The Giving Up Smoking Thread!! Part 2

mazza111

I too enjoy smoking kindofagilr but i hate the need for it, hate the expense, hate the smell, hate how yellow everything becomes. You will know when the time is right for you, I have tried to stop unsuccessfully in the past, but i don't think my heart was right in it. The time feels right for me this time! And remember there's lots of help available, between your GP (if you want to go that route) and here.
Although I haven't stopped yet, the support from here has been great, and a real encouragement to everyone. You know u can do it!

kindofagilr

Thanks guys, you have all been so nice and helpful.

I am def thinking about it, fiance was def thinking about it more than me, so I think if we both make a crack at it we can do it

We just need to set a stop date now, I mean the savings money wise would be loads!

73bugz

Hi Guys

Good on everyone for trying to give up smoking, i know it's hard, i had tried and failed over the last 19 years but thankfully i have managed not to touch a cigarette for the last 4 weeks. I used to smoke between 30 and 40 a day and now they are gone from my life - full stop.

I could write loads about my attempts at giving up smoking, but this link to this web site is a good read for all those who want to quit or are quitting.

http://www.brummieblogs.com/2006links/diaryexsmoker.html

This web page sort of kept me going in the first days of quitting and when i needed it, i would read what the writer had experienced and read ahead for what i might expect for next day of quitting. I do not know who she is, but i will write to her soon to thank her for possibly saving my life.

As for quitting, imho cold turkey was the only way to go. The first four days was literally hell for me, but i have managed not to smoke for 4 weeks now and i can't believe how much easier it has became once the 1st week was over.

Get past those first four days and your well and truly on your way - free yourself from the fags and start living your life again!

You can do it.

Sue-UU

Hi everyone, hope you all had a good weekend and are reaping the benefits of being 2 days further away from the weed!

I can sort of see what your fiance means Dreamingalound, far better to be able to give the love and support needed by one who isn't going through it all, easier for her when you're free from it all. There you go, now you need to set that example - don't you! :rolleyes:

nirelandguy If you lookthrough the thread you'll see that most of our members have read the book and a lot are quitting with the aid of it right now. Are you sure you're 'wanting' to quit??? You need that above all else. Write down WHY you want to quit - are there any benefits to you to keep it up?? I don't think so and I think all of us here would agree, but it's your body, your mind and you're the only who can say. Think on it hard, study your health and study your pocket, if those don't help then I don't think you really want to quit, though I dearly hope the day soon comes when you do! All the best.

Well done adarynefoedd, it so good to know you're still on track. Good luck with the inhalator and tabs. Getting stuck into the garden will really help and if you need to do some digging then bash away at all the cigs you've ever smoked and bury the little beggars with every fork/spadeful!!


mazza, don't worry the walls being built against the nicotine will soon hit in and thoughts of cigs will soon clear. Be patient, it'll happen and you'll be a non-smoker soon enough!


Please Shelley, don't waste negative energy with doubts of what will happen in the future; think more positively that this is the time when you're quitting for LIFE - YOURS!!!! Well done on 6 days!!!

Well done on both you and your OH whathavewedone! A testing time, which it must have been, but you both came through - though personally I thik I might have clobbered him!!!

Great going on day 10 SandC, good news of your 2 for the price of one with cigs and booze! You'll soon have saved a fair bit then! BTW. Re you BP problem, get plenty of walking in, that'll help so very much. My DHs was way up until he really started walking brisker, he was thrilled when it was SO much lower last week. Now it's up to you to delight your Nurse in both ways!!!

Whatever thoughts or fear of what might happen IF you had a puff Mimi isn't what's happening now and believe it or not you ARE a non-smoker as you don't smoke anymore, and for what it's worth, I don't believe you ever would again! I think you faced all the health issues related IF you carried on and just knew it wasn't worth risking it. I reckon in your heart of hearts that it's excactly how you STILL feel. Those blessed sinus ops we endure only to find it messes things up for a long time after. I lost my smell and taste for a complete year due to polyps! It's fine now, though the polyps are back!!! Brilliant news that 13 days have gone by smoke free!!

Excellent news of you trying again ameliarate!!! I can understand what you mean about being pleased the excitement's not there, but the concern is. Still, it may serve a good thing rather than the opposite. That dental appt will do you good,a shame to spoil them after that! I'm sure your young lass will help too. The main thing is that you're back trying hard again, and folk like that win in the end, all the best for a new life - again!

Hi kindofagilr and welcome! I hope we can help you finally quit and get more control of your life, health and finances! What an amount per year you're 'setting light to'!!! As one of our very succesful quitters (a year last week) says "you'd just as well take a £20 note and set fire to it"! None of us can argue with that now can we! Try hard to focus more on your health and where you may be with it in 5 or 10 years time - or how much better it will be if you quit this year! What greater incentive can there be than having a baby and bring new life into the world - BUT - you'll need to be here to care for it and see her/him through life too!! Go one, give it a go! Nothing to lose in trying, but a great amount if you don't. IF you failed the first time it doesn't mean you failed, just that you didn't make it that time, but you then go on to have another go. You'll love if when you succeedand it's the best thing you'll ever do!!! You've already had great advice from the other, they know all the perils all too well, think hard of all the good in quitting, are there any for NOT doing so??

Good news for you 73bugz!! I'm delighted that it's all going so well for you, keep if up and keep strong and you'll soon be healthy and much better off money wise too.

Keep strong everyone! You know you want to quit and you also know how fast time goes and that even if it seems slow in going by now, that this time next year it'll feel terrific to have quit when you started - that short time ago!

Sue

whathavewedone

Morning all

This is my 3rd day cold turkey. I have been very irritable these last few days which really surprises me as I didn't think there was much nicotine in the medium strength patches. Not as bad as quitting cold turkey from day 1 but there is definitely an element of withdrawal symptoms.

Hopefully by this time next week my body won't be craving nicotine any more (or at least barely at all). I'm glad I decided not to do do the whole 3 months on patches as I just want to get the withdrawal period over and done with.

Since my little boy came out of hospital I've been sleeping much better. Had some crazy dreams the last couple of nights though and also sweating a lot. Either I'm having an early menopause (hope not!!) or that's the nicotine coming out of my system.

lynzpower

kindofagilr wrote: »

Thanks guys, you have all been so nice and helpful.

I am def thinking about it, fiance was def thinking about it more than me, so I think if we both make a crack at it we can do it

We just need to set a stop date now, I mean the savings money wise would be loads!

This is where we were at about 2 months ago.

I was a bitr more up for it, than he was. Although Im one of those people who believes anything is possible with a bit of effort, OH envisages thehurdles

I said I want to give up, my sister is having a baby and she just gave up "like that" and Iknow if she can do it so can I. *shrugs* must be quite simple. OH said "id like to give up one day but Im not ready" I said "ready for wh at, all we need to do is waltz into the hypotherapists office and come out a non smoker- what an hour of your life? " what do you need to prepare yourself for?

Left it with him. Then about 3 days later, "i think your right I want to give up" I said OK then once these are gone, we'll not buy anymore? So we didnt smoke on the monday then decided we would have our "last fag together" lit it up monday evening - a whole day of not smoking it was RANK, I started gagging we threw them away but kept the remainder of the box..

The decision was made. Weve never been to the Hyno in the end just Willpower" but I dont even think its that, its more "change of mind".

If any of you are with pru health, you get the Alan carr session for £49 it might be worth joining for that alone?my monthly subs is 39pcm. Part of my intention was to reduce my Pru premiums Ie I get points for not smoking and for giving up.
Now, 3 weeks in, we still have half a packet of fags in the bedside cabinet and lighters & ashtrays still here. We are not smoking now,. its not a big deal. Most days now, we have a brilliant laugh, as one of us leaves the room "where are you going" Oh im just popping to the shop to waste 15 quid on cigarettes" "just popping outside to kill myself" or other things we would have siad just 3 short weeks ago.

I dont agree with others that youll be "back to square one again" I really dont. I have a freind who smoked a little bit ( few a day) and she is now really ill ( not related) occasionally if shes out she might have a puff on someone elses, she says that does NOT make her a smoker. ONe thing we "giversuppers" forget is that we "think" its really nice to smoke, nice flavour etc. This isnt really true im afraid. Its because we do it so reguarly ( eg 20 times per day) we are used to it and the flavour is a COMFORT not that its particularly nice. ( would I eat 20 snickers a day because i enjoy them? :rotfl: )

She says occasionally when she has a puff its because emotionally "she wants one" THEN she tastes it and its foul, and it makes her tihnk Urgh glad I dont smoke anymore.

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

kindofagilr

I have decided on a quit date, my fiance and I are moving into our own house (so to be honest totally cant afford to smoke anymore)

And I told the fiance last night I am going to quit two days after we move into the house, so say we move in Friday I will quit on Sun (sat night before I go to bed being the last cigarette ever and I am going to throw away and remainder of tabs in the packet)

I know it may sound like a flimsy date lol, but we are so close to moving in, within two weeks I would say

And I am kinda proud of myself to be even having a date in my head and I am going to stick to it, cos previously when Fiance says he wants us to quit I always say yeah I know soon, but this time I am giving a date

I cross stitch a lot, so hopefully that will help me not think about them when I am at home at a night time.

I am worried about my diet though, I am on Slimming World and am doing very well (see siggie lol) I guess being on SW might help though cos I already know what I should and shouldnt eat?

SandC

Oh by the way, I had no fags in my house after the quit time, only one ashtray has been kept for visitors (though that's not necessary either thinking about it) and all lighters have been chucked away.

lynz, I don't know why it is that some people can only smoke occasionally just the odd one here and there, then smoke a few on a night out then not touch them for a week, but there you go. I would be back to square one and I would hate myself if I had a cigarette now. I quit back in 1991 for a few years and in 1994 I had one on holiday, out of curiosity. It took maybe a year to be back on more than 10 a day but it still got me again.

For most of us it isn't worth it and it's best to decide never to smoke one again. I have friends who smoke only socially/casually and it's something I couldn't do. I'm sure it would be on my mind on the days I didn't smoke and I would be caught in probably a worse trap than full time smoking, on edge I suspect.

Neenie_o

Hi all,

Been a few days since my last update, but I'm still off the fags so I'm really pleased. This week has been the hardest for me though, I've really struggled with the cravings and have been quite miserable (and a bit snappy :mad:). I hope this stage passes soon......

I treated myself to a new hairdo on Thursday with the money I've saved so far and still have quite a bit in my jar. It's really nice seeing it build up!

Have also been forcing myself to drink lots of water and have noticed a dramatic improvement in my complexion (I'm in my mid-twenties, but always had a teenage girl's skin :rolleyes:)....

Hope everyone else is doing well

xx

Dreamingalound

I can't believe its Day 13, i've been really chirpy and on the weekend i told my close family i had stopped smoking. I wanted to wait untl at least ten days. They are really thrilled and happy and it gave me the boost to carry on through to start another week. I can't believe its two weeks tomorrow! The last few days have been tough which is why i've been on here a little, however when i see smokers in the street, instead of taking a big whiff of their exhaled cigarette smoke i now wlak past holding my breath and starting to feel sorry for them that they are in the trap still. It was raining on saturday and my OH was standing outside in teh rain havinga smoke! but if we had come out of a supermarket and it was raining she would had ran to teh car so her hair wouldn't get wet!!! see what this silly drug does to us!!!:rotfl: