The Giving Up Smoking Thread!!

basilcat7

Morning all,

Well this has become a bit of a daily ritual to 'check in' each morning. Find that it's really helping actually. Nice to know there's others out there in the same situation !!

Last night and this morning I feel extremely irritable for no reason other than not smoking I guess. If I wasn't so bl00dy proud of myself and determined to carry on I'd have a fag !! :rotfl: Does that make sense??

Really don't want to start again and won't.
Actually it could be that I'm back into the swing of things at work again... back on the hamster wheel again after 2 weeks off and I'm trying to fit everything in.... Let's put it down to that.

Last night me and the boyf went for a walk (stomp we call it- he's put on half a stone too) round the block- wanted to go further so kept walking then took a short cut (so we thought) and ended up doing a 3 mile walk !! So feel good today.

MJay- wow where did all of the positivity come from?? send some over wontcha??? Well done !!
Hi to IDA and thanks for showing that you're still happy to have given up.

Hi to BB, TNG and Joe Hel, Oops, Tattycath and nyk. Just realised I have never said hi to all before. Here's to a good day !!

TNG

*Note to self.... NEVER mention weight on a thread full of women* :rolleyes:

Morning me lovelies :hello:

It's a very upbeat thread at the moment - lots of good vibes flying around. It's great!!!





Unfortunately....... had a discussion with Mrs T last night, as she is still climbimg the walls. I was only trying to help and encourage, but I think, in my hazy state :rolleyes: I think it must have come out as a bit of a nag

Seemed ok this morning, mind, so hopefully she doesn't want to kill me anymore

MJay - we are a VERY persistent and patient lot, here. We'll wait :whistle:

Good wishes to ALL today. Have a good one!

Boatie_Bird

tattycath wrote: »

Hi everyone. It's just so easy for me at the moment!!! Can't explain it but I have this feeling of freedom (God, now I sound like i'm advertising sanitary towels!!!!):rotfl:
Anyway, I feel like I've got this freedom that I don't need cigs!!!
Long may it continue.

Hey Tattycath, I've got that feeling today too.
Despite the fact that it's grey and miserable outside, and I'm at work, and it's January I feel GREAT.

Hope everyone else is feeling good and strong.

BB

TNG

jo1972 wrote: »

TNG, stop being rude to our posters :rotfl:

Me? Rude? The very thought........

TNG

cath, boatie - welcome to your new smoke free life!! It starts now. You won't lose that feeling now and it's THE BEST!!!

:T :T :T

MJay

Mornin’ all!

OK my turn to be puzzelled…… techie stuff

TNG faaabulous Smilies… Where do you get ‘em? (Psst… Patience may pay off… who knows. In the meantime, what makes you think we are all women? I could be a man called Mary....!)

Arhhh, BB, so glad you have persisted and are feeling more positive.

Hope you are feeling better Mel… Did you speak to anyone, yet?

I had a lousy night’s sleep… Could be all that positivity I was oozing yesterday…In the meantime, another day gone, a bit more added to our “non-smoking Moneysavers Millionaires” funds and lungs definitely feeling better.

I played that (awful) game of "sniff out the smoker" while shopping yesterday…. Hmmm, real encouragement to not start again….. As was taking coat out of cupboard and realising I need to spend some of my saved cash on dry cleaning…

Attacking some outstanding jobs, today to keep busy and expend some of that energy!
Working tomorrow and looking forward to making a guest appearance in the ‘earning world’.

I agree Bas, catching up with the board has become part of my daily ritual, too! It is nice to feel part of a group with a common goal…. Great support!

Laters….:grouphug:

Mary (the other one...)

TNG

MJay wrote: »

Mornin’ all!

OK my turn to be puzzelled…… techie stuff

TNG faaabulous Smilies… Where do you get ‘em? (Psst… Patience may pay off… who knows. In the meantime, what makes you think we are all women? I could be a man called Mary....!)

Hi Mary (is that just your 'weekend' name, then? :rotfl: :rotfl: )

All the smilies I use are under the 'more' button in the advanced reply bit - you may need to scroll around or expand the box to see them all

HTH

basilcat7

All irritability gone- reading all these posts really makes me smile and has cheered me up no end !! Boatie Bird and TNG Thanks !! :dance: :grouphug:

MJay

Thanks TNG....
Last techie question..... How do I lift a quote from someone else's message.. Would be really useful to know...

Weekend name? Nah.... That's much more 'exotic'......... :shhh:


Moi

addictedtolush

Hello guys and girls, was just wondering if I could join please? I had my last cigarette Sunday night so on day 4 now. I think I feel the same as the past few days but have noticed that I am not thinking of fags as much. Was all prepared to start screeching at anyone who looked at me funny but have remained calm, calmer than I normally do. My son (3) asked me if I was poorly as I havent been shouting and told me I smell nice, bless. Thought I was losing it monday, fags were on my mind all day long, at one point I stopped dead and started shouting that I had forgotten something........then I figured out that I had forgotten to think about fags. Think all my friends and family are sick of me talking about them. I started a healthy living programme a couple of weeks ago, gym membership and healthy eating so finding it soooo hard not to pig out. Dont think I have eaten so many mints in my life. I am finding the habbit hardest, I smoked through the day as I work from home and I keep forgetting I have given up, I keep reaching for my fags when I am sat down and then wondering where I have pu them. I searched for them yesterday for 5 minutes until I remembered I have quit. Think I am actually losing my mind! I will be in the corner rocking back and forth soon muttering about the evils of fags. I do feel a bit happier, calmer and I havent coughed in a while, feel a tad healthier. Just want to eat loads! Sorry for the long post, I find it easy to post my feelings and thoughts here. Keep up up the good work everyone, you are all doing fab! You should feel very proud of yourselves xx