The Giving Up Smoking Thread!!

Coolmum66

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Hello all

Not been on here for about a week - but still not smoking.
Felling quite proud and a bit smug!

Keep going to everyone who's still not smoking
Those that want to give up - when are you going to join us??????:rotfl:

jinty271

I will be stopping at bedtime tonight.

I gave up at New Year, and managed 5 months..then in one moment of weakness, was back worse than ever. Smoke 20 a day for approx 20 years ( apart from those 5 months).

oops_a_daisy

good luck for tomorrow Jinty
well done coolmum66 you have every reason to feel smug
hope you managed a smoke free weekend ani*fan


WOOOOO HOOOOOOO Im on 4 weeks today :j got to go to the smoking cessation clinic tomorrow - wonder if they will drop me down a level on the patches


how is everybody else doing ???

jo1972

Hi,

Sorry not been around, my laptop has now officially been pronounced dead I think a virus has eaten my hard drive, so can only get on here at work at the moment, well until I find £150 to fix the PC.

How is everyone doing? I'm doing ok, breathing easier I've noticed. I have a 10 minute fast walk at either end of the station going to work and I've noticed that it's a lot easier now and I don't get so out of breath.

I even managed to go out with the girls on Friday who all smoke and not even think about it, I just danced the night away :beer: :j

So how we all doing??...Dragon, Ani, Coolmum, Oops, I've missed a few names there so excuse me, just seen my boss pull up in the car park so can't scroll back too far!

Jinty, welcome and good luck, keep us updated on your progress!

Have a good and smoke free day

Jo.x

amymac

Hi all you (recent) non smokers

Can I use my first post to join in? Just found this thread and I'm on day 35 fag free - just about a day for every year that I've smoked!! Still need encouragement not to fall off the wagon.

I've tried before so many times, previous best a month, but this time it's got to be for keeps. Been taking Champix, it's been available in Scotland for a few months - happy to share what I think of it if anyone is interested.

Of course in Scotland we've had the ban on smoking in public places for well over a year now and I honestly think that has been a big incentive as it made it really hard for me to fit a fag break into a working day!

Hope you are all doing well

Amymac

mattsaunders

Not sure if anyone has mentioned this yet as it a massive thread. All you need to do to quit smoking is buy a books called "The easy way to stop smoking" by Allan Carr.

Link to the Book

I went through the book in about 3 days and I have now quit for 7 months without any problems.


Hope this helps someone

jo1972

Morning all,

Amymac, welcome to the thread and to MSE! Well done on your 35 days, 36 now share your tips!!

Matt, I did read the book years ago on a previous attempt to give up, it is very good and I would also recommend it to anyone that's not read it. Always wanted to go to one of his seminars and meet the guy, very sad that he passed on Stick around anyway Matt and share your tips with us!

Don'tskipit, how's it going?

Well doing ok, it's getting harder now we've got the nice weather coming on cos I go out for a walk along the Thames at lunchtime and I always used to do that smoking! Where the weather was so bad I'd stay in the non-smoking office! But generally things are getting easier although the complacency starts to creep in now and I get quite shocked when I get a bad craving...got to keep on my toes!

How's everyone else doing?

Jo.x

nothernmonkey_2

18 weeks later and 6lbs heavier, but I'm still an ex-smoker!! :-)

Who's looking forward to the ban next month then? Will the removal of temptation help all you wannabe-quitters or will it just make smoking more forbidden and therefore 'desirable'?

If there's one thing I hope, is that pubs actually stop selling cigs via vending machines, but I bet they don't because that what our lovely Inland Revenue wants :-(

mattsaunders

As a ex smoker now for 7 months I welcome the smoking ban on 1st July

I hate going into a pub now and there smoke everywhere. I never thought I would be saying this. All thanks to the best book on earth. And thanks to the author R.I.P Allan Carr and thankyou.

trickster

MattSaunders. Completely agree mate. I gave up 7 months ago tomorrow, 20 a day for nearly 20 years. Went to a pub with my wife for lunch last week and realised just how horrible the smoke is. Sorry to all you non-smokers for my defiant ways smoking in the past. You were correct, it is horrible.

I can't even bear to sit next to my Mum now. She's a heavy 40 a dayer. If you really want to do it you will.

I find what helps is every time I get a craving (yes, I still get cravings, though only small ones), I think 'Rubbish to that. I'm not going to let those stupid white cancer sticks hanging from my mouth rule me!' and then telling myself that I am in charge and balls to them.