nicotine leaving your body

Group: General Diet & Nutrition

Created: 2011/12/31, Members: 399, Messages: 16719

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iron57 Posts: 32 Joined: 2006/04/26	2006/06/08, 04:19 PM Is there anything that can speed up how fast your body gets rid of nicotine?

7707mutt Posts: 7,686 Joined: 2002/06/18	2006/06/08, 04:24 PM yeah stop smoking -------------- Less Talk, More Chalk! The Men and Boys are Separated by one thing: The Squat Cage! 7707mutt@freetrainers.com
iron57 Posts: 32 Joined: 2006/04/26	2006/06/08, 05:28 PM Message deleted by moderator due to unsuitable content for this board.
7707mutt Posts: 7,686 Joined: 2002/06/18	2006/06/08, 05:37 PM Message deleted by moderator due to unsuitable content for this board.
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KC_72 Posts: 3,249 Joined: 2006/05/19	2006/06/08, 05:58 PM Well mutt I kind of figured that..but I'm a smoker.Be nice gentlemen. iron...mutt has fabulous advice on many topics so try not to piss him off on your first post.Nothing is going to get the nicotine out of your system faster.It's rough..but you'll get through.Be aware the cravings could last a year or more...not nearly as strong though.I'm the expert on quitting...it's the staying off them that has proven to hard for me.Good luck to you though!
mikencharleston Posts: 1,585 Joined: 2002/01/09	2006/06/08, 06:36 PM How about one of the mods pull this post. We've gone a long time without name calling and I for one would just as soon keep it that way. That's the kind of stuff that makes it sound like ABC.
mysticgraces Posts: 422 Joined: 2006/02/21	2006/06/08, 07:12 PM Yes there is a way..drink plenty of orange juice
KC_72 Posts: 3,249 Joined: 2006/05/19	2006/06/08, 07:51 PM Hey mystic...never heard of that...before this post gets pulled,tell me how that works.I'm quiting myself soon and would like to know about this.How much orange juice we talkin here...'cause i'm kinda on a diet:)
mikencharleston Posts: 1,585 Joined: 2002/01/09	2006/06/08, 10:46 PM You're a big man Mutt, in more ways than one. :)
ATIGER Posts: 992 Joined: 2003/02/26	2006/06/08, 10:48 PM Mutt, dont think that we did not notice that 2nd shot. Nice and sneaky too, you northern redneck, yeeeeeeehaw
Carivan Posts: 8,542 Joined: 2002/01/20	2006/06/08, 11:23 PM Just drink lots of water and the orange juice will replace some of the vitamin c that was depleted. Start an exercise routine immediately to wart off any fat gain. Good luck. Now that you are inhling good oxygen, you will exhale all the crap. -------------- Scales are for dead weight: We are not dead yet! Still trying to find out how to do the Hollywood Free Press. Ivan Montreal Canada
mysticgraces Posts: 422 Joined: 2006/02/21	2006/06/09, 06:44 AM KC take a vitamin C tablet then,but when I quit the dr told me to take the following Vitamin C A B complex vitamin And as Carivan said LOTS of water to flush the system...the supplements wont help get rid if the nicotine faster,what they will do is to help you feel alot better when you are going through withdrawal
AaronWiggles Posts: 129 Joined: 2006/06/06	2006/06/09, 11:27 AM I heard it takes a whole year for all traces of nicotine to leave the body -------------- -Aaron
iron57 Posts: 32 Joined: 2006/04/26	2006/06/09, 11:44 AM Message deleted by moderator due to unsuitable content for this board.
iron57 Posts: 32 Joined: 2006/04/26	2006/06/09, 11:45 AM Message deleted by moderator due to unsuitable content for this board.
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iron57 Posts: 32 Joined: 2006/04/26	2006/06/09, 11:47 AM Message deleted by moderator due to unsuitable content for this board.
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iron57 Posts: 32 Joined: 2006/04/26	2006/06/09, 11:55 AM Message deleted by moderator due to unsuitable content for this board.
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iron57 Posts: 32 Joined: 2006/04/26	2006/06/09, 12:13 PM Message deleted by moderator due to unsuitable content for this board.
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iron57 Posts: 32 Joined: 2006/04/26	2006/06/09, 12:23 PM Message deleted by moderator due to unsuitable content for this board.
KC_72 Posts: 3,249 Joined: 2006/05/19	2006/06/09, 02:28 PM SHEEZ stump...I go from one post where you're talking smack to this one and you're calling me a moron!!! J/K:laugh: I know the mental is the hardest...but thinking of it in terms of just 24 minutes of cravings a day will help alot!!!It's the summer evenings when the neighborhood is out drinking tinto and I see someone enjoying a smoke that I lose control and cave!They say practice makes perfect...so this will be the time.I've "trained" enough for it!
7707mutt Posts: 7,686 Joined: 2002/06/18	2006/06/09, 12:25 PM Whatever. -------------- Less Talk, More Chalk! The Men and Boys are Separated by one thing: The Squat Cage! 7707mutt@freetrainers.com
ATIGER Posts: 992 Joined: 2003/02/26	2006/06/09, 12:34 PM Mutt, for some reason, you get them all
7707mutt Posts: 7,686 Joined: 2002/06/18	2006/06/09, 12:38 PM It is ok that is why I am a moderator and the reason why I have so many posts! That and the hundreds I have helped out make it worth it. Plus he did get 8 or so private messages with good info from me. Of course he kind of then shot himself in the foot so to speak LOL -------------- Less Talk, More Chalk! The Men and Boys are Separated by one thing: The Squat Cage! 7707mutt@freetrainers.com
KC_72 Posts: 3,249 Joined: 2006/05/19	2006/06/09, 12:48 PM Yikes iron...I think the nicotine withdrawl is getting to you!If I were your mother I'd put you two boys in the corner for a time out!This guy is no where near your league mutt just leave it be. So back to the thread topic...Mystic I'm going to get the vitamins you suggested .I opened a pack yesterday ,that will get me through the weekend while I mentally prepare...then that's it,I'm quitting for the last time monday!!I am terrified of the weight gain though.Last time I quit I gained 20 pounds in 2 months!!I wasn't working out at the time though.What do you think I should expect..just not to continue losing weight ,or should I expect a gain.How did you combat it? Thanks Mystic your posts are always so helpful!!:)
7707mutt Posts: 7,686 Joined: 2002/06/18	2006/06/09, 12:52 PM KC it is over, I am sorry but people such as he coming on here and attacking me is not something I take lightly. Anyway just try to get away from the temptation of both smokes and food. When you get the urge go for a walk and something the endorphins that are released should help a bit to ease the pain of quitting. -------------- Less Talk, More Chalk! The Men and Boys are Separated by one thing: The Squat Cage! 7707mutt@freetrainers.com
KC_72 Posts: 3,249 Joined: 2006/05/19	2006/06/09, 01:13 PM I know mutt,I get it it.I'm a very reactionary person myself so I understand your frustration.This guy is just acting like a jerk...quiting smoking can make otherwise very nice people go a little nutty!!Hopefully I won't go that far over the deep end myself!:) I'll remember your advice...:love: Endorphins good...smoking bad!!
sstump1 Posts: 1,227 Joined: 2005/03/20	2006/06/09, 02:17 PM Ok...here's some advise...maybe we can just delete the other stuff cause it's actually a good question and one I researched a lot, so I would know what to expect when I quit (3 weeks ago). Half-life of nicotine in the body is actually only 2 hours...when you initially quit the first 3 days are the hardest and that's the only timeframe where the drugs physical addiction plays a role. It doesn't matter whether you've had 1 cig or smoked for 40 years...the amount of nicotine in your body is the same. Once you make it past the third day it's entirely mental. The hardest part beyond the 3rd day is remembering why you quit...write this down...keep a calendar and mark off days for the first 2 weeks. They say the first week you'll have an avg of 6-8 cravings a day lasting about 3 minutes a piece...so you gotta deal with 24 minutes of cravings a day essentially. Also another thing you should know about the weight gain...it's not mental...it is entirely physical. Cigs cause an immediate spike in your glucose levels. So when you quit you eat to get that same spike...but you eat until you get it...so there's 20 minutes of eating every hour to 2 hours (typical smokers schedule)...thus the weight gain. Otherwise smokers in general are Morons...myself included!! Good luck to you!!
sstump1 Posts: 1,227 Joined: 2005/03/20	2006/06/09, 03:44 PM :laugh::laugh: It's the quitting smoking...it makes me cranky. Actually for me even after 15 years I didn't think it was that hard...easier then it was about 7 years ago when I tried it. I did find some thing to replace it with...Lifesavers-Wintergreen mints. I know the sugar isn't great for me either...but it's better then smoking. I usually just keep some in my pocket and pull one out when I get a craving...or when I'm around smokers. My wife smokes and I still go out to the smoking tent at work (just to get away from my desk). I know it's probably stupid to put myself in the situation, but it's just one of those triggers that I needed to learn to turn off and it's not an issue any longer.
KC_72 Posts: 3,249 Joined: 2006/05/19	2006/06/09, 03:52 PM OK...you are a brave man!!!If my husband smoked,no way I could quit...and the smoking tent??????Never!! Cajones of steel.... Hats off to you!!!!
Carivan Posts: 8,542 Joined: 2002/01/20	2006/06/09, 04:58 PM Message deleted by moderator due to unsuitable content for this board.
Carivan Posts: 8,542 Joined: 2002/01/20	2006/06/09, 06:12 PM Sheesh, I'm even deleting my own messages. That was a mistake. Sorry folks! -------------- Scales are for dead weight: We are not dead yet! Still trying to find out how to do the Hollywood Free Press. Ivan Montreal Canada
ATIGER Posts: 992 Joined: 2003/02/26	2006/06/09, 05:55 PM My mother quit after smoking for 20+ yrs and now she is like some of us where the smell of the smoke is awful and she hates her hair and clothes to smell that way.
mikencharleston Posts: 1,585 Joined: 2002/01/09	2006/06/09, 06:55 PM I actually thought it was funny Ivan. :)
Carivan Posts: 8,542 Joined: 2002/01/20	2006/06/09, 09:45 PM The post actually said "Look at all the fun I miss" when I'm not around" :laugh: -------------- Scales are for dead weight: We are not dead yet! Still trying to find out how to do the Hollywood Free Press. Ivan Montreal Canada
	2006/06/10, 07:35 AM #1 Drink more water #2 Eat well #3 Avoid activities that lead to your smoking(going to bars, drinking, perhaps specific people) #4 Get more active...RUN RUN RUN #5 Change behaviors that lead to smoking #6 Reduce stress/Take B-Complex #7 Chew Sugar Free Gum
sstump1 Posts: 1,227 Joined: 2005/03/20	2006/06/12, 09:21 AM #3 has been a biggy for me...if I do have a drink I only stick to 1 or 2. More then that and I'm really pushing my luck.
KC_72 Posts: 3,249 Joined: 2006/05/19	2006/06/12, 04:32 PM OK....I quit as of saturday(I decided I didn't want to wait and went for it saturday morning.It's been AWFUL!!!I've quit many times before and I think this is by far the worst.I hate being so cranky.I don't think my husband is to thrilled either.But I'm looking over everybodys suggestions and remembering why I quit.I didn't workout today.My favorite times to smoke are that first one with my coffee and the one right after I workout.So I didn't drink coffee this morning and didn't workout.I didn't know what to do with myself so I started rearanging furniture.It's 3:30 and I'm still in my PJs so I'm gonna take a shower now....just wanted to say thanks for the advice!!:)
sstump1 Posts: 1,227 Joined: 2005/03/20	2006/06/13, 09:50 AM Hang in there KC...you can do it!! The first few days are the hardest...like I said, beyond the 3rd-4th day it's all a mental game...the physical withdrawels are out of the way that point. In the next day or so you need to start facing the triggers head on and be able to say no. Either you're stronger then the addiction or the addiction is stronger then you. Which is it gonna be??
KC_72 Posts: 3,249 Joined: 2006/05/19	2006/06/13, 01:54 PM I dunno stump I feel pretty whimpy!!Nah,actually today is not as bad as yesterday.I made it through a BBQ sunday.I think we need some nonsmoking friends that are fun!!I sat at the nonsmokers table and it was pretty boring!!We have another BBQ tomorrow...don't know if I'll make it at the smoking table without smoking but I guess I'll give it a shot.(my sister-in-law will be there,she won't let me smoke even if I wanted to)Any how,thanks for the encouragement!!
missandrea Posts: 1 Joined: 2008/10/20	2008/10/20, 02:11 PM hey all im new here and havent uploaded a picture yet!! im still trying to work all this out !!!:love::big_smile: