The Giving Up Smoking Thread!! Part 2

mumofcookers

whathavewedone wrote: »

AGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

I'm not feeling positive today.

I'm feeling tired, depressed, miserable and bored bored bored of not smoking.

Coming off the patches on Monday, I just want to get the nicotine out of my system altogether now and get on with my life.

Oh why did I start this wretched habit? I feel like life isn't worth living at the moment (ok bit of an exaggeration).

Grrrr.

I feel the same!
I keep thinking I know that I'm going to smoke but it's just a case of when, which is stupid because I don't want to I just want to stop feeling like this.

mumofcookers

lynzpower wrote: »

What is everyone doing with the money? IS there a seperate "debt" pot for this, or anyone saving for anything special?

I have been putting £5 a day into a different bank account and it's going towards my son's 7th birthday present which is next week.
He wants a bike and I have £85 saved so far!

After that it will be paying off a credit card.:D

skr80

whathavewedone wrote: »

AGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

I'm not feeling positive today.

I'm feeling tired, depressed, miserable and bored bored bored of not smoking.

Coming off the patches on Monday, I just want to get the nicotine out of my system altogether now and get on with my life.

Oh why did I start this wretched habit? I feel like life isn't worth living at the moment (ok bit of an exaggeration).

Grrrr.

get !!!!ed - why wait until monday for patches - take patches off, and enjoy the new taste of alcohol without nicotine - it is different

feedumall

hi all a year today i gave up the horrid weed :j :j :j :j ,keep on giving up people it is so worth it love feed x

feedumall

ps lynz i am buying a static holiday caravan in cornwall ciggy money will pay the site fees etc:j :j

maccababe

whathavewedone, poor you, although i did have to laugh because i so know how your feeling. I have just scoffed a bag of mini eggs and had a slice of the most enormous cake i could find. Keep going whathavewedone it will all be so worth it.

Sue-UU

Thank you Mimi, yes it is sad to think about the great risks we were all taking and it was for the family that I managed to give it up and am I pleasedI did!

I was so very pleased to read about the improvement in your cough, a good couple of night's sleep too!! I can always remember so well that it was the speed at which I got rid of my awful cough that was the first thing that really surprised me! Re the weight, have a glass of water whenever you reach for something to eat, then go and do a job or better still, go for a walk and shift some of excess baggage!!!

Hi lizzy24 and many congratulations on your great success :T, it's a really wonderful feeling to have such freedom from it all. Thank you so much for coming on and telling us as it's great incentive to all our quitters. All the best with your new life!

Wonderful to hear your good news maccabe, congratulations on 40 something days without the weed! At least you're now free from nicotine altogether, try to ignore your mind when it's trying to entice you into bad ways again, keep choosing not to smoke!

You're welcome linz. Well, you've gone 5 days by now which is really wonderful, even more so now your OH has followed your great example! Try to persuade him to have a glass of water whenever he reaches for something to eat, then go and do a job or better still, go for a walk or do any other exercise.

Poor you whathavewedone. It's a rotten time but coming off the patches on Monday, will soon see you rid of the nicotine in your system. Get passed the Thursday and you'll be freed from it all and just have the mind games to wrestle with, though you're well past the 'having cigs' time so it shouldn't be so bad for you. I'm sure the bordom is mainly coming fron the nicotine still going in. Hang on just a little longer, you know you CAN do it! Not sure the advice from skr80 about getting drunk (especially when you have kiddies) is the best as we don't have the control over ourselves then and can easily falter, but I see his point about having a drink or two.

Good to see you lynzpower, how positive you and your OH have been over the last 3 weeks! Very well done! You're right (I think) about nicotine being in the system longer with patches etc. For me, the money saved went into a pot and really gave me more incentive to see it staying there instead of 'going up in smoke'! All the best with your quit, any help or support needed then come and see us!

Be patient mumofcookers, it will happen! Try hard to keep your mind focused on other things, such as beautiful memories which are dear to you, your kiddies, anything that takes you away from the moment. What incentive you have with your son's Birthday, and £85 saved is marvellous!!!

Very many congratulations Feedum, you've done it!!! I'm so very thrilled for you, and I know only too well that you are! You started out in a great frame of mind and deserved all the success you got, you created it all yourself!! What a great achievement having bought the caravan in cornwall, very well done!! Keep coming back mind!

Have a really good Sunday everyone and enjoy yourselves and some exercise. Keep up the resolve and stay strong! You CAN beat this and I'm sure you ALL will!

Sue

Merlinexcalibur

I've never tried smoking. What am I missing from it all? AM I missing something from it?

whathavewedone

Hi all

I felt much better after getting that little rant off my chest last night. Read my post out to my oh who laughed and said that he is feeling much the same.

Fortunately he had plastered his face in St Tropez in order to be tanned in the morning (because he is feeling self conscious about the spots that have appeared as a result of quitting) and looked like he was on maneoevures in the TA or something and so couldn't got to the shop to buy any. The moment passed for both of us and I'm glad that it did. I would have felt really disappointed in myself this morning and as if I was starting again from square 1.

I think it's mainly psychological really. I've been conditioned into thinking that smoking is my crutch, that it de-stresses me, relieves boredom, helps me to enjoy alcohol etc and it's difficult to undo over 20 years of feeling like that in just 28 days. If I actually think about the taste and smell I don't actually fancy it. I just miss having something to punctuate my day that I look forward to.

lynzpower

whathavewedone wrote: »

Hi all

I felt much better after getting that little rant off my chest last night. Read my post out to my oh who laughed and said that he is feeling much the same.

Fortunately he had plastered his face in St Tropez in order to be tanned in the morning (because he is feeling self conscious about the spots that have appeared as a result of quitting) and looked like he was on maneoevures in the TA or something and so couldn't got to the shop to buy any. The moment passed for both of us and I'm glad that it did. I would have felt really disappointed in myself this morning and as if I was starting again from square 1.

I think it's mainly psychological really. I've been conditioned into thinking that smoking is my crutch, that it de-stresses me, relieves boredom, helps me to enjoy alcohol etc and it's difficult to undo over 20 years of feeling like that in just 28 days. If I actually think about the taste and smell I don't actually fancy it. I just miss having something to punctuate my day that I look forward to.

I totally agree with this. Its the routine really "and im just going to sit down and have a fag" its as if its a break, even though I used to do other things at same time??

OH is more of the belief of the "destress" i dont buy that really. especially as his income is quite low and the amount of stress it generates not having that money, seems to outweigh. Ie if he spends 50 quid a week on fags then he cant pay off his OD at 50 per week, or buy anything else ie he needs new shoes but cant afford it - that brings its own stresses.

Along with almost running out of cigarettes, that too is pretty stressful - SORRY WAS!!- I was terrible for this, if I had only one cigarette left in the box I would start to panic, "when can i get more fags, where from, I need them now, in case anything happens to the last one, I might NEED to smoke that in a minute, but I cant have none, OMG OMG OMG! "

Deffo take the point about glass of water, Ive never drank as much water as I have now! Poor OH has alsao come out in Loads of spots bless him I just pamper him a bit and tell him its all the crap coming out of his system and will be over soon.

The bags under my eyes have almost gone now, but Im not seeing any improvment in my nails. ( always been weak & splitty)My hands are no longer yellow will be 21 days tomorrow. :T

Must say, really moneysaving, clothes dont need to be washed hardly as much now, I can wear the same jumper 2 days and its fine! I bought a top not so long ago when smoking was a bit big in the sales. I had it in my wardrobe & sent it to my mum. She recieved it said perfect fit, but it stank of smoke and she needed to wash it before she could wear it, it stank of smoke so bad. It still had the labels on :eek: thats BAD :rotfl:why did I never care about this stuff before :rotfl:

Keep going gang- everyones doing really well!!! :beer: