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2003/09/12, 09:03 PM
I'm a health freak and my wife is far from it. She smokes about a half a pack a day now, but she doesn't consider herself a smoker. (I seriously think she smokes out of boredom.) I'm trying to get her to quit smoking, get on a decent diet, and start excercising, but she won't listen to me. Anyway, I've taken it upon myself to look for smoking cessation programs for her. I had heard about the "Smoke Away" program and wondered if anyone here had any experience with it. Its only a 7 day program and its guaranteed to work. I figured its worth a shot, but I wanted some feedback on it first. Here's a link for more info:
http://www.the-original-smoke-away.com
Any other info or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
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--JBennett
"I've up-ed my intensity.... now up yours!"
"Pain is only weakness leaving the body."
"Never think of how weak you are; think of how strong you're going to be."
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2003/09/12, 09:36 PM
I smoked up till two years ago. Stopped a few times. Honestly, I can say cold turkey is the way that works. But. YOU must want to stop. What I guess I'm trying to say is you can have her do any program but if she doesn't want to stop she won't. She may around you, but then she will hide it. It has got to be one of the worst addictions out there. It's not just a physical addiction but a lot of mental. I'm no expert but I am one that has gone through it. Once I decided I wanted to quit, I threw out what was left and have never looked back. Not that there haven't been times that I wanted one. Here's an example. My grandfather aabout 90 now, hasn't smoked for 20 years. He still will reach in his pocket after he eats sometimes to get one. Not that he wants it. Just habit. My recommendation is somehow get her to want to quit. Sorry if this hasn't helped.
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2003/09/12, 11:28 PM
Hi JB... I wouldn't invest in that. Seems like alot of money. It's a while now that I haven't smoked, but like raidercte said, one must want to stop before anything or anybody will help. I used to get nagged by my wife and kids, but it only made me feel guilty and smoke more. When I was ready I threw away the habit.
In my opinion give it time, I am sure she is aware of your healthy lifestyle and will soon jump on the bandwagon too.
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Beleive you can, and you are halfway there.
Ivan Montreal Canada (aka SpongeBob Square Pants to some!)
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2003/09/13, 11:04 AM
Thanks for the suggestions. Problem is, she's been aware of how healthy I am for a few years now. I've given it time and I think its now time to act. She stopped smoking cold turkey once, but that was when she fond out she was pregnant with our daughter. After she was finished with breatfeeding, she started back up again. My neighbor's wife (her best friend) smokes and since they are constantly around each other, when one lights up so does the other.
I appreciate your help so far. Keep the suggestions coming!!!
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--JBennett
"I've up-ed my intensity.... now up yours!"
"Pain is only weakness leaving the body."
"Never think of how weak you are; think of how strong you're going to be."
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2003/09/14, 01:40 PM
Smoking like all other drug addictions, no one will quit unless they want to. I know its not the advice you want, but if she dosent even class herself as a smoker you've got no chance. All I can think is maybe doing somthing to make her atleast realsie she is an addict.
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2003/09/15, 10:35 AM
Search online for lung cancer pics caused by smoking and other related illnesses of smoking. I once worked as a micro filmer for a med records section. THere is no way i will ever smoke or allow my sone to start after seeing those pics....then tell her you love her and want her around for another 40 years or so...law of aves state that that most that smoke will die from it
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Eat More, Drink More, and Lift Harder than you thought you could, welcome to Becoming!
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2003/09/16, 06:08 PM
Tell her how much your child will miss her if she passes on from smoking (God forbid!). That helped me quit. I tried the gum, patch, cold turkey, etc...those didn't work for me.
Good luck J!
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**_Robert_**
Pain is temporary; glory is forever!
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2003/09/17, 04:57 PM
Is she smoking for an underlying reason? A lot of women think that quitting will make them gain weight. And sometimes it does. That can be a big fear. Also smoking due to stress. If she continues to smoke for reasons like that, she won't stop until she finds other ways to deal with stress and finds a way to quit without gaining weight.
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~Victoria~
...There are no shortcuts to any place worth going.--Beverly Sills
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2003/10/19, 10:27 PM
I'm new here but had to jump into this discussion as I recently quit smoking about a week ago. First of all, if she doesn't WANT to quit, then she's not going to. No matter what you say. Second, there are several methods for quitting that work quite well, but I actually asked my Dr. about the smokeaway system and she said it doesn't work. Her advice was to walk up and down our stairs 10 times every time I craved a cigarette... If I still wanted it, then she said to go ahead and smoke it.
But here's the method I used to quit a week ago and it seems to be working so far. Have your wife pick a date, either a month or two months away. Heck, right now it wouldn't hurt to pick newyears day. Between now and that day tell her to go as long as she can between cigarettes. Have her challenge herself to extend the period of time between each cig she smokes. Before the quit date arrives she'll most likely be down to 1 or 2 cigs per day. Then it won't be so hard to quit.
Again, if she doesn't want to quit then you're just wasting your time. The patches seem to help some times, but stay away from the nic gum... It made me crave cigs even more.
Hope this helps.
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2003/11/21, 12:36 PM
I am trying to quit, well i say that, but i enjoy smoking
my boyf has given up for 2 months now, it gives me inspiration but he was a heavy smoker for 30 years :o!
I gave up for 2 days once...and it worked until i went to our local bar and got a little bit tipsy and someone offered me a cigarette, i simply forgot i had supposedly given up!
I used to only smoke during the evening when i went out clubbing, but now i am smoking more in the day time. I used to only smoke about 6 a day but now it seems I CANT give up, when before i said I can give up anytime i want. The addiction is stronger when you dont realise you've got it!!
Argh
The method my boyf used was cold turkey. And even now when people smoke around him e.g me and my friends, he doesnt want one! How can he do it??
lol
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