Reply to: Quitting Smoking

[wim121]

So, if you get to 75, and are in good health, will you take up smoking again?

That's my plan.

Why not just smoke now and enjoy yourself. Nothing like a smooth satisfying smoke while you watch the tits in the garden.

Jeanne Calment, the oldest woman in the world, smoked until she was about 115 years old or so.

Smoking in your later years is also excellent in the treatment of dystrophies like MS, dementia as well as many other conditions and beneficial to everyones mental health.








Not aimed at you KP, but I didnt want to upset others that posted a while back things like "my relative died of smoking", but that is pure and utter claptrap.

Smoking does not kill you. Smoking is a scapegoat used in medical fields. For example, the OH was underweight when she was born and the nurses said to her mother "you shouldnt have smoked" but the thing is, her mother was a devout catholic that never smoked at all or drunk any alcohol. No doctor can look at someones health and instantly ascribe a condition to just one factor in their lifestyle, utter nonsense.

It is your lifestyle that kills you as well as the environment around you, a cumulation of factors. If you abuse your body beyond moderation, expect an early death.

[mudskipper]

So, if you get to 75, and are in good health, will you take up smoking again?

That's my plan.

[wim121]

I gave up 22nd Dec 1989. I still miss it.

Surprised you have stayed off them then.

Most people don't quit unless they actually want to.



I think it is pointless quitting. It is a enjoyable habit with numerous health benefits. A whole truckload healthier than drinking.

[Old Greg]

Good man.....

Have a smoke to celebrate!

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[Gonzo]

1 whole year now and 6 months since I cut out the nicotine mints

[original PM]

Good man.....

Have a smoke to celebrate!

[Spacecadet]

1 whole year now and 6 months since I cut out the nicotine mints

[NickFitz]

6 months!

New personal best

Nice one!

[BrilloPad]

I gave up 22nd Dec 1989. I still miss it.

[conned tractor]

6 months!

New personal best

Congratulations. You've broken the back of it now.

3.75 years for me now, but I was forced to stop - sort of.

Still craved one though for a long, long time. Still get the occasional pang if I'm around smokers.

[Scrag Meister]

6 months!

New personal best

I've just managed 2.5 hours but can feel myself giving in in the next 10 mins.

[Spacecadet]

6 months!

New personal best

[DS23]

Coming up to 3 years now. Not tempted at all. Ban in public places was a good thing. Now if my mates go out for a fag all I feel is sorry for them followed by a slight sense of disgust at the smell when they come back in.

the after-sex smell puts you off your pint and pie?

[geoff from contracta IOM]

Good luck! are you using anything?

Only the Alan Carr book but it does seem much easier than expected this time to " reprogramme " 20 years of smoking, perhaps i'm just ready to stop now and get some energy back.

[Spacecadet]

Coming up to 3 years now. Not tempted at all. Ban in public places was a good thing. Now if my mates go out for a fag all I feel is sorry for them followed by a slight sense of disgust at the smell when they come back in.

I still go out with the smokers... but thats partly cause I'm getting old and need to escape from the noise.