The Giving Up Smoking Thread!!

bubbles0169

i sick of wanting a !!!, im sick of thinking of em, im sick of the mood swings, laughing like a maniac one minute and a wannbe murderer the next and im sick
ive got a nasty virus
before i would not have gone near !!!'s as they taste horrible when your ill dont they?
but now ive quit i want em
aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah

IRT1959

I gave up last Thursday :grinheart: Didnt tell any of my family that I was going to just in case I didnt manage it.

Tried doing totally Cold Turkey but bought some patches on Saturday.

Working well and OMG!!!! How easy was it !!!!!

Good luck to everyone and persevere!!!!!!

bubbles0169

you know what ive realised, because im not on NRT its like im going cold turkey but not as bad, doesnt make me want one any less when i do think about it though grrrrrrrr how long do the cravings last again

Sue-UU

Hi Bubbles,

They'll last a little while, but they get less and less and usually after the 4th says things calm down a lot, you'll be so pleased with yourself then. Keep taking plenty of water whenever you have the cravings, orange juice (not squash) too. Take plenty of exercise and pound it all out of your system. You'll soon get there if you try hard to think of different things, starting with your little lad! He'll be so proud of you when he's older. I'll send you a PM in a mo, that will hopefully be of some help to you. Keep writing your feelings on here as that'll help so much.

Congratulations ExNicotineQueen!!! Well done on a great achievement for you both! :T Someone else here was going to have hypnotherapy 2 or 3 weeks ago so I'll be interested to see if she tells us of it's success .....or not! Hopefully she'll be doing well at quitting by now.

Well done to you too Doltage as I'm sure I read just now that you've made 3 months already, brilliant news!!!:T You too for your month marjem!!:T Good for you IRT1959! Keep strong and you'll soon become so healthy! Such a shame hutch, I do so hope you'll soon be back to the quitting again, at least you know you can do it. Fingers crossed for you!

Keep strong Drea and don't let him be the one to put you off or you'll never forget it!! All these things are meant to be and who knows who's round the corner for you! Make a pledge for him NOT to make you quit - you're too strong for that. Keep at it in spite of him and think of your health! Far more important any day!

Keep it up Drea for YOU!!!

Sue

feedumall

morning all ,irt good for you i didn't tell family for a month:D ,to be honest the thought of giving up was harder than doing it:o i used patches for about a week,but can honestly say i dont crave ciggs at all now :j :j :j ,heading towards 31/2 months and i am so proud i kicked the awfull habit,and i will not smoke again:j :j ,you can do it pm if you need a moan love feed. ps hi sue uu glad to see your still here helping:T

Red1708

Hi Folks

Well done to all those that have just started quitting or stayed quitting.

Just a quick update, I've now been stopped 1 Week 9hours 55mins. Have saved £36.71, not smoked 156 cigarettes and saved 13hours of my life. I love the SilkQuit pop-up it gives me inspiration everyday. To be honest I've found this non smoking attempt very straight forward but that is possibly due to a change in lifestyle and a new BF who doesn't smoke. I even went to a party on Saturday and never got one urge to smoke. There wasn't one single smoker there and I know I would have felt really embarrassed if I'd had to go for a cigarette.

Long may it continue

bubbles0169

thanks so much sue for the post and pm
i think your right day four seems to be it, i havent got the grrr feeling today!
keep it up peops just look back on my posts and see what its like after a few days
i feel alot better now, not chewed as much gum today either and dont feel like a nutcase as much, well i dont think thatll ever go away though as i had those tendencies before:rotfl: :rotfl:

marjem

Hi everyone

Just to warn you that I may be here constantly after next week as my OH is going on a business trip and traditionally I always smoked more out of boredom and lonliness.

However I am trying to stay positive that I won't give in. I keep reminding myself that this time I have stopped for myself and not him so having one while he is away is just cheating myself.

To all the newer people who are really struggling - it does get better - in the early days I thought obsessively about smoking, I even dreamed of smoking. Now there is only a few times I think to myself that I could fancy one...but then I snap myself out of it. Just think of how great the achievement is and how many smokers wish they could do what we are doing.

So apologies in advance if I dominate the thread next week - but I'll try and think of some positive things to say as well as rant !!!!!!!!!!

Sue-UU

Hi marjem, I reckon you'll be ok, you've come this far now and are so positive and that's amazing! Somehow I can't see you going back - not now after coming so far on the journey. Still, you know that we're all here for you and will encourage and support you all we possibly can. You know you're welcome to send me a pm if you hit a sticky patch too so don't forget. Keep thinking of your health, pocket and YOU!!!

Well done Red and Bubbles, you both sound in a much better frame of mind, especially you bubbles! It's so good when you manage to stick at it no matter what. You both sound as though you're in here for the long haul - just as feedumall was when she started - and look at her triumph of 3 & 1/2 months!!!!! You've done marvellously feedum, very well done! :T Thanks for the kind words, I've been indisposed, but fine now though.

Keep it up all, you too Lula!!!:D

Sue

bubbles0169

nah tis ok marjem rant away
so much easier than trying to think your headll just explode else!
well went for my help2quit app today and my co2 is 1 so very good
so it bloomin should be though as i havent had one for nearly a week1 haha
today was a bit of a nervy one, had a bit of a stressful situation but got through it by keeping busy busy and its ok now!
keep it up peops xx