The Giving Up Smoking Thread!!

Little_Pickle

morning!!!

Everyone is doing well I see! Well done!

Well, tomorrow will be 3 weeks for me! woo!
Here are my stats for today:

Time Smoke-Free: 26 days, 21 hours, 51 minutes and 39 seconds

Cigarettes NOT smoked: 269

Lifetime Saved: 2 days, 1 hour

Money Saved: £81.00

Little_Pickle

OMG!!! Is that 4 weeks tomorrow???
did I work it out wrong???

Can someone else work it out for me?
Thanks!
LP
xox

jo1972

My_Fathers_Daughter wrote: »

We were away at Center Parcs this weekend and I can honestly say that I didn't even think about smoking all the time we were there. I could cycle and roller skate and swim with ease, and even when I did get out of breath it was just 'being out of breath' rather than that horrible burning sensation that you get in the back of your throat and your lungs when you are a smoker.

I feel so free :j

You will stop thinking about smoking (for most of the time anyway - there will always be a whistful little hankering for a long lost 'friend') and when you do you will be as free as I am.

Now, that's what I'm talking about!!

Congrats MFD and to all other newbies, oldies and lurkers reaching a milestone today, whether it be 10 weeks, 10 days or 10 hours!

:T :T :T :T :j :j :j :j :T :T :T :T

jo1972

Yes LP, 7 days in a week, 28 in 4 weeks

Little_Pickle

jo1972 wrote: »

Yes LP, 7 days in a week, 28 in 4 weeks

see, told you guys, I AM a Jedi Dumb*rse!

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
Roll in tomorrow!!
yip yip yipee!!!

LP
xox

(thanks Jo!)

TNG

Little_Pickle wrote: »

see, told you guys, I AM a Jedi Dumb*rse!

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
Roll in tomorrow!!
yip yip yipee!!!

LP
xox

(thanks Jo!)

Way to go, Pickle!

:T :T :T :T :T :T
:j :j :j :j :j :j
:T :T :T :T :T :T

jo1972

Little_Pickle wrote: »

see, told you guys, I AM a Jedi Dumb*rse!

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
Roll in tomorrow!!
yip yip yipee!!!

LP
xox

(thanks Jo!)

You are an inspiration LP, congratulations for tomorrow

hutch71

well done to you all .... i only stopped smoking when taken into hospital with breathing prob ... stay positive it does get easier.. but i also know if i take 1 thats me back on them ... wishing you all the very best xxxx

Richard_S

TNG wrote: »

You will be free when your subconcious brain breaks that link. When that will happen is not quantifiable.

Therefore, my personal belief is that the more you read, the more the brain will take in and help to break that link.

Hi TNG,

That's an interesting analysis.:T I've been trying to do something similar by breaking the link between having a cigarette and thinking of it as a pleasurable experience.

When I get a craving now, instead of resenting not being able to have a smoke I conjure up the mental image of a diseased lung, or a gangrenous limb. I think it is very slowly starting to work. I've just been to fill the car up with petrol, and I wasn't in the least tempted to buy a pack when I went to pay for the petrol.

I had my last cigerette at approx 2pm on 6th May; that's 3 weeks today for me.:j :j :j

Here's to another smoke free day to one and all.:beer: :beer:

Richard

suki1964

19 weeks and 1 day without a fag:T - longest Ive ever been smoke free since I was about 11.:o

I dont ever want to smoke again but I still do have " I dont half fancy a fag" moments. Not cravings just a fancy of a smoke. But then I smell a smoker and thats enough to put me back on the straight and narrow.

Hubby and I were away for the weekend and it was lovely booking a "non smoking" room (In Eire you can still smoke in hotel bedrooms) and being able to drive 500 miles without having to keep finding a lay bye to pull over and have a smoke.:D

Have got ourselves bikes and are having great fun getting out and about on those - legs wear out quicker then our breaths

One massive side effect is Im becoming one of those reformed smokers I swore Id never be Im wrinkling my nose in disgust when I smell a smoker and I send out evil vibes to any poor smoker whos smoke comes my way:(

Well done everyone :T:T:T:T:T:T:T