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YAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY! 50%!! That's loads!!!CONGRATULATIONS!
No cutting down never works over the long term and often leads to the person for some reason to end up a heavier smoker.
I cannot comment on smoking, since I have never been a smoker, but personally, I do find the only way to really stop something is total and instantaneous cessation.That having been said, i have heard of people for whom gradual reduction is the best way, although it still requires a clear timetable, and to be able to stick to that timetable of reduction. If you simply cut down to 50%, and then lose the inertia to keep cutting down, then I do agree, it has the same effect as yo-yo dieting.
basically George, i suppose i am a drug addict. where nicotine is the drug,
i have no clear timetable to reduce the cigarettes further. cutting down by 50% in less than a week and sticking to it, is for me, an achievement. it's not been easy, and at times i have desperately wanted just one extra cigarette. but, so far so good. will it last? i have no idea, but if i can maintain my present level then i feel sure i can reduce the cigarettes further. i just don't want to do it too quickly as this has failed miserably in the past.
Congrats george.
When you fancy a cigarette say to yourself "No, not yet. I'll wait another half an hour". Then, when that half hour is up, try putting it off a while longer. You'll be surprised how much you can cut down like that.
drat and blast! i congrats the wronged person! *bangs his head on a wall* [:-[] I'm gonna go crawl under a rock.. [xx(]
[] Paul fr. was the one quitting, not another_someone. I got mixed up. what's so hard to understand. []
Quote from: Ben6789 on 04/05/2007 15:24:12 [] Paul fr. was the one quitting, not another_someone. I got mixed up. what's so hard to understand. []i found it hard to read with all the smoke...........LOL