Leveraging The Full Power Of The Internet… To Quit Smoking

Cold turkey, no nicorette tablets or patches, and start running or spinning (or whatever makes your blood pump around)

Congratulations! I quit a few years ago after 19 years of smoking and many, many, many attempts to quit. It wasn’t easy, but it has been well worth it. Keep pushing. We’re all rooting for ya.

~Lee

Find some athletic pursuit which will give you a reason to not smoke, that’s my advice.

I was an on and off smoker for years and the only times I ever stopped were when I was doing something athletic – cycle racing, hill walking, climbing. But I properly quit 4 years ago when I took up running and then triathlon. Since quitting smoking, I’ve run 3 marathons and completed Ironman, amongst countless other races, long and short. I run 50 miles a week and swim and cycle.

I can’t even begin to contemplate smoking ever again.

Good luck.

@davy do i need to buy you a new packet?

@davy: here is what happened: On the last day of the year there were still two or three packets, which had been there for three weeks i think. So I was pretty sure they were just ‘community owned’. I even asked to the other people that were in the office that day if they bellonged to somebody and, if i remember correctly, i was told that they were a present from our hungarian friends. So, i thought i could as wel take one to celebrate new years eve. (if there is one night in the year to do stupid things it is that night).
Obviously if i would have known that they belonged to somebody i wouldn’t have taken them. If they belonged to somebody i’ll buy that person a new packet.