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Sapphire
01-04-2005, 09:30 PM
I don't smoke, but sometimes I think I might as well since I work in a smoke filled club. LOL.

Muyaha
01-04-2005, 11:58 PM
I quit when I was ready to quit. I tried many times before that but when i was ready I was strong enough to say not to ask to bum one from others or even go get a loosey from the store.

piper_monroe
01-05-2005, 12:48 AM
All the strippers I have known have been 100% into how they look at almost all times. Just keep in mind that smoking and tanning will make you look 100 when you are 40, despite how good you think they make you look now. It is so not worth it! I have friends who smoke who are 24 and already have fine lines around their eyes and mouth from the oxgen starvation to the skin that is a result of smoking. You can only imagine what their organs look like. :shocking:I'm not being dramatic, smoking is one of the worst things you can do to your body.

I wish you luck wiht quitting. My boyfriend is currently on the same road and takes Nicoretter gum in the Orange flavor. It works WONDERS for him and I hope you will have similar success.:yes:

Tiff_7_17
01-07-2005, 06:24 PM
Mmm all this is making me want a cigarette, lol

Cianna
01-07-2005, 10:23 PM
I used to smoke 2 years ago for about 4 years on and off. The last time I quit it was for good...I just drilled it through my thick skull that it is going to catch up with me someday. Another good one I thought about is that all the non-smoking guys out there can smell it when they talk to me, or as I walk by. And that made me eventually stop!!!

Cianna

VenusGoddess
01-12-2005, 06:49 PM
I smoked for 5 years (18-23). Quit when I was running to try and catch a train and couldn't fucking run 1 yard without gasping for air. I smoked 2 packs a day at that time...got so mad at myself, that I walked up to the garbage can, threw the cigarette packs (both of them) in the can and never smoked again.

I found that whenever I would get a craving to smoke, I would just drink a tall glass of water...helps flush the "toxins" out of your body...so your cravings become fewer and farther between. Also...hitting the gym every day and congratulating myself on an excellent cardio workout that was possible because I could actually go longer/harder without the feeling of having my heart explode out of my chest and my lungs feeling like they were going to burst helped as well. ;)

myssi
01-14-2005, 02:05 AM
Been smoking since I was 12.... 2 or 3 packs a day. How can you wear a patch when you
take off your clothes? I can't be chewing gum at work either. Plus all the customers smoke
so it makes it hard to resist at work. At least I hate menthols.

scarlett_vancouver
01-14-2005, 05:28 AM
I haven't smoked for 54 days today. Woo! I'm not starting up again, no matter what. If I have to stay out of clubs altogether, I will (I've been off work and traveling for 6 weeks, which has been very helpful).

I quit cold turkey, and it was super tough forthe first 3 or so weeks...I've tried to quit so many timesbefore, every method out there..cold turkey is the way to do it.

I put on about 10 lbs, but luckily I was underweight anyways, and it just gave me an extra cup size. :D Score!

tinkerbelle
01-14-2005, 09:10 AM
I no longer smoke,but when I did I smoked Marlboro,Yuk!Blah!:P Although,I probably would never have started if I were young in this day and age,with all the commercials they have.:O

LilRogueVixen
01-14-2005, 01:22 PM
my suggestions for you to help quit smoking:

-don't switch to light brands. they are actually more addictive and you would want to smoke more of them to get the same effect anyway.

-don't get cigarettes from the same place or smoke in the same area every single time. why? because your brain prepares itself if it knows what you're about to go do, which raises your tolerance level.

-extreme solution: one of my professors did shock therapy. You can do it on your own at home. He smoked a cigarette and then ate the butt ::), which of course induced vomiting. He did this four times in a row, smoked, ate it, and threw up. He hasn't even had the urge to smoke ever since, like 2 years ago, but the thought of smoking doesn't make him vomit. It's just as if he never smoked before.

amber88
01-14-2005, 08:35 PM
yes, I'm going to preach! ..

Smoking is one of the number one things to age a person. It's so bad and if you're spending money on expensive night creams to think it will stop the signs of your smoking habits...stop wasting your money. You just have to quit. Ok..so please be good to your skin, your body, Stop smoking. You ladies are lovely!!!! Love ya!

toxicgirl
01-16-2005, 02:12 PM
i chain smoke. no booze or drugs- just ciggys. i did quit for 1 month. they have these herbal pills you can get at health food stores- you just let one dissolve in your mouth when you crave. i took the patch but it's way overpriced & it didnt work at all. the herbal pills can cost anywhere from $6-15 (depending on brand & how many pills you get per box) i'm very stubborn & have that addictive personality, so i'm not gonna bother trying to quit right now. it wont work. i know i'm hooked & it's bad for me. i've been smoking since i was 13. glad you posted though, cause i'm looking at my ciggys with disgust in a weird way...but my prob- i'm an ex junkie (was hooked for 6 years). i need something so im hooked on red bulls, coffee & smokes. been clean for over a year now but i need something still. used to be a big boozer when i was much younger, too, but i have the self control at work to not touch a drop (again my stubborness). so just this one little thing to fix...

showgirlschloe
01-19-2005, 09:07 PM
I only smoke at work. My son is 19 months and he would never let me go outside without me and like hell I'm going to do it around him. I'll smoke if we go out partying.

Gia2608
01-22-2005, 04:00 AM
I smoke a bit now. I never did until I started dancing ::) because Iwould get nervous and smoking gave me this crazy buzz feeling.

My aunt died of lung cancer from smoking. You would think I would be smarter than that. Ugh

Me too, my mom's stepfather used to smoke while attached to his oxygen tank. I still somehow picked up the habit, me and my bf are almost ready to quit though.:-\

8TJ
01-22-2005, 12:52 PM
Luckyily I never did as I am way to oral.... . I mean if it is in front of my face I will eat it.. I was talking about food for crying out loud.

Maybe 2-4X a year I will have a really nice cigar. However if I do it at home it means sleeping in the extra bedroom. However I travel to Mexico a lot on business so I just try and have an occasional Cuban then. Besides the air in MX city is so bad anyway it can't hurtt

oceanblue
01-24-2005, 05:36 PM
i thought i posted on this thread yesterday, where did i go?:'(

HairGuitar
02-07-2005, 08:12 AM
To all who want to quit, go to http://www.whyquit.com it has the best information. The mental addiction is what is so hard to overcome, and by educating yourself you can re-program your mind to quit and stay quit. Their premise is that cold turkey is the best method. NRT, or Nicotine Replacement Therapy like patches, gum, etc., do not work in the majority of cases. The vast majority of successful ex-smokers quit cold turkey. The reality is, that within 3 days of not smoking the majority of actual physical cravings are gone. Also, each crave episode is no more than 5 minutes long, but while in withdrawel our time sense is distorted. The key is to re-program your mind to NEVER TAKE ANOTHER PUFF! Here's a tip sheet from the site, there is a vast amount of information there and the more you learn the better your chances of quitting and staying quit are.

1. Quit cold turkey. In the long run it’s the easiest and most effective technique of smoking cessation.
2. Do not carry cigarettes.
3. Quit smoking one day at a time. Do not concern yourself with next year, next month, next week or even tomorrow. Concentrate on not smoking from the time you wake up until you go to sleep.
4. Work on developing the attitude that you are doing yourself a favor by not smoking. Do not dwell on the idea that you are depriving yourself of a cigarette. You are ridding yourself of full-fledged smoking because you care enough about yourself to want to.
5. Be proud that you are not smoking.
6. Be aware that many routine situations will trigger the urge for a cigarette. Situations which will trigger a response include: drinking coffee, alcohol, sitting in a bar, social events with smoking friends, card games, the end of meals. Try to maintain your normal routine while quitting. If any event seems too tough, leave it and go back to it later. Do not feel you must give up any activity forever. Everything you did as a smoker, you will learn to do at least as well, and maybe better, as an ex-smoker.
7. Make a list of all the reasons you want to quit smoking. Keep this list with you, preferably where you used to carry your cigarettes. When you find yourself reaching for a cigarette, take out your list and read it.
8. Drink plenty of fruit juice the first three days. It will help flush nicotine out of your system.
9. To help avoid weight gain, eat vegetables and fruit instead of candies and pastries. Celery and carrots can be used safely as short-term substitutes for cigarettes.
10. If you are concerned about weight gain, do some moderate form of regular exercise. If you have not been exercising regularly, consult your physician for a practical exercise program which is safe for you.
11. If you encounter a crisis, (e.g. a flat tire, flood, blizzard, family illness) while quitting, remember, smoking is no solution. Smoking will just complicate the original situation while creating another crisis, a relapse into the nicotine addiction.
12. Consider yourself a “smoke-a-holic.” One puff and you can become hooked again. No matter how long you have been off, don't think you can safely take a puff!
13. Don't debate with yourself how much you want a cigarette. Ask yourself how do you feel about going back to your old level of consumption. Smoking is an all or nothing proposition.
14. Save the money you usually spend on cigarettes and buy yourself something you really want after a week or a month. Save for a year and you can treat yourself to a vacation.
15. Practice deep breathing exercises when you have a craving.
16. Go places where you normally can't smoke, such as movies, libraries and no smoking sections of restaurants.
17. Tell people around you that you have quit smoking.
18. Remember that there are only two good reasons to take a puff once you quit. You decide you want to go back to your old level of consumption until smoking cripples and then kills you, or, you decide you really enjoy withdrawal and you want to make it last forever. As long as neither of these options appeal to you - NEVER TAKE ANOTHER PUFF

exoticxx33
02-07-2005, 07:09 PM
I'VE BEEN CIGARETTE FREE FOR TWO YEARS, LET ME START BY SAYING THAT IT WAS HARD AS HELL FOR ME, IN FACT I FELL OFF THE WAGON SO TO SPEAK 4 TIMES BUT I PERSEVERED AND FINALLY QUIT FOR 2 YEARS WITHOUT ANY CRAVINGS BOTH MENTALLY AND PHYSICALLY. i SAY IF I CAN DO IT ANYONE CAN!!

Malibu
02-10-2005, 06:14 AM
Well done exotic. I know people who say they could stop if they wanted, but never do. Hmmm..is it because maybe they are in denial that they are addicted? I think so.

I don't smoke although I can handle it because I very very occasionally do it when socialising (the last time I picked up a smoke has to more than 6 months ago, I can't even remember). When I do, I just do it to blow circles, I rarely inhale.

Katrine
03-09-2005, 04:33 AM
ZYBAN is a non-nicotine, prescription-strength medication to help you quit smoking. While it's unclear exactly how ZYBAN works, ZYBAN is thought to work on chemicals in the brain. It helps reduce the urge to smoke and lessens symptoms of withdrawal.

Ummmm, doesn't this make anyone else besides me nervous?

I'm not a heavy smoker, but I don't really want to quit. Unfortunately my doctor told me that I'm a great candidate for early adult onset emphysema, great!>:(

This is also typical stupid girlie stuff, but everyone I know who quit gained around 20 lbs. I'm barely 5'4, I can't be an attractive stripper at 135! Yes, its absolutely stupid and superficial!

I smoke more at work when working customers, so I don't waste time smoking. Also, drinking definately makes me smoke more!

Some places in Austin are smoke-free now, which helps......

rusdancer
03-09-2005, 12:04 PM
I've been smoking for 17 yrs,sometimes a pack a day.Tried to quit a few times,one time for almost a year,which felt great and made a big difference in overall feeling,breathing (especially while running on a threadmill),and the surprizing increase in food and drink taste.Smoking is definitely not the best thing for people,especially women.In europe,though,in most places smoking is a norm and expected of everybody,so.....once again,everything is relative.But I have decided to quit because it seems to better for preserving young looks.I'm also scared of gaining weight,but will try to work out more,and hopefully that will work.
Good luck to everybody trying to quit!

Jasmine69
03-11-2005, 07:35 AM
I smoke more on the weekends, and a few durring the week. It really is a horrible habbit. I wish I could stop! Blah...

honeygirl
03-12-2005, 08:19 PM
I hate cigarettes, even more I hate working with inconsiderate coworkers who just assume its okay to blow smoke in my face, while talking to me. I havent figured out a way to tell them politely...................but it's drving me crazy.

SassyMom
05-12-2006, 12:26 PM
OMG - Rhia ! Cigs are $6.00 a pack in RI? I buy them for $3 at CVS in Texas - and that's Marlboros. I'm afraid to ask - how much is gas there?

Yeah, been smoking since I was 15 and I'm 38. Many family members have died with lung related problems. I've tried to quit and have quit for a few months at a time, but I have always really LOVED smoking (cigs or weed). I know that cigs are killing me slowly. I know that they smell bad. I know that they leave nasty tar deposits on the walls if you smoke in the house - which I don't because I have kids that I love.

Overall, I ask myself frequently - why do I keep putting these nasty cancer sticks in my mouth and lighting them up? I'd like to blame the addictive chemicals that tobacco companies add for "flavor" or the fact that my father smoked in the house my entire childhood (there have been studies that show many children of smokers will become smokers). But honestly, I know it's my own stupid fault for not caring enough about myself to just quit. I recently quit drinking coffee because the caffeine is bad for me.....but not the smokes.

georgiapeach
05-12-2006, 01:17 PM
i haven't tried this yet and i suppose it sounds a bit crazy, but i've often thought that blowing bubbles (the soapy kind) would be a good replacement for smoking.

i smoke because i enjoy the relaxing feeling of focusing on my breathing and watching the smoke, which i find quite beautiful. blowing bubbles would simulate both of these experiences.

Djoser
05-12-2006, 01:35 PM
Since I already have little or no desire for food these days, smoking is the worst possible thing I can do.

I have quit about ten times or more--twice for several years.

And like an utter, complete, fool--started again.

The good news is, it gets easier to quit every time, and I'm very close to being ready. That's the key to quitting, you really have to be ready...

For me rolling my own really helps, and it's also much cheaper and much better (!) for you than pre-packaged ciggies. No additives, I roll them really thin, and most important of all, you have to stop and think before you smoke, and roll the little killer up.

Smoke two packs a day for more than a few years, you'll be doing some coughing now and then. Roll your own, you'll cough hardly at all, unless you roll big fatties (I roll 'pin-joint' cigarettes).

This will get you some funny looks, especially in 'classy' establishments or around some cops. Most cops know from their experience dealing with white trash lowlifes it's not a joint, though. sometimes people will ask me where I served time, since that's how they get tobacco in jail.

Another key is to work out when you quit, but wait a day or two, unless you are doing something like hitting the bag, which relieves stress and the physical tension. Also it always pisses me off that I am worse than when I wasn't smoking, and I like hitting the bag thoroughly, so it inspires me to stay quit.

Don't listen to your friends talking to you about how it's going quitting, how the only way to quit is cold turkey (bullshit), etc.

In fact don't tell your friends anything about it at all, especially in the first few days--wait until you've quit a week or so, then announce it.

Try to quit in a minimum three day period where you don't go to your club, or any other club, at all. My last club was the worst, I get handed lit cigarettes by dancers going onstage all the time. If it's your first day, this is very bad...

Avoid doing things that go with cigarettes! Don't drink, don't eat a big meal (lots of snack food!), don't drink coffee--if you must have a ciggie after sex, consider abstaining for the first day or two, lol--or maybe fuck like bunny rabbits to keep away the urge.

It's tough to do, but with the right mental preparation, and a little planning, it can be done.

Now it's time for Djoser to put his money where his mouth is...

lbt
05-13-2006, 12:54 AM
Ihave been trying to quit for a while now. Ive done pretty good, the only times I smoke now are at work or when I am drinking. Its not great but better than smoking close to a pack a day.

Cristalla
05-13-2006, 01:10 AM
so working in a club where smokin is allowed is as bad as being exposed to 2nd hand smoke ,even if the place has great air filters system?

and is weed smoke bad for the lungs? just like cigs?leading to cancer emphysema etc?

Djoser
05-13-2006, 07:58 AM
...is weed smoke bad for the lungs? just like cigs?leading to cancer emphysema etc?

Sure, if you smoke 20-40 joints a day...

The anti-weed people love to scream about this, often while drinking a beer. The vast majority of people smoking weed are not smoking enough to hurt them all that much, though some of the hardcore stoners should be aware of the risk.

But a couple of tokes every saturday afternoon? You'd be better off buckling your seat belt and slowing down a bit behind the wheel, than worrying about this cutting down your life expectancy.

Along those lines, I've never been much for worrying about second hand smoke, though I understand the concern to some extent, especially with young kids.

My mentioning the club being a bad place if you are trying to quit was more because it's much harder to quit when in any given direction you look there's all these people puffing away like crazy. And if it's a high stress work environment like my last club you'll never last the night, lol--unless you've had that crucial three day edge.

Three days, you got it beat--at least that's been my experience.

georgiapeach
05-13-2006, 11:20 AM
Three days, you got it beat--at least that's been my experience.

i believe three days is how long it takes for the nicotine to leave your system, ending the physical addiction. after that it's all mental...but isn't that the hardest part anyway?

Djoser
05-13-2006, 03:30 PM
I've quit so many times that after three days it's easy.

The hard part comes when several months or years later, someone is smoking a clove cigarette--I fucking love those!

So I say, "Well one little clove cigarette won't hurt, there's not much nicotene (probably they are laden with it), I can have just one and be fine..."

WRONG!

What an idiot I have been with this, numerous times.

So here I sit, puffing on another 'pinjoint' cigarette, bracing myself for yet another session of three day ordeal, hahaha!

JustJayda
05-13-2006, 03:36 PM
I don't mean to gross anybody out, but I smoke so I can boo-boo.

PaigeDWinter
05-13-2006, 04:12 PM
Good for you! :)

My real dad used accupuncture. Lil needles kept behind his ears. Applying slight pressure to them when he craved....

Rhiannon
05-13-2006, 04:14 PM
OMG - Rhia ! Cigs are $6.00 a pack in RI? I buy them for $3 at CVS in Texas - and that's Marlboros. I'm afraid to ask - how much is gas there?


Yep.. That's going back a bit though, when we still lived there. I'll have to ask my Mother-In-Law how much she pays now (She smokes Kool). I wouldn't be surprised if it was over $7 with taxes and all, if not more.

They LOVED when the visited us in October. Cigs were about $24 a carton, so she really stocked up before they went back.

They're right around $25-26 a carton right now here in TN.

As for Gas.. They pay over $4 a Gallon in most parts of RI. It's insane.

242_fair
05-13-2006, 05:15 PM
The anti-weed people love to scream about this, often while drinking a beer.

Damn those anti-weed neo-cons, haha! ;D

Djoser
05-13-2006, 05:25 PM
Damn those anti-weed neo-cons, haha! ;D

The swine...

Yes, we periodically do see the snide put down from them, but just consider the source.

Raised on literature written by an acid freak (Dr. Suess), their idea of fun is to blow huge amounts of hard-earned cash on tacky rides in amusement park/thinly disguised shopping malls created by a cokehead (Walt Disney).

Those few possessing a modicum of style might seek to charm their bored, big-assed wives with a little Coleridge (Opium smoker)--but I doubt it.

They are more likely to spend whatever's left over from that exorbitant annual vacation bill on you, getting drunk off their ass...

Xiomara
05-14-2006, 02:08 AM
i tried one cig in like 8th grade,behind my friends house. I did it to look cool, but i didnt inhale. (they dont know that....) lol i ABSOLUTELY HATE the smell of smoke

keira
05-14-2006, 03:34 AM
I quit, a few times, I always went back to it because I still enjoyed it and felt like I was depriving myself if I didn't have one. Now though I really notice the difference in how my body feels without it, now it's not a temptation, now when someone offers me one it's like "would you like a hangover, how about a headache or hacking first thing" I guess it's how you see it. I quit by cutting down, for the first 2 weeks clear I allowed myself to have one if I really felt I needed to then after 2 weeks no more, it usually made me feel sick if I caved in and had one. Over here our new cigarette packets have graphic pictures of people with smoking related illnesses like gangreen.

Djoser
05-14-2006, 03:54 AM
There is a big difference in the way you feel after you quit, especially if you work out in conjunction with it--it's like being rejuvenated, literally--you are much more alive, and vigorous.

This is good, and it's helping get braced further for it, lol...

cinammonkisses
05-14-2006, 10:43 AM
I'm a goodie goodie..I've never smoked ANYTHING in my life.

Beauty's Release
05-14-2006, 12:51 PM
^^I'm no goody goody...

But I do smoke rarely, like a pack a year in total for the past 3-4 years.

I like clove cigarettes...so it's probably a good thing I only do it socially

Djoser
05-14-2006, 02:22 PM
Hell, if I could do that, I'd never quit--but with me it's all or nothing. No occasional cigarettes for me, I smoke like a chimney.

An occasional cigarette isn't all that bad for you, either--there are worse habits, like eating fast food.

Natalia108
05-14-2006, 08:24 PM
yes i do .. trying to slowly give up tho

babykay26
05-15-2006, 07:41 AM
I've smoked on and off for about 2 years, i am not hooked so i dont have any problem at all going 3 months without a cigarette. I know how harmful it is though, and the sad part is my grandmother died of lung cancer when i was only 13 months old, so i know i shouldnt be doing it and it does make me feel really guilty. Then again my dad just quit smoking 3 years ago, he went cold turkey and hasnt had a cigarette since. (it was his mother with the lung cancer). All and all i know i shouldnt, but sometimes i like the change of a cigarette here and there. /:O

Bambi,RQE
05-15-2006, 08:08 AM
I smoked for 10 years, finally gave it up three years ago. Thank God! Now I hate cigarette smoke. I'm really happy to be back in NY where they have banned smoking in bars.

I worked in New Orleans for the past few years and the clubs there are like ASHTRAYS. The air is so humid that everything just sort of hangs there; all the smoke, the dust and pollution that is in the air. It was awful. My eyes used to water and burn sometimes.

I am ashamed to admit when I was a smoker I always copped the attitude: Well, its not that bad and its my RIGHT to smoke. It wasn't until I gave it up that I realized how unpleasant it was for the people around me.

Djoser
05-15-2006, 08:47 AM
I've always been lucky that way, it never bothers me when I'm not smoking--unless of course it's the middle of my second day trying to quit, lol.

Hell I've lived with smokers while I wasn't--never an issue...

scarlett_vancouver
05-15-2006, 01:37 PM
There is a big difference in the way you feel after you quit, especially if you work out in conjunction with it--it's like being rejuvenated, literally--you are much more alive, and vigorous.

I usually hesitate to say this, because I don't want to discourage anyone, but I felt like shit for about 2 months (or more) after I quit. Now, 18 months or so later, I feel fantastic, and I never did regret quitting even when I still felt like shit, but I hope future quitters realize that they can't expect to bounce out of bed after 2 weeks of not smoking as the picture of health.