The Giving Up Smoking Thread!!

yellowmonkey

feedumall wrote: »

oh and everybody feel sorry for me my dishwasher just went bang:mad: .

Hope he is OK

Waspeze

Hi YM .. happy 6 monthiversary:beer: i'm on a two month one


Good to see everyone doing so good and keeping smokefree (and to those about to start .. be strong.. it a great decision you've made!)... haven't been on much recently ..sorry but you all seem to be doing well (apart from a couple of weak moments )

jfox22

Hello & welcome to sunnyteacake & bobosim
Its nice to read that this thread has lurkers who its making a difference! Please feel free to introduce yourself, share the good times and the bad times.

Is everyone having a good day today? i've had half a pack of gum...not good!

Lula-Hula

Hey waspeze, good to hear from you & congrats on the 2monthiversary.

Jfox - my day ok apart from so busy posting earlier didnt notice was late to pick DD up from boot camp & also raining & some donut left the sunroof open . 3 gums for me so far ... Have we lost Jellie & Naomi ?

Puzzledbubbles

Lula-Hula wrote: »

Ooooh goody goody more newbies



There you are Puzzy, glad you're back, I've been on your other post but think we'll keep that one to ourselves eh :shhh: .



Lula

Thanks Lula :rotfl:

everyone is now going to go off and find my thread, sure there will be a few smoking embaressments thou, lol

xx

sunnyteacake

Thanks everyone for the words of encouragement, Im 4 and a half hours into being a non-smoker and its all I can think about. Im becomming desperate but am trying really really hard to conquer it! must stay strong, must stay strong, must stay strong ......

Lula-Hula

sunnyteacake,

stick that patch on & remind yourself that you are doing this because you want to be free. You're not 'giving up' anything you're making changes.

I'm not really counting the hours / days / weeks etc because to me that just reminds me that I've 'been without' for a certain length of time which makes me fell deprived, but we're all different & you will find out what works best for you.

Ever broken up with someone - friend or o/h - because you knew deep inside that thing just wouldnt work out ? You may have felt a bit lost & unsure like something was missing at first but now when you look back on it you know that change had to be made in order for you to move on.

Keep posting, 2 hands typing means no hands smoking. Doltage set me a task to write a list of the pros & cons of smoking & I STILL havent come up with any pro that isnt utterly ridiculous. Honestly I've tried them all : My friends smoke - hmmm I'm not really 16 any more give or take 20 years ,
It makes me stay slim - hmmm so does exercising & not piggin out,

If you have a fiver handy then set fire to it as advised by Feedumall or join the chant :

We can do it, we can, we can, we can
We will do it, we will, we will, we will

Lula x

stevel1973_2

Good on you all for trying to give it up, i gave up 4 years ago, i went to hynotherapy and i really, really recommend it, i had smoked for 15 years @ 40 per day and i gave up just like that, the daft thing was i went not actually wanting to give up.
I still have cravings now but they last all of about a second, remember the craving times get less and less each day.
I know look and cigerettes now and i cant understand why i smoked in the first place, they dont actually do anything for you.

feedumall

evening all,new and old hope we are all good:D ,i am so glad dh fixed dishwasher ,apple and custard muffins today lula here catch:D .i have changed my mind don't set fire to the fiver send it to me:D . first thing in the morning before work ,4am i would have a ciggy was i mad .any excuse ciggy ciggy ciggy i am so glad i came to my senses two months tomorrow not much for some but a great deal for me ,i am so proud of myself,with the money saved, i have new paint brushes and swanky pencils,a wii ,mario and friends ,and the knowledge that if i stumble you are here:D .but that wont happen because i dont want you lot shouting at me:o welcome all our new members i hope you feel as chuffed as i do in two months time,give yourself a pat on the back ,you are on your way. feedx

*MF*

sunnyteacake wrote: »

Thanks everyone for the words of encouragement, Im 4 and a half hours into being a non-smoker and its all I can think about. Im becomming desperate but am trying really really hard to conquer it! must stay strong, must stay strong, must stay strong ......

Hi ... I am just finishing day 2 - and yep, this ain't easy - and, lol, I've just apologised on a thread for posting so much - but it's keeping my brain and hands active.

Got a great PM from one of the members - and it tells me lol, that days 3 and 4 are the worst - but that for me is what this is all about - just stopping and what ever then happens - just happens - I knew breaking a habit of a lifetime was not going to be easy - but bring it on!

PS: Some of that bravado is me encouraging myself :eek:

*EDIT* - ALL of that bravado is!!!!