The Giving Up Smoking Thread!!

Bf109

17 Days now

Lula-Hula

Ooooh hello everyone I'm so excited :j so many faces back

Honeypie -
great to hear from you, did wonder where you'd gone & so glad you're still doing great. Re - the weight yeh, I'm suffering that too but from previous experience it WILL come off again when your body readjusts, so dont be downhearted just keep excercising & remind yourself that a few extra pounds is way less harmful than the evil nicotina :rolleyes:

Lewki & Wannabe -
so glad you're both back too , I had a feeling we hadnt seen the last of you rascals & it's great that you're already back on the wagon.

Shadydaz - glad you're getting those extra pounds too , well done to you & mrs Shadydaz

Lauriejeanette & Dolally - welcome to thread & well done on your achievements so far

Everyone -

Guess what I did today had a couple of puffs of a friends cig :eek: BUT dont worry cos I immediately felt a bit green & half an hour later was heaving in the bathroom :rolleyes: it literally made me sick . I dont regret trying it out cos there has been a bit of nagging curiosity in my brain for the last couple of days & I've now quelled that once & for all. I HATE throwing up more than any other human 'ailment' & I had to lie down for an hour & it took me about 3 hours (& a bar of galaxy ) to get over it. As soon as I felt ok again I just felt so lucky that I will NEVER have to do that to myself again.

Dont be cross please Sue - it really was just curiosity as to how it would taste/feel & react with my body. I thought it would taste vile but had no idea how violent the reaction would be so... there's a very good example to everyone as to how toxic that stuff is.

Ugh, sorry gotta go, starting to gag just thinking about it .

lula x

Sue-UU

Lula-Hula wrote: »

Guess what I did today had a couple of puffs of a friends cig :eek: BUT dont worry cos I immediately felt a bit green & half an hour later was heaving in the bathroom :rolleyes: it literally made me sick . I dont regret trying it out cos there has been a bit of nagging curiosity in my brain for the last couple of days & I've now quelled that once & for all. I HATE throwing up more than any other human 'ailment' & I had to lie down for an hour & it took me about 3 hours (& a bar of galaxy ) to get over it. As soon as I felt ok again I just felt so lucky that I will NEVER have to do that to myself again.

Dont be cross please Sue - it really was just curiosity as to how it would taste/feel & react with my body. I thought it would taste vile but had no idea how violent the reaction would be so... there's a very good example to everyone as to how toxic that stuff is.

Ugh, sorry gotta go, starting to gag just thinking about it .

lula x

LULA!!!!!!! :mad: How could you!!!!! Ah, never mind, at least you now know that you won't be tempted again. I do understand what you mean about wanting to test out your feelings, I'm just so pleased it worked out as it did. Though how the heck you can talk about throwing up and galaxy in the same paragraph ....I've no idea!_pale_ Talking of Galaxys .....and an increase in weight!!!! Oh dear Lula, what ARE we going to do with you. Never mind, as soon as you feel you've mastered the nasties fully, we'll start on the weight loss. Just let me know when you're ready and I'll send some exercises on for you.

Well done so far!

Sue

Sue-UU

shadydaz wrote: »

I want to keep the weight on Sue as i am quite skinny, being 11 stonnes wouldn't hurt at all. currently at 9"11'

Ah Daz, I forgot you were a super slim breed ....you lucky devil!! :rolleyes: Another day for your wife I hope?

Congratulations HoneyPie, I wondered whether you'd succeeded or not and I'm so very, very pleased for you that you DID succeed. Excellent! I've sent some exercises for you, I hope they help.

I'm so pleased you're going to keep in touch lauriejeanette, it'll be good to hear. You sound ecstatic about it all and I'm delighted for you! You too dolally!!! A month is a long time and you sound so elated. Comments such as yours are a great help to all quitters so it's wonderful to hear from you. Please keep in touch and good luck with the weight loss!

A person of few words then Bf109 , but what an achievement after the initial struggle. Very well done indeed, keep that resolve and you'll get there!

Good to see you both back wanna & LEWKI!! All the very best with this time round wanna ... you know you CAN do it, we all do, just keep telling yourself that!!!:D It was really great to see you've again managed to quit for that long Lewki! Keep strong now and you'll get there for good soon enough, though I'm sure that pal of yours quitting the quitting had some influence on your temporary downfall. Don't look back mind!

All the very best wishes to EVERYONE and to all those hovering and thinking about it, why not give it a go and get that good health back and make you pockets heavier!

Sue

Bf109

Can I just ask of other people - when did the urge to smoke finally abate?

Every now and then I get the urge to smoke. Not bad or anything - just niggling.

When does this go away? Its damned irritating!

shadydaz

Bf109 wrote: »

Can I just ask of other people - when did the urge to smoke finally abate?

Every now and then I get the urge to smoke. Not bad or anything - just niggling.

When does this go away? Its damned irritating!

Day three for me but i guess everyone is different, do kind of miss the whole, I need to clear my head so i will just nip out for a ciggarette thing, no i work straight through the day (he says, posting on here :rotfl: )

I heave taken a lot of deep breathes though to help me push those thoughts out of my mind..

well done and good luck.

Sue-UU

Bf109 wrote: »

Can I just ask of other people - when did the urge to smoke finally abate?

Every now and then I get the urge to smoke. Not bad or anything - just niggling.

When does this go away? Its damned irritating!

Hi BF109. I'd imagine from my own experience and from what others have said here that it varies person to person. Many here have said, such as Daz, that it hasn't affected them much after 3 or 4 days. I found it went on for a fair while, but the cravings got less and less with each day. I also found that although I still had some cravings, they were very quick to pass off again.

I have to admit to scoffing when Dr Chris Steele said on TV that they would soon become fleeting, but he was most certainly right and I was quite surprised at how fast they went off. So don't be surprised if you're still having cravings, do as Daz says he dies, take deep breaths and transport yourself to somewhere beautiful and concentrate hard on all you know that place holds for you. Keep on having a glass of water at those times too ~ not food! Though you may find the kiddies lollies help you as they last a good while.

Whatever you do and geel BF109, don't cave in now as you've come SO far. Keep thinking of the great good it's doing your health and keep on putting away the money you've saved as a real incentive. You CAN do it and the real cravings won't bother you for much longer, you'll find elation taking over from them!

Good luck and keep STRONG!!!

Sue

Red1708

Well done to everybody who is still quit and give it another go if you've had a little slip!!

Still going strong here!! It's now been One month, two weeks, four days, 5 minutes and 20 seconds since I stopped. 735 cigarettes not smoked, saving £172.74. Life saved: 2 days, 13 hours, 15 minutes.:D

lamarsi

hiya just wanted to post to say well done to everyone given up !! i gave up last year and i was trying to remember when, i know that it was around feb/march/april time but i've totally forgotten when !!!! all them fags must have killed of the little grey cells!

feedumall

hi all just back from hols,first one as a non smoker ,and was not tempted ,must be almost five months that's loads of money saved:o .really glad i stuck it out :j :j ,have a stinking cold caught from hubby we share everything ,and am on washing load six:eek: ,great to be home:o .