First day

[kaykayblue]

So today is my first day. I hope I can stick to it. The longest I went recently was four days :S I think I am going to have to stop drinking for a while as well, as that is my main trigger. That's easy to say today since I have a hangover!!

Feeling not very optimistic but really want this to work.

Anyone else on their first day???

I'm on my 10th day :)

Welcome to the fourm room.

What are you using to give up.

You can do it, it will be hard at times but stick to it. It will get easier.

Good luck.

Thanks Icanseethesun! I have an e cigarette which I am going to try to only use when I'm absolutely desperate. I have never smoked more than 10 a day so hopefully it's more a question of will power than actual addiction...

Well done on your ten days! I hear that after 2 weeks you are statistically way less likely to give up quitting!

don't wait until you are desperate use it once you get a craving.

You can do this!
Giving up drinking definitely helped me, I did dry January (as usual) and haven't smoked since. It's so nice to be able to say 'no, I don't smoke any more' .
Stick at it , it will be tough but you can do it!!!

Also download the Nhs stop smoking app ( it's free)

It tells you how long you have given up and approx how much you have saved

This is mine.

Wow thanks everyone!! Today is day 2. I got through yesterday without too many problems. I would have a very small craving, but it was easy to ignore with the slight hangover!! I feel like the weekend will be hardest as we normally have wine with out dinner :S

How's is it going today

We'll done on day two. I'm on day 19 and I have smoked for 27 years, it can be done. I am also using an cig, first week I used it quite often (but only 3-4 puffs at a time), second week not much at all. I still need it for nights out drinking though.

There is a good forum for lots of support, no smoking day forum I think it's called, I just googled quit smoking forum (don't use quitsmokingmessage board if using ecig though as I think it's American and they are quite anti NRT's, preferring cold turkey.

Good luck. Post on how you're getting on.