The Giving Up Smoking Thread!!

Little_Miss_Magic

Has anyone read ths book which i have bought...it makes a LOT of sense.. Trying to hurry up and finish it, to see what thoughts I need to put into action, to make it work..

Not sure how to feel about it all, maybe a little like this.
..:j:rolleyes::mad::p;):D:eek::cool::o:(:embarasse:wink::cheesy::lipsrseal:rolleyes2:cool2::undecided:laugh::shocked::dance:_pale_:think:

jo1972

Bluddy hell, just taken me best part of half hour to catch up on the last few days :eek:

Welcome to LEWKI, bobosim1979, Naomi, *MF*, ishisa, sunnyteacake, wannabe and little miss magic (in no particular order and sorry if I've missed anyone!) :wave: I hope your stay here will be helpful in your quest to quit the fags, we are all or have all been in the same boat at some point so there is plenty of advice, tips and support here for you. If you need to rant, then do it, better that than light up. We all know how you feel

YM, congrats for your 6 months

AB, congrats for your 3 months

Cath, congrats for your 6 months

IDA, looking forward to congratulating you on your year (we've come a long way huh )

LP, congrats for your month

Feedumall, congrats for your 2 months

Puzzled, congrats for your month

Congrats to everyone else I've forgotten or missed out for each day you've notched up.

TNG, yes that was the vid, sorry the delay in responding but I've not been around....where did you find it?? Thanks so much for that, I LOVE that vid! I shall update the first page with that link to it.

Note to all newbies, watch the Max Kirsten vid on the first post!!

xx

Little_Miss_Magic

Jo, i just got this msg when i tried to view the vid...Not at all techie and dont have a clue how to overide the parental control... Can anyone help??:o


BitDefender
This webpage has been blocked by BitDefender Parental Control!
This webpage has been blocked by the Web filter.
Changing the Parental Control Settings for the current user will enable you to access this page. If you are an administrator on this system, you can change the Parental Control settings from the BitDefender Parental Control module.

sunnyteacake

Have just viewed the max kristen video. It certainly makes you think ....
Sorry Miss Magic, im no techie either but maybe have a look around the "internet options" on your browser? Choose File, Tools, Internet Options. Other than that I seriously do not have a clue!

jo1972

How odd

Where's TNG when you need him!

I'll look into it for you, you need to watch it!

yellowmonkey

Hi all

Just thought I would say Hi to you all old and new and wish you all the best

LMM. Sorry have not got a Scooby about the bit defender thingy

Take care

feedumall

hi all just popped in to say goodnight hope your dreams are all nice ones:D ,mf hope you are calm and the hole not to deep:D ,to those quitting tomorrow good luck

Lula-Hula

Hello Feedie,
I keep missing you today, but thanks for yesterdays apple . all calm here & now well on the way to becoming a non smoker I think .

Good luck to all who start their new life tomorrow - you wont regret it .
Lula x

Lula

Elle00

Hi all,

I've been smoking since I was 10yrs old so haven't really known a life without it. Since I had my son 2.5yrs ago, I've been trying to quit without much success. You'd think being pregnant would have made me quit but I smoked all the way through I'm afraid.

I've tried hypnotherapy, patches (allergic to the adhesive), nasal spray, gum and the inhaler thingy. None of them were enough to keep me away. I cut down and down and down - the suddenly I'm right back up again. One week I'll smoke ten a day then the next I realise I've gone through 30 out of nowhere.

I'm a lone parent on benefits - I can't even afford to smoke!

And my newest low has to be today as I'm sat here contemplating putting my telly on ebay because I'm overdrawn. Seriously now? I can afford to smoke but I'm thinking of selling my TV? This is ridiculous.

As there only about £1 in my purse, any advice on how to jack this in when I finish today's cigs? My absolute biggest problem is how to get out of bed in the morning. I'm terrible, the only cig I smoke in the house is my morning one and I can't seem to get myself to get out of bed without it. I think I need a replacement for a while as it's a pyschological thing.

sunnyteacake

Hi Elle, I understand where you are coming from totally. For a long time I was also a single parent on benefits and went without other things just so I could smoke. I am on day 4 of being a non-smoker and am using patches to help me get through. It is hard but you really need your willpower. If you have that then you have already fought half the battle. The morning cigarette was for me the hardest to give up. It wasnt so much the one cigarette but the other 4 that followed it in the space of 90 minutes. Today, i have got out of bed and had the same feeling of loss i had the first day i gave up but i keep reminding myself that i want to be debt free and the money used on cigarettes at 140 a month will definately come in handy. My kids have been nagging me for ages to quit and they are really happy that i am trying. I dont want to break their hearts and fail. Also, it is a novelty to smell my hair at the end of the day and it still smells of lovely shampoo from the morning! The downside is I have discovered my taste buds are loving custard cream biscuits (I nearly ate a whole packet yesterday). I cant afford to put on weight but hopefully when i go back to work tomorrow (ive just had a nice week off) I will be able to get back on track with my eating. Set yourself a date elle and do everything in your power to overcome the cravings. Someone told me this saying which i have been saying to myself over and over :

"if you crave a cigarette then have one and the craving will go away. However, if you crave a cigarette and dont have one, the craving will still go away"

I like that quote as to me it asks why we bother at all to smoke.

Good luck elle and to everyone else who has recently stopped and to those about to stop next week. YOU CAN DO IT!!