patch free!

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on the third day without patches, i went from full fat to nothing as i just don't have the patience for the full course and patches do make me feel a little ill even though they get rid of the craving. it has been a bit rough ditching the patches but not half as bad as going cold turkey which to be honest sends me just a little loopy anyway, almost back to feeling vaugely normal, which is good enough for me!

i am completely lacking motivation, which i hate tbh, but it will come back in its own good time, i keep thinking of exercise but so far haven't acually done any

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Now be careful S, thinking about exercising can be absolutely exhausting. Don't overdo it!

Congrats on getting off the patches so quickly. So happy that you're doing so well!

H x

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I've given up the patches too - although I relied on them for a much longer time. I had been on full strength up until last Wednesday when i downscaled to the step 2 patch. By mid morning and for the rest of the day, i was frantic! I was a freaking mad woman, eating copious amounts of chocolate and feeling very restless and tetchy. Thursday, i was fine, so i thought, i bet that's the worst it can get, so from Friday, no patch at all. I am cheating a little bit cos i've got my inhalator, but the patches really do mask the cravings to a great extent so now i am getting proper cravings although the last thing i want to do is smoke. i like the idea, but the reality would not be half as good so why bother.

Exercise ... what's that? :rolleyes:

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yes thinking in general can be very tiring! well i did try a little home exercise after all, situps, how painful are they? why does my back make all those funny clicking noises, it never used too!

hi mrsCP, sounds like your hitting pretty much the same experiences, strange thing is that although i feel pretty rough, i wouldn't call it craving, like you say we know smoking is just a waste of time, there's nothing to crave, so i can't be craving!!

exercise an ancient religion based on pain and exhaustion

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But however you are feeling...From Brilliant to To Downright Abominable....Its Still So So much better to be a NON SMOKER.Well I thinks so

Keep Strong.

and you'll be fine!!!

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Always look forward to your posts douglas.

Well done ob quitting the patches my friend. I too have thought about exercise but as i am bedridden with a combination of arthritis and gout at the mo, that option is out, but as soon as i am on my feet i am going to do some gentle walking and hopefully work myself up to something a wee bit more demanding - At the moment my exercise is nothing more than "Extreme Ludo"

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.....And then i went and spoilt it all by thinking the thread starter was douglas ( sang in my worst Sinatra voice )

5mol<er - Well done you for ditching the full fat patches - I am still on the full ones and tip my hat to you, i don't think i will be going to the low fat or even semi skimmed patches just yet......My utmost respect and support to you my friend

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I can understand what you are going through. Leaving patches behind is when the real quit begins, so congrats on that. You will soon have a lot more energy, so exercises will not be a problem.

When we speak about motivation you can always check the "reasons to quit" forum, I just added one completely new one

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thanks all, its getting much easier day by day now, this morning i didn't even think about cigs when i woke up, although i have to say that for the last few hours i have been thinking about them, but not in a 'i want to smoke' way, more in that i am just aware that i am early in my quit.

i'm taking things easy outside of work, just doing what i want to and trying to ignore essays that need writing the thing about quitting is it makes you value life more, now the black cloud of illness and danger has been blown away, but that also means i am less inclined to waste life doing things i don't want to do!!

hope all your quits are keeping strong ><5mol<er

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welll pat me on the back and give me a gold star, i wen't and did some exercise!!!

3/4 mile jog (veeerrry sloooww!!) later and it feels good, but at the time it felt unpleasent and somewhat dangerous! i mean i am an ex smoker and could drop down at any moment with a range of serious smoking related things and tbh thats all that is going through my head when jogging.

moderation in all things though, i really do feel better for it now

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Jogging is great, really clears your head. I've noticed a HUGE difference in my breathing since I quit, from nearly collapsing after 5 minutes I can jog for an hour now barely breathing heavily!!

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jog for an hour!!! that sounds amazing!! i'm at the two minutes then collapse stage!!!

did the same route today and i think i may be addicted but there is a lot of work to do, this body has been badly neglected for far too long!!!