Day 8

[nsd_user663_2157]

My positive side

Knowing I have made the first week smoke free, I feel so Happy & proud. I have found it hard and could have give in on a few occasions quite easy, but NO I took deep breaths and kept reminding myself why I wanted to stop and telling myself

“I can do this” just keep positive stop and think smoking will kill me one day.

So here I am on day 8 so proud of myself cos it’s the longest I have gone, in the past I have given in before I reached day 6.

My downsides

Not been sleeping too well tossing & turning most nights, getting up far too early and feeling tired all day.

Feeling hungry could eat for England, drinking loads & needing the loo more, now have a grotty chest coughing so good I can out do the dog next door (barking) and feel full of cold.

[nsd_user663_2162]

Aw congrats roxy for doing so great! IMO things get kinda easier from day 8 on. You sound strong, and the downsides are really just temporary. They do go away, and the brain remains the only thing able to every now and then play tricks on us, but all we gotta do is keep being happy and proud and strong and never forget why we decided to quit

Enjoy the weekend!

[nsd_user663_1704]

Heya roxy x x

doing great x x

tis a short lived side effect x x

stay strong

~Buffy x x

[nsd_user663_5175]

Day 8...

Hi Roxy -

We quit smoking the same day. I don't know why but I'm finding today to be a very hard day. How about you?????: Like you I'm eating my way through and that is hard for me as I obsess about my weight. I will keep in touch.

[nsd_user663_3728]

Hi Darby

Well done getting to day 8 hope you're proud of that

You'll get the odd hard day like today but far more good ones

Below is my standard wlecome and advice post which I try and sned all new members

Welcome to the forum and well done on the decision to quit possibly one of the most important you will ever make and you will be losing nothing but you will regain control of your life and that has to be good

You will find all the help and support you need on here as we all help each other just like a family we are here for you every step of the way cheering the good days and sympathiseing with the bad but the good far outweigh the bad

Read the posts on here you will find a lot of tips and advice and in the signatures of a lot you will find links to other sites just click on them Here are 2 I find very good to start you off whyquit.com and woofmang.com Read, read and then read some more as the more you read and learn about why you smoked and about your addiction the easier your quit will be

Post often to let us know how you're doing, to rant, rave have a moan whatever you like pretty much anything goes on here OK

Love

Marg

PS it doesn't matter but this thread is 2 years old