OK I have to give up smoking ....... and I need you all to help me please (-:

[mosschops30]

I gave up for 4 months earlier in the year, got super fit and felt wonderful.
But just before I went on holiday I had 2 disasters and just reached for the fags, and am still smoking now 3 months on.
I am currently working in a cancer hospital and even though this should put me off, I get so stressed and upset there that I smoke, and then get more stressed and upset because I'm still smoking.
I have tried since coming back but everytime I pick a day it never happens. I havent been to the gym for ages and feel like shit most of the time.

So please help me try again, I finish this placement on Saturday so that might be an option, and I have a nicotine inhalator that I used previosuly to give up.

Any tips or advice?

come on southeastastra you know you want to join us. Sunday is D-DAY

think you can get them on prescription from the NHS stop smoking service. If you can't get to the service, a lot of pharmacies are in the scheme.

no it's not my prescriptions are free .

......and there's only 6!!! It makes me cross when I see the price of these stop smoking aids - for people like us that don't smoke many a day they are very expensive. I can buy a box of 20 cigarettes which will last me for 3-4 days (depending on how stressed I've been lol) for £5.15.

Come on now dont be like that those six cartidges will last you about the same days-wise. Its cheaper than the patches which I agree are robbery at £17 a pack.

You could buy this then get a script from the doc for yourm refils. Dont leave me to give up all on my own we have a pact, you me and fakeblonde

can I join you all for mutual support, finished my last fag 10 mins ago. Tomorrow I will not be smoking

No I'm not pulling out. I really do want to give up - just had just had cr*p day and been feeling miserable and need a fag NOW....but I've run out so have to wait until DH gets home from work and he's coming back via tesco so it's probalby going to be another hour at least........

I'll go out the garden in a mo and have one for you

of course gothicmama the more the merrier, you can help us on our 1st day on sunday cos you'll be day 3 by then

• that makes me feel better NOT

Just to keep a record

Mosschops30 - Sunday
QoQ- Sunday
fakeblonde - Sunday
Mammya - Thursday
gothicmama - Friday
southeastastra - ?????

thanks day 3 sounds along way off but hey ho

moss - you had the ciggie for me yet - I'm aching for one here - and I could do with it before I go and sort the kitchen (bombsite) out ......

put me down as a possible. tonight i lost a packet and went through the bin to find them. tragic

i gave up four years ago after smoking 20 a day for 18 years. it wasn't easy but it wasn't half as bad as i feared. this book was excellent. i didn't like allen carr.

i used an inhalator jobby, it is good because not particularly pleasant. dp ended up on nicorette gum for 5 years so beware swapping addictions and plan to cut down pretty sharpish.

Hi mammya and gothicmama how are you getting on today?

I read some of allen carr last night, and actually woke up this morning not fancying a fag. However I have smoked 2 today now as he says to continue smoking until youve finished so I will finish it by saturday night (probably tonight actually as have a 11 hour night shift to get thru).

Plus I went to the gym this morning, and one of the personal trainers who I know asked why I hadnt been for ages and I told him I had got really lazy, started smoking again and generally feel like shit. He reckons I need a good kick up the arse from him and is gonna sort out some cheap training sessions for me

Hi Mosschops, I'm doing OK actually, I didn't smoke today or yesterday. Had terrible cravings yesterday, a bit better today. I am quite pleased and rewarded myself with some chocolate. I think I should also set aside the £5 or so a day I was spending on fags. Imagine! I'd be saving £35 a week! I could treat myself to something nice in no time!

How about you? Looking forward to Sunday?

I've started a new thread for us all here