The Giving Up Smoking Thread - Part 3

spicyprawn

caracara wrote: »

if we ignore my small hiccup i have done six months to the day...sue if you are watching i am doing my little dance again x

well done! I can't wait to reach this


Sorry for multiple posts I don't know how to quote everything in one post:o

Erme

veronarona wrote: »

If I didn't know you {{{Erme}}} I might think you were a fellow nutcase

Keep it simple! Especially on a thread where most readers don't know what the heck you are talking about.

I do admire the spreadsheets though :shocked:

Thanks for that V....alas simple and me? Naw.....I just say it like it is (complicated tee hee). Actually I am a fellow fruit loop....more a polo mint self tee hee...Hugs

caracara wrote: »

if we ignore my small hiccup i have done six months to the day...sue if you are watching i am doing my little dance again x

Yeah I had one about 2 months. (smoked 1/2 oz) haven't had one since. Roll on my 6 months (next month) :j...so please for you C....remind e how you did it?

Noticed yesterday I vape more when tired. (just like I used to smoke)....At that point I don't even want the nic. I just want to vape....

Maybe when my new e-cig comes I need to make up a no nic e-cig for these times but that sounds a little complex? I don't know....Any thoughts?

Pleased this thread is back on track though don't know how much I should be on here for risk of keeping it 'too complicated' and scaring half the planet witless LOL

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CKhalvashi

Not smoked for since my slip-up on Monday, so happy!

Got my e-cig now, and it’s working. I’ve got 2, so I’m keeping one in my car and the other in the kitchen.

Will update later on!

CK

prepareathome

Not been tempted once appetite back to normal, long may things continue like this

oldreekie

Hi Needstochange - I am not too sure how long you have been visiting the board so wondered if, before she became ill, Sue sent you the PM for newbies? If not, let us know. I think I still have mine but it may have been updated in the last (almost 2 years).

The weight gain is often an issue. Some quitters try to concentrate on beating the nicotine addiction first; others are able to deal with both issues at once and have a plan in hand .....like taking up maranthon running ....or redecorating the house.:D


Caracara - keep dancing, it is good for you! Well done, 6 months is a tremendous achievement. :T Do you, by any chance, have a copy of the PM Sue sends to newbies?


Good to see you popping back, Kiwisaver and splishsplash


oldreekie

UnderPressure

Hello Fellow Quitters

So nice to read so many success stories, well done all of you I hope soon I will be joining your club

Day 6 Champix

Well today has been a bit of a strange day really, I have been very very tired 1 minute then full of beans the next, I have also noticed over the last couple of days my appetite has increased quite a bit, I do not usually eat that much during the day, never have breakfast or lunch but the last couple of days I have not stopped eating! Smoking wise today I have been back to normal smoking my usual amount which seems a bit of a shame as I had cut down by about half over the last couple of days, maybe just having an off day today.
Feeling a little less confident today, there is still a part of me that thinks these magic pills will not work, I hope they do as I really do want to quit this time. In general a bit of a low day, I am sure there will be more to come over the next few weeks
Still onwards and upwards, tomorrow is my last day on the half dose, Friday I start on the full 1mg tablet in the morning and at night.
From what I have read on-line these thoughts and feelings I am experiencing are completely normal so not worried about anything. Still no signs of any side effects such as nausea, no headaches or vivid dreams, so far so good.

Nice relaxing bath later and an early night hopefully I will feel a bit brighter tomorrow

Anyhow thanks all for your comments so far and keep up the good work

Amy83

I came to post here a few days ago but got put off by the squabbling...who cares what method people use to stop smoke? We're not all the same and what works for one person might not work for the other. Good luck to all, surely we should all be on the same side here?!

Anyway, I'm sprinting towards the three week mark, which for me is incredible. I feel better, my smokers cough has disappeared, and I think my skin looks a bit brighter already. And the £100+ I've saved is obviously a bonus too!

I've also managed my first hurdle, alcohol. Managed two nights tipsy without having one (now granted I wasn't out with a pile of smokers, so that could be another issue, but I'll face that when I come to it!)

I can't wait to hit the month mark, hopefully if I can get to there there'll be no looking back!

green1970

Hear hear Amy - big cheer for all the non-smokers doing so well on here!!!! And congratulations for all the other things that everyone's doing so well with too - cutting down alcohol, losing weight, saving money, clearing debts, etc, as it's hard to focus on more than one thing!

caracara

thank you so much for your support Choille, spicyprawn, Erme and oldreekie

oldreekie i have pm'd you sue's first pm hope its the one you wanted.

I had a pants day today and was given the right hump by someone but It it only the thought of how hard it is not to smoke that stops me smoking again and the fact that I got the worse cold ever when I fell off the wagon.

As sue would say just get through today not smoking and see how you feel tomorrow x

oldreekie and choille like sue you have got long past the point of no return and yet you still encourage others well done you for being so kind.

and to all the others like me that are new to this healthy living lark well done you x

Needstochange

Just wanted to say thanks to sue for the lovely pm and for everyone else supporting

I got my quit kit today and Im quite impressed...... for free its great very MSE

well done to everyone on that road to success and I wont be long joining you