My Quitting Smoking Diary - yours too!

jammy_dodger

good afternoon , I'm still in the 7 months , i am pleased really , but getting to my personnal 9 month mile stone is creeping in

My 9 month milestone you might ask , its how long i quit for last time and stupidly started again after some personnal heart ache,

THERE IS NEVER a good reason to restart , , but also never a reason to say you CANT quit again .. and so thats why i am sooo determined to lay the 9 month ghost to rest and march on to my first ever whole year

please dont be tempted, stay focused on why you w ant to quit. why the time is now right, and focus on all the possitives

yes nic will have you believe he's your friend, stress reliever , crutch etc

but its none of those things

Free yourself and stay free

JD xx

SaLoGo

Someone correct me if I'm wrong... nicotine stays in your body for 3 days? So... if I haven't used a patch for more than 3 days (and stayed sane!) does that mean the nicotine is out of my system and I don't really need the patches anymore?
I was using the step 2, but haven't had one on since Saturday. I think I'm doing well, was a little cranky yesterday but due on so not sure if it was down to that or the no nicotine!
I am actually really enjoying being smoke free, but I have become more anti-smoking than I wanted to be if that makes sense? I hate having to walk through people's smoke when I come out of s shopping centre, I hate when someone's just had a fag and stands near me at work! It's not that I'm against smoking... It just stinks!!!!

smileytiger

Hi Sal

I think you're right about the 3 days to get rid of nicotine - but i'm not sure about the patches to be honest as i've never used them. I'm sure someone will come along shortly and give you some more info.

I went through a stage where i became a bit anti smoking too - my poor OH got the brunt of it as he still smokes:rotfl:

I find i can smell it across a room on someone else and its just revolting to think i used to smell like that - we must have been mad to do it - but at the time it seemed so normal.

Well done on your quit so far & keep it up
Hugs
Chrissie .xx

SaLoGo

smileytiger wrote: »

I find i can smell it across a room on someone else and its just revolting to think i used to smell like that - we must have been mad to do it - but at the time it seemed so normal.

I find it hard to stomach the fact that when I lived alone I used to smoke in bed :eek: I would reach for my fags the moment I opened my eyes!! How disgusting is that?!?!

jammy_dodger

SaLoGo wrote: »

I find it hard to stomach the fact that when I lived alone I used to smoke in bed :eek: I would reach for my fags the moment I opened my eyes!! How disgusting is that?!?!

keep that image and thought salogo if ever tempted to stray ,,its amazing how immune when smoking ourselves, to the smell of fags , they are truly rank, rancid and the smell on clothes ...:eek::eek:

Id say you are doing fine and if coping without the patches keep em off its the psychological addiction , the life long habitual routines of when/ where we smoked that needs overcoming

and sounds like you are doing FAB:T:T

i know others have "slapped" on a patch if going into a tempting situation during early stage of quit, say .. a night out but remove patch next day

keep em just in case

and be roud of how well you are doing

JD xx

Denis_UK

Reduced inhalation cold turkey.

I had no problem mixing with smokers when I first stopped,it did not bother me. Now I get a sore throat if I spend too much time in a smokey atmosphere.

That's after 11 months fag free

Can't wait to post my SilkQuit figures for ONE YEAR free of fags

jammy_dodger

Denis_UK wrote: »

Reduced inhalation cold turkey.

I had no problem mixing with smokers when I first stopped,it did not bother me. Now I get a sore throat if I spend too much time in a smokey atmosphere.

That's after 11 months fag free

Can't wait to post my SilkQuit figures for ONE YEAR free of fags

Wow denis wont be long for your whole year anniversary :j

i think thats such a significant time as you would have gone through all the anniversaries celebrations, highs and lows etc

i dont drink in pubs often but sooo glad they are none smoking it must have been torcherous for none smokers when everyone puffed away before the ban

when i was a kid folk smoked in cinemas too :eek: can you imagine that...glad to see times have changed for the better in some things

JDxx

SaLoGo

jammy_dodger wrote: »

when i was a kid folk smoked in cinemas too :eek: can you imagine that...glad to see times have changed for the better in some things

JDxx

Haha I remember that! On buses, in hospitals etc. would seem very strange now!

Denis_UK

And the cloud of smoke at the rear of a plane when the seat belt sign went off.

RainbowDreamer

Hello all.

I have a question.

A few weeks before I quit I joined the gym and was able to do the programme quite easily (bike, various weights and then treadmill).

I have noticed that since I have quit smoking I am struggling to manage the full programme and am shattered much more quickly.

Is there a reason for this? Does it take a while for your body to repair etc?

I am so chuffed I have managed to get this far with all the highly stressful problems I have going on in my life at the moment.

I know Tuesday will be very very testing because I have a court case that I know will make me want to chain smoke. But I am determined to get through it smoke free.

Hope you've all had a great bank holiday long weekend!!!