OK Webdip friends, I tried this on facebook but didn't get enough responses to help me out. I've been a on/off smoker for quite a while, and I'm ready to quit for the 19th time, only this time it hasn't been easy. What I would like is for everybody who reads this to suggest one 5-10 min. activity for me to do when the cravings hit, just something to distract me until it passes. If I can get through the first two days I'm home free.

Lets make quitting fun! Get creative now. I'll make a big list of everything suggested, and keep it with me. I'll just go through them in order, and think of you when I try your suggestion, and think about how disappointed you'll be if I fuck up on your turn.

Again, not looking for general tips - I've got a plan. I just want distractions and thought this might be a neat way to add a few to the ones I came up with. Thanks in advance!

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Go on a run. A mile takes 5-10 minutes; it's hard if you don't do it but gets easier really quickly. My grandpa is 71 and can do 12 miles; I am going to beat him before I go to college...

Dude, leave the zoo and the zookeepers will scrape them off your back on the way out. Geez!

OK, I'm gonna put that down for "look at animal pictures."

Chew some gum.

Write angry letters to newspaper editors

xkcd.com

Try some Chewlie's gum instead.

But seriously, get laid, watch a prono, eat some carrots (or other *healthy* not sweet snack). Read a chapter from a book you've always wanted to read. Watch the lobby scene in Matrix. Watch the fight between Superman and General Zod, Ursa and the big guy in Superman II. Watch the battle at the fields of Pellenor or Helmn's Deep or Gandlaf's fight with the Balrog.

Join the Republican Party and gain their trust. Rise through their ranks based on well thought out speeches regarding economics and the American dream until you've built up a firm support base. Go on to win the Presidential nomination by making your rivals look like a bunch of complete loons and no-hopers...

...Then, once all of then Party's money and efforts and hopes are invested in you, wait until about a couple of months before the election and start acting like a complete knob-head!

It may take slightly longer than 5-10 minutes, granted, but it's a great laugh!

lol this is great! why did i bother trying on fb? Pretty sad when anons I barely know show more support than my "friends."

Keep 'em coming!

you could always post a cheating accusation on the forum. Who cares about points???

You know, YJ, I had a little drink, but I'll tell you about my coffee addiction. I really drank a lot of coffee and it really started to affect my personality somehow. But the thing is that every year I make a long bicycle tour for the mountains for a few weeks. This summer, I stopped right before we left and haven't touched coffee since. I guess the secret is to quit smoking and then do something really intense for a few weeks, something that doesn't make you think about smoking and then stay focused for a few weeks after that: now you're cured.

Why not play some of the mindless Facebook games. Like Angry Birds or Castleville. Some of the games can be played on your phone (if you have a smart phone) giving you something to do outside of just being online.

Or try something like Sudoku or crosswords.

Turn on some Michael Jackson and dance your ass off.

Try Myst if you haven't before. Play sporcle.com (geography is best, though the film score ID one is great). Plan some things to do when you visit a city you've always wanted to visit. Try to catch up on recent reviews in some tech gadget field you're interested in (digital cameras?). Do some logic puzzles.

Do a set of push-ups, pull-ups and sit-ups. If you're still craving a cig after that, do another set, or go for a jog. Joining a gym and starting a regular exercise routine helps too. Good luck!

Go to your local dollar store, buy a garden gnome or a pinata or something of this nature. Go to a McDonalds and order a large coke and when they hand you your drink hand them the gnome or pinata and say, god bless you (sir or ma'am) and drive away.

Or just play this for 5 minutes:
http://www.stumbleupon.com/su/4il7PC/www.freegames.ws/games/free_online_games/pong_game/3 _game.htm

I found I couldn't stand the taste of cigarette smoke after eating chocolate, so when the cravings were really bad I'd have a piece of chocolate and then light up. Yuk!
It worked. I quit smoking more than 30 years ago.

Have a wank, it's hopefully more than you need.

SpeakerToAliens now has diabetes and a massive chocolate addiction. So it all worked out in the end.

Smoke an eCigarette.

lol abge I want to quit, not vomit watermelon flavored steam. Still, I do have one my pal gave me... those have nicotine though and I don't know if its a great idea...

When was the last time you smoked? If you just started to quit, I hear they're really helpful. If you haven't smoked in a while, it probably isn't a good idea...

abge I'm targeting saturday as quit day. Trying to get more suggestions from people

I'm just afraid adding that bit of nicotine will soothe me temporarily, but extend the "painful part" outside the realm of 2 days (after that it stops PHYSICALLY hurting me :P).

I successfully quit smoking 4 months ago tomorrow after having smoked for 18 years. The way it worked for me was using a combination of patches (2mg) and lozenges/gum for the first week when I was only worried about pushing off the habit, not so much the nicotine. Then I cut out the patch and did only lozenges/gum for about a month after that, purposefully pushing more and more time between them until finally I just didn't need them anymore.

Having that 'bit of nicotine' isn't really bad while your quitting. The nicotine itself is not bad for the system (compared to the thousands of chemicals in cigarette smoke)

Don't use an eCigarette, they don't do anything but frustrate you because the taste and the feel is too different, it just makes you WANT to have a real cigarette again.

As a final note... best of luck to you YellowJacket. You CAN do it!

Do the dishes, clean the catbox, vacuum...something that is quick and gives you a positive outcome. If you are artistic, start a drawing, and add to it only when the craving strikes and it will be your kickin' cigs art. Journal - write your feeligns/thoughts, etc.

Engage family and friends to support and help you...oh, wait...you did and they suck.

Well, we support you, anonymous friend!

@Redhouse1938:SpeakerToAliens now has diabetes and a massive chocolate addiction. So it all worked out in the end.
No to both (but I do weigh 270lbs).

http://pbfcomics.com/

Haha thanks Krellin. I like the drawing idea too. I'm terrible but it would be fun. Yeah it is really sad that people I actually know didn't care enough to come up with one simple idea - but Snooki has 2 million friends. *sigh* Fucked up world.