Natural way to quit smoking?

I did cold turkey and am 3 years quit. Cripler is right - make a good plan and keep going until you get right.

I quit smoking several years back by chewing/dipping, stupid i know... I FINALLY dropped that habit 6 months ago or so... I did that with sunflower seeds!! Still chew seeds to the day!!

I highly suggest exercising. It has worked for me in the past. Go bike riding or something, getting your heart rate up helps take your mind off smoking. Get those natural endorphins going. Good luck!

God.

If you believe He died for you, gave His LIFE for you, made the lame walk, raised people from the dead...
How come it took so many posts to say it?

God.

Best part is, there is no added cost. No placebo.

If you have faith as small as a mustard seed and say to this mountain 'MOVE FROM HERE TO THERE" it will move and fall into the sea. Lean not on your own understanding. Live the life He gave you and be a walking temple unto Him. There is no greater healer than my Lord. There is no greater lover than my Lord. There is no greater comfort than my Lord.

Those empty feelings when you haven't had a cigarette is that demon of addiction slowly dying and crying out to be fed. Nicotine is highly addictive, but the addiction does not cause the average smoker to wake in the middle of the night in a cold sweat, crying out, "Give me a cigarette!" No, but it's a trap. Mostly because it seems so harmless when you look at it. There's no laws against it, though it's become more and more taboo these days - in fact, it being taboo makes that cigarette seem more and more precious to you, doesn't it? I gotta have one before I go to work or pick up the kids or go to eat because I can't have one for a little while. I've gotta have one during my lunch break, I've gotta have one after the kids are in bed, I've got to have one right after I eat because my full belly isn't satisfied with what I've had.

Read your Bible instead.
Sing a song of praise to His name instead.
Pray with petition and thanksgiving for the Life He gives you instead.
Choose to LIVE instead of clinging to your own understanding. Let him become greater and you become less.


Cast all your anxiety on Him because he cares for you. - 1 Peter 5:7

He replied, "Because you have so little faith. I tell you the truth, if you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, 'Move from here to there' and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you." - Matthew 17:20

The God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet. The grace of our Lord Jesus be with you. - Romans 16:20

Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your body. - 1 Corinthians 6:19-20 (the passage is on sexual immorality, but it's not so different)

Therefore, I urge you, brothers, in view of God's mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God—this is your spiritual act of worship. Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God's will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will. - Romans 12:1-2

I will sprinkle clean water on you, and you will be clean; I will cleanse you from all your impurities and from all your idols. I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit in you; I will remove from you your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh. And I will put my Spirit in you and move you to follow my decrees and be careful to keep my laws. You will live in the land I gave your forefathers; you will be my people, and I will be your God. - Ezekiel 36:25-28

Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good. - Romans 12:21

For I can do everything in Christ, who gives me strength. - Philippians 4:13

For God did not call us to be impure, but to live a holy life. - 1 Thessalonians 4:7

Be joyful always; pray continually; give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus. - 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18

May our Lord Jesus Christ himself and God our Father, who loved us and by his grace gave us eternal encouragement and good hope, encourage your hearts and strengthen you in every good deed and word. - 2 Thessalonians 2:16-17

I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world, you will have trouble. But take heart! For I have overcome the world. - John 16:33

Little Children, you are from God and have overcome them, for he who is in you is greater than he who is in the world. - 1 John 4:4

For everyone who has been born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world - our faith. Who is it that overcomes the world except the one who believes that Jesus is the Son of God? - 1 John 5:4-5

I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who love me and gave himself for me. - Galations 2:20

Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths. Be not wise in your own eyes; fear the Lord, and turn away from evil. It will be healing to your flesh and refreshment to your bones. - Proverbs 3:5-8

But those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles, they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint. - Isaiah 40:31

Psalm 19
Psalms 25
Psalms 42
Psalms 46
Psalm 103
Matthew 25:14-30

I guess it's not technically the answer you were looking for, because it is and isn't technically natural. But the God that made this place for you to live in, made the atmosphere and the waters and oxygen just so so that you could live and He could be your God - the God that flung the Sun far enough away that we wouldn't freeze to death or burn in flames - the God that sent His Son for us because He LOVES us enough to give us free will... If that's not the natural cure, I have no idea what is. You can quit smoking on the gum, or the patch, or herbal aids, or by shear force of will. But those are you fighting a monster without God on your side, trying to shoot out alone in the darkness.

The long and the short of it is, we have a greater cure than what our minds can begin to fathom.

The answer stays as God.

Here is THE BEST way of quitting smoking: never forget God gave you your body... so why are you destroying it???!!! Stop it! Right away!!!

After I smoked my last cigarette, I started running. Everyday you should run at least 1-3 miles. Get into a fitness routine immediately, rather than beat up your body smoking, beat up your body by getting healthier. It worked for me.

Also I dont know if you do or not, but cutting back on alcohol lessened my cravings a lot. I found my cravings were weakened when I wasnt under the influence.

Run outside, He gave us a big planet to explore

did it cold turkey 20 years ago, still at times wonder how i did it, but if you have a very strong desire you can do it and pray and keep faith in god, you will get the cravings but your will and your mind can keep you strong. start exercising and the more you stay away from smoking the better you will feel. if you smoke after you eat , just go out walking instead, I wish you well,

I quit smoking and did it with the nicotine tablets. I was useing nicotine when I smoked then just used it in a different form that is better than taking it into your lungs. I did that for a few weeks. I have not smoked for well over a month and have no desire now. Believe me, going this long is a tremendous victory for me and God and Commit.

Have you heard of the Five Day Plan to Stop Smoking? You can do a "google" search for it. It's a free program that you can follow, very natural, and includes trusting God as part of its protocol. I know some people who have successfully kicked the habit using this plan.

for sure... you can quit it in natural way, get yourself diverted from the craving.... when you feel like smoking have some hot soups or eat some peanut candy.

yeah stick on to the plan and don't loose hope... have faith that you can do it.

Start your stop smoking plan with START


S = Set a quit date.
T = Tell family, friends, and co-workers that you plan to quit.
A = Anticipate and plan for the challenges you'll face while quitting.
R = Remove cigarettes and other tobacco products from your home, car, and work.
T = Talk to your doctor about getting help to quit.

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Medicinal stop smoking assistance is the best to help you stop, you may not trust medicine but the statistics clearly say you will have a better chance of stopping using medicine. It doesn't mean you cannot quit without medicine because obviously people can ^.^ and do but it does help a lot.

However, I smoked for 5 years, from the age of 13-18 and I just decided one day to stop. Quit cold turkey, gone 4 months without a cig, or a *f*a*g* as we call them in England. And what this has taught me is that the most important element when quitting is not god, sunflower seeds, medicine, patchs, gum it is WILLPOWER!

Without willpower, you will not quit.

all you need is will power, its hard but can be done.

Make up your mind , that's it.

R.A.IN said:

I need to quit smoking too.

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How long a smoker RAIN? You can do this. I did alot of walking,and started a habit of chewing gum. I also invested in mints. It took 4 months to actually feel control. Now - 6 months almost 7 off the cigs.