any reason for the date of your quit

[nsd_user663_20978]

i was just wondering if there was a particular reason people chose the date of there quit or was it just random

i chose 01.01.11 as i felt it had to be a very significant date i dont think i could have done it on a ordinary day, oh my days that sounds pathetic now i have read it, but its how i felt

[nsd_user663_33894]

Erm... I not a 6mnth+er yet, not sure if I'm allowed in here.. *looks around shiftily and hides behind tree*

I originally picked 1st september as I wanted to wait until after green man festival, which is near the end of august, and I work in a university so september kinda feels like a new year to me. Then I realised that I would have a stressful meeting that day - I'm the minute-taker so I have to be on the ball. so I went for the 3rd as it's a saturday, and would be less stressful.

Just realised that probably doesn't sound significant at all

[nsd_user663_20978]

lol i am so used to selecting 6 months + i didnt even think

no your date was important to u cause u had to chose it around all the events and meetings in your life then settled for the less stressfull saturday

thats wat interested me wen i thought of this was the logic behind the dates

[nsd_user663_13466]

Hi

I wasn't even planning to quit!!! On the night of Jan 2nd 2011 I spent the whole night up coughing and I just got my packet of ciggies and run them under the tap and went cold turkey. Here I am 9 months later.

Best thing I ever done!!!!

[nsd_user663_35351]

My quit date was 9th September 2011 - Simply chosen after my 2 week summer holiday and the first step was choosing not to buy 200 smokes from the airport on the way back home.

28 Days in and feeling strong.

[nsd_user663_34855]

Mine was dictated by my others halfs Champix quit date. He started taking the tablets (I couldn't take them due to side effects) and the smoking clinic advised me to have patches, but wait for my OH to stop properly before starting my patches. I almost forgot about it then on the Monday night he promptly announced he was finished with smoking and that I should put a patch on the following morning. I almost didn't do it as I felt I hadn't had time to prepare but thought, well, it's now or never!

Would heve preferred the Monday as Tuesday is a wierd day for reaching milestones but I don't suppose that will matter as time progresses!

Pip

[nsd_user663_26699]

My quit date was random after 10 days not smoking in hospital. I smoked for 4 days after I got out, and then told myself that if I could manage 10 days with no cigs, then I should be able to stop altogether. So I did

Alex.

[nsd_user663_20591]

i had wanted to quit by the time i was 30 and i was really mad at my self for being 32 and still smoking but i didnt stop...on dec 31 2010--i went out and partied and became so drunk i got sick so all the next day (jan 1 2011) i was in the bathroom vomiting all day (sorry to make you visualize that) so i didnt smoke that whole day and then the next day in the afternoon i was feeling better and thought to myself that this is my chance to quit smoking so let me try to get through a week and its been quite a ride but so worth it and now here i am at 9 months quit!!

[nsd_user663_18817]

Quit date

My quit date was after a weekend away with two old friends. Over the years we have gone away several times a year and we all like a drink and a smoke. One of the lads had given up, he was on week 10, and I was so amazed and impressed and I started to believe that if he can do it then so can I.

I got back home on Sunday night and Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday were build up days. Thursday, Friday and Saturday I didn't smoke. On Sunday 14 November 2011 I caved in and had half a dozen or so but I haven't smoked since. Not one single, little drag. Nothing.

I am now within touching distance of 1 year and I am so, so proud of myself and the people on here who helped me (and hopefully I hopped to.)

Dom