Stopping smoking - yes again!

freeloader

FrugalJo wrote:

Hi all
I'm still struggling to stop - but you are all a good influence. Found this the other day, diary of a en ex-smoker, no affiliation or anything just something you maybe able to relate to:
http://www.brummieblogs.com/2006links/diaryexsmoker.html

thanks Jo, does that ever ring bells with me!

freeloader

TNG wrote:

It's your brain thinking that the answer to the way you are feeling is to have a cigarette. It isn't. The way you are feeling is not caused by NOT having a cigarette, it's caused by HAVING a cigarette. non smokers don't feel what you're feeling, so it must be the last cigarette you smoked that is causing it. And having a cigarette is going to start the whole process off again. The only way to not feel like that anymore is to not smoke.

The feeling WILL pass.

glad you're here - saves me an awful lot of typing!

TNG

freeloader wrote:

glad you're here - saves me an awful lot of typing!

your turn next

Redrose

Still here

just starting day 8 without any smokes..... had a bad couple of days but managed to resisted the "demon" keeping busy doing my competitions... no wins yet, bet getting loads done...lol

just going to see the nurse.... to get somemore patches...


Well done to all keep up the good work

Di

lynzpower

Hiya gang

Well Ive avoided this thread sofar as Im technically not "giving up" Im just not smoking at the moment

it has worked for me. I have had a few small lapses ( Ive smoked on a night out, and one on friday when we had mates round & I did in a couple of bottles of wine, so resolve was weakened) Saqying that though Ive been to the pub where im the only person not smoking, and it was OK. I agree with someone up the page, that is not actually that hard.

Ive got an inhalator which is rank ( pot, do you want my extra capsules I wont use them) cant stand the flavour. Its a psychologiucal habit more than anything else. And Im breaking the badck of it, but really Im eating loads.

I have had cigarettes in the house the whole time and sometimes I go, light up, hold it in my hand, take a puff, heave, then chuck it. It really is quite a vile flavour, weird, I always used to love it, ahh the first fag of the day Yum.

So I reckon Ive saved in the region of 40 quid since then although god knows where its gone ( been overspending this month anyway what with buying paint and what have you) so its gone there. However, now Im getting paid tomorrow, I need to set up my savings account. Every day. im going to transfer 5.25 into my savings account. And Im going to gaze at it.

For those who dont know this is precipitated by the query that I might, at the ripe old age of 28 have cancer. I might not though too, we shall see in a few days. However, its enough to make me think seriously about what Im doing.

And if I do have cancer. then all the money I will have saved by not smoking will pay for a holiday of a lifetime before I fall off my perch.

If I dont, Im saving for a holiday of a lifetime anyway :money:

Keep trucking, and dont beat yourself up if you trip, just get back on board and applaud yourselves for breaking possibly THE hardest addiction going.

Best of british

Richard_S

lil'H wrote:

LOL! I'll swim the channel with you:rotfl: . Definately we are all mad, but hey may as well take ourselves one step nearer the looney bin!

Lil'H

Hi lil'H

Thanks for the offer of company, think I might have to do some serious exercising though otherwise you could be practising your life saving skills before we got out of sight of the white cliffs of Dover. lol (can't get Smilies to work on my posts)

Boatie_Bird

Hello guys,

Do you mind if I join you in your stop smoking quest?
I'm most of the way through the Alan Carr book and I'm hoping my 'final cigarette' moment will happen over the next day or so.
I have done it before, mostly using the will power, although I did read a little of the Alan Carr but had already stopped by then.
My motivation before was wanting to get pregnant and I stopped for the year that it took me to fall pregnant, the time that I was pregnant and the time I was breastfeeding - a little over 2 years in total.
Looking back I really can't understand why I started again, but I put it down to the stress of being a new mum and loosing my father a couple of days before the baby was born.
This time the main motivators are health and money, but I don't want my son growing up thinking that smoking is a normal thing to do.
I've been putting off the 'final cigarette' moment - not quite sure why really, but reading all your posts has given me the kick up the !!!! I need and I'm determined to do it.
Well done to all those who have made the decision already!

TNG

You made it!!!!

Welcome Boatie, and best of luck

kimbo_kim

Hi everyone
2 weeks for me today.
Still have a few bad moments during the day but its GOT so much easier

Merlin139

Yep 2 weeks for me in another 2 hours and 25 mins.