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I think it's about time I quit. I can go days without smoking if I don't go out, but once I am in a bar/with friends/have a drink in my hand, then I smoke. Binge smoking really.

I saw a photo of myself that was taken on Friday and I look fat in that, so I reckon it's time to take myself seriously in hand next week. (I'd be crazy to try before new year and the company annual dinner early Jan.)

Be warned. I am going to be even grumpier than usual...

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yes it is on my mind too, husband is packing in as well, and I am back on the diet big time in January :)

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That's three of us and I think Tariq is too. The more the less miserable?

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I suppose we should try, T can do it he has done it before

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But he lapsed...

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as will we no doubt :)

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Nooooo. You can't think like that. Counter-productive! :p

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COLD TURKEY!!! The only effective way, suck it up, use willpower. Trust in yourself! :thumbsup:

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I quit 2.5 years ago but it was planned.

What worked for me was to pick an event 3 or 4 months ahead. I told myself that after this event, I would quit. The event (party) happened and the following morning, I threw a full packet in the bin. Craved a fag for a couple of days, but was coping ok.

About 10 days later, I was ready to start killing people, so I went around the office and found out who had the strongest fags available. Took one, lit up, chucked up, felt like I was going to pass out! Did the trick for me and every time I have a craving now, I remember the last fag I smoked. Kills the craving instantly.

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Whatever works for you:thumbup: I however always smoked the strongest source I could find... Unfiltered Pall Mall, Cigars.. always inhaled.. Cold turkey was my answer. One week of hell, one week of misery, several weeks of WTF is missing. 4 years ago:thumbsup:

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Agree.. Read the Alan Carr book in Uk just before flying back here after a summer visit home... Got to airport and threw my fags in bin just before I got on plane ... 6 years ago and no desire to ever smoke again...

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What does he say then?

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I found it typical american self help nonsense. Read book, smoked a fag.

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Simply put he breaks down the addiction into individual addictions / points and then either dispels them or provides guidance on how to delay with them.

Its not a huge book, not gory or scaremongering and he even tells you to carry on smoking whilst you read it....

Horses for courses but it worked for me and a few people I recommended it to.

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May help your self esteem if you quit calling them fags;)