The Giving Up Smoking Thread!!

melbury

BrickingIt - have you quit again today?

BrickingIt

melbury wrote: »

BrickingIt - have you quit again today?

I quit at 10 o'clock.

I sat down and thought of the effects it was having on me, making my teeth go yellow, causing drowseyness, bad mood swings, I have been drinking lots of water and just trying to forget about it.
As of 2.00 oclock, I have not had a drink of coffee, for 4 hours :j .

kayree41

Hi you all just checking in, still not smoking, been rushed off my feet over the last few days but going back to work tomorrow for a rest he he. Looking forward to work as I have never smoked at work, so that time will be a lot easier. It seems to be that the longer I go the harder it is getting, so roll on work. I hope you are all well and happy.

regards

mattogier

I have done it - I hope - and as an incentive am putting the £5.50 :eek: a day that I was spending in a pot. When I have enough I am going to treat myself to a new multi media PC for the lounge - Plasma screen, Digital TV - all the bits and bobs - at this rate it should only take me six months or so - just in time for my 42nd birthday!

Beccatje

Hi everybody!

Still happy non smokers?

I am really pleased with myself. 4 months smoke free today!

The smoking effects everything in your body, thus also your bowels. There is nothing for it but to eat a lot of fibre and drink water. You may even ask your GP for help if you feel really bad. The one thing you DON"T want to do is smoke! Though it may make you 'go' for the moment, you will actually keep the bad situation in place and make the healing even further away from you.

There is NO benefit to smoking! It brings you nothing positive!

Take things one day at a time and before you know it, you'll find yourself not thinking about smokes for days at a time.

Becca

Frugaldom

I'm still here and still smoke free

melbury

I have just gone past my one full week of being smoke free and if anything it is getting more difficult. When I think of never again enjoying the experience of smoking, it makes me quite sad really. I am starting to really miss it.

As previously mentioned, my husband gave up 16 years ago but never pressured me to, he said it is a decision you have to make for yourself and nobody else can do it for you. Trouble is he also says that he has never really felt that much better healthwise through stopping - no sudden rush of well being or anything like that, but then he also says he doesn't know how he would feel if was still smoking 16 years on. I would at least expect that all of this doing without and being a martyr should result in some great benefit. I read an article about Maggie Smith a few months ago and she gave up smoking after a lifetime of it a few years back (for grandchildrens sake) and says she has never felt so unwell in her life as since she stopped:eek:

I just think that it is only fair if you go to all of that trouble and effort you should reap some great reward and feel absolutely wonderful and of course look 20 years younger and a lot slimmer etc etc - it is only right!

Sorry for the psycho babble, just missing my little buddy today more than usual.

BrickingIt

nykmedia wrote: »

I'm still here and still smoke free

Well done, i'm going for it again (again again) as of now. Seriously.

melbury

BrickingIt wrote: »

Well done, i'm going for it again (again again) as of now. Seriously.

I thought you already were going for it again! Have you had any today yet?

BrickingIt

melbury wrote: »

I have just gone past my one full week of being smoke free and if anything it is getting more difficult. When I think of never again enjoying the experience of smoking, it makes me quite sad really. I am starting to really miss it.

As previously mentioned, my husband gave up 16 years ago but never pressured me to, he said it is a decision you have to make for yourself and nobody else can do it for you. Trouble is he also says that he has never really felt that much better healthwise through stopping - no sudden rush of well being or anything like that, but then he also says he doesn't know how he would feel if was still smoking 16 years on. I would at least expect that all of this doing without and being a martyr should result in some great benefit. I read an article about Maggie Smith a few months ago and she gave up smoking after a lifetime of it a few years back (for grandchildrens sake) and says she has never felt so unwell in her life as since she stopped:eek:

I just think that it is only fair if you go to all of that trouble and effort you should reap some great reward and feel absolutely wonderful and of course look 20 years younger and a lot slimmer etc etc - it is only right!

Sorry for the psycho babble, just missing my little buddy today more than usual.

I think after 5 days, the challenge stops and the reality of well everything 'kicks in'. Good Luck.

Choose Life, colour tvs etc etc etc:D .