The Giving Up Smoking Thread!!

GFN123

Hi again
Was beginning to feel very irrational indeed so am glad I checked back in.
The money saving aspect is a big motivator. I get (used to get!!) cigarettes cheaply so 20 a day cost me around £60 a month. But I want to join a gym, so stopping smoking plus gym membership will still save me £30 a month (to go towards credit card bill!)

I'm reluctant to use any NRT - as a 'graduate' of Allan Carr's I know smoking is nicotine addiction, & it takes about 3 days for nicotine to leave your system, so I figure I'm better off just going cold turkey.

I am still fighting my cravings. Problem is I have nothing to do today as hospital visiting hours don't start until 5pm. I'm in my parents house with just this laptop keeping me sane!! I feel a bit light headed but on the plus side I would have smoked at least 5 or 6 cigarettes by this time, & so far I have had NONE!! Woohoo!!

My_Fathers_Daughter

GFN123 wrote: »

I am still fighting my cravings. Problem is I have nothing to do today as hospital visiting hours don't start until 5pm. I'm in my parents house with just this laptop keeping me sane!! I feel a bit light headed but on the plus side I would have smoked at least 5 or 6 cigarettes by this time, & so far I have had NONE!! Woohoo!!

I'm having the light-headed dizziness stuff too, also insane hunger. I am trying to drink lots of water to stop me eating but it's not really working. So far today I have replaced about 4 cigarrettes with about 1000 calories

kyh

Yes get rid of all smoking paraphenalia - lighters ashtrays etc
Get yourself a small jar and every day putin the money you would have spent on cigarettes - count it at end of week/month etc and see how much you save
Go to chemist- boots etc and ask for advice - patches gum etc

kyh

Tomatoes - don't know if this is true but supposed to help the nicotine cravings and they are low calorie?!

GFN123

My_Fathers_Daughter wrote: »

I'm having the light-headed dizziness stuff too, also insane hunger. I am trying to drink lots of water to stop me eating but it's not really working. So far today I have replaced about 4 cigarrettes with about 1000 calories

Amazingly, for me, I'm not craving food.... yet!! I can feel my jaw is really tense bit like chewing gum without the gum :rolleyes:

The most irrational thing is thinking "actually this is quite easy, I like giving up" and that being some sort of 'excuse' to have just one cigarette as I can give up again :rolleyes:

MFD - I kinow I will get the insane hunger too, but I think I would rather put on a few pounds that die horribly of a disease from smoking. I should probably post a photo of my dad, if you saw his current state it would put you off for life - except the stupid irony being it hasn't put me off until now. God I feel so dumb sometimes. Anyway, we CAN do it and it can only get better :beer:

tattycath

Hi my fathers daughter and GFN-welcome. You have indeed come to the right place. Well done for making the decision in the first place. I had my last cigarette on 1st December 2007-nearly 3 months ago. I have 'stopped' several times and restarted several times too. When I decided to stop again the only thing that was putting me off was the cough that appears as your lungs clear themselves-but that was nothing compared to the chest infections I have suffered when I was a smoker and I had pneumonia twice when I was a smoker-I have also had pleurisy -again, while I was a smoker. I stopped smoking for 6 months last year (I went cold turkey) and stupidly started again-so after another 3 months smoking-and my chest feeling tight and my asthma being exacerbated I decided if I wanted to live longer and enjoy my children for as long as possible-well into adulthood!!!-I would have to stop. So I have stopped smoking and I am not fit by any means but I am alot healthier. My children are happier, I don't stink like an ashtray and don't have to go outside come rain, hail, snow, or blow 'just for a fix'!!!
We will give you all the support we can.
Skintbutsmiling-we are not cheesey!!! are we??? lol

skintbutsmiling01

Skintbutsmiling-we are not cheesey!!! are we??? lol

Remember Bricking It?!

I put on 10 pounds due to over eating but the mad temptation to put everything edible in my mouth has gone, and i have started jogging, so hopefully it will come off in a few weeks.
Its true, a few pounds is def better than being a stinky smoker, controlled by a horrible addiction, being ripped off ona daily basis and ruining our lovely teeth, hair and skin!

skintbutsmiling01

Dont know why all my writing went purple then

GFN123

Thanks tattycath

Can you tell I have nothing to do & am therefore watching this thread avidly LOL!

Still smoke free! I almost don't mind if I have to cough up gunk while my lungs recover. I have had the flu for 2 weeks now and although it's finally clearing it has gone to my chest & I am hacking like a good 'un anyway. In fact as I haven't smoked this morning I am coughing less, so there's a bonus.

My OH has just emailed me from work to say how proud he is & how he will support me while I quit (he's a non smoker). I am really looking forward to seeing him this weekend without worrying about how much I smell, or frantically brushing my teeth or standing outside in the cold/rain while he is in the warm, & then feeling stupid & embarrassed that I had to go & smoke. So many postives... I'm trying to stay focused & am drinking water to help with the cravings.

Thank you to everyone who has posted to offer support and advice, it really does help.

EDIT to add: We must have cross posted skintbutsmiling ...... a few pounds of weight will be easy to shift. If you have the determination & willpower to quit smoking, weight loss will seem like a doddle!!

tattycath

skintbutsmiling01 wrote: »

Skintbutsmiling-we are not cheesey!!! are we??? lol

Remember Bricking It?!

Oh yeah, ... personally I wouldn't insult cheese!!!:rotfl:
I thought more queasy judging by the 'alternative-now deleted' thread.
But that's another [STRIKE]troll[/STRIKE]story