Need your help - from tomorrow...........(and my 'diary')

[Gwenick]

as I've decided it's now or never to quit smoking . Main motivation isn't so much 'health' related (although obviosuly that does play a big part) but also just can't AFFORD to keep buying them, usualy only have a few each day - but recently been having more and it's costing me a fortune.


So - need your help and motivation PLEASE

PS - this will also become my diary for recording how it's going.

[bubbly1973]

never mind gwenick...each time you lapse, start a new date and time to start over again

good luck

[Gwenick]

hmmm don't ask - lapsed again

[bubbly1973]

how has it been today?

[bubbly1973]

well done you!! im proud of you!

carry this on, and you will have me giving up before long as in inspiration from reading your thread

[Gwenick]

well I did it - I managed not only to walk past the shop but to walk in, check my balance on tthe ATM and buy too sweets for the boys without buying cigarettes (although I did end up buying myself a chocolate bar )

[bubbly1973]

oooo well done gwenick!! keep it up, will check up later...

...i always find, if i have an extra strong mint, it puts me off from having a fag for a bit....worth a try if you feel like one

[Gwenick]

WEll so far so good - haven't had one yet (don't actually have any left in the house LOL) and been past the shop on the way to drop DS1 at nursery and coming home again. Still got to walk past again to pick him up though

[hunkermunker]

I did too, but never Marlboro. Smoked Silk Cut (rarely), B&H (more often) and Embassy No 1 (most of all).

[Gwenick]

righteo - of to bed (bit early for me but for once I'm tired YIPEE!) going to have my LAST cigarette before I sleep

[lou33]

i change my brand every so often

[Gwenick]

I'll smoke anywhere, on my own, or with friends - probably smoke more on my own that around friends - as most of my friends don't smoke.

[hunkermunker]

I think one of the reasons I found it so easy to give up was that everyone I knew smoked Marlboro Lights and I HATED them.

[lou33]

depends on who you are with as well i find

[hunkermunker]

But I could go all day without one. Weird! Definitely drinking and smoking go hand in hand. And not even alcohol necessarily - just being in a pub/club! When I stopped smoking, I found my friendships changed - I didn't go to the pub as much and didn't miss it!

[lou33]

ikwym!

[hunkermunker]

I used to take 40 on a night out and wonder if it was enough sometimes

[Gwenick]

lucky cow! HM

When DH knew I was smoking (he thought I quit last August) he once went to Tesco for me at midnight to buy cigarettes as I was so desperate for one it was driving up the wall (and he always hated me smoking too!)

[lou33]

it's worse of course if i have a drink, but today i didnt have one til 3pm, yesterday 5pm. Can get through loads on a night out though

[hunkermunker]

I always could too, Lou - I don't think I was ever truly 'addicted' as I gave up very easily too, despite smoking vast forests of the bloody things.

[lou33]

just wanted to, can't think of any other reason really, i can take it or leave it still though, over a year later

[hunkermunker]

Cor, Lou - why did you start again?

Actually, the longest I've not smoked for is 12 years...from birth to 12 And it's been seven since I stopped.

[lou33]

i gave up fro 12 years once

[Gwenick]

end of 'another' era you mean LOL

I quit when I was 4 months pg with DS1 - started again when he was 6 months old

quit the day after I found out I was pg with DS2 - started again when he was 5 weeks old

[lou33]

end of an era gwen

[Gwenick]

I'm quitting tomorrow Lou

I'll have my last one before bed - and that will be it.