

Yep.
And the urge to spark one up hasn't hit me.
( Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics., Fri 9 Apr 2010, 17:47, Reply)

I managed two nights out, after the second I had one drag and it tasted disgusting.
A week later I started smoking again. Can't remember why.

Do many of your friends smoke?
(TheColonel, Fri 9 Apr 2010, 17:50, Reply)

Not really, no.
The missus does but not in the house. And she smokes Marlboro reds, which are utterly vile so i'm not likely to nick one off her.

The test might be if I'm out at a pub, I guess.
( Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics., Fri 9 Apr 2010, 17:53, Reply)

Ah well, best of luck mate.
Congrats on the promotion by the way, you jammy cunt.
I had money on you going into complete meltdown this season.
(TheColonel, Fri 9 Apr 2010, 17:56, Reply)

I think no one is more surprised about that
than the Geordie faithful, to be honest. Everyone was expecting the team to do a Leeds.
( Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics., Fri 9 Apr 2010, 17:57, Reply)

expecting hoping

EDIT: Just pretend that makes sense.
(TheColonel, Fri 9 Apr 2010, 18:05, Reply)

Instead Middlesbrough imploded, didn't see that coming
I'm looking forward to at least 4 Midland teams in the Prem next season, possibly 5 if Nottingham Forest or Leicester win the playoffs. Woo!
( The Light in Chains don't touch the Pope's boner, Fri 9 Apr 2010, 20:38, Reply)

I just learnt a valuable lesson
if you skip round the house spraying airfreshener in front of you, you get a mouthful of airfreshner. Pther!
( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Fri 9 Apr 2010, 18:06, Reply)

Monogamy.

( crackhouseceilidhband Fuck off back to Mumsnet, Fri 9 Apr 2010, 19:06, Reply)

Aw, well that can't be hard with the lovely Catface :o)

( Tourette's ( . )( . ) has a monkey hair in her fried egg, Fri 9 Apr 2010, 19:08, Reply)

It's certainly not hard when Catface is involved.

(Bazongaloid, Fri 9 Apr 2010, 19:10, Reply)

Lies
We all know you get off thinking about him.
(PenguinOfDeath is Scottish, and most likely angry, Fri 9 Apr 2010, 19:18, Reply)

I think I'm going to be sick.

( Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics., Fri 9 Apr 2010, 19:09, Reply)

Did you have a nice anniversery?

(Bazongaloid, Fri 9 Apr 2010, 19:11, Reply)

Yes, thanks
We had food and wine and did the sex.

The last bit got us chucked out of the restaurant, though. Sad times.
( Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics., Fri 9 Apr 2010, 19:18, Reply)

You shouldn't have wiped your cock on the table cloth.
It's unhygenic.
( crackhouseceilidhband Fuck off back to Mumsnet, Fri 9 Apr 2010, 19:57, Reply)

I know.
That tablecloth was FILTHY. I've probably got pizza AIDS now.
( Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics., Fri 9 Apr 2010, 20:02, Reply)

Careful, pizza AIDS looks identical to pepperoni

( Boss Keloid Got your mother's maiden name tattooed on my arm, Fri 9 Apr 2010, 20:05, Reply)

I posted this on Chompy's joke thread the other day:
A French man, an Italian and a Geordie are bragging about their skills in the sack.

French man says, "Sacre bleu, when I take my beautiful wife dans la chambre, I kees her in all her special places teel she can take no more - then when I geev her orgasm she eez 10 centimetres from ze bed."

Italian says, "!Que cosa, that eez nathing! My woman - she can't get enough of me. You see. I take-a-ma time, caress her in the secret parts..... When she reach orgasm, she leap 30 centimetres from the bed."

Geordie goes, "Heh heh, that's nowt man! Ah gi' wor lass a reyt good skuddin', she murns ah bit like ye knaa. Then Ah howk aal awer 'er chebs, wipe me cock on the cortains 'n' she hits the fookin roof!"
( Tourette's ( . )( . ) has a monkey hair in her fried egg, Fri 9 Apr 2010, 20:18, Reply)

Haha
You told me that one on Saturday!
( Boss Keloid Got your mother's maiden name tattooed on my arm, Fri 9 Apr 2010, 20:29, Reply)

hahahahaha

( Lisette von Falcon, Fri 9 Apr 2010, 20:34, Reply)

falling asleep in a loud garage
I'm managing quite well today *yawwwns*
( Lisette von Falcon, Fri 9 Apr 2010, 19:16, Reply)

I told everyone it was easy
That meant I had to stick to it or get the piss taken for the rest of eternity. In reality I think it took about a week to 10 days for me to stop wanting one.

Edit: 8-year-olds, obviously.
( The Light in Chains don't touch the Pope's boner, Fri 9 Apr 2010, 20:36, Reply)

I'm on the patches atm
The sleep is fucking awful but I saved enough to buy a shiny Rotary chronograph. If I could give up the booze I'd be a happy man but I've got a better chance of winning the lottery.
(SpunkyMcSpunkbubble Diddled your nubbin on, Fri 9 Apr 2010, 21:55, Reply)

I gave up the cigarettes last June
The first week gave me an evil temper and a bad case of nervous energy, but after that I've been fine.

Iron manning it is the way forward.

I've got to say though, I don't really feel any better for it. Obviously there are some benefits, I smell better and I'm probably going to see the other side of my 60th birthday now, but I can't say I actually feel any healthier than I did before.
( Kroney, Sat 10 Apr 2010, 6:43, Reply)

gave up smoking 4 years ago, easy as fuck.
you only need to actually want to stop is all.
ACTUALLY WANT TO, that is.
( blaireau69 , the Cumbrian Travis Bickle., Sat 10 Apr 2010, 14:17, Reply)