The Giving Up Smoking Thread - Part 3

determined_new_ms

hi everyone - lovely to see so many new posters, regular, occasionals & of course the lovely Sue! :A

Really great to hear new quiters taking on the battle & succeeding! :j It made me feel quite reflective about my early days - I was exhausted for a couple of weeks, going to bed early to get away from the cravings, became an emotional & insecure wreck, but that passed and soon on I have been left with a feeling of how fantastic it is that I have managed to stop afte 20+ years :j

Weight gain - I too fell ascupper of that, but faithfully marched myself over to the weight loss thread & have lost 5 1/2lbs now! :j

Its all worth it so keep with it. And once again thank you so much to Sue you really did make me feels so much better when I was going through the initial stages & I'm so happy you're beack to offer that to others x

dundeedoll_2

Sue-UU wrote: »

Hiya DD! It's great to see you even if it wasn't for long, it's always good to see your posts here too. I hope you enjoyed your workout and BTW many congratulations on how marvellously you done by getting 10 months free of fags!! You're amazing DD, excellent and look at all the money you saved, not to mention your health! :T:T:T

Thank you, Sue!
I can say that I DO feel better now, didn't for a long time.
I have used some of the money to have some dental work done.
As well as my physical health, I notice a big difference in my mental health - I am no longer so stressed all the time. I feel so calm .
I was never really a 'Oh God, I'm stressed, I've got to have a fag!'
I was a relax......sit down and have a ciggie smoker. I think you discussed it the other day.
Thank you again. x


Sorry Kiwi, I completely forgot about your dislike of water though like you said, you can always add something to it to make it taste better.

I couldn't drink cold water either (although I LOVE cold sodawater at the pub) and started to drink 1/3 boiling water, topped up with cold. May sound horrible but I love it.

Wherever you are along your journeys folk, a few hours, a few days in, a week, a month or a few months never ever give up and you WILL get through it all and be chuffed to bits with yourselves that you stayed strong and did it.

So True!

Sue xxx

determined_new_ms wrote: »

hi everyone - lovely to see so many new posters, regular, occasionals & of course the lovely Sue! :A

Really great to hear new quiters taking on the battle & succeeding! :j It made me feel quite reflective about my early days - I was exhausted for a couple of weeks, going to bed early to get away from the cravings, became an emotional & insecure wreck, but that passed and soon on I have been left with a feeling of how fantastic it is that I have managed to stop afte 20+ years :j

Weight gain - I too fell ascupper of that, but faithfully marched myself over to the weight loss thread & have lost 5 1/2lbs now! :j

Its all worth it so keep with it. And once again thank you so much to Sue you really did make me feels so much better when I was going through the initial stages & I'm so happy you're beack to offer that to others x

DNM Lovely to see you. I always loved seeing your posts - so determined and so upbeat - perfect username!
You've done brilliantly!


I was in a total panic this morning.
I was sat by the pond in my garden having a cigarette :eek:

It upset me so much that I was crying..............and the crying woke me up! Phewwwww!

Really did upset me to think I'd started smoking again.


It IS hard for a very short while, but very very soon gets much easier.

Erme

determined_new_ms wrote: »

hi everyone - lovely to see so many new posters, regular, occasionals & of course the lovely Sue! :A

Really great to hear new quiters taking on the battle & succeeding! :j It made me feel quite reflective about my early days - I was exhausted for a couple of weeks, going to bed early to get away from the cravings, became an emotional & insecure wreck, but that passed and soon on I have been left with a feeling of how fantastic it is that I have managed to stop afte 20+ years :j

Weight gain - I too fell ascupper of that, but faithfully marched myself over to the weight loss thread & have lost 5 1/2lbs now! :j

Its all worth it so keep with it. And once again thank you so much to Sue you really did make me feels so much better when I was going through the initial stages & I'm so happy you're beack to offer that to others x

Thanks I just have 'other issues' which could get dangerous if I reduce my nicotine too fast...

What with all the sleeping the past week I must have been on half smokes without even realising (last Sabbath i slept for 15 hours straight :eek:, the other night it was 12)...

So yesterday I had a no pressure transition day...not even logging....and today I woke up, had 3 cigs (normally it's about 5 or so) and wanted e-cig so here's hoping.

I don't think my dosage is 100% correct in my e-cig cos I think it's 27mg when I actually need just over 30 so will top up with spray for the first day or so then adjust that (don't know how I'm going to do it but I know there's calcs for these things online)..

So here's hoping I can go smoke free ...will be so chuffed if I can. If I can (with all my 'other issues') then anyone can

E

drsmum

Hi all,
Im now into day 3 of stopping smoking and i have had a couple of really hard going bits but managed to overcome it.
I feel really proud of myself for getting this far.I need to stop for health reasons and keep reminding myself hoe much better I will feel soon.
I have had a really sore throat since last night,dont know if its due to stopping or maybe I would have had a sore throat anyway
Thanks Sue for the pm,I keep reading the tips and am trying to drink more water.
Im finding this thread really usefull as its great to read from people in the same position

I had a dream last night that I had a cig and woke up feeling disgusted with myself,
When do you stop thinking about cigs 24 hours a day?

determined_new_ms

the thinking about the 24/7 takes a while to go! lol! But it does I don't think about them anymore - or rarely. Occasionally I get a "it'd be nice to have one now... thought but that goes pretty quickly, I do get when I'm about to walk past people smoking "oh no I'm gonna get a horrible wiff of smoke" and occasionly I see people smoking & think how great it is I don't & really hope for them they can give up soon. But I do remember the incessant internal dialogue driving me potty for a while! lol :rotfl:

Kiwisaver_2

drsmum wrote: »

When do you stop thinking about cigs 24 hours a day?

Your'e doing well and the time has passed so quickly. I'll bet it doesn't seem so to you, but you are so over the worst :T It won't get any harder than the past two days I promise you.

I think you just very slowly and gradually start to forget about smoking, the gaps between thinking about smoking just get a wee bit longer each day and then at some point it will dawn on you that you've not thought about smoking for what will sometimes feel like ages.

Just think; being a smoker we have that withdrawal dialogue the whole time, how long until the next smoking opportunity, is it too soon, will it look bad if I have another one now? Will there be somewhere I can smoke? Our brains are tuned into the next smoke, almost as soon as we've stubbed out the one we were smoking. No wonder it takes a while to reprogramme our brains.

sheldon08

Hello, I just wanted to pop in as it's now over a year since I stopped smoking:T I have gained about a stone and a half ~ which was needed if I'm honest:o I smoked for over 20yrs and I feel so much better now I've stopped. Smell better too;)

Keep going those that are struggling, it can be done:D

Sue-UU

Hello again Erme, giving encouragement is easy, though it's always heartfelt, I promise you. Stay as strong as you can as you seem to be doing all you can to get yourself free from it's grips and that is GREAT!!! :T How about going down 1 fag per week - but not increasing it with any more Es...maybe something to aim for, I hope so. You CAN get there and I will be as happy as you when that happens, truly I will!

Hiya DD! I see you're going great guns still, never thought anything differnt of you though. Can't say you're tipple appeals to me, but if you like it, that's all that matters!! Many congratulations DD!!! :T:T:T

Hi there DNMS! Is it really THAT long since you gave up!!! Amazing how the time flies on this thread....but then it's all about time I guess! :rotfl: Congratulations!! You've done marvellously DNMS and sound so thrilled, I am for you too!! :T:T

Congratulations drsmum!! You're doing so well and I'm delighted you feel so proud of youself. The sore throat is all part and parcel of having stopped and is experienced by many, as is cold symptoms. Try a few Strepsils for a couple of days, Soothers or anything similar will help it. Those dreams seem to affect us all and aren't they ever real!! :eek: You're on patches so although they help with withdrawal symptoms, it obviously takes longer for our bodies to be free of the nicotine, but patience has such great rewards and though everyone is different, you may not be plagued with thinking of smoking for too long. However, it gets less and less the further away from it you come. I've quit for over 12 years and haven't thought of smoking for many of those years, but for a few months we get 'thoughts' that soon pass off - I promise. Best thing to do is make yourself focus on somethig every time it happens - grt used to doing that and you're well on your way! Keep a hold of the pride you're feeling and save the money in a pot that you would have normally spent. Keep hard at it and just don't look back -and here's to your much better health! :beer:

Sheldon! Hi and thanks soooo much for coming back to let us know of your terrific success!!! So, a whole year means you've gone through all the good and bad times of a full year and you most certainly deserve to call yourself an ex smoker -you have QUIT!!!!! Many, many congratulations sheldon :T:T:T, you've done brillianly and I'm thrilled you're so chuffed with life and how you feel, weight included. That's the problem with fags - they supress the appetite. The very best of health!!! Hope to see you back next year, it's great motivation for all those going through it. Be happy!

Another week ahead of us folks and it'll be terrific for you as it's another marker of you're journey. Keep travelling with a pride that befits ALL those who have turned their backs on those dirty, smelly sticks. WELL DONE EVERYONE however far through you are!!!!! :j

Sue xxx

Tippytoes

Hi everyone. Just popping in to say that I reach my 18 month anniversary next week. Can't believe I'm saying it!! Chuffed as nuts, but really just want to give all of you encouragement to break the habit. Sounds like the needle's stuck......if I can do it, anyone can. Good luck and kind thoughts....

chevettehs

Hey tippytoes well done. Remember you being on the part 2 thread around the time I gave up.

I'm now smoke free since the 13th November 2009 which according to SilkQuit on my old computer equates to 1 year, 6 months, 4 weeks and 2 days so far.

As I said a few times on the old thread, I was moving towards going self employed more and had dropped from a 40 hour week to a 32 hour week giving me more time for my own thing which wouldn't have been possible without me stopping the fags.

Now down to a 22 hour week working elsewhere (after voluntarily saying yes please when offered redundancy at my old place) and able to spend much more time on my own business which although quiet with the economy is ticking over ok with me being able to spend the extra time on it.

Keep with it those of you in the early days as it is well worth it and certainly in my case has been a truly life changing thing, and I was truly one of those who loved smoking. If I can do it, anyone can. In fact numerous people I know have been amazed that I managed which just goes to show it can be done.

The thread on here will do you the world of good even if you just look in to have a read and don't comment and talking about if does help in general. Main difference for me this time round I am sure is the fact I talked about it rather than just stewing and trying to ignore it.