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Spud
some lads at work are on the patches and say that they have no urges for cigarettes while on them
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Spud
I gave up 6 years ago but was only really an occasional smoker it was worse when in the pub before the smoking ban it was a real fight not to have a *** even now when i smell cigarette smoke I get the urge to have one but choose not to ,good luck with quitting you will save yourself a fortune
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mikethetile
well done lads keep it up, its not easy but you have all done well
im on day 14 now and im a non smoker for life this time
im on day 14 now and im a non smoker for life this time
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phil7677
good work everyone. it was easy the last couple of times i stopped but just as stupid as ever i went back on them again. after the new year i will give them up. got the training to do for the half marathon and there is no way i will be running it with lungs full of smoke. well done and keep it up 😀 you know it makes sense with that vat increase coming up. wont be long before they are a tenner a pack. mind you i remember saying that about a fiver
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puddle
respect to you all and best of luck,good to see so much effort going into this
I've had one ciggy today, and it was just, and I had to have all of it. Nearly lost my temper over a screw that wouldn't come out of the damn dodgy cutlery draw. Now I feel a bit dizzy like it's my first ever ciggy which I'm assuming is a good thing.
Nipped my parents earlier and my old man has three patches left from when he quit, and he has the inhaler thing with loads of cartridges left so I'm 'smoking' those now.
I can honestly say I feel like this time it's really happening 😀 I've got ciggies on the shelf and a lighter right there and although I keep thinking about it, I just tend to be able to avoid picking them up.
Nipped my parents earlier and my old man has three patches left from when he quit, and he has the inhaler thing with loads of cartridges left so I'm 'smoking' those now.
I can honestly say I feel like this time it's really happening 😀 I've got ciggies on the shelf and a lighter right there and although I keep thinking about it, I just tend to be able to avoid picking them up.
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Stewart
Just think Dan, stop taking that one ciggy and you can get a job with me.........well done mate, your on the right track. :hurray::hurray:
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mikethetile
instead of having a smoke just take a big deep breath , hold it for a few seconds and let it go, far more calming than a smoke, it takes 7 seconds for the nicotine to get from the lungs to the receptors in the brain so its the first draw that relaxes which is the breath not the smoke
poynton phil
TF
I fell off the wagon today, after traveling a mile and half in 1 1/4 hours my head was cooked. So i just had to have 1, smoked 3 in total before feeling disgusted with myself, and thrown em in the bin. Tomorrows another day...
To be fair mate when I used to get stressed I'd have a few cigs in a row and then sit down and mull over my issue, whatever it is.
Though I'll give the holding the breath thing a go, why? Because you've quit and I bloody want to :lol: So I'm listening mate.
That's alright mate just keep starting again. I'd perhaps keep the cigs too because then you'll just have the odd one whereas if you throw them away and want one you'll end up going to get another 20 and give up giving up. Maybe?
Just keep at it mate. If you're cutting down 50% it's a massive achievement.
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mikethetile
these are the things they are telling us at the cessation clinic Dan
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user123
Hey that's interesting, so it's the 'GASP!!!' we all do...., or the deep breath and sigh thing.... see, we don't need **** to do that!!! quite like that bit of information... party talk, init... :lol:
I suppose it's the extra oxygen you're getting in that the body likes. Apparently my CO2 levels in my blood stream will be back to normal once I've not had a ciggy for just 24 hours! So if I manage to go a whole 24/36 hours without a ciggy I bet that breathing thing will work better on me.
A lot of it is habit though, a bad phone call, end it abruptly and sparky a ciggy. Receive an important email that needs a few minutes mulling over time, spark a ciggy. So if I can get into the habit of taking a few deep breaths and doing the "bad boys 2 style wooosaaaa" thing whilst rubbing my ears, I'll be all right. 😀 :lol:
A lot of it is habit though, a bad phone call, end it abruptly and sparky a ciggy. Receive an important email that needs a few minutes mulling over time, spark a ciggy. So if I can get into the habit of taking a few deep breaths and doing the "bad boys 2 style wooosaaaa" thing whilst rubbing my ears, I'll be all right. 😀 :lol:
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user123
Hmmm... rubbing your ears, nice!!! 🙂 ... you could get into that instead.... :lol:
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DHTiling
You will have cauliflower lugs if you keep doing that :lol: :lol:
poynton phil
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Thursday and friday, have been good days. Now for the weekend, and the first trip to the workies,for a few scoops, as a non smoker. Hows it going for everyone else?
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DHTiling
How are the others doin..?
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david campbell
great thread,just picked up on it!
was at the doctors a few weeks ago and expressed my desire to give them up,but at the moment the doctor thinks it might be a step too far with everything else thats going on! but i'm determined to give it a go on sunday.
i gave them up years ago for 9 months and started again as if it was nothing whilst drunk one night!:yikes:
was at the doctors a few weeks ago and expressed my desire to give them up,but at the moment the doctor thinks it might be a step too far with everything else thats going on! but i'm determined to give it a go on sunday.
i gave them up years ago for 9 months and started again as if it was nothing whilst drunk one night!:yikes:
I'm doing okay but I haven't gone a day without a single ciggy yet to be honest. I seem to have one in two halves in the morning, same in the evening, and same at night. Average of 3 cig a day from 25-30 if not more at weekends is pretty damn good for me and I'm coughing up loads of rubbish and I seem to already to be able to breathe better.
Nice one Dan!
It's the habit that's hardest to break, I used to spark up when I was thinking hard, so I now have a cuppa instead, and I also avoided the usual things I used to do that I associated with smoking, and changed my living habits, like actually having brekkie in the morning instead of a *** and coffee. I now hate the smell of ****, but, I love the taste of cigars, however, I only smoke them on special occasions or when I've got friends round and had a few drinks on a warm summers night, so than I'm not in total denial. It took a chest infection to kick me up the *** to do it though, but it was immediate.
It's the habit that's hardest to break, I used to spark up when I was thinking hard, so I now have a cuppa instead, and I also avoided the usual things I used to do that I associated with smoking, and changed my living habits, like actually having brekkie in the morning instead of a *** and coffee. I now hate the smell of ****, but, I love the taste of cigars, however, I only smoke them on special occasions or when I've got friends round and had a few drinks on a warm summers night, so than I'm not in total denial. It took a chest infection to kick me up the *** to do it though, but it was immediate.
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david campbell
smoking is more addictive then heroin!
be proud of yourself dan
be proud of yourself dan
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Matt
I'm "trying" to quit. Not being overly successful though. I went and brought one of the 10Motives e-cigarettes yesterday. Fantastic little thing. I managed to smoke just 1 cigarette in 7 hours as opposed to 10 or so?
If you haven't looked at the 10motives, take a look. They really are pretty good. I think it's the "habit" of smoking for me (as well as the nicotine).
If you haven't looked at the 10motives, take a look. They really are pretty good. I think it's the "habit" of smoking for me (as well as the nicotine).
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Scott
Do you all remember your first puff? I do, i sneaked one of my mums Raffles (remember them?) the were so long and I was so young my arm was barley long enough to light it! It was vile, i hated it couldnt see why people wanted to do it. It wasnt just the first one that was horrible they all were, my point being why did we all get hooked on something so unpleasant in the first place? Non of you/us chose to be an addicted smoker, we all thought it would be easy to stop, so my question is why is it so hard to give up something that was so difficult to get addicted to in the first place?
There is really only one way to stop and that is simply not to put one in your mouth and light it. Cutting down doesnt work and it never will, you will STILL be a smoker. People who only smoke weekends ordown the pub are STILL smokers.
So come on,l keep it up and join the new band of Elite, get your self a new badge the 'Non smokers' badge. I have one its great!
There is really only one way to stop and that is simply not to put one in your mouth and light it. Cutting down doesnt work and it never will, you will STILL be a smoker. People who only smoke weekends ordown the pub are STILL smokers.
So come on,l keep it up and join the new band of Elite, get your self a new badge the 'Non smokers' badge. I have one its great!
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