The Giving Up Smoking Thread - Part 3

Triciaxx

Circus I an only tell you how I got through that first hurdle. I'd been keeping a log of when I smoked, what triggered it and how it felt. That was enough to cut me down no end

At 8.30 am on 19th December, I took two puffs of a cig, looked at it and stubbed it out . . . carefully, and put it back on the ashtray and slapped a patch on my arm. Part of me was scared but another part managed to decide I wouldn't finish it . . . yet. The whole of that day it sat in the ashtray and every time I wanted it I somehow said "not yet. I'll just load the dishwasher/peel the potatoes/clean my teeth/read a bit more of the stop smoking thread". By bedtime I hadn't touched it. However, I was spaced out, my heart was thumping. I took the patch off and went to bed. By morning I felt better and realised that I had cut down my smoking so much over the past few weeks that a 21 mg patch was giving me an OD of nicotine :eek:

I cut a patch in half, shoved the ashtray in a drawer (still with the half smoked cig in it and played the same game again. I was still not saying "I have quit", just "not yet". After that, it was not so bad but I still didn't commit to 'never again' for several days - by which time it was not worth breaking the quit and having to go through it all again.

I found that by not asking too much of myself and taking it a craving at a time, I got through. I'm still not complacent about it but I think about smoking less and less and feel better in myself.

Good luck with it. I hope this helps. If it doesn't, someone else's advice may - we are all different. You've got a team cheering you on here.

PS. The ashtray and half smoked cig did eventually leave the house together with two half packs and a full one + three lighters . I've since found and disposed of five more lighters from various pockets and bags

salski

Hello all - sorry I dont know how to multi-quote so Im rushing the thread along with my lengthy posts! Day 2 was much easier than I hoped. I think it was because I was expecting it to be really bad so made sure I was busy all day.
Again I am expecting tomorrow to be bad so plan on doing some shopping, walking the dog and off to church! Everyone is doing really well and I am using this thread as an incentive - I dont want to post that I have given in
Anywho - off to bed (if in doubt - sleep! haha) and here is to day 3
Sally x

grandmasam

Evening all,

Circus... I use patches ..and suck loads of ice pops [ or icepoles ] and also keep rereading this thread!

Have had a good day and keeping busy, not without a little craving after lunch, but drinking loads of water soon sent old nic on his way! This evening sorted old paperwork,and have a stack of stuff to shred next time i feel a 'crave' !

Keep on claiming your fresh air folks, and don't let 'nic' back in ! Together we can do this!

Caz

rmplc

salski wrote: »

Hello all - sorry I dont know how to multi-quote

Hi Salski, to quote someone you press quote

to multi quote click the button which has 2 little speech bubbles on one or two posts then click quote

hope ive explained it well enough???? if not ill try again lol


Ross

dundeedoll_2

Triciaxx wrote: »

Circus I an only tell you how I got through that first hurdle. I'd been keeping a log of when I smoked, what triggered it and how it felt. That was enough to cut me down no end

At 8.30 am on 19th December....................

That is a really fabulous post, Tricia!
And anybody who [STRIKE]stops[/STRIKE] cuts down smoking 6 days before Christmas means business! Most people would've said: 'I'll do it after Christmas'

PS. The ashtray and half smoked cig did eventually leave the house together with two half packs and a full one + three lighters . I've since found and disposed of five more lighters from various pockets and bags

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:I must've had about 20 lighters and at least 30 boxes of matches :eek:

rmplc

dundeedoll wrote: »

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:I must've had about 20 lighters and at least 30 boxes of matches :eek:

Triciaxx wrote: »

PS. The ashtray and half smoked cig did eventually leave the house together with two half packs and a full one + three lighters . I've since found and disposed of five more lighters from various pockets and bags

isnt it amazing, when you smoke you cant find any lighters or matches, but the second you quit there they all are lol

dundeedoll_2

Evening, Caz. Good to see you're getting on well too.

I don't really have cravings, but I am going to get some of those ice-pops................might stop me stuffing my face (although it is usually satsumas/apples/celery/carrots)

salski

rmplc wrote: »

Hi Salski, to quote someone you press quote

to multi quote click the button which has 2 little speech bubbles on one or two posts then click quote

hope ive explained it well enough???? if not ill try again lol


Ross

Testing testing! Haha - Thanks hun! Hope this works!

rmplc wrote: »

isnt it amazing, when you smoke you cant find any lighters or matches, but the second you quit there they all are lol

Is it wrong that I have kept mine - do you reckon I should chuck them out?! x

Nym_Mcfroglet

dundeedoll wrote: »

Evening, Caz. Good to see you're getting on well too.

I don't really have cravings, but I am going to get some of those ice-pops................might stop me stuffing my face (although it is usually satsumas/apples/celery/carrots)

My biggest problem now is that I can taste food better so I crave all the time, not necessarily unhealthy food, but goddamn. I'm ready to propose to food it tastes so good, I was in raptures about home made ratatouille today. It's got to the point that i won't cook anything that isn't home made as it's just not worth enjoying. I'm going to be the size of a house and seriously obsessed with good food by the end of the year
But hey I'll be happy! :rotfl:

rmplc

salski wrote: »

Testing testing! Haha - Thanks hun! Hope this works!

LOL that made me chuckle to myself

Is it wrong that I have kept mine - do you reckon I should chuck them out?! x

To be honest, I have chucked out all my cheapo plastic lighters, but I have kept my Zippo's and my metal lighters as I have quite a few expensive ones (some of which I bought when i lost the last lol) i will eventually throw them away, maybe one at a time lol

Ross
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