As of Monday the 2nd of October I will be a non smoker.

Bubbalou

I am also smoke free as of this weekend. MArtin convinced me to do it on his saving tips!!

jobbingmusician

:T :T :T to Bubbalou as well! :beer:

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Keep going and well done for making the decision. Every time you start off you are more likely to succeed apparently. Falling off the bandwagon doesn't mean giving up . You've got the right attitude to succeed not I've blown it so f**k it I'm giving up but whoops a little slip but I'm climbing back on board and this time I'll do it.

Good luck I'm sure you'll get there.

Broken_hearted

I'm looking forward to the smoking ban, sort of enforced willpower. I have to admit I havn't stopped (don't shout) but have stuck at one a day. I don't know why, it just helps. I wanted to say I'd done it but it would on be lying to myself. It's a strict one around lunchtime, then I tell myself off all day for it.
There is no point getting to upset about failing, I have to keep going and just think how easy givin g up a 1 a day habit will be. My heart goes out to those trying to give up a 20 or more a day habit.
To all those who posted support please don't feel I'm letting you down, I just want to be honest. Thanks all.

earwig

hi bh
dont feel guilty for making oh smoke out side me and my oh smoke but have and would never smoke in the house we always smoke out side

the kids come first and they shouldnt have to play eat sleep in a smokey home we also dont take our kids to some of our freinds homes as they smoke and we dont want our kids in it

i like you grew up in a smokey house i can rember how it used to sting my eyes we are going to try and give up in the new year we are losing weight first as netheir of us can aford to put any more weight on and it is coming of so good luck with it all you will fall from time to time its how you cope with the fall what counts

squirreltufty

This is not aimed at anyone in particular, but nagging and scare stories do not help the smoker to quit, however well meant. I smoked for 20 years, all the time knowing it was bad for me and hating myself for it. A sure way to get me to spark up another would be for someone to say "that's bad for you, y'know...".

I am now an ex-smoker (of just over a month - see my sig) and the main reason I stopped was to save money. Mission accomplished. There have been positive side-effects to this: I look and feel younger, healthier etc. etc. but my primary motivation was to save money.

All I needed to stop was to read a little book (over a weekend), and visit a couple of other stop smoking threads on MSE for inspiration and support(here's one). I needed no nicotine replacement therapy, no zyban, no hypnotherapy, certainly no help from the NHS. I'm still in shock at how easy it was, and the only thing I regret/resent is that nobody told me about it before. I am not on commission (jeez I wish I was though:rotfl:).

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squirreltufty wrote:

This is not aimed at anyone in particular, but nagging and scare stories do not help the smoker to quit, however well meant. I smoked for 20 years, all the time knowing it was bad for me and hating myself for it. A sure way to get me to spark up another would be for someone to say "that's bad for you, y'know...".

I am now an ex-smoker (of just over a month - see my sig) and the main reason I stopped was to save money. Mission accomplished. There have been positive side-effects to this: I look and feel younger, healthier etc. etc. but my primary motivation was to save money.

All I needed to stop was to read a little book (over a weekend), and visit a couple of other stop smoking threads on MSE for inspiration and support(here's one). I needed no nicotine replacement therapy, no zyban, no hypnotherapy, certainly no help from the NHS. I'm still in shock at how easy it was, and the only thing I regret/resent is that nobody told me about it before. I am not on commission (jeez I wish I was though:rotfl:).

Hear hear about the scare tactics! The book is very good, it is how I stopped, it re-adjusts the mind to ignore the brainwashing of the addiction and break the cycle and stop the addiction.

Good luck

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