How to stop smoking?

[anachanel]

I started smoking in highschool - 2 year college then stopped for a good 3 years, smoked again, then stopped for 3 years then I'm back now for around 8 months already.

Previously, what made me stop is getting serious with exercise (gym, boxing, running, etc) but ow even after exercise i really feel the need to smoke. Considering the ecigaretes thing nalang tuloy.

[aquacharly]

The people I know who have successfully stopped smoking are those who did it cold-turkey.
Per my allergy doc, pag sinabihan daw ang  patient: You have lung cancer.  -- titigil daw yan agad.

My hubby has tried the patch, meds, gradual tapering off --  ha! 2 packs a day pa rin today.  Dati, 3 packs -- kasi puede pa smoke in the house. 

[twelvth_goddess]

I gave up smoking successfully when I started taking [textspeak!] pills. I just stopped. That was coming from a pack a day lifestyle.

You really need to want to stop. Kase with me non, kahit we would go out to party or go to the beach, hinde na talaga ko na-tempt.

[monbla]

around 5 weeks smoke-free here after 4 years of 6-10 or more sticks a day.

Cold turkey lang talaga ang effective. Cold turkey plus getting out of your daily routine. Lucky for me, naka long leave ako ngayon. Nawala yung swipe-yosi-work-yosi-kain-yosi-work-yosi... routine ko.

Psyched myself na sa una lang mahirap. Consciously ko talaga pinigilan yung sarili ko. After 4 weeks hindi ko na talaga naiisip na 9 o'clock or 3 o'clock habit na, or ang sarap magyosi kapag busog. Nawala na siya sa routine ko.

Hopefully, di na bumalik ang habit! Iba ang paghinga kapag yosi-free.

[Raish]

I haven't touched a cigarette in 2 years and I am quite proud. When I got pregnant all I can think of is I need to do everything to make sure my baby is healthy. I breastfed after. That motivation was enough for me to not smoke agin.

[shineadet]

read the book of allen carr entitled easy way to stop smoking. im a smoker for 13 years. 20 a day. several attempts of quitting. thought of smoking until i die. smoke-free for 6 days now. i just did it after reading the book. it wasnt hard.  i actually havent finished reading the book when i decided to stop.

[anachanel]

I agree with the cold turkey method - that was how i stopped for years din. ngayon lag though that i have work na, medyo mas mahirap talikuran. pag stressed it's either i eat or yosi so syempre yosi nalang kasi mas mura (and less calories) haha.

I came from the gym today, circuit workout super kapagod pero hala before gym 2 sticks then after 2 sticks ulit.

Pero honestly medyo wala pa ko sa mood tumigil now, kasi sobrang convenient niya for me. hopefully soon i get to kick this terrible habit again.

[monbla]

True.. ang hirap talaga kung convenient.

Cold turkey works when you have a really really good reason to quit (pregnancy, sickness). And you have something to fill the void (new hobby, work--not stress, babies). Ayun ang joke before sa amin, if you want to quit smoking, get pregnant. Haha.

I'm still smoke free since Oct 9! Minsan napapanaginipan ko na I got back into the habit and then I felt disappointed with myself... Super relieved palagi pag nalaman ko na panaginip lang.

[charmedwitch776]

I started smoking when I was 17 and I was heavy smoker talaga as in I can smoke 5 packs a day (imagine kaya ko umubos ng 1 pack sa isang upuan pag stress) then nagstop lang ako when I got pregnant (age 27) tapos bumalik uli pero unti unti humina na ako and right now  2 to 3 sticks a day nalang at minsan totally wala talaga.

what makes me smoke? environment, stress and diet (sorry it's wrong pero nawawalan ako gana kumain pag nakayosi).

ang hirap tumigil pag me nakikita ka around who's smoking promise.

[anachanel]

I'm trying out a new "method" today due to the sintax issue:

I buy my cigs at 200 / pack, the actual cost (40) is for the cigs then the rest goes to savings. 
Hopefully i get to cut down and save a lot

[wifeynikawin]

from 1 pack a day to 2 sticks at night... haay sana ma eliminate ko na yung longing ko for cigarette

[leannael]

Mind over matter = easier said than done

[shineadet]

there's no such thing as just one cigarette!

[anachanel]

Yosi over Mcdo seems "healthier" kasi ;p but still trying! How are you girls holding up?

[monbla]

Still smokefree here. About 6 weeks.

Not home-free until I achieve at least a 1 year, i think. 

[shineadet]

dont feel deprived when you dont smoke, feel light, pleasant, glad and/or pleased instead.

[monbla]

I agree. I just focus on how easy breathing has been since I stopped smoking.

[Amina777]

I've been quitting like 4 or 5 years.
Until then, I used to smoke 2 packs a day and I've been smoking from when I was at 15 years old.
How I quit  successfully is only the word what ma ex-bf said.
My ex wanted  me to quit smoking several times and I just kept saying like "yah right, I will.."
But when he came to ma room he found my cigarette and he sighed　for it.
And said, " I knew it. I was sure that you definitely can't quit."
Then I quit. Because I couldn't tolerate that people who decide about myself.

This is my case but I think it's all up to one's will.
There is no need to have pill or pay money to quit.
Don't have to waste

[wifeynikawin]

Update: over a week nang wala haay san tuloy tuloy na ito AJA!

[loball]

Sa mga kakilala ko, quitting cold turkey ang pinaka-effective sis.