The Giving Up Smoking Thread!!

skintbutsmiling01

MFD-- could be any one of us Im sure. Pick yourself, brush yourself down and try again!
They are all jealous that you are so much stronger than they are. I did my usual friday night trick of having a few drags- had about half a ciggy in 2 or 3 goes, pathetic I know but I'm a month smoke free now, Well I have just read that and can I call myself smoke free? I must have had about 6 or 7 cigarettes in month (5 in one night). I know this is why I still get cravings, because the nicotine is never being goven the chance to fully get out of my body. It just had so many connotations in my mind its hard toget through the weekend with out. It even hurts though to smoke so at least I'm recognising this..... (she says, trying to make herself feel better)

My_Fathers_Daughter

I just remembered - I FOUND a packet of cigarettes this morning! Came into work and they were just lying there in the car park. I was the first one in, and anyway there are only 4 of us here and nobody smokes Marlboro Lights (except me!)


All those times when I would have loved to have found a nearly full pack of cigarettes and as soon as I try to give up there is a packet just lying on the floor for me!

Just picked them up, checked how many in there (about 16ish) and chucked them inside the car. Suppose I should throw them, don't know where they have been and how long they have been lying in the car park.



skintbutsmiling - I was going to put my counter back to 0 and start all over again - maybe I will be 7 days with 1 blip for now!

kyh

MFD - i am sure we are all going to have blips along the way don't feel bad about it, get those cigarettes out of the car and throw them away - they will just be a temptation! I have found today (day3 ) harder than I thought. I imagined being at work with a load of non smokers would be easier than being at home with hubby who is a smoker but have really missed my odd 5 mins outside with a ciggy! Hey ho just thinking to myself about the £15.75 saved so far - have to keep reminding myself why I am doing it - money and health!!

Keep at it MFD - we will all get there together!

KYH

My_Fathers_Daughter

Keep at it KYH - I know what you mean about work, it was nice to just have a few minutes to yourself. But it's really not worth it!

I think I found day 3 one of the hardest - I was having dizzy spells and felt terrible. I just kept thinking if this is what it is doing to me coming out of me imagine what it would do if I left it in there...

(the nicotine I mean...)

Well done on getting to day 3 :T :T

Rossy2692

Hi all,

Struggling a bit now, i don't want a cig it's just the withdrawl, I need to do this cold turkey, it's the only way for me, i could not have prepared myself for this though! I am hanging on in there this is not going to beat me, after all, my life depends on it!!!! Thanks for listening.

Silly_Cow

kyh wrote: »

have really missed my odd 5 mins outside with a ciggy!

Hi,

I haven't actually read any of this thread yet but had to sick my two penn'orth in before I forget.

I'm now on day 14 of not smoking, having read the Allen Carr book:j

My little tip to you, kyh, is to take that 5 mins outside anyway. I take my coffee outside for my ciggy break and it feels (almost) the same as when I smoked. It's not the cigarette that gives you the break, it's that change of scenery and walking away from the grindstone for 5 minutes that gives you the break. Good luck.

HannahandMark

mumzyof2 wrote: »

Hi i asked for help about 2 pages back maybe just 1 page back but didnt get any replys..wondered if anyone can help? I am going to try to quit tomorrow

How are you doing? Go to Sainsburys if you are desperate and speak to the duty pharmicist. They are great

mumzyof2

not good i lated till about 11am went shop bought 10 had 4 in space of 11am and 4pm which is good for me. so had 5 all together untill 4pm. I have about 3 b4 i wake up proper lol. I have just bought another 10 as im on the wine grrrrr. tomorrow is another day...maybe get a hangover so i cant stomach a cig in morning lmao

My_Fathers_Daughter

Rossy2692 wrote: »

Hi all,

Struggling a bit now, i don't want a cig it's just the withdrawl, I need to do this cold turkey, it's the only way for me, i could not have prepared myself for this though! I am hanging on in there this is not going to beat me, after all, my life depends on it!!!! Thanks for listening.

You sound like me Rossy - keep at it. Just keep thinking that it needs to come out of you if you are going to beat it.

Well done:T

Mumzy - tomorrow is another day but you need to stop buying them if you are going to stop smoking them! For me at least, if I buy 10 I will smoke 10. We're here if you need to vent!

tattycath

well done everyone. we're all doing really well and even if some of us have stumbled a little, we all have little stumbles and near misses. Just pick yourselves up dust yourself down and carry on-lesson learned. So I think we've all done well, just need to keep it up. Continued good luck to all.