The Giving Up Smoking Thread!!

melbury

Diamond78 and Tattycath - thank you both for your good advice. My trouble is that I am eating more to compensate for not smoking - I have put on about half a stone since Christmas, so that is making me even more fed up.

Why does it seem to get more difficult the longer you haven't smoked?

Diamond78, I am sure we are both better off not smoking - both from a health and finance point of view - so I guess we will both keep being strong however hard it is:( You sound like you need to put weight on so I am sure it will be extra good for you. I will just end up like a beached whale with no clothes that will fit me Also having an under active thyroid which is currently not being treated means that weight piles on and is pretty much impossible to lose. Sorry everyone I am a miserable old b**ch today.

tattycath

Hi Melbury, As far as I'm aware when they start to treat your thyroid condition, your weight should stabilise. Your sig is great-you should bear it in mind when you have a craving, you may m=not be saving loads of money, but what price a life?? You won't look like a beached whale. Have you ever been to the beech and thought, I'm not totally happy with my body so I won't wear my shorts, or, I'll wear my sarong over my swimwear coz it hides a multitude of sins??? I know I have. And when you get there you see all shapes and sizes and you start to think (as you look at people) why the hell was I worried about my shape in thisa or that outfit. Or, God if I looked like that I'd........
Exactly, I have done this-call it therapy. It works for me. Stay strong

jo1972

N & Lou, welcome to the thread thanks for the supportive words.

Melbury, you are no way pathetic! Read back a (good few) pages to the rest of our first few weeks and you'll see we all went through the same stuff!

Diamond/Melbury, sort your lungs out now and worry about the weight later, you might put on a few pounds but your body is breathing fresh air now and healthy so you will be in the right place to loose the weight very soon. You'll have the energy to do excerise and have the motivation!

I hope every one's well and those that are doing the run, training? (mad, totally mad!)

xx

in_debt_again_but_dealing_with_it

"03-07-2007, 9:25 AM #410in debt again but dealing with it
....Perhaps like many ex-smokers I'm waiting for that bolt of lightening that says "yeah you've done it" but now have to admit it ain't gonna happen :rolleyes: just have to accept that there will be no fanfare or grand finale I will just have to ease myself into this quitting malarkey and stick with it!!

Hope everyone else is doing okay.
Love luck and hugs to all
IDA
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Was perusing my "early" posts and found this one, from 9 days after I quit - just thought it may give some of you a positive vibe - I'm at 7 months 2 weeks now :j . I fully remember that feeling in the beginning when you think when will this craving end when will I get over it. I was always delighted to hear from "successful" quitters and I hope I might be considered "successful" (but still not complacent!) and motivate one or two of you to hold fast! To quit , or even contemplate quitting, is one of the most important decisions you will ever make and you're in a win, win situation - so keep strong and remind yourselves where you are at. Hear endeth the sermon for today!
happy smoke free days!
love and hugs
IDA
xx

Lou3000

Melbury - I know it's hard and you feel like you are having to give up everything at once, but try not to put snacks into your mouth to replace the ciggies! I know it's hard, especially the first few weeks because you get that awful taste in your mouth (remember, that's the coating sloughing off which your body built up to protect itself from nicotene). Eat as much fruit as you want and that'll freshen your mouth and stave off the munchies. Sugarless gum worked a treat for me!

Under-active thyroid is horrible. I know, because I developed it some years ago. I lost loads of weight then piled it on, for no apparent reason (I was still smoking and therefore not snacking), but eventually after it was stabilised with Thyroxin, my weight settled to normal.

Try and look upon not smoking as a POSITIVE thing and not a trial. Try and imagine if you went back to smoking because you couldn't hack it any longer, how you'd feel a few years down the line with a smoking-related disease. At least now you are giving yourself a chance not to allow that to happen and will not need to be kicking yourself and saying "If only I hadn't started smoking again...."

I'm three years down the line. The worst is behind me. It will be for you to. Don't think about ciggies.... move on and do something else to keep your mind off them.

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basilcat7

Morning all.

Hi Melbury- I am totally with you and I know exactly how you feel. However you are a lot stronger than me as I gave in after struggling. I stilll feel that I haven't had the 'revelation' of never wanting to smoke again- still occasionally have the niggling feeling that I want to have one. Saying that- I truly felt terrible after my binge on fags last week- out of breath, sick and smelly !!!

I think I need to read the book that Lurkio is always mentioning or get my Allen Carr out again to reiterate why we are giving up -mine is for health and vanity reasons as well as in my pocket. I also get the whole putting on weight thing- I am a stone over what I call my holiday weight and half a stone easily over my normal weight and I hate myself for it.
It IS a psychological thing- that I'm sure of.

On a good note, I had a few drinks on Saturday and it didn't even enter my head. But I know it hasn't gone away again.

Again- a big well done to you both Diamond and Melbury for not letting it beat you xx

Lurkio

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I think I need to read the book that Lurkio is always mentioning ....

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2boysmum

Hi everyone,
just found this thread and thought I'd pop on to say well done to everyone. I had my last cigarette last Tuesday, so I'm on my 6th day without nicotine. Feel ok, have the odd craving but thankfully they don't last that long and I've managed to keep myself busy last week. I'm on holiday this week so no temptation from my smoking buddies in work either!! Can't believe I didn't do it a lot sooner!

Sharon

kate1976

Well done to all quitters!:T

I have given up today, I don't know why really and I don't know if I'll stick with it but I do know it's a lot nicer for people around me when I do smoke, I've been such a moody mare today, I'm snapping at people and I really am considering running to the shop now as I'm seriously p!$$ing myself off!

I know I can do it, I gave up for 5 years before although looking back that seemed easier! I just need to try and get through the next few days without murdering someone!! I'm also very tearful!! Wrong time to give up I think, my life is full of stress at the moment, this week is PMT week and also my DS is off this week, I really didn't think this giving up lark through did I?!

Doesn't help that I like smoking, ok the health aspects and stinky aspects are bad but I do like it!! I'm doing it mainly for the financial side as well as to make my parents and everyone else happy!! :rolleyes: Wrong reason I know!

I can do this, can't I?! I just wish I hadn't told everyone I was quitting as I know I'll probably end up smoking again, I'm such a failure!!:rolleyes:

Thank you for letting me vent a little in here! Keep up the good work! xx

Lurkio

kate1976 wrote: »

Well done to all quitters!:T

I have given up today, I don't know why really and I don't know if I'll stick with it but I do know it's a lot nicer for people around me when I do smoke, I've been such a moody mare today, I'm snapping at people and I really am considering running to the shop now as I'm seriously p!$$ing myself off!

I know I can do it, I gave up for 5 years before although looking back that seemed easier! I just need to try and get through the next few days without murdering someone!! I'm also very tearful!! Wrong time to give up I think, my life is full of stress at the moment, this week is PMT week and also my DS is off this week, I really didn't think this giving up lark through did I?!

Doesn't help that I like smoking, ok the health aspects and stinky aspects are bad but I do like it!! I'm doing it mainly for the financial side as well as to make my parents and everyone else happy!! :rolleyes: Wrong reason I know!

I can do this, can't I?! I just wish I hadn't told everyone I was quitting as I know I'll probably end up smoking again, I'm such a failure!!:rolleyes:

Thank you for letting me vent a little in here! Keep up the good work! xx

Hi Kate :wave:

Have a look at some of the links in post #1. Looking through this thread there is loads of really good advice and it has really helped some people. Stick around and post when you can - even just to vent spleen

Well done for making the best decision you will make! I really hope you succeed

Hop everyone else is ok this fine, but chilly evening