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i stopped smoking on sunday.....anyone else stopped or stopping any time soon?????

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fawkeoff · 19/10/2007 14:06

i just wanted to see how other people are dealing with not smoking or who are in the process of quitting. i stopped on sunday, and today i am feeling very run down and have a hoooge headache.any support would be welcome

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colditz · 19/10/2007 14:09

Bloody well done! Be damned proud of yoursel, and go and spen at least £15 on yourself - boots or clothes are something. Go to Primark. You deserve it for your fabulous will power!

The feeling crap will go away - soon you will not even countenence the disgusting objects.

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fawkeoff · 19/10/2007 14:13

thanks colditz,i am determined that this time i am going to stay a non smoker. i have had so many relapses,and am fed up with myself.dp has also stopped so we are encouraging each other. i have thrown all ash trays lighters and anything else away.i have also washed all coats, curtains and throw overs to get that smokey smell out of the house.

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colditz · 19/10/2007 14:15

the key to keeping it going is never ever to test yourself. never. I still won't touch a packet - I know it would be a week until I was back on 20 a day. Just don't bother - and I can now have a boozy night out and not even think about it.

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fawkeoff · 19/10/2007 14:20

well i am not drinking for a while at home or out, it is just not worth it, i am sick of being dissapointed in myself when it comes to quitting.

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colditz · 19/10/2007 14:30

No don't drink for a few months, let yourself get ingrained in the habit of not smoking first.

ivykaty44 · 19/10/2007 14:30

Well done you - the feeling will change. I wake up now and realise that when i smoked I felt like a two ton truck had run me over - whereas now I feel great in the morning and want to get up.

I gave up in August and have also lost weight since packing in the fags; 12 pounds has fallen of me, just because I have the energy to get up and go have been swimming cycling, walking etc and it feels so good. When I was smoking it just sapped all my energy and I couldn't do these things - I wasn't over weight but it just shows how horrid the fags are and how they destroy your life as it should be.

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gingerninja · 19/10/2007 14:33

well done. You will feel better for it soon.

Have you read Alan Carr? His methods still stick in my head 5 years after I gave up. (I gave up for 3 days then read the book for a bit of support)

I'm also of the school that 1 cig would have me addicted again so it's complete abstinence. It is tough but soon you'll not even think about it. I think the thought of giving up is scarier than actually doing it.

I'd get some fresh air, excersise and drink tea as a substitute (ie after a meal)

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fawkeoff · 19/10/2007 14:34

to be honest, i am not even that arsed about not having a fag, it's the headaches that are getting to me at the moment.i feel like my head is going to pop open

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gingerninja · 19/10/2007 14:35

Can you take paracetamol or something. I had that when I stopped drinking caffine. It's withdrawl but your body will get used to it

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fawkeoff · 19/10/2007 14:37

i took 2 paracetamol just before 12 o clock and they haven't really had much affect on me. think i will get some anadin extra from the shop

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colditz · 19/10/2007 16:28

Don't forget you can take nurofen with paracetamol

BettyBatShapedSpaghetti · 19/10/2007 16:38

I gave up about 10 yrs ago now and have found the secret was total abstinance - never be tempted by even 1 drag as that will lead to 1 cig etc etc.

Apparently you should make sure you are always at least 2 mins from any access to cigarettes as each craving you have lasts for 2mins

I can't remember having any headaches but then I just realised that I gave up when I had major knee surgery so was off my face on heavy duty painkillers - I don't think I would have noticed if they'd chopped my head off TBH

Squiffy · 19/10/2007 17:14

Well done for keeping off the cigs. I second the Allen Carr recommendation - it really makes a difference to read that book. I gave up 5 years ago and am so embarassed when I remember all those stupid things that I really believed to be true at the time (and then found out were rubbish!) eg that I would never enjoy having a drink again, that I was somehow hardwired to be a smoker, etc etc.

I remember at the time promising myself that if I got to 70 years old I would let myself start smokign again.. HA! not in a million years thank you very much, I luuuurvvvve not being stupid any more.

Keep it up - there are a few troughs to go through (especially when you are BORED), but you will feel so proud that first day that you smell tobacco on someone, and instead of making you yearn for a fag, it makes you yearn to hurl instead.

LadySnotAlot · 19/10/2007 17:20

I third the Allen Carr series. I couldn't be bothered with the big book so just used his little one full of quotes and would grab it if I felt the urge to have a ciggie.

I've not puffed a fag for 6 years now!

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fawkeoff · 20/10/2007 12:54

the headache isnt as bad a yesterday,kids are scrapping like cat and dog which is making me want to go to the shop and buy a pack of fags....but i wont i will just persevere and cling on to the fact that ican look back in a couple of weeks and be extra proud of myself

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fawkeoff · 20/10/2007 19:12

i must say i am missing my saturday night tipple of pear cider

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fawkeoff · 22/10/2007 20:00

still not had a fag vey proud of myself today!!!!!

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Squiffy · 23/10/2007 09:21

Well done Fawkeoff, over a week now. Keep on posting. Believe me you will feel so proud of yourself when you look back on this in a couple of months time (not to mention healthier, wealthier)

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fawkeoff · 24/10/2007 21:06

had a stressful morning as in the kids would just not do as i asked them and i had to be out of the house for 8.30 am....so really wanted to go to the shop and buy 10 fags and smoke them all at once but i didnt instead i just went to the bathroom and did a lot of swearing to myself.feeling the strain deffo

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Squiffy · 25/10/2007 09:17

I did think that this would be around the worst time for you in terms of withdrawal but it gets much easier in a week or so... just think of it as if it were a bout of flu - nothing to do but plough through it. If you haven't got it already you really MUST go get the Allen Carr book - it will help you so much and only costs about £4.

Well done for holding it together so far. You will not regret it, I promise. Many of us have been there and were convinced at the time that we weren;t as strong as other people in some way and as such just couldn't get through it, but that really is rubbish. You CAN do it and there is just no point in going back now... it will get lots easier.

fakeblonde · 25/10/2007 11:35

I am about a third of the way thro Alan carrs book-its fab.I am actually looking forward to being free of the things now !!!!!!
Deffo recommend it.

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fawkeoff · 26/10/2007 19:41

thik i will deffo buy the book for this weekend.it helps that dp has quit smoking with me.am feeling ok today, and i know i wont cheat because i dont want to dissapoint myself

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belcantavinissima · 26/10/2007 19:51

i feel inspired by you ladies! i am planning on stopping at the weekend - poss monday actually as inlaws visiting sunday hwich will stress me out no end lol!
should i go cold turkey or do NRT? i have bought some gum just in case...

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