4th day of not smoking
Discussion
sleep envy said:
G'kar said:
sleep envy said:
NLP worked for me
am now 6 weeks clean and serene
You're not going to get all, you know, smug and pious now are you?am now 6 weeks clean and serene
I'm still a smoker, I just choose not to smoke
thats a slightly different take from mine but means the same thing - I'm not an ex-smoker - I'm a non-smoker.If that makes sense...
sleep envy said:
G'kar said:
sleep envy said:
NLP worked for me
am now 6 weeks clean and serene
You're not going to get all, you know, smug and pious now are you?am now 6 weeks clean and serene
I'm still a smoker, I just choose not to smoke
Edited by sleep envy on Tuesday 24th March 11:51
Not had one since Dec 1st...
I've had a bit of stress since I gave up, but I just keep telling myself that if I have a cigarette then it's just one more thing to worry about and the cause of the stress will still be there.
I'm surprised that I've twice fallen off the wagon when drinking, and the following day didn't have a great urge to smoke, just the normal background noise.
I've started doing a bit more exercise (running), which helps as motivation.
It definitely gets easier, stick with it.
I'm surprised that I've twice fallen off the wagon when drinking, and the following day didn't have a great urge to smoke, just the normal background noise.
I've started doing a bit more exercise (running), which helps as motivation.
It definitely gets easier, stick with it.
I quit July 2007. A few days before my birthday my now ex girlfriend totaled my car. Scrapped, gone, trashed, d e a d dead. She was fine, but I was crushed. It was my first car and the accident was totally her fault. I have never in my life been in an accident, I had that hunk of junk for years. It was my baby. A part of me died that day. So I bought a pack and chain smoked until I puked. After that the smell of smoke made me nauseous. I had been unsuccessfully trying to quit for a couple of months before that.
You're at day four and sounds like you're doing great! You can do it!
You're at day four and sounds like you're doing great! You can do it!
Good luck,its worth it in the long run.We are on our 5th month now.We had to use Champix (on prescription) to make the initial step but after 6 weeks even that went.Money wise its saving us £300 per month ,dont miss it and haven't become "ex-smokers" to those around us that still smoke
,dont miss it and haven't become "ex-smokers" to those around us that still smokeQuit for over a year now. Bought a new car and swore I wouldn't smoke in it. I didn't and feel much better for it. Also got a new job and new that smoking wouldn't necessarily help so decided that through a confluence of events, it made sense to quit.
I did the Alan Carr method and its worked really well for me. I don't miss it and I am certainly NOT some stupid ex-smoker. I cannot stand those types of people, getting all high and mighty about smoking. What is important its not as easy as it seems and smokers know that its not great for their health - so reminding them every bloody minute is actually going to have the reverse effect.
I did the Alan Carr method and its worked really well for me. I don't miss it and I am certainly NOT some stupid ex-smoker. I cannot stand those types of people, getting all high and mighty about smoking. What is important its not as easy as it seems and smokers know that its not great for their health - so reminding them every bloody minute is actually going to have the reverse effect.
Had a bad case of heartburn earlier today, honest to god thought it was a heart attack!! Think my body is telling me to finally stop being a slob, quit and get fit(although after 25 years, thats going to be tough) and stop smelling like an ashtray!! Mind you, if people want to smoke, thats fine with me!
snowy slopes said:
Had a bad case of heartburn earlier today, honest to god thought it was a heart attack!! Think my body is telling me to finally stop being a slob, quit and get fit(although after 25 years, thats going to be tough) and stop smelling like an ashtray!! Mind you, if people want to smoke, thats fine with me!
Try the Alan Carr book... What have you got to lose for under a tenner?Keep at it OP.
I stopped smoking July 2007 - no gum or aids, just plain old will power. This just goes to show that you have to really want to stop smoking in order to be successful.
I have saved a fortune, which is great because I was able to divert the Marlboro fund towards my Red Wine fund. I have become a fully fledged alcoholic in half the time it would have originally taken me had I still been smoking. Thanks Marlboro, you have really changed my life.
Actually, I have not had a drink for over a month either - just wanted to see if I could still do it.
Suffice to say, A life of temperance is f
king boring.
I stopped smoking July 2007 - no gum or aids, just plain old will power. This just goes to show that you have to really want to stop smoking in order to be successful.
I have saved a fortune, which is great because I was able to divert the Marlboro fund towards my Red Wine fund. I have become a fully fledged alcoholic in half the time it would have originally taken me had I still been smoking. Thanks Marlboro, you have really changed my life.
Actually, I have not had a drink for over a month either - just wanted to see if I could still do it.
Suffice to say, A life of temperance is f
king boring. snowy slopes said:
Had a bad case of heartburn earlier today, honest to god thought it was a heart attack!! Think my body is telling me to finally stop being a slob, quit and get fit(although after 25 years, thats going to be tough) and stop smelling like an ashtray!! Mind you, if people want to smoke, thats fine with me!
Similar to me - had a mild panic attack last night before I dropped off to sleep that sent my heartrate all wobbly. Had a crap night's sleep as a result and feel all tight and 'orrible this morning. Halfway through my first cig of the day (on the walk to work), I took a look at it and thought "WTF?" and bunged it in the bin (after putting it out, obviously 
).So I've just lobbed the rest of the pack away.
Should be a bit easier for me than most on this thread though, as I only started again back in June after 3 1/2 years off 'em (after 14 years on 25 a day) and I'm on 10 a day now.
Denis O said:
Keep it up.
I stopped on 9th March so I'm just over 2 weeks. I'm doing it without patches or gum etc but I do have a fairly powerful motivation in that I sufferred a heart attack on 9th. Thankfully not a big one and a quick balloon and stent at St. Thomas' and I'm well on the mend. Will end up better than before.
Certainly won't be going back to the fags.
My dad had a heart attack on the 27/02/09, same procedure as you, and hasn't smoked since, he had been smoking 20 a day for 45 years, i gave up on the same day as him after 15 years of smoking, however the cravings don't seem to be going away.I stopped on 9th March so I'm just over 2 weeks. I'm doing it without patches or gum etc but I do have a fairly powerful motivation in that I sufferred a heart attack on 9th. Thankfully not a big one and a quick balloon and stent at St. Thomas' and I'm well on the mend. Will end up better than before.
Certainly won't be going back to the fags.
Hope you're recovering well.
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