I'm in the middle of giving up smoking, I'm ten days without so I guess that can be viewed as being successful so far. I have had started drinking more coffee than before though so I'm less of an arse hole and it seems to help with cravings for some reason.
have you ever tried to give up somthing?
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I tried to quit smoking because it is over £7 a packet and I'm destitute but then I went to Amsterdam and got a load on the duty free. I will quit again, or take a break to be more accurate, when that runs out though.
I think it comes down to motivation. If you really want to quit something because of Reasons then you will but if you're trying to quit for insincere reasons like your partner whinges at you for doing it and you try to quit for them then you'll probably fail.
Additional, unsolicited, advice: buy chewing gum and chew the shit out of it.
I think it comes down to motivation. If you really want to quit something because of Reasons then you will but if you're trying to quit for insincere reasons like your partner whinges at you for doing it and you try to quit for them then you'll probably fail.
Additional, unsolicited, advice: buy chewing gum and chew the shit out of it.
Alcohol was given up 4 years ago, 5 years on November the first.
Never was a huge alcohol drinker, never been drunk in my life ... got a little tipsy once but I just felt angry. One day after finishing a guinness I said to my friend "I bet I can go 5 years without booze".
I am thinking of going to a decade now.
One day I want to print off a list of cocktails and go down the list.....Not in one go! I would need my stomach pumping, maybe like 1 a week.
Never was a huge alcohol drinker, never been drunk in my life ... got a little tipsy once but I just felt angry. One day after finishing a guinness I said to my friend "I bet I can go 5 years without booze".
I am thinking of going to a decade now.
One day I want to print off a list of cocktails and go down the list.....Not in one go! I would need my stomach pumping, maybe like 1 a week.
Smoking(hand-rolled, heh) using patches for 12 weeks (weaned in 3 steps) Cracked it like a boss.
Would never give up caffeine though.
Or booze. I'm a happy drunk, me - I really can't understand why the fuck anybody would want to fight drunk(okay, so the anaesthetic effect has it's advantages but the impairment more than cancels that out, right?)
The fact I can drink without lighting up even as others do is testament to my success.
Cracked it 'cos I'm solid....
Also gave up Cannabis about 4 years ago, found myself smoking the shit 24-7. Wasn't good for the health.
Then they go & invent E-cigs. Huh.
My mum loves 'em.
(Captcha - winter snow - WTF? It's like 25 celsius outside. In Britain. That's a heatwave over here!)
Would never give up caffeine though.
Or booze. I'm a happy drunk, me - I really can't understand why the fuck anybody would want to fight drunk(okay, so the anaesthetic effect has it's advantages but the impairment more than cancels that out, right?)
The fact I can drink without lighting up even as others do is testament to my success.
Cracked it 'cos I'm solid....
Also gave up Cannabis about 4 years ago, found myself smoking the shit 24-7. Wasn't good for the health.
Then they go & invent E-cigs. Huh.
My mum loves 'em.
(Captcha - winter snow - WTF? It's like 25 celsius outside. In Britain. That's a heatwave over here!)
I remember in high school I went for a few months without drinking soda. I would drink teas, milk, water, etc instead; mostly water. The biggest changes I noticed was that my vains seemed to always be huge and bulgy (probably from all the water). Also when I finally did go back and start drinking coke, the first one I had (possibly the first two) had a really thick consistency after having gone so long without.
Well there's smoking, that was 3 years ago. Glad I did now, have you seen the price of cigarettes? When I smoked, 20 L&B was no more than £4.50, now you're lucky to see it under £7.
I also gave up fizzy drinks for a couple of months a while back. Should really do that again, but make it permanent. I felt much better, and lost a little weight too.
I also gave up fizzy drinks for a couple of months a while back. Should really do that again, but make it permanent. I felt much better, and lost a little weight too.
It's not quite "I gave your daughter AIDS so I could watch her die" but it's close.omega 616 said:
Eating between meals. I gave it up for about three months in order to break my dependency on comfort eating. It was really tough (and I had a few lapses) but it worked.
I don't addict easily to anything that comes to mind when you hear the word "addiction", so no, actually. I'd say I can quit anything cold turkey, but that's not really applicable when I was never addicted in the first place. Sugar, caffeine, fat... I don't ever feel a need for either of them. I prefer drinking water anyway.
I also don't see things like alcohol, drugs, smoking, and the like to be anything but wastes of money at best, and hideously self-destructive at worst, so I haven't touched either of them. I'm either a bastion of self-control or an iron wall of apathy, apparently.
Incidentally, I'm probably the least interesting person in the world to go to a party with.
I suppose you could say I addict quickly to people I like... But I can and do give them up as well as anything else if it becomes necessary. Doesn't mean I'd enjoy it, but the separation itself wouldn't require much effort.
I also don't see things like alcohol, drugs, smoking, and the like to be anything but wastes of money at best, and hideously self-destructive at worst, so I haven't touched either of them. I'm either a bastion of self-control or an iron wall of apathy, apparently.
Incidentally, I'm probably the least interesting person in the world to go to a party with.
I suppose you could say I addict quickly to people I like... But I can and do give them up as well as anything else if it becomes necessary. Doesn't mean I'd enjoy it, but the separation itself wouldn't require much effort.
I tried giving up meat once to impress a girl, I lasted 4 days then I ate some fruit pastels in front of her. Turns out Gelatin comes from cows.
Good times.
OT: Caffeine Withdrawal sucks, good luck buddy
Good times.
OT: Caffeine Withdrawal sucks, good luck buddy
The longest i've actually tried giving up something was going through my JROTC officer training camp. I was to eliminate all sugar from my system and i was only allowed to drink water. Needless to say i felt no real difference. I was able to run a bit better, but only because i trained myself beforehand to run a mile or so in under eight minutes. In fact all i gained was a trophy for being the least irritable person in the group even after sleep deprivation.
I don't give things up, I don't let them down, I don't run around and desert them.
Sorry, I couldn't resist.
I've never really tried to give anything up, I don't have any habits or whatever that are detrimental or have ever made me think "oh god I have to stop doing that". I am a can-a-day Coker though, and If I haven't drunk it by about 3pm I start to get irritable...
Sorry, I couldn't resist.
I've never really tried to give anything up, I don't have any habits or whatever that are detrimental or have ever made me think "oh god I have to stop doing that". I am a can-a-day Coker though, and If I haven't drunk it by about 3pm I start to get irritable...
I'm a problem drinker. On average, I'll come home and because of a combination of boredom, depression and tiredness, consume roughly 8 cans of Strongbow (5.3% cider) between the hours of 6PM (get home from work) and midnight (drunkenly pass out). Clearly, this is a bad thing. It's even worse when I go out drinking, because it's very expensive and I do stupid shit.Vault101 said:
So, just to see if I could, I've tried to take a month off. As I write this, it's been 22 days since my last drink, and it's fucking killing me. The weather is at a perfect sweet spot for sitting in a pub garden, people have been popping out of the woodwork and offering to buy me pints, and my stress levels are through the roof. I'm persevering, though, and the headaches are (mostly) gone now. It's nice being able to form semi-coherent thoughts at least some of the time.
Oh, and I haven't had a cigarette in nearly six weeks, but that's not such a problem. I don't enjoy smoking, I was only doing it out of addiction, so it's actually quite a relief to have stopped.
I'm thinking your body is reacting to the sudden lack of caffeine, sugar, and any other additives in your energy drink of choice, taurine perhaps? Sugar is extremely addictive for sure, and caffeine too, although it usually takes longer/higher amount to develop an addiction to it. I know for myself I get a little shakey when I haven't had my morning coffee, or some subsequent cup during the day (I drink quite a lot of coffee, contributing to my country's position at or very near the top of the coffee drinking list per capita) but the worst part of not getting my coffee is definitely the headache that comes with. No plans to stop drinking it though, I love it, and quite a bit of research says it's either not bad for you, up to and including "may save your life".Vault101 said:
Anyway, I did quit smoking almost a year ago now, didn't really feel anything about it except for "Yay, now I won't spend money on that". Were I successful? So far yes, not a single smoke for 11 months, and don't miss it a bit.
Snus however is a different matter. Tried quitting a couple years ago, lasted 5 weeks and gave in.
Felt really weird not having it there (snus goes under your upper lip), and the whole nicotine/tobacco withdrawal kinda sucks, and snus has a lot more than cigarettes. Silver lining, no real connection has been found between snus and real health hazard. Still, I'm currently gathering myself for another, hopefully final attempt to kick it!
Happiness? Satisfaction? The sweet, blood-red joy of being a triumphant carnivore?thylasos said:
I have extremely strong views on vegetarianism and the overriding human desire to eat as much flesh as possible. On a related note, I have a court order banning me from all pet shops.
Probably mostly in your head. Caffeine withdrawal shouldn't really affect you that much. My friend drinks a minimum of one 2 litre bottle of diet coke a day and when we made him quit cold turkey he was fine... although he did start up again as soon as we stopped stopping him.
I wouldn't say I really "gave up" cannabis. I mean, I did, after being an eighth-a-day smoker for years, but I didnt have much choice. After an...incident...I found myself unable to smoke without experiencing severe panic attacks, vastly increased heart rate etc etc. Much as I miss it, it wasn't worth the side effects.bobajob said:
Mine is "white as snow". What are they trying to tell us?bobajob said: