The Giving Up Smoking Thread!!

TOBRUK

sent again mumzy and keep a lookout for anymore!;)

TOBRUK

Well it's 11.40pm, I'm really tired, I'm puffing away here and have 3 cigs remaining - it's as if I'm making myself stay up and smoke - how ridiculous!! I'm geared up for tomorrow hope Frugaljo you will try tomorrow! I am going to go to bed soon and I am conscious that the feelings I know I shall have during the night and tomorrow morning and throughout the day will be mixed and unlike some of you like JoeHel I shan't find it easy! Sorry JoeHel but I know I won't! I'm going to go now and have my hot chocolate and last cig :eek: Will have my coffee first thing as usual but with one big difference! Then I shall have a shower and wash the smoke away Arghh!:eek: Wish me luck everyone, and good luck to everyone else. Hopefully I shall see you all soon. I am going to do it.;)

yellowmonkey

Hey

Good luck for today TOBRUK and Frugal.

Wishing you all the best.

ym

mumzyof2

Helloooooooooooooooooooooo

JoeHel

Tobruk and FrugalJo - GOOD LUCK!!

TNG

Best of luck Tobruk and Frugaljo..... and maybe mumzy?

Good vibes being sent to you.....

mumofthreemonkies83

Good luck Tobruk, FrugalJo and you Mumzy if youre going ahead?

Ill be thinking of you and hoping things go well

Think of the money :rotfl:


Emma

TOBRUK

Hi everyone :hello: thank you all so much for your messages of good luck ... it's very moving to be honest with you that you are all sending these messages. Frugaljo, mumsy how are you coping this morning???
I suppose you are all wondering if I have managed NOT to go and get some tobacco this morning :rolleyes: ... well ... NO I haven't ... so far, mind you it is only 9.50! I got up this morning and had a coffee and then went for a shower and after put on a patch! I have now just made a coffee and instead of have about 3-4 cigs after another I am drinking this coffee and at the moment feeling quite calm. For the first coffee this morning (without a patch) I was actually alright although I must admit I was thinking about the cig, I normally have 2 with my first coffee one after another to set me up!!:eek:

TNG, I am feeling the vibe

Good luck FrugalJo and mumzy - hope you can do it

JoeHel

Hope you're still okay Tobruk. Mumzy, Frugaljo - how are you getting on?

My only advice re the thinking about smoking all the time is to know that you WILL and its perfectly normal to. Smoking is something you've done so regularly for so long, it would be strange if you DIDN'T think about it all the time at the moment! The trick is to change those thoughts from "god I need a fag" to "Yeeeehaaaa I DON'T need a fag!" I just found it really helped me to keep going!

Had a night out last night in London where I used to live. Was really strange meeting up with all my old (smoking) buddies in the bar we spent so many nights drinking and smoking in!! I wondered if I would find it difficult. I have to say that the smoking ban in pubs has helped me no end as I think I might have found it hard if we'd all be sat around like the good old days but they all took turns going outside and that made things a lot easier! Its the first time they've seen me since I quit and none of them can believe it!!! You know every group of friends has one smoker who you just know will be buried with a fag in their hand - well that was ME!!

One thing I have REALLY started to notice is how much you can smell it on someone coming in from outside. Even if I'm sat on the train in the middle of a carriage, if a smoker gets on I can smell them!! Feeling a bit embarrassed that I used to get on the train smelling like that and inflicting it on someone for their journey!!!

TOBRUK

Well, I have been down the village to the shop .... NO I didn't get any tobacco!!:T I know it's early but so far I'm ok. Hope frugaljo and mumzy are doing ok ... hope you've joined me.;) I was dreading today to be totally honest especially as I had blurted on here that I had set a date for today! Anyway, I'm sure I'll be on here later just spouting my feelings just to get through today ... hope you don't mind.:D