Help day 3 and struggling......

[nsd_user663_1696]

Hello clever people that have given up the smokes,

Please tell me it gets easier(said in begging tone)......and why on earth are my cravings 1 to 2 hours rather than 3-5 minutes? Raggggghhhhhhh, I had been doing so well then this afternoon it went pants and I have got to ratty stage, am on the gum, but don't want to become to dependent on it, it's so bad am going to bed with my daughter tonight.....7.30pm....please someone tell me that day 4will be easier??? X

[nsd_user663_1639]

It gets easier

Hi Mildred

please stick with it. It does get easier

You're on day 4 tomorrow and still fag free - which is great news

I found the following really helped

- eating more fruit

- drinking lots and lots and lots of water (i.e. 4 litres per day for the 1st week)

- keeping busy doing things like cooking or other things I enjoyed

- going to bed early

Hope some of these suggestions will be useful to you

Good luck - see you on day 4 and fag free.

[nsd_user663_1655]

congrats on makin it till day three, day four is so soon!

It will get easier. I initially thought about them every minute of the day, but that is becoming less and less. Take Carbonneutral's advice! It does work! Congratulations, chin up, we are behind you 100%!

Vike

[nsd_user663_1696]

Day 4 is here....

Thanks so much for supporting messages, it's weird but talking to people on here is going to help I think....another bizarre thing is that usually in the morning I wouldn't have time to log onto the computer, but since given up the 4 smokes before even leaving the house, I have extra time though I have just used some of it to yell at my daughter, feeling bad now it's not her fault I am a Grumpy Monster, still a nice ''unsmelly hug should make it all better I hope, I have also learnt another little trick, I have rolled up a piece of paper and (sad I know) I puff on that, said daughter really had a go at me (she's only4.5) she thought it was real! But it does help, though have to train myself not to have it hanging out of my mouth at work cause it looks like the real deal....

Anyway here's to another day tobacco free!

[nsd_user663_1696]

Day 5!

Well I had a proud moment yesterday, you know when you get the situation where you are trying to convince yourself what a fab idea it would be to postpone the given up smoking until a later date? My excuse being my daughter is going to her nan and grandads for a week in April, and that way if I did it then she wouldn't be there for me to shout at....this is all going through my mind whilst I am rooting around in my handag for my tweezers(light is better in the car than my bathroom!) anyway I find a rollie AND a lighter....

They bothed get stared at for what seems like hours, then get this, I destroyed the evil smoke! I was so chuffed with myself and I mananged to have my first cup of coffee yesterday without major cravings to go with it!

The cravings are getting less and are more like quick thoughts about smoking, I know these are early days, but am feeling loads more positive and I took great pleasure in telling my daughters father (who I am not with anymore and who loves to see me fail) that when he comes to our house later he needs to stand at the bottom of the garden if he want's a smoke as we are a smoke free zone now Ha!

[nsd_user663_1719]

Well done Mildred!

I'm on Day 5 too (will be day 6 in about an hour and a half!) - and it IS getting a lot easier! (I refuse to read any of the 7 days+ threads in case they tell me the worst is yet to come!)

I physically CAN'T destroy tobacco, I still have a bag in my cupboard which I am planning to give away to a friend on Saturday! But I'm proud of the fact I haven't even opened the cupboard yet!

Keep up the good work!

[nsd_user663_1696]

Hello Madcatwoman!

Yay someone elso who is on day5/6, we are doing well!

Well done to for not opening that baccy cupboard! I would not be so strong!

I am on the gum which I have managed to cut down on, but I do like fact you control the nicotine hit, though it is now becoming 'untasty', so alternate between that and normal gum. Also found a rolled up bit of paper for puffing 'air' on helped, though have managed without fake cig for last two days!

Anyway...

Good luck to you too! x