The Giving Up Smoking Thread!! Part 2

Thrifty_Pixie

manny1983 wrote: »

hi there keep at it. yes your mum will be very pleased bet you are also. its my 2nd day also. it will get easier by the day. no odd puff or the odd cigg.

Thanks manny The same goes for you! It WILL get easier, by jove!

Thrifty_Pixie

G'day all!

Still going strong here, and I haven't had to use any gum yet today. I have no doubt I will at some point, but I'm trying to hold out as long as I can, as the endgame for me is to get off NRT asap too - begone toxins! My fiance's using his e-cigs, and they're helping quite a bit, but he's finding that the support we're giving each other is helping the most. So never underestimate the power of a good support network like you guys here :T

*meep*

larmy16

dazco wrote: »

I like the look of that. I will definitely use it when I eventually get down to zero tabs a day

Daz - when you said "tabs" I remembered Harry Enfield's Bu**er all Money. Remember him? Of course you were talking about the Champix right?

Sue-UU

Sorry not to have been on for a few days folks, but I've had surgery which left me in a great deal of pain and I really didn't feel like starting up the PC, let alone coming on the boards. Anyway, getting better now so I'll be here again soon.

A very warm welcome to ALL our new members, some I see are also having great success, very well done Shel!!!

Many congratulations Choille!!! You've thrilled us almost as much as yourself with with your news of having been an ex-smoker for 4 months! Excellent news!:T

Excellent news from you too Pam! So many others who have come back with such GREAT sucess stories. You've all got so very much to be so very proud of for the rest of your lives! :T

All being well, I'll be back again tomorrow. Have a wonderful day free from smoking and keep up with the water, fruit, deep breathing and exercise! Many thanks to larmy, oldreekie & jammy dodger for your tremendous work in helping so many folk on the journey of their lives!

Keep it up one day at a time folks, we all wish you well, it CAN be done!

Sue

choille

Sue - many, many thanks.

You have been brilliant & really have helped me enormously.

All the best for a speedy recovery.

dazco

larmy16 wrote: »

Daz - when you said "tabs" I remembered Harry Enfield's Bu**er all Money. Remember him? Of course you were talking about the Champix right?

No, I was talking about cigarettes.

I start my second week tomorrow so the dosage doubles again. I know have to make a determined effort to cut down by more every day.

I am going to aim for 20 tomorrow. I was on fifty this time last week.

larmy16

Daz - Of course I forgot that you have to take the tablets for some time before you finally stop. Amazing. Do the cigarettes start to lose their appeal?

I had Zyban many years ago and it worked brilliantly. So why did I start again? Hmmmm powerful psychological attachment and that is the one to be really wary of. I am sure you wont be so daft as I was!!!!!

All the best by the way.

manny1983

dazco wrote: »

No, I was talking about cigarettes.

I start my second week tomorrow so the dosage doubles again. I know have to make a determined effort to cut down by more every day.

I am going to aim for 20 tomorrow. I was on fifty this time last week.

best way i found was to go cold turkey. this way you only have one hard day and the rest of the days you dont crave honestly.:)

dazco

larmy16 wrote: »

Daz - Of course I forgot that you have to take the tablets for some time before you finally stop. Amazing. Do the cigarettes start to lose their appeal?

I had Zyban many years ago and it worked brilliantly. So why did I start again? Hmmmm powerful psychological attachment and that is the one to be really wary of. I am sure you wont be so daft as I was!!!!!

All the best by the way.

They do start to lose their appeal, and you find yourself forgetting they exist.

Thrifty_Pixie

Hi all

Day Four's going pretty well so far, and I'm finding that I'm going longer without thinking about Not Smoking than before. My fiance has started coughing up some rather technicolour gook though, which is entertaining. We've still actually only told a handful of people though, and am looking forward to feeling like we really have cracked it and can announce to the Free World that we are FINALLY FREE!!

*ahem*