Wil & Lehmo
Lehmo Back on the Smokes?
Posted by Lehmo Tuesday 12 August, 2008 01:29 PM
I have an admission to make - I had a couple of smokes on the weekend...
Hello quitters!
Firstly, thanks for all your tips! Today however, I come to you with a red face, a heavy heart and a sorry admission - I smoked on the weekend! Aarrgh....
After 5 days away from the gaspers, and loving it, I stumbled on Friday night. I had a gig, I was nervous and had 3 other comedians smoking around me.
The temptation got too much and before I knew it I was sucking back a cig. I ended up having 2 on Friday night and 2 at the same gig Saturday.
The good news is that I haven't smoked since and am more determined than ever.
I would love an update from others quitters in the posse. How have you been going? Have you given up or have you sneaked a couple of smokes?
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Hi Lehmo. I was listening a couple of weeks ago to your show on quitting. I have been smoking for a little over 20yrs. I am 35 now. I heard a man speak about putting a rubber band on your wrist and flick it every time you thought about smokes.
I have tried patches, microtabs, lozenges, gum, inhalers, zyban, cold turkey, yet I can smoke while doing all of the above.
When i heard this man speak i had to laugh, as i figured it would probably be the only thing that works.
GUESS WHAT LEHMO??
It has been 2 weeks, i am on half a patch a day and i wear a rubber band around my wrist all day except when i shower (as its very hard to smoke in the shower).
IT'S WORKING.
We have tricked ourselves into thinking smokes are relaxing, harmless, therapeutic. We need to trick our minds with the truth, and that is that they hurt us. I flick the little bugger like crazy at times, but i'm not smoking. i may never take the band off, but i don't care. Give it a try. I was a 30+ a day smoker. I feel a lot better, and by flicking the band when i think of smoking, the small amount of pain to my wrist stops the craving reall fast and i associate pain with the craving. therefore, the cravings are getting less and less as well.
Take care, i will let you know how i go.
Cheers, Naomi
Posted by Naomi Tuesday 12 August, 2008 03:25 PM
You're soft Lehmo. I've never smoked but my father smoked 3 packets of B&H every day for 40yrs.
He started to get a bit short of breath when jogging, went cold turkey and he lasted another 20yrs.
Deadset have a fair dinkum go.
Best show on radio, lads.
Posted by pete Tuesday 12 August, 2008 07:11 PM
Wil you were saying today that some tough love was needed!
How about everytime Lehmo has a smoke, you get to light one up & burn him on the arm... That'll give him all the motivation he needs :-)
Posted by Daniel Elliott Tuesday 12 August, 2008 09:20 PM
Hey Lehmo, I smoked from the age of fourteen to about 21. Giving up is hard and it sucks.
The best way I found was gradually cut back work out how many you think you'd have a day then take one off for each time you need one.
EG Lunch you might have three knock that back to two and surround yourself with as many non-smokers as you can that also helps.
Anyone who says they did it cold turkey is full of shit. Patches don't work and the gums are horrible. I am however addicted to Extra maybe that could help.
Cheers, good luck, and remember YOU CAN DO IT! It won't happen overnight but it will happen.
Posted by KIRK Tuesday 12 August, 2008 09:24 PM
Lehmo, all I can say is YOU ARE AS WEAK AS PISS!
Why can't you give up the smokes, mate? I was a smoker from the age of 13 to the age of 46, some 33 years, and I gave up cold turkey after having a heart attack on April Fools Day, 2007.
Believe me it was no April fool! Don't be weak or bow to the peer pressure - just do it and stop making excuses, just say right I am a non-smoker now and it's that simple.
Oh and by the way I used to smoke 40-fifty a day - you say you only smoke 8 a day. That should real easy to give up. Just do it!
Posted by Lindsay Wangman Thursday 14 August, 2008 12:50 PM
Why was a previous blogger able to quit cold turkey so easily??
Oh, that's right; THEY HAD A HEART ATTACK!!!!
That's a great motivator in anybody's books. It is fantastic that they have stayed off the cigs, but the memory and first hand experience of what smoking can do to you is always going to be a pretty strong deterrent isn't it? Don't be so quick to judge Lehmo as being weak.
For a lot of people quitting is really really hard.
I've never let anyone push me around or tell me what to do, but i was letting cigarettes control me, that really pissed me off, THAT'S what finally did it for me, i had to find a way to do it. As you know the book worked for me.
40 days today, not a single smoke, no drama.
You'll do it Lehmo, keep going, don't let a small setback knock you from your goal.
NO MORE SMOKES FOR LEHMO!!!
Posted by Monica Thursday 14 August, 2008 05:52 PM
Lehmo! Doh! Me again! 12 days dude!
12 days and despite wanting one every single time I stop doing something, 12 days!
I am so manic, I started tidying the shelves in the supermarket while shopping and fark me dead the drivers of Sydney are coping it big time from me as I drive to and from work.
I am still smoke free... you can do it!
Posted by Spider Kitten Thursday 14 August, 2008 10:19 PM
OK, so I have to admit - I went out for a few (OK so more than a few) drinks for my b'day Friday - and I smoked - not just a couple, but what I would normally smoke on a night out - and boy did I feel rotten Saturday.
So much so that a couple of drags over the weekend made me feel even worse, which I guess it's a good thing - 'coz I really don't want to smoke now!
I am only getting into week 2 of my quitting, as with the Champix you still smoke for the first week - but I think I can do it. Not sure about Wil's suggestion of me running a marathon - but maybe walking up 3 flights of stairs without puffing would be a start...
Will keep you all posted on how I go this week.
Posted by Leisha posse member Monday 18 August, 2008 10:22 AM
So 1 week later and blog entry #2, and I have been doing a lot better than I expected. Aside from a couple of smokes when drinking I haven't smoked (and no, I haven't been drinking every day).
My big test was getting delayed at the airport for 5 hours after my flight home from Perth got cancelled - and I didn't even think about wanting a cigarette at all. In fact, I only realised when I finally got home that I hadn't even thought about having one - Woo Hoo!
Normally this is the type of situation that frustrates me enough into having a smoke, so I am extremely happy with myself that I didn't.
I think I still have a way to go (part of which probably includes also not drinking for a couple of weeks) to be confident in calling myself a non-smoker - but all in all I'm pretty happy where I am at.
Till next time...Leisha
Posted by Leisha Wednesday 27 August, 2008 10:00 PM
Hi, Leisha again...
Happy to say I am an ex-smoker - and the sealer?
Well there were 2 - Saturday arvo I sat in a room full of women smoking - and all it made me think of was how gross my clothes were going to smell, and 2 - I had a few drinks last night and didn't smoke! Didn't even think about having one - even smelt smoke on someone else and it was rotten. Woo Hoo!
So if you are thinking of quitting and have tried plenty of times before - I suggest giving Champix a go - it seems to have worked for me.
Now to just call myself a non-smoker rather than ex-smoker - I give that at least a couple of weeks....
Posted by Leisha Monday 8 September, 2008 05:34 PM
There are nicotine replacement therapies available in the market, namely, nicotine gums, lozenges, patches et al that can help you overcome nicotine addiction.
You can try out these therapies according to the doctor's suggestions but they fail to yield desired results, chantix is definitely there to help you quit smoking. For more information on chantix, visit http://www.chantixmagic.com/.
Posted by chantix Friday 3 October, 2008 07:14 PM