Do you smoke too much, want to cut down, but now actually quit ???? (sorry this is not a "quitting" thread)..

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Come and join me please. I don't want to quit, I just want to cut down (dramatically) , so please don't come and tell me "well just quit" - thank you

I smoke roll-ups now, and as I roll them as I want one my smoking has got totally ott. Unlike a packet - where you can see how many you've got/had I only have the evidence in the ash tray at the end of the day - and it's not good (I think I must be smoking close to 40 some days if not more )

Last night I sat down before I went to bed and pre-rolled 20 and put them in my cigarette tin. I've figured that 1 per hour during the day (if the DS's will let me escape long enough) and then I@ve got a few extra for after they've gone to bed).

It's been tough going so far, the amount of times I've reached over to roll one........then realised I have them ready rolled and that actually it hadn't been long since my last one is quite shocking. However the one per hour is working so far (I'm currently trying to kill time to leave my one for this hour 11-12 as late as possible).

So - do any other smokers (who don't want to quit -but just cut down like to join me?

phew I'm glad I@m not the only one.

Well I shall join you for one now Seashells - and we can congrulate ourselfs on a good first day of cutting down.

i am still here so havent given in yet !! i guess you are on a key meter then seashells.We are as well,have been for years but we dont know wether to change over ,the only thing is that we dont have a bill to pay.

seashells that is still nearly two hours since you had one so you too have done well.And you have done ironing as well !!!!

this is the time i am usually worst. when i am sat doing nothing. i am ignoring msn incase my mate starts msging me telling me she is sitting down for one.

i think i am going to busy my self with the washing up if dh will let me. he keeps threatening to get up and do it.

you have done well. i feel quite proud too

well in the morning i will make my alloted allowance for the day.I am only going to make 7 and so i will really have to space them out ,i am going to my mums for dinner tomorrow eve so cant smoke there anyway.so hopefully will be able to manage it.will also try and delay having one with first cuppa of the day !!! I will have one when i "reward" myself when i have done a few chores !!

I think part of the reason that this is my worst time is because I'm on my own, it passes the time, gives me something else to do.

But I'm not smoking them quite as frequently tonight as I usually do - I think spacing them out in the day is helping me extend the time between them a little tonight. (although have had 4 since 8.30pm) - still have 7 left though.

however many you have left you have still done extremely well,even one left is one less you havent smoked !Dont worry too much about it ,you will get stressed and end up smoking more.

i have decided that in the morning i will only allow myself to smoke one before the school run and none on the way to school or back.

after my first of the day ill have one when i get back from school and one before picking up my neice at 11am. after that ill have one at 1pm when i call my mum. one before collecting dd from school and no more untill we get home from dancing.

Seashells - that's like me until today- one when I get up, one after getting DS3 sorted while the older DS's get themselves dressed/fed, another just before we leave, one on the way there, one on the way back, one once back at home.........they soon add up don't they.

well whichever way we all choose to do it ,im sure that we can do this.i will check in the morning.goodnight both.

sleep well mummylin

am having my last one and then going to bed. my immediate goal was to cut down to only buying 20 every other day. i bought this pack yesterday and will need more tomorrow so i have managed that goal.

ill let you know how i do tommorrow as what i have planned for is a very ambitious goal for me. i might have to nip out of dancing for a sneaky one. though i guess if i leave them at home i wont be able to.

sleep well seashells - well done today - and don't feel too bad if tomorrow doesn't go quite to plan

I've still got 6 of my lot from this morning left - can't see me having more than 2/3 of them before I go to sleep - so I'll have managed my goal too

okay well i have had my first would normally have another now but im not going to. going to have a quick bath instead. no more untill after school now.

arrrgh! i have had to have one extra because my children and dh were driving me to distraction. but if i dont have any on the way to or from school that is still two less than i usually have so still good

well three less actually because i normally have three before leaving the house. i have only had two.

well done seashells.

Well I didn't go to bed until 2am this morning - so much later than normal, was feeling down about "stuff" - and when I feel down I'm usually like a chimney. However I've got up this morning (late ) and I still have one fag left from yesterday. (which I'm about to have now as my first one of the day ).

Once I've got the DS's sorted I'll pre-roll some for today - and see how I go.

i was up quite early to see to my stdents breakfast sohad my firstone after ihad been up 45 mins ,i normally have one right away.i have now given in and had another so i have had two so far ! i only have 5 for the rest of the day but have to do a pile of ironing and will not have anymore till have done that,Then i will have a cuppa and a fag !you are both doing well,we can do this.

faq its a natural thing to smoke when we feel down,dont worry about it,if it makes you feel better about things,then so be it.Its another day today and we can only do our best.

im back from the school run. didnt have any on the way there or back! i left them at home so that i wasnt tempted. im going to have one after my coffee before i start peiceing back the living room

well done seashells.

I've just had my best friend round for coffee after I dropped DS2 off to school - she doesn't smoke - but usually I'd have a few while chatting to her - but didn't - so am just about to have my 2nd of the day.

i have now done my ironing and put half away so have had another smoke,tally so far is 3 i will try not to have any more now till 12.30 !

wow ,that was good not to have any while your friend was there ,i have friends that drop in for a cuppa and they both smoke too,so it will be hard to resist when they come round ! But i dont think they are coming today.

Morning all!

I had 11 (3 roll ups, 8 tailors) in total yesterday.

3 (tailors) so far today though.

I do find that I smoke less roll ups than I do tailor mades, but i like tailor mades better!!!

WELL DONE FAQ! Am so proud of you! You really have done well.

DH hasnt had a single one yet this morning, so am really proud of him too.

Just wish I could really cut down to the 5 a day I used to smoke, but again, I like it and dont want to quit, even though I know I should.

Well done for yesterday Jarm. 11 is really good!! And 3 by nearly 11 in the morning is ok too.

I know I ^should quit - but am not going to - I think once I get into the habit of smoking less I'll be able to stick to it.

Today seems easier than yesterday (so far).

I really really really want another now though, but am going to try and wait until after girls have had lunch, which because DD1 is at school afternoons, they eat at 11.30am.

Have got DD!'s Harvest Tea at school this afternoon too, so lots of running around, and hopefully not enough time to smoke!!!