Breightmet Boy Posted July 23, 2013 Share Posted July 23, 2013 Had a e-cig, shite and gave it away. I've worked out I can smoke 20 a day. Lambert & Butler are £7.45p a packet = £2,652.20p a year. That's it, I'm packing in for good, I've got twelve left and after the last one that's it. Anybody else fancy packing in and no telling lies, see who's got the most willpower? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter fatolive Posted July 23, 2013 Site Supporter Share Posted July 23, 2013 I'm on 14 months without now, and for all the nicorettes/patches I tried before with no success, this attempt was based due to similar figures you just posted and served as inspiration to keep going, nopatches no e cig just stopped and counted the money on this http://smokefree.nhs.uk/quit-tools/calculate-the-cost/ and calculated the health benefits day by day with this http://whyquit.com/whyquit/a_benefits_time_table.html each one of them was a target coupled with the money saved in a tin and before i knew it I'd done two week and had a few quid spare it's fucking hard at first but you just need to steel yourself to it if you're serious good luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomski Posted July 23, 2013 Share Posted July 23, 2013 I'll have another go BB. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EyesRight Posted July 23, 2013 Share Posted July 23, 2013 I'll have another go BB. Do you want me to calculate yours in new pink shirts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomski Posted July 23, 2013 Share Posted July 23, 2013 Do you want me to calculate yours in new pink shirts?Yes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bolty58 Posted July 24, 2013 Members Share Posted July 24, 2013 Cold turkey. Every fucker I know who has managed to quit has been this way. Best of luck BB. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
little whitt Posted July 24, 2013 Share Posted July 24, 2013 Had a e-cig, shite and gave it away. I've worked out I can smoke 20 a day. Lambert & Butler are £7.45p a packet = £2,652.20p a year. That's it, I'm packing in for good, I've got twelve left and after the last one that's it. Anybody else fancy packing in and no telling lies, see who's got the most willpower? £7.45 x 365 =£2719.25 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bgoefc Posted July 24, 2013 Share Posted July 24, 2013 Good luck. Done it several times over the last 40 years. Longest period I ever smoked was only 3 years though. Tis all willpower in the end, same as dieting, laying off the booze or getting back into shape. If you want it enough you will do it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kent_white Posted July 24, 2013 Share Posted July 24, 2013 Cold turkey. Every fucker I know who has managed to quit has been this way. Best of luck BB. That's how I did it after many failed attempts. It sounds daft but the best advice I can offer is to enjoy it. Get a buzz out of the fact that you're getting healthier everyday and know that the withdrawals are temporary. They're nowhere near as bad as people make out once you've got your head around how they work. In fact, they're so negligible that they don't even wake you up when you're asleep. Go for it, best of luck and it will literally be the best decision around your own future health you have ever made! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andydee Posted July 24, 2013 Share Posted July 24, 2013 Good luck BB, if your head is in the right frame of mind that's more than half the battle. I went cold turkey, first time I went 9 years then stupidly started again, coming up to 4 years this October. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burndens Bogs Posted July 24, 2013 Share Posted July 24, 2013 £7.45 x 365 =£2719.25I never had LW down as a mathematical genius! :-) I'm sure I read somewhere, that stats "prove" that you are less likely to succeed quitting smoking without some type of nicotine replacement therapy. I used the E cigs and they worked for me, 21 months without a cigarette now - piece of piss. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DazBob Posted July 24, 2013 Share Posted July 24, 2013 I'm still on the e-cigs but still smook a few real cigs when I'm out on the lash. I've turned a £200 per month habit into a £70 habit. I also feel a lot healthier and don't cough at all in a morning. I'm happy with that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter MickyD Posted July 24, 2013 Site Supporter Share Posted July 24, 2013 6 years 8 months. Patches at first but I'm convinced it's more to do with mindset that nicotine coursing through your veins I still have moments where I could kill for a ciggie but always temper that with the thought that I've wasted 6 years and besides, I ain't going into a shop paying 6 or 7 quid on 20 cigs. . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
little whitt Posted July 24, 2013 Share Posted July 24, 2013 I never had LW down as a mathematical genius! :-) I'm sure I read somewhere, that stats "prove" that you are less likely to succeed quitting smoking without some type of nicotine replacement therapy. I used the E cigs and they worked for me, 21 months without a cigarette now - piece of piss. just cant spell got a O level in maths and one in geography Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not in Crawley Posted July 24, 2013 Share Posted July 24, 2013 I'd love to, really want to try this year. Kent is right, just need the willpower. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kent_white Posted July 24, 2013 Share Posted July 24, 2013 I never had LW down as a mathematical genius! :-) I'm sure I read somewhere, that stats "prove" that you are less likely to succeed quitting smoking without some type of nicotine replacement therapy. I used the E cigs and they worked for me, 21 months without a cigarette now - piece of piss. That's not true. You are more likely to successfully remain nicotine free at 24 months by cold turkey than by any other method. I know that because I work for the NHS and part of my job is smoking cessation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MalcolmW Posted July 24, 2013 Share Posted July 24, 2013 I never had LW down as a mathematical genius! :-) He instantly realised that an odd number of days multiplied by an odd amount of pence had to give odd pence answer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Wanderer Posted July 24, 2013 Share Posted July 24, 2013 Had a e-cig, shite and gave it away. I've worked out I can smoke 20 a day. Lambert & Butler are £7.45p a packet = £2,652.20p a year. That's it, I'm packing in for good, I've got twelve left and after the last one that's it. Anybody else fancy packing in and no telling lies, see who's got the most willpower? in. last packet today. promised my missus id give it ago, again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Didledee Posted July 24, 2013 Share Posted July 24, 2013 Fair play to the smokers who try and quit, it's the ones who don't try and say stuff like "I like smoking" even though it wastes money and it's killing them overtime, dirty habit, should be banned imo. but obviously won't, financially and people will go nuts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Carlos Posted July 24, 2013 Moderators Share Posted July 24, 2013 Is it worse than drinking? Or should that be banned too? How many tobacco related incidents do the Police have to deal with? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Wanderer Posted July 24, 2013 Share Posted July 24, 2013 Fair play to the smokers who try and quit, it's the ones who don't try and say stuff like "I like smoking" even though it wastes money and it's killing them overtime, dirty habit, should be banned imo. but obviously won't, financially and people will go nuts. but I do enjoy smoking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Didledee Posted July 24, 2013 Share Posted July 24, 2013 Not sure about police, but what about doctors/nurses, how many patients do they see because of smoking, how many other people could they be seeing (people with injuries/ill-health not self imposed) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Carlos Posted July 24, 2013 Moderators Share Posted July 24, 2013 Fucking loads. But have you ever been down A&E at 2am? Least cancer chancers aren't kicking off with medical staff. What about all the burger and pie eating fat cunts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Didledee Posted July 24, 2013 Share Posted July 24, 2013 (edited) but I do enjoy smoking. Oh I'm sure everyone who smokes loves a fag, why else would you smoke, anyway even if it was banned they'd still get a way of getting like druggies do. Edited July 24, 2013 by Didledee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Didledee Posted July 24, 2013 Share Posted July 24, 2013 Fucking loads. But have you ever been down A&E at 2am? Least cancer chancers aren't kicking off with medical staff. What about all the burger and pie eating fat cunts? :lol: Carlos, I think we could go on a while with this, all the way down to a grain of rice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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