Give Up Smoking or Die Trying
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Origin Unknown said:
Day 2, £15 recouped and FREE
Despite a couple of slip-ups, I've been putting aside what I normally spend on smoking into a jar. Of course we all know how expensive smoking is, but £8 soon became 20+ and today is £74. If I can leave the jar a year it could be quite a lump, but I plan to get a car on PCP with the same money (easily £200+). I AM struggling, not especially with cravings or the desire to beat random strangers anymore, just finding it quite tough. I've never smoked at all when at home (not even garden), am the only smoker at work, have previously given up for 8 years, did 8 months last year, don't drink, so everything is stacked in my favour - I just have to admit to enjoying the damn horrible stuff.
Day 14 nearly over for me too. Smoked since I was 12 and am now 54, so a good [ bad] 42 years on the weed.
I'm using patches, which I know is not the best method, as still needing nicotine, but in my own time I'll cut these in half, and wean myself from them.
In the past I've been on the Allen Carr course, Champix, Zyban plus patches. However for some reason, this time I seem to have got over the initial hurdle and already feeling a lot more confident.
Good luck to all. If you do lapse, it's not the end of the world, so don't beat yourself up over it. Just try again in a week or so.
Saving approx £300 a month helps too!
I'm using patches, which I know is not the best method, as still needing nicotine, but in my own time I'll cut these in half, and wean myself from them.
In the past I've been on the Allen Carr course, Champix, Zyban plus patches. However for some reason, this time I seem to have got over the initial hurdle and already feeling a lot more confident.
Good luck to all. If you do lapse, it's not the end of the world, so don't beat yourself up over it. Just try again in a week or so.
Saving approx £300 a month helps too!
I've resolved to stop smoking and drinking unless there's an occasion that calls for it this year. I've had no problem with drinks at all, but the smoking is a problem. The longest I've gone is 7 days, I started early over the Christmas period and I've relapsed twice now. In fact on a drive to Bournemouth the other day I felt the urge to stop at the services for a cig, something I've never done even when I was smoking more frequently.
Day 17. One problem. As my lungs improve I've had a wee cold and been coughing up loads of s
te since stopping and I thought my snoring would improve - oh no, even worse 
Still, at least that means I'm back to sleeping well.
I'm a stone overweight at the mo and am hoping this might be it.
Anyone struggling/fallen off ... buy a bike, or get running, for me boredom would otherwise have crept in and I'd be back on the gaspers.
te since stopping and I thought my snoring would improve - oh no, even worse Still, at least that means I'm back to sleeping well.I'm a stone overweight at the mo and am hoping this might be it.
Anyone struggling/fallen off ... buy a bike, or get running, for me boredom would otherwise have crept in and I'd be back on the gaspers.
I gave up last year. No Champix or whatever.
But being shown an x-ray of my lungs at the age of 33 with a large white anomaly, followed by CT scans, a needle through my back biopsy (makes me wince just recalling the pain) which failed. Followed by a meeting with surgeons and then the removal of part of my left lung and a biopsy being done whilst I was on the op table.
I never ever wish to go through, or put my loved ones through, an experience like that again.
Keep it up guys.
But being shown an x-ray of my lungs at the age of 33 with a large white anomaly, followed by CT scans, a needle through my back biopsy (makes me wince just recalling the pain) which failed. Followed by a meeting with surgeons and then the removal of part of my left lung and a biopsy being done whilst I was on the op table.
I never ever wish to go through, or put my loved ones through, an experience like that again.
Keep it up guys.
Well done everyone who's stayed off the ciggies, it's not too late to start now, and it helps in a strange way to tell random strangers about it!
I've wobbled a fair bit along the way, but I look at 13 smoke-free days as a positive, rather than dwell on the days I've slipped up. I'm on 5 clean days straight which is a small victory as these include evenings at a place I've struggled to stay off them, but I think finally making progress.
Would have been so easy to grab a pack at the petrol station today, but driving away having not was a better feeling than I remember smoking giving me.
I've wobbled a fair bit along the way, but I look at 13 smoke-free days as a positive, rather than dwell on the days I've slipped up. I'm on 5 clean days straight which is a small victory as these include evenings at a place I've struggled to stay off them, but I think finally making progress.
Would have been so easy to grab a pack at the petrol station today, but driving away having not was a better feeling than I remember smoking giving me.
Just discovered the NHS 'Quit Kit' was delivered and was tucked away by the wife in the kitchen. Was pretty disappointing to be honest, and I doubt is the difference between keeping anyone off the ciggies or not.
No wobbles here for over a week, so must be getting easier - altho still hit the nicotine chews when feel like punching the wife.
No wobbles here for over a week, so must be getting easier - altho still hit the nicotine chews when feel like punching the wife.
Well i've been off the evil weed for 5 days now. I read Allen Carr's book, The Easyway to stop smoking. All i can say is if anyone who wants to quit and is struggling they should read this book!
I'm 35 and been smoking for 20 years apart from a stint of 3 years and another of 18 months off them. I decided that i didn't want to be an old man, still puffing away on a very expensive poison stick, and thus ordered the book from Ebay.
Read it in a few days, followed the advice, and stubbed out my last cigarette last Monday night!
Keep it up everyone!
I'm 35 and been smoking for 20 years apart from a stint of 3 years and another of 18 months off them. I decided that i didn't want to be an old man, still puffing away on a very expensive poison stick, and thus ordered the book from Ebay.
Read it in a few days, followed the advice, and stubbed out my last cigarette last Monday night!
Keep it up everyone!
E31Shrew said:
Just back from a boozy weekend away in the Lakes. Managed to stay off the cigs even though three others smoked. Couple of dodgy moments, but feel as though the thought of failure is keeping me off them. £200.00 now saved....less a few quid for the electronic refills!
Damned good effort everyone and especially E31Shrew on the lash and still not smoking; must be the ultimate test!! I was worried about the pub but managed to avoid ciggies. 16 days in but suddenly the cravings have kicked in big time and need a huge dose of *sod off*.. 
I gave up mid-November 2012. I didn't plan to but thought I would give it a go and see how I got on.
My wife gave up two years ago using Nicolite ecigs so I tried them.
I have not smoked at all since so I suppose I mus have been in the right mental place.
I know of a few people who have quit using Nicolites (I don't work for them!) so would recommend giving them a try.
Nobody is more suprised than me that I have stayed off the fags!!!!
My wife gave up two years ago using Nicolite ecigs so I tried them.
I have not smoked at all since so I suppose I mus have been in the right mental place.
I know of a few people who have quit using Nicolites (I don't work for them!) so would recommend giving them a try.
Nobody is more suprised than me that I have stayed off the fags!!!!
KimZ said:
E31Shrew said:
Just back from a boozy weekend away in the Lakes. Managed to stay off the cigs even though three others smoked. Couple of dodgy moments, but feel as though the thought of failure is keeping me off them. £200.00 now saved....less a few quid for the electronic refills!
Damned good effort everyone and especially E31Shrew on the lash and still not smoking; must be the ultimate test!! I was worried about the pub but managed to avoid ciggies. 16 days in but suddenly the cravings have kicked in big time and need a huge dose of *sod off*.. I quit Xmas day and all was going well. Until last week and a massively stressful morning at work I nicked a cig from a colleague. I smoked half and stubbed it. I haven't touched one since.
Considering I've gone cold turkey and haven't read 'the book', half a cig since Xmas day as a one off isn't too bad going.
And given that I quid booze for 2013 on NYE, and haven't touched anything at all since, I'm chuffed.
Quitting both at the same time isn't easy. But the cravings have reduced enormously for both.
Considering I've gone cold turkey and haven't read 'the book', half a cig since Xmas day as a one off isn't too bad going.
And given that I quid booze for 2013 on NYE, and haven't touched anything at all since, I'm chuffed.
Quitting both at the same time isn't easy. But the cravings have reduced enormously for both.
Well done guys! I've had a few wobbles along the way (earlier on really), now can't actually remember when I last had a ciggie - was at Autosport but not sure which day. I still get the mind telling me I *need* a cigarette and grab a nicotine chew when required - could quite easily have a smoke - but I'm doing ok.
My tin of cash is building up nicely - I'd like to think I'll be counting it at the end of the year, but will probably spend it when it'll get me something decent.
My tin of cash is building up nicely - I'd like to think I'll be counting it at the end of the year, but will probably spend it when it'll get me something decent.
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