Quitting smoking

I think this should belong here, but then again it's really on the fringe of being "fitness" related... Anyway, I'm quitting smoking and using the nicotine patch to assist in the process, but a few helpful tips or at least a success story or something would be awesome. Today is my first day with the patch, well, technically yesterday and I haven't been able to sleep because of the damn thing. Anyone have any advice (outside of "take it off an hour before sleeping, it's been off for 5 hours and I'm still very awake)?

Use an e-cig, I've seen it help a lot of my friends.

Actually already doing that, but that is good advice.

You can get more custom ones with your own personal flavour in it.
they're really good, although i'm still on normal Fags, my father bought one and it just plain using that (apparently redbull flavour). Keep in mind he was a 60 a day smoker.

I've tried a few flavours and surprisingly they're really good and REALLY nice.
Vanilla, Blueberry, Toffee, Redbull, Cannibis (My fathers own creation -.-), and well.. you can get hundreds more, not only that but they're cheap (Expensive for first buy but really cheap to refill) and they last AGES.

I would advise you get yourself one of them :3

First start cutting down your average intake of cigs you'd have in a day. As you start falling into the routine of having less, buy some gum, Skittles, candy pretty much anything less harmful to keep your hands and mouth busy. In particular I've found that gum helps since it's consumed and disposed of in short periods of time just like cigarettes. These sort of things help fight the urge, but it can take some time depending on how long you've been smoking for you to rehabilitate.

I'm pleased to say that I fully quit. I haven't felt the urge to smoke a real cigarette (though my little fake one is pretty great, tastes like orange tic-tacs), I even turned down an offer for a cigarette multiple times. I can't in all good conscience say that it was will power or anything else, just a fairly well laid out plan and tools that worked. I I started quitting a few days before this thread was made, but I'm going to stick with it.

(Also, the E-cigarette has no nicotine, just delicious orange and a hint of mint.)

Wow, it's been a while since I've heard anybody mention tic-tacs; I used to enjoy the orange ones a lot.

I personally think that making smart decisions goes hand in hand with the willpower to execute them. Either way, I'm impressed by how quickly you were able to quit and abstain. Good on you man, and congratulations! Here's hoping that you combat any relapse triggers with ease. Keep it up.

Allen Carr

Seriously, this dude is a saint. One tip is to actually pick up his book on quitting smoking. I know that it sounds pretty awkward but it is surprisingly helpful, not so much on the "tips to withstand the urge to smoke" deal, but more on the "how do I manage to keep the urge to smoke away entirely."

If anyone else is struggling with quitting, I still have a tip I tried and also worked for my friend.

Soak a tooth pick in whiskey, and when you have the urge, chew on that toothpick. Works wonders.

I haven't quit yet, but I plan to make my current pack my last. I planned on just cold turkey, and stopping entirely. Good luck, man.

Almost a month, I think I can safely say I quit.

Pah. "Almost one month". You know nothing, Jon Snow.

Hang in there buddy.

Well. I've learned that it's not always good to just "quit" a habit. It's best not to just leave it instantly. But Lean yourself off of it, don't do it as much as you would and naturally your body won't call for it anymore. I also heard chewing gum helps as well, and it's best to find a hobby or something you like to do.

I quit last Thursday.
I had brought my habit down to 4 cigarettes a day for a few months then I found a quit date I could commit to, I stopped.
It's been almost a week now and I have suffered none of the withdrawal symptoms we are told to expect (this might be due to the initial euphoria of quitting but that little voice that tripped me up in the past isn't in my head anymore).
To be on the safe side, I'm planning to stay clear of alcohol for at least the first month and up my work-out regimen to bring down idle times.

I have smoked since I was 15 and enjoyed it very much. As a matter of fact I didn't plan on quitting at all until my dentist showed me a scanner of the horrific bone loss incurred because of nicotine (and all the other toxic crap in cigarettes).
I have committed to a 20K reconstruction treatment of my dentition (bone graft, implants, etc...) and quitting smoking plays a central role in it.

So I have got serious motive and as with any addiction, a reason to get and stay clean is what separates people who succeed from the others.

My most sincere wishes are with all the other folks here going through the same thing.

Don't hang out with people who smoke, and if you need to do shopping, don't shop where they sell cigs.