My guilty secret...

[4F]

do what ever it takes to stop and if you must have one make sure u do a hill climb first

You missed the bit about Jimmy being based in Suffolk, no hill climbs round here

 

[Zoiders]

I did 30 hilly miles last night and then got home and had about half a dozen fags while I watched a DVD box set.

It felt great.

Hope this helps.

 

[youngoldbloke]

I used to smoke. I stopped before my first heart operation. I wish I had never started. If you don't stop you will die prematurely.

 

[Fab Foodie]

I used to smoke. I stopped before my first heart operation. I wish I had never started. If you don't stop you will die prematurely.

I stopped after mine.

 

[Scilly Suffolk]

Thanks all.

Some er... interesting suggestions, some of which I've tried, some of which I will try and some of which bring a blush to my face.

It is good to now that I'm not the only (ex-) smoker on the road!

 

[numbnuts]

I have emphysema, if you came out for a ride with me you'll stop, there's slow and stop....

 

[Scilly Suffolk]

Damn! That's a cross to bear, but at least you're still riding: chapeau!

 

[upsidedown]

I left it as long as I could then I'd go out for a walk and light a cigarette , maybe put it in my mouth and maybe take a drag, but not inhale. I'd throw it away after one or two drags. That was enough. After a few days I stopped doing that. Then a week was over. Then you can count by the week , then by the month. I'm now on year 3.

Good luck.

Paul

 

[trustysteed]

do any of you have some advice to help me knock this on the head?

if you don't give up, you will probably die a long, lingering, extremely painful, unpleasant, cancer-related death and you will selfishly put your family and friends through a traumatic, emotionally-draining experience watching it happen.

 

[banger]

if you don't give up, you will probably die a long, lingering, extremely painful, unpleasant, cancer-related death and you will selfishly put your family and friends through a traumatic, emotionally-draining experience watching it happen.

But if you do give up, and ride your bike more, you will either live a long suffering lingering painfull life, or get run over by a bus and be cut down in your prime.

I dont buy all the anti smoting hype we all know it can cause you health problems if you are unlucky, but you never know whats going to happen so just be happy ride lots and at some point you will give up smoking because you want to and it wont be half as difficult as you expect.

 

[twobiker]

Can you afford to smoke and still buy lots of stuff for your bike you don't really need ?

 

[Sara_H]

if you don't give up, you will probably die a long, lingering, extremely painful, unpleasant, cancer-related death and you will selfishly put your family and friends through a traumatic, emotionally-draining experience watching it happen.

Agreed.

My Dad died of cancer when I was 10 - he was 37. Twas horrible watching him die, horrible growing up without the best Dad in the world an I still miss him now 28yrs later.

My little boy hasn't got a grandad - and I know he would have been a fab Grandad.

 

[accountantpete]

I just packed it in - final time as I am 56 and the COPD was not making the hills any easier.

The patches are pretty crapola but the 4mg gum worked a treat - recommended.

 

[Bay Runner]

Two of my wife's four brothers have terminal cancer.

One of them has lung cancer, he is refusing to be admitted into the hospice, he sleeps most of the day and when he is awake he is doubled with chest pains.
They believe it's the tumour is pressing against is lung.

He is still smoking but I guess he will be giving up soon!

 

[the snail]

If you can, go to the nhs stop smoking clinic, get some support/advice, and you can get pills or patches etc on prescription. If you're on benefits it will be free so you'll save a lot of money. I had patches plus inhaler - I thought the inhaler is good because it gives you something to do if you get the craving. Don't give up on giving up, like learning to ride a bike, if you come off dust yourself down and get back on.