The Giving Up Smoking Thread!! Part 2

rmplc

tattycath wrote: »

Thank you!
No, i can honestly say I don't really get cravings-in fact, i can't stand the smell of cigarettes when my husband is smoking.

Oh my god... the smell of it is discusting!!! the couple of times I have been around my friends who have ben smoking has not actually bothered me, not made me wanna smoke or anything, but the smell...... i can not believe i smelt that rank!!

Ross xx

Sue-UU

debie wrote: »

Shall I go without the patches if I feel I don't need them, what do you chappies think. I could carry one in my bag incase it was needed. I am due to go back to the Chemist on Friday for another weeks supply.

Am I putting the cart before the horse LOL

Hi debie, as I said to Catherine, it's a difficult question to answer as you're still in earlyish days - BUT - give it a try by all means and see how you go. Any cravings - real or in the mind - then see how they go and if you're anywhere near thinking of "just one puff or oh, bu**er it, I'll have one"" GO BACK ON THEM - please!!!! For any cravings, sip a glass of water, breathe un and out slowly, but deeply about 10 times or go for a walk, eat an apple or peal an orange, run upstairs, get the washing in even if there's none out - ANYTHING until it passes and it will, sooner than you think. You seem to be keeping busy anyway, stay that way as it helps a heck of a lot. Keep giving up - but - never give in!!! Good luck debie and please let us know what's happening? Sue x

Congratulations tattycath, 3 years is fantastic, very well done indeed!!! :T:T:T Isn't it wonderful when it's on the actual day! You've done yourself so proud and will be an inspiration to all on here! Please, Cathy, keep on updating us, though I know you have done before. Thanks a lot.

Congratulations to you too, choille!!! :T:T:T That soon went by! It's so good to see you again and know you're doing so very well. I'll bet it's darned cold up there for you though!!! :eek:

Your maths is correct, jojo and it's wonderful that you've come so far!!! I bet you're so very, very proud...you deserve it too, and if you don't mind me saying so, you sound far more determined this time - brilliant!!! :T:T:T

rmplc wrote:

Hmmm puts my 2weeks 4 days in the shade a bit :rotfl: .[/qote]

No it doesn't Ross, and remember that choiile was once where you are now! You've started and are well on your way and you'll get to where choille is soon enough, honest you will.

This thread is such a great place be, everyone doing their level best to support each other and getting inspired by others too. Keep happy....keep quitting all.

Sue x

jammy_dodger

Hi Choille

we quit about the same time ( my first quit ) So pleased to see you have stuck with it i remember reading your posts in the early days such a great feeling eh ...and I KNOW i willl be there again have even started my new signature to commemorate the day

thanks too larmy for your support

If I can heed warning to otheres to NEVER be tempted once free, those sticks niggle away when you are at your lowest ebb and convince you they will make you feel better but believe me they WONT ...stay off them for good , stay off them for life for tyour life and the life of your loved ones ..

am travelling back up North tonight after a fab few days away am refreshed and in full gear for the fun times and festivities ahead

Day 5 has passed my by roll on the rest
i wish you all well x x x

jammy_dodger

tattycath wrote: »

i've been stopped smoking 3 years today!!! I went cold turkey and had immense support from this particular thread!!!-thanks for that guys.
Continued good luck to all you quitters!!!

fantastic :t:t:t

larmy16

Hi everyone.

Tatty, Debie, Rmplc and of course Jammy & Choille.

The thread is so lovely and positive at the moment. Just think you will be able to spend Christmas smelling fragrant and not wanting to escape for a puff.

You know this is just a little thing, but it means so much to me. When someone asks me if I want a cup of tea and they are almost always a non smoker, I just love the fact that now there is nothing missing. The tea is a reward in itself.

Before a cup of tea meant a ciggy too. I used to look at non smokers and think there was something missing from their lives, but I was a fool. It was me who was missing the very thing they had. Peace of mind from slavery.

Anyway keep it up everyone. :j:T:j

dundeedoll_2

larmy16 wrote: »

Hi everyone.

Tatty, Debie, Rmplc and of course Jammy & Choille.

The thread is so lovely and positive at the moment. Just think you will be able to spend Christmas smelling fragrant and not wanting to escape for a puff.

You know this is just a little thing, but it means so much to me. When someone asks me if I want a cup of tea and they are almost always a non smoker, I just love the fact that now there is nothing missing. The tea is a reward in itself.

Before a cup of tea meant a ciggy too. I used to look at non smokers and think there was something missing from their lives, but I was a fool. It was me who was missing the very thing they had. Peace of mind from slavery.

Anyway keep it up everyone. :j:T:j

I used to look after a neighbours (very intelligent ex guide lab) dog at my house.
After a couple of days I noticed that as soon as I put the kettle on she would leap out of her bed and go straight to the back door.
Every tea/coffee meant a ciggy............and I didn't usually smoke in the house, only the back garden.
PAVLOV EXPERIMENT????????? :eek::eek::eek:

Soooooooooo good to see all the positive posts! :T:T:T

Jammy Hope you had a safe journey after your few days away - sounds like that was just what you needed. Well done on your determination. FAB.....UUUUU.....LOUSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

Ref the smell...............I posted a couple of pages back that I came out of Mr. T's and walked straight into a 'smoke fog' - I literally urged and was sick :eek:

Just to clarify when I said a few posts back: 'My first thought was I'll be able to smoke in front of the woodburner' I DIDN'T mean I was craving..........just that it was my first thought as I'd forgotton for that millisecond that I'm a non smoker :rotfl:

dundeedoll_2

debie wrote: »

Hi everyone,

Well I am 1 week smoke free now, I was out at a friends birthday on Saturday and it was actually fine, it was good not having to go out in the cold to have a fag.

Also I can relate to what someone was saying about the smell, I could tell when someone had just come back from having a ciggie.

Well done everyone else, this thread is so inspriational.

I was thinking this morning of the following

I no longer want to be a prisoner to the cigarettes
I no longer want to always have to plan ahead for next cigarette
Eg. How many have I got left, what time does the shop open etc etc.

My breathing has already improved.

We just have to learn to hate it and not get sucked in to the I'll just have one, which I have done so many times in the past and have ended back on them.

Debie reading your above post reminded me of something I posted a while back.
I have reposted it, as when I first saw it posted it really struck a chord with me and some of the more recent visitors to the thread may not have seen it before.

dundeedoll wrote: »

Somebody posted this on this thread 1 day and it struck a chord with me, so I edited it slightly, printed it and kept reading it.

Just thought I'd repost incase it helps some of our new gang:D



I hate having to make sure I've got enough fags for the day.

I hate having to shove a packet in my (already) overstuffed bag.

I hate going into the shops asking for 20 cigs.

I hate not wanting to talk to people because my breath stinks of smoke.

I hate that I spend £15 a week on something I set fire to.

I hate getting up 10 minutes earlier so that I can have a cigarette

I hate that I have to sit in the garden in the snow and rain.

I hate that I cant sit still after eating a meal.

I hate getting stressed in the morning just because I havent had my tea and fag yet.

choille

Hiya - Jammy - great you're on the wagon again. You gave me so much support as did everyone else. Sue you are a marvel & really care & help all the people who are stopping - you are a diamond. Hiya Larmy - well done to you & everyone.

Stay warm & stay indoors if you can. It's perishing outside.

All the best for a smoke free December to all.

Sue-UU

Good Heavens, choille, I've been called some things in my time, but never a diamond!!! Though thank you, but Ido love helping others to get where I am and to become content, fear-free and happy with themselves.

A busy couple of days on the "Sealed Pot Challenge" threads, changing from one to tother. Excuse me butting in larmy, but did you put your total on the other day or just say you would? I just can't remember and there are soooo many posts on there now to crawl through.

BTW, I completely agree with your post larmy, a cuppa always meant a fag and now I shudder at the thought.

Well done jammy!! It's no good telling you to keep up the good work, because I am absolutely positive you will as you're a battler and you've done it all once so...... No more to be said really now is there.

A good one with those re-posts DD!!! Good thinking.

Keep your eye on the goal folks!

Sue x

larmy16

Sue - I put it in my signature - hope that is what you mean?