Guest guest Posted August 11, 2006 Report Share Posted August 11, 2006 Drink lots of water and fruit juice when the urge hits. I've heard it really helps... It is good to let those know, who have never smoked, how hard it is to quit, so that hopefully it will keep someone from never even trying it. We can turn anything into something that can help us be more sensitive to the struggles and hurts of others. I'm so glad you quit again Donna. My fil, didn't quit until he had a 2nd Heart Attack and then even 8 years later, started up again and would sneak around and smoke occasionally... Blessings wished for your success always in this craving, that it will subside. Judy - Donnalilacflower Friday, August 11, 2006 9:33 PM Chanda and cigarettes I can say cigarettes took the most will power. It's extremely hard to kick. Do you know I quitt for 10 years and fell off the wagon for 3 years and now it's 8 years cigarette free. I had bronchitis all the time and I knew I had to quit but I loved to smoke. I still miss it at times. I don't know if that craving will ever completely go away. Donna PuterWitch <puterwitch wrote: awesome Judy, gonna look for it! hugs, Chanda PS quit smoking what seems like millenniums ago, but one thing still makes me crave it, not alcohol, but coffee, gonna have to give that up, so I figured on the barley but will try this as well. hugs, Chanda - wwjd Friday, August 11, 2006 6:11 PM Re: Re: Soda Pop -- Poison by the Can - Roma Alternative for Coffee Roma is an instant roasted grain hot beverage that is very close to coffee in taste. Even better in my opinion. You can find it health food stores. You just add hot water to it. I bet it tastes similiar to what you are talking about. Judy - PuterWitch Friday, August 11, 2006 4:32 PM Re: Re: Soda Pop -- Poison by the Can you know, if you grind barley in a grinder, then dry fry it in a pan to make it dark brown, then use cheescloth or something comparable in a cup of boiling water with a few tablespoons, dang it tastes like coffee! and it is also great for a funky stomach, like from a virus or hangover, not that I know about the latter, just hear it that's all. right Paul? hugs, Chanda . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 11, 2006 Report Share Posted August 11, 2006 In a message dated 8/11/2006 10:50:11 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, jtwigg writes: It is good to let those know, who have never smoked, how hard it is to quit, who was it that quit not too long ago??? How are you doing? I can't remember the name, but I want to say Brad......sorry not too good with names at 4am. AmyF Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 12, 2006 Report Share Posted August 12, 2006 Donna, this is so true. I quit about 15 years ago - and there's seldom a day that I don't think, " Gee, a cigarette would be so good right now.... " I miss it the very most after meals. Instead of having a cigarette, now I have a second helping. Bad for the figure. Good for the lungs, I guess! LOL Jeanne >>>>>>>>I can say cigarettes took the most will power. It's extremely hard to kick. Do you know I quitt for 10 years and fell off the wagon for 3 years and now it's 8 years cigarette free. I had bronchitis all the time and I knew I had to quit but I loved to smoke. I still miss it at times. I don't know if that craving will ever completely go away. Donna Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 12, 2006 Report Share Posted August 12, 2006 I still reach for one sometimes during my morning coffee. Or when I am reading. And then I realize.....OMG....I don't do that anymore. I think there are things/times that spike that craving. sue ---- Donnalilacflower 08/11/06 22:33:48 Chanda and cigarettes I can say cigarettes took the most will power. It's extremely hard to kick. Do you know I quitt for 10 years and fell off the wagon for 3 years and now it's 8 years cigarette free. I had bronchitis all the time and I knew I had to quit but I loved to smoke. I still miss it at times. I don't know if that craving will ever completely go away. Donna PuterWitch <puterwitch wrote: awesome Judy, gonna look for it! hugs, Chanda PS quit smoking what seems like millenniums ago, but one thing still makes me crave it, not alcohol, but coffee, gonna have to give that up, so I figured on the barley but will try this as well. hugs, Chanda - wwjd Friday, August 11, 2006 6:11 PM Re: Re: Soda Pop -- Poison by the Can - Roma Alternative for Coffee Roma is an instant roasted grain hot beverage that is very close to coffee in taste. Even better in my opinion. You can find it health food stores. You just add hot water to it. I bet it tastes similiar to what you are talking about. Judy - PuterWitch Friday, August 11, 2006 4:32 PM Re: Re: Soda Pop -- Poison by the Can you know, if you grind barley in a grinder, then dry fry it in a pan to make it dark brown, then use cheescloth or something comparable in a cup of boiling water with a few tablespoons, dang it tastes like coffee! and it is also great for a funky stomach, like from a virus or hangover, not that I know about the latter, just hear it that's all. right Paul? hugs, Chanda .. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 12, 2006 Report Share Posted August 12, 2006 It is hard to stay off but I've found I hardly think of them anymore. It's been about 8 years and just every once in a while, twice a year, maybe 3 times, I think having one would be nice. Watching Apocalypse Now always makes me want cigarettes & gin lol. Peace, Diane , BJ <pinemeadows wrote: > > > Donna, this is so true. I quit about 15 years ago - and there's seldom a > day that I don't think, " Gee, a cigarette would be so good right now.... " > I miss it the very most after meals. Instead of having a cigarette, now I > have a second helping. Bad for the figure. Good for the lungs, I guess! LOL > > Jeanne > > >>>>>>>>I can say cigarettes took the most will power. It's extremely hard > to kick. > Do you know I quitt for 10 years and fell off the wagon for 3 years and now > it's > 8 years cigarette free. I had bronchitis all the time and I knew I had to > quit but I loved to smoke. > I still miss it at times. I don't know if that craving will ever completely > go away. > Donna > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 12, 2006 Report Share Posted August 12, 2006 I wasn't on this group, but I quit not too long ago. And I had lots of encouragement from the gals on a South Beach Diet group. Eleven months, four days, 9 hours, 9 minutes and 10 seconds. 13535 cigarettes not smoked, saving $2,368.67. Life saved: 6 weeks, 4 days, 23 hours, 55 minutes. sue ---- akfral 08/12/06 04:21:00 Re: Chanda and cigarettes In a message dated 8/11/2006 10:50:11 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, jtwigg writes: It is good to let those know, who have never smoked, how hard it is to quit, who was it that quit not too long ago??? How are you doing? I can't remember the name, but I want to say Brad......sorry not too good with names at 4am. AmyF Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 12, 2006 Report Share Posted August 12, 2006 Hi, I was a heavy smoker ( 3-packs a day for more years than I want to remember) and I haven't smoked for the last 25 years. But if someone offered me $1,000 to light a cigarette for them, I wouldn't do it. One puff, and I would be back to smoking 3-packs a day. Many heroin addicts have told me that it's harder to quit cigarettes than heroin. Jerry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 12, 2006 Report Share Posted August 12, 2006 Congratulations. That is so neat how you have it all calculated out. It must be a great motivator to see it that way. Judy - Sue Saturday, August 12, 2006 5:09 PM Re: Chanda and cigarettes I wasn't on this group, but I quit not too long ago. And I had lots of encouragement from the gals on a South Beach Diet group. Eleven months, four days, 9 hours, 9 minutes and 10 seconds. 13535 cigarettes not smoked, saving $2,368.67. Life saved: 6 weeks, 4 days, 23 hours, 55 minutes. sue . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 12, 2006 Report Share Posted August 12, 2006 I am not that smart! LOL Its a small program called Silk Quit: http://www.silkquit.org/sqmmiv/Default.aspx sue ---- wwjd 08/12/06 19:50:13 Re: Chanda and cigarettes Congratulations. That is so neat how you have it all calculated out. It must be a great motivator to see it that way. Judy - Sue Saturday, August 12, 2006 5:09 PM Re: Chanda and cigarettes I wasn't on this group, but I quit not too long ago. And I had lots of encouragement from the gals on a South Beach Diet group. Eleven months, four days, 9 hours, 9 minutes and 10 seconds. 13535 cigarettes not smoked, saving $2,368.67. Life saved: 6 weeks, 4 days, 23 hours, 55 minutes. sue ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 12, 2006 Report Share Posted August 12, 2006 Someone that is a great encourager, must of come up with that website. That is great. Judy - Sue Saturday, August 12, 2006 7:26 PM Re: Chanda and cigarettes I am not that smart! LOL Its a small program called Silk Quit: http://www.silkquit.org/sqmmiv/Default.aspx sue ---- wwjd 08/12/06 19:50:13 Re: Chanda and cigarettes Congratulations. That is so neat how you have it all calculated out. It must be a great motivator to see it that way. Judy - Sue Saturday, August 12, 2006 5:09 PM Re: Chanda and cigarettes I wasn't on this group, but I quit not too long ago. And I had lots of encouragement from the gals on a South Beach Diet group. Eleven months, four days, 9 hours, 9 minutes and 10 seconds. 13535 cigarettes not smoked, saving $2,368.67. Life saved: 6 weeks, 4 days, 23 hours, 55 minutes. sue .. [ . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 13, 2006 Report Share Posted August 13, 2006 I managed to stop smoking by breathing. Every time I had a craving for a cigarette I would breathe in for a count of 7, hold for 1 and breathe out for 7, hold for 1 and then breath in again, etc. I found that if I did that about 10 times or so the craving would pass. I figure that the thing I really liked about smoking was that it seemed to make me feel calmer, but my suspicion is that it was actually the deep inhalation that made me feel calm and so the breathing exercise worked well for me as a substitute. Christie , " wwjd " <jtwigg wrote: > > Drink lots of water and fruit juice when the urge hits. I've heard it really helps... It is good to let those know, who have never smoked, how hard it is to quit, so that hopefully it will keep someone from never even trying it. We can turn anything into something that can help us be more sensitive to the struggles and hurts of others. I'm so glad you quit again Donna. My fil, didn't quit until he had a 2nd Heart Attack and then even 8 years later, started up again and would sneak around and smoke occasionally... > > Blessings wished for your success always in this craving, that it will subside. > Judy > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 13, 2006 Report Share Posted August 13, 2006 -Christie, I did exactly the same as you when I quit smoking. I noticed that I couldn't seem to get enough air so I started filling my lungs until and then take another short breath until my lungs seemed to burst. It was almost a " high " sensation. I noticed right away how different even my skin looked with all that oxygen.. Deanna In , " christie_0131 " <christie0131 wrote: > > I managed to stop smoking by breathing. Every time I had a craving > for a cigarette I would breathe in for a count of 7, hold for 1 and > breathe out for 7, hold for 1 and then breath in again, etc. I > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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