Well done Gem Gem gliding thru your quit. Its lovely to watch my little maggot turning into a butterfly.
You have done so well x
Lol, maggot :eek:
Loving butterfly though, that's definitely me
Thanks hun
Fantastic Gemma you are da kiddie!!!!!!!!!!! :D:D
You will find around now you start to raise you aim a bit and begin to think in terms of days or weeks of quit instead of hours,this is a very good thing and is akin to a sprinter who has their head down for the first bit then,as they get into full stride,they begin to stand erect and look to the horizon.
Well proud of you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! xxxx :D
Oooh yes, it seems much more natural already *not* smoking and to be honest thinking that I used to smoke, let alone so much, is a bit odd :confused:
Am not going back to it now, this is the proper me
Am getting well used to not smoking, and although I still think about smoking, I don't think about me doing it very much if that makes sense? And i certainly don't want to smoke any more
Cor....well done, Gemma...you know me by now & you know I normally have little to say on other people's posts but I read some of your earlier posts on how you were struggling & cast my mind back to how I was. If you remember, you, Max & Kat were very patient with my posts which varied from being upbeat, smug & euphoric to snarling, sniping, depressed & downright nasty so I am so glad to see that you've gritted your teeth & carried on. Somewhere on here are my 'omfg, I don't remember it being so hard etc' posts...they're flying around in the ether...if you can find 'em, cast your eyes over them...it might make you feel better, lol. I know how easy it is to find excuses to start again, there are 1000s, but what kept me going was the thought that I would have to go through all that kerap again if I quit my quit this time. I notice you're trying the Rhodiola...keep that up, just remember not to take it at night...take it first thing in the morning. It's good stuff & really helped me. You've done so damn well...it won't be long before you're over that endless cycle of crave, almost cave & crave again...you WILL be in the penthouse (&, more importantly, you'll have a bit more dosh in your pocket) I really hope you can weather the storms
You go Gemma, I must admit to getting worried a few weeks ago when you went off radar but to see you still on the quit wagon brings a huge grin to my face, just like this awesome!
Cor....well done, Gemma...you know me by now & you know I normally have little to say on other people's posts but I read some of your earlier posts on how you were struggling & cast my mind back to how I was. If you remember, you, Max & Kat were very patient with my posts which varied from being upbeat, smug & euphoric to snarling, sniping, depressed & downright nasty so I am so glad to see that you've gritted your teeth & carried on. Somewhere on here are my 'omfg, I don't remember it being so hard etc' posts...they're flying around in the ether...if you can find 'em, cast your eyes over them...it might make you feel better, lol. I know how easy it is to find excuses to start again, there are 1000s, but what kept me going was the thought that I would have to go through all that kerap again if I quit my quit this time. I notice you're trying the Rhodiola...keep that up, just remember not to take it at night...take it first thing in the morning. It's good stuff & really helped me. You've done so damn well...it won't be long before you're over that endless cycle of crave, almost cave & crave again...you WILL be in the penthouse (&, more importantly, you'll have a bit more dosh in your pocket) I really hope you can weather the storms
Aww thank you Sophie
I am using the Rhodiola, saw you recommend the liquid on here and said how good it was and it really does help!!
Had used the tablets before but they're weaker so they didn't do much good back then but this is amazingly good - thanks!!
Am getting my positivity back again - it went AWOL for a couple of days - and I have weathered this storm!!
The switching between euphoric to down is flipping horrible isn't it? But heck it's the addiction talking, grrr!!
You go Gemma, I must admit to getting worried a few weeks ago when you went off radar but to see you still on the quit wagon brings a huge grin to my face, just like this awesome!
Congratulations and well done. So so positive!!!
Awwww thanks guys, I'd gone off radar again, but got pulled back, pretty much in the nick of time - it's rather scary to swap from breezing it to a 2 day long crave but I got through
I am using the Rhodiola, saw you recommend the liquid on here and said how good it was and it really does help!!
Had used the tablets before but they're weaker so they didn't do much good back then but this is amazingly good - thanks!!
Am getting my positivity back again - it went AWOL for a couple of days - and I have weathered this storm!!
The switching between euphoric to down is flipping horrible isn't it? But heck it's the addiction talking, grrr!!
How's you?
Aw, Gemma, I'm really glad you're getting the benefit from Rhodiola...the downside of it is if you suffer from anxiety occasionally, it can set it off but the best bit about the stuff is it's totally natural & non addictive. It also helps with weight loss which is a bonus, lol!
The emotional rollercoaster...meh...it was total hell. I swear to god at times I could have done with having a Hannibal Lecter mask on with the amount of venom & anger I spewed at times. I came so damn close to booking myself into the nearest funny farm, it was unbelievable. I'm still on that roller coaster but that's due to the damn Sjogren's & Fibro kicking in. Just think how much worse I'd have been if I'd quit my quit, lol! :eek: But you'll come to the wonderful plateau of peace soon...give yourself another couple of weeks (mine evened out at about 9 weeks into the quit) & suddenly you'll realise the clouds are lifting...those craves will still be there but they'll come & go much, much quicker, leaving you wondering what it was all about. You'll begin to feel a whole lot better about the quit...you'll feel mentally stronger & so goddamn proud of yourself for riding out the heaviest storms. Well done, Gemma...treat yourself to something really naughty & calorific...you can turn round & tell yourself it's fine, that you're entitled to it cos you're a non smoker now xxx
Aw, Gemma, I'm really glad you're getting the benefit from Rhodiola...the downside of it is if you suffer from anxiety occasionally, it can set it off but the best bit about the stuff is it's totally natural & non addictive. It also helps with weight loss which is a bonus, lol!
The emotional rollercoaster...meh...it was total hell. I swear to god at times I could have done with having a Hannibal Lecter mask on with the amount of venom & anger I spewed at times. I came so damn close to booking myself into the nearest funny farm, it was unbelievable. I'm still on that roller coaster but that's due to the damn Sjogren's & Fibro kicking in. Just think how much worse I'd have been if I'd quit my quit, lol! :eek: But you'll come to the wonderful plateau of peace soon...give yourself another couple of weeks (mine evened out at about 9 weeks into the quit) & suddenly you'll realise the clouds are lifting...those craves will still be there but they'll come & go much, much quicker, leaving you wondering what it was all about. You'll begin to feel a whole lot better about the quit...you'll feel mentally stronger & so goddamn proud of yourself for riding out the heaviest storms. Well done, Gemma...treat yourself to something really naughty & calorific...you can turn round & tell yourself it's fine, that you're entitled to it cos you're a non smoker now xxx
Thanks Sophie The Rhodiola is really helping, I do have anxiety though so that's something to watch out for!! am getting used to the dosage too 'cos the dropper top isn't the most precise thing in the world. :eek:
Oh and it's fab to know things will even out and soon, it's very reassuring 'cos liek you say it's up and down like nothing else!!
Am definitely going to treat myself Think something incredibly fattening and unhealthy is in order :cool:
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the idea of a cigarette is not exactly appealing!! 
First day off the fags!!
