getting up in the morning and not being able to breath properly, I can breath in the morning now.
Having breakfast, couldn't tast it. Can taste it now.
Go out side to have a cigarette, start coughing bringing up all sorts of cr*p from my lungs don't do that now.
At 63 I am what you may call a mature parent, I have a 17 year old son and a 15 year old daughter. I want to live long enough to see them get older and maybe who knows a grandchild or two.
My son is in a band and as I am writing this they are here for a band practise. Some of them have just went out side to have a gigarette it is about -7 degrees out there I don't have to do that anymore.
I don't have to work my day around smoking, I'm a driving instructor and allow 15 minutes for travelling between pupils. Now I can drive between pupils and eat something in the car and don't have to stop get out and have a fag, freeze and starve till I can find the time to eat.
I want to save money and buy myself a 42" HD ready TV.
There are probably many more reasons but most of all I want to stop smoking for , me, me, me and be around for my family
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Great reasons, Jack! Congratulations to almost finishing your first month smoke free! You've got a great attitude about you.... stay positive, keep focusing on all the good and you'll manage just fine. You may still want one now but that feeling will soon fade into your past and then you'll get to edit your signature to 'I don't want one anymore'! Welcome to the forum
i wrote all my reasons down about what I hated about smoking and also why i like being smoke free and have it stuck on my kitchen wall so I can see it while I make my morning coffee
Jack, a member early in my quit said "NOPE" , not one puff ever, and I say that to myself every day as I know just one puff and I will be off again, a total addict.
Thanks guys 4 weeks tomorrow, I have just read that link can't remember the name but now I can keep saying "No nicotine today"
Jack
Have a why quit one Jack, Never take another puff - and I know I need to remember this for ever - or at least at times I do. Strangely tonight's one of them, unlike the last 9 days when fags were available, which makes me smile. I never wanna smoke again. My clothes all need to be washed as with the 'rents for a while and they both smoke , 4 yrs younger than yourself. I wish they'd quit - you will be a role model to yours. Keep going, the best thing you'll ever do.
Never take another puff (despite alcohol intake and the nico demon being a little pain in the arris)
Too many posts here to answer at once so can I just say thanks for the support I am kind of needing it today. I'm okay had a long talk with myself, told myself once again there is nobody forcing me to do this. It's my decision and after 4 weeks I want to be stupid then go ahead. so here is a little song I'm sure you all no the tune;
I hoped you all would like that, I felt it brings a lttle lightheartedness to what we are all trying to do. I'm feeling just as positive as allways now and sticking to the rule.
What was the tune? I'll probably slap my forehead once I know :rolleyes:
Your question to Sue about OCTOQUITS I can answer. It's a group of folk here who all quit in October. Originally there were over 24 of us I think. Some we know have gone over to the dark side (quit their quit) and others may have as we've not heard from them in ages. But we are still a strong group
There is a social group for folk who quit in December. Check it out..... being part of a group for me is added incentive and additional support.
Keep up that daily rule of no nicotine today........ things will get easier. Moods and craves change a lot to begin with but the good times begin to out weigh the tough times - just stay ahead of the game, duck and dive and be prepared to alter your game plan accordingly. Your in charge
Hey Pol thanks for advice, I'm doing good right now and never expected this to be easy. I have this constant anxious feeling inside with a "I want something" added. It's at times like someone or something is torturing me and if I give in and do what they want it will all go away. Well stuff them I'll just keep putting up with this feeling until it or they give in.
*slaps forehead* I bloody knew it!!!!!!!! but obviously didn't :mad:
I sang your words but only to the first two lines, then it all went to pot
Maybe the reason your finding it easier at times (but still hard at other times) is because your head is in the right space for this quit. Somehow you have found the right time to do it?
Except for two pregnancies when I stopped but planned to start again, this is the first time I've attempted to quit and I just feel this is it. I'm not going through those first 2 month again..... EVER! This quit wasn't even planned.
I had dental treatment where I HAD to stop for 8 weeks..... why go back to smoking? I figured if I can quit for 8 weeks then carry on.
This is the funny thing I did not plan to stop, I had thought about it many times.
I would be outside having my last one at night, looked at it and say "right that's it tomorrow I won't smoke. Next day I did smoke and this sort of thing would happen often.
I had also been at the doc's many times and they had suggested, see the nurse, discuss stopping smoking, maybe we could help you, put you on Champix. Well I never made it happen until about 5 weeks ago I went to see the doctor because I felt I had a sinus infection, for the first time saw my own doctor. She kind of casually said do you want to stop I'll give you a champix starter pack come back and see me in a couple of weeks. The thing is she didn't say it as if she expected much and I thought "dought it".
I started them on the Saturday, was suppose to stop the next Sat which I did not believe I would and was just going through the motions. But on the Monday, Tues, and Wed morning I thought I would cut out my morning ciggy and on Wed only smoked 4 and have not smoked since. The Sunday after I stopped I decided I did not want to take one drug out my body while adding another one and stopped taking the Champix.
So as you can see Pol it just happened. I have never been pregnant lol so I would not have stopped for that.
The only problem is I don't know if it has turned out to be the best time. I have not worked for two weeks because of the weather (I'm a driving Instructor) so I have lost over £1,000, running out of money because I have to spend what I have plus we spend more this time of year. Still have the bills to pay etc. etc. so under the circustances I feel I'm doing good. I think that's what is helping me to keep on quitting. No money for fags anyway lol.
It does matter how it happens wheather we dicide it or not. The important thing is that we keep going and never smoke again. Keep it up you're furthur ahead than I am so I'll be looking up to you.
Jasmine does it matter too much if there's a tune, yes I know the tune some may not.
It's the words that are the important, how you feel, how we all feel and if reading these words gives just one person who is about to give in the will to keep going.
Just wanted to say I enjoyed your song, and well done for keeping your quit going. I know its tough, Pol will tell you that I have been to hell and back with my quit, but as everyone says it does get easier, I just keep going one day at a time. If Im having a really bad day I say tomorrow I will smoke if I want, by the time I get to tomorrow I feel better and No I dont want to smoke anymore.
Like you I have spent over 40 years smoking and have been really ill this year, but I am not putting all those chemicals inside me anymore.
Stay strong Jack, and a very happy new year to you, do hope the driving picks up and things get easier for you.
Jasmine does it matter too much if there's a tune, yes I know the tune some may not.
It's the words that are the important, how you feel, how we all feel and if reading these words gives just one person who is about to give in the will to keep going.
Hi Jack here is the tune very catchy too. I've been listening and 'shouting' it out today as I have been feeling very niggly/irritable and restless these last couple of days:mad: I think it'#s a combination of things like putting weight on/ being on holiday since the 18th December [work in a school so getting bored now) and home being the main place where I smoked.Plus I am virtually doing this quit cold turkey just using a couple of lozenges a day. ( have tried patches and ended up having palpitations with one on)
I'm also fed up with stuffing 'anything in the mouth for the sake of it.
So, Today, have allowed myself as many satsumas and grapes as I want , thrown all the Christmas Chocolate out, and had my first session at a gym body pump class yelling out this song on the way there and back. I have 6 weeks and 1 day so got to keep positive thinking at the forefront of the mind.
Congrats on your one month stats we can do it if we really try
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What was the tune? I'll probably slap my forehead once I know :rolleyes:
1 year down - hopefully many more to go!
I am old but fitter than many younger people now. Rosieblue1 please read.
