The Giving Up Smoking Thread - Part 3

alibob_1986

I am on day 24 or 25 now, not entirely sure!! It's all good with me, not smoking, not thinking about smoking. Really startign to hate the smell on my boyfriend though, it really is gross! But not bothered about smoking myself, don't want to smoke, don't crave it anymore. Found out today I have defo got the house I wanted so I am very happy

spicyprawn

alibob_1986 wrote: »

I am on day 24 or 25 now, not entirely sure!! It's all good with me, not smoking, not thinking about smoking. Really startign to hate the smell on my boyfriend though, it really is gross! But not bothered about smoking myself, don't want to smoke, don't crave it anymore. Found out today I have defo got the house I wanted so I am very happy

Well done alibob, I'm on day 16 myself and feel the same regarding smoking.

Congrats on the house:)

=booboo=

Lotus-eater wrote: »

Is she not smoking outside? I don't think it's fair if you've given up and you have to smoke her 2nd hand smoke.

Very well done on 35 days without fags! Brilliant stuff

Yer, she was originally, kinda went out to smoking out of the window or leaving the room when the temperatures dropped.. doesnt bother me that much, but she knows im on the verge of asking her to make the effort if only for the finances, if i can put away 200 a month for a family holiday, so can she ;o) lol.

Cheers.. cant believe how quick it went, hoping to double that now.. i am not going back!!

=booboo=

alibob_1986 wrote: »

I am on day 24 or 25 now, not entirely sure!! It's all good with me, not smoking, not thinking about smoking. Really startign to hate the smell on my boyfriend though, it really is gross! But not bothered about smoking myself, don't want to smoke, don't crave it anymore. Found out today I have defo got the house I wanted so I am very happy

Well dont Alibob, yes i went through that stage of hating the smell on my partner. i was advised it may not go, but after 5 or 6 days it kind of disappeared. now the smell just reminds me that i dont want to smoke without turning my stomach lol.

Well done! :beer:

=booboo=

spicyprawn wrote: »

Well done alibob, I'm on day 16 myself and feel the same regarding smoking.

Congrats on the house:)

Hi Spicyprawn.. is the easy way that alan carr book / cd?

spicyprawn

=booboo= wrote: »

Hi Spicyprawn.. is the easy way that alan carr book / cd?

It was the book:)

My friend also had the video one which I watched on day 2 of stopping. I don't think the video would have worked as well as the book personally, for me.

=booboo=

spicyprawn wrote: »

It was the book:)

My friend also had the video one which I watched on day 2 of stopping. I don't think the video would have worked as well as the book personally, for me.

I used the audio CD series a few years back, was good for the mindset, I can see why people rated it! but i think i just didnt want to quit at the time.. unlike now

Well done again.

spicyprawn

=booboo= wrote: »

I used the audio CD series a few years back, was good for the mindset, I can see why people rated it! but i think i just didnt want to quit at the time.. unlike now

Well done again.

Thankyou

I finished the book thinking 'is that it?' but I have not smoked since

Forgot to say, well done on the moneysaving!

caracara

well done all dont quit quitting :beer:

splishsplash

Well done to everyone starting on the nicotine-free road! It's the best thing you can ever do for yourself imho. As usual, thanks to Sue-UU and those who have given their time so unstintingly over the years to ensure that this thread is supportive and nurturing to those trying to quit. I wish you well Sue, and I hope to see you back on the thread soon.

I quit Aug 2010 and started exercising to prevent too much weightgain. My walk is a little over three and a half miles long. It starts on the level, then climbs uphill incrementally, until it's an actual steep hillwalk for a couple of hundred metres before the halfway mark. I found I had to stop very often to keep between 80 - 90% of my target heart rate when I first started. It took me approx 1.5 hours to complete it initially, due to all the stops and allowing my heart rate to come within safe limits. Yesterday it took me an hour exactly, with one stop for a pulse check at the top, and that was just 80% THR:j.

My resting heart rate was 80-90bpm when I smoked, due to the nicotine in my system, sometimes higher. Right now it's 60bpm (and I've just had a big mug of coffee).

My blood pressure was high (the real reason I quit). It was very high, in truth. That's also the reason for the extra exercise. I'm not going to check it yet though. I want to be sure I'm doing everything I can to make it right naturally, and for all boxes to be ticked, I have to tackle the diet side of things, which I am now doing in earnest. So I'll report back on that in a couple of months!

Probably the biggest change for me is how much more I fit into my day - making time to stop my life to feed my nicotine addiction wasted SO much time! Every day I am thankful that I am free and clean of the nasty addiction! I like feeling 'clean'.

SilkQuit stats:
Quit Time: One year, five months, three weeks, two days, 23 hours, 45 minutes and 42 seconds.
16289 cigarettes not smoked,
saving €7,032.86.
Life saved: 8 weeks, 13 hours, 25 minutes.