"OmManiPadmeOmelet" > wrote in message
...
> In article >,
> ~patches~ > wrote:
>
> > Nancy1 wrote:
> >
> > > Nancy1 wrote:
> > >
> > >>Arnold wrote:
> > >>
> > >>>Anyone managed to give up cigarettes and alcohol and never looked
back?
> > >>>
> > >>>If so, I would be interested to know the techniques you used, coz I
am
> > >>>struggling with 'will power'!
> > >>
> > >>Alcohol never had any huge attraction for me, so if I occasionally buy
> > >>wine for a family dinner, most of it gets thrown out. I'm single and
> > >>live alone, and gave up partying a long time ago. If I'm out for
> > >>dinner, I'll sometimes have a drink, but I don't usually. Cigarettes
> > >>- quit just about a year ago. I tried a lot of times, but it was
never
> > >>the right time. So, you have to want to (at least in the back of your
> > >>mind) AND it has to be the right time. Last year, it was the right
> > >>time for me. I just quit cold turkey and have never had a real urge
to
> > >>start again - I just imagine how the smoke feels in my throat, how bad
> > >>my house smelled, and how much I coughed. HOWEVER, the old "saw" is
> > >>true - if I knew I had only a year to live, I'd start again in a
> > >>minute. LOL. I don't miss the taste or the feeling - just the action
> > >>of smoking.
> > >>
> > >>Don't be afraid to get all the help you can - only about 1 in a
> > >>thousand people can quit successfully cold turkey, and there's nothing
> > >>wrong with getting support. OTOH, my son quit chewing tobacco cold
> > >>turkey, so here are two of us in the same family, doing it. In my
> > >>case, better late than never. ;-)
> > >>
> > >>Good luck.
> > >>
> > >>N.
> > >
> > >
> > > I should add that I also gained some weight. But the experts say "one
> > > thing at a time." When I reach my one-year anniversary in a month or
> > > so, then I'll start working on the weight. If you want to give up
both
> > > alcohol and smoking, do one at a time. I would think alcohol would be
> > > easier - if you don't go out to alcohol venues, you won't drink as
> > > much, and consequently, you won't be smoking as much When that's been
> > > successful, do the no-smoking thing.
> > >
> > > N.
> > >
> > That may not be true of alcohol. Many alcoholics are closet drinkers,
> > drinking alone and at home. Quite often friends and co-workers may not
> > even have a clue that a person is an alcoholic even though family member
> > may know or suspect. This type of alcohol abuse is common amongst stay
> > at home moms, homemakers, and the elderly. The true prevalence of this
> > type of alcoholic may never truely be known as they tend to hide their
> > drinking. For those who are not aware a heavy drinker or alcoholic
> > should *not* quit cold turkey and they should seek medical help when
> > trying to quit. DTs, a possible complication of alcohol withdrawl, can
> > be fatal. If you want to know more about alcohol withdrawl there are
> > several good sources on the web.
>
> Very true.
> It's safer to taper off if you are a regular heavy drinker, and drink
> LOTS of water to help clear things out.
>
> Take vitamins, especially B-complex, and take milk thistle for liver
> support.
>
> The above is a good idea even if you have no intention of giving it up.
> --

Yep, when I'm at work I go through almost a full gallon of water. Makes me
pee a lot, but it helps!

kili