I am day 15 now non smoker,

[irena]

Challenge life, don't let life challenge you

[EmJay Partner]

Hey irena, very wise words indeed!

How are you finding your stopping smoking journey so far? I hope it's a walk in the park for you

Well done, keep marching on

[irena in reply to EmJay]

Thanks Emjay, i am doing ok, but find i am putting on weight, but like i say, i am challenging life and life is not challenging me, received my quit kit today, so better late than never, i seem to be spending a lot of time on my phone internet browsing, so my cravings seem unimportant less, i started my first long walk today even tackled deep lane, which is just a very steep back road and i have to say i felt proud of myself, no out of breath, that's a daily challenge i do, tomorrow its venturing to the reservoir near where i live, been in my area 24 years and never been, who knows i may even jog round it, been told its a lovely place to go.

[EmJay Partner]

Wowser, get you

You've taken the proverbial bull by the horns - good on you

If you need a distraction, we're always here for you, I'm sure more of our members will pop on to say hello soon.

Welcome to Quit Support by the way, it's our on-line happy family that you are very much welcomed into

[irena in reply to EmJay]

[monky Administrator Cake eater]

Hi Irena, its lovely to meet you and a big warm welcome to this lovely quit site and a massive well done to youuuuuu for getting to day 15 on your quit you hold your head up high and feel proud of yourself I should think your over the worst now cos its usually the first week thats the hardest

I see you have met our lovely quit support adviser Emjay we try to help each other on here but if we cant, then Emjay steps in and helps us so please stay with us and let us know how you are going along, and if you have any questions, or want a good old moan, then you just fire away eh

I think most of us put some ermmmm, weight on during our quit, so dont be worried about that, cos I tell you, if you can beeeeeet the ciggs, you can beeeeeet anything I dont know ! you sort of get an empty feeling when you quit, so you have to fill it with something else eh Maybe try drinking more water, cos that seems to help

Yes, Irena, walking and exercise dosnt just help me with the cravings, but the weight too eh, so am soooo glad your getting out and about, and yes, to the places around where you live tooooo It sounds lovely where you live You get out and explore them lovelies

Take care now Pete

[irena]

Thanks pete, your support is sooo encouraging , i will succeed, my cravings are less, but its occupying my hands, u am always surfing the net m, at this rate i am going to have repetitive finger injury or something

[monky Administrator Cake eater in reply to irena]

Ha ha ha yeah I know what you mean Irena

HANDS ??? what do we do with them and what would we do with out them eh

Maybe try to find a hobby to do thats using your hands

[monky Administrator Cake eater in reply to irena]

Knitting

Crosswords

Jigsaws

Baking cakes

Spring clean your home, erm, dont mean its dirty but it gives you something to do

Ermmm, I'm not sure whether you can still get them, but I used to have 2 therapeutic balls that I squeezed in my hands It just keeps your hands occupied You could get them in different grades of rubber, from soft to medium to hard, sort of thing

[irena]

I can talk for England my work colleagues keep telling me

[monky Administrator Cake eater in reply to irena]

Hmmmmmm, not sure about talking for England, I will have to give that some thought and get back to you

[glolin LONG TERM WINNER]

Welcome Irena,

Congratulations on making the decision to quit You will find lots of support in this group and I am sure you will have lots to smile about. Monky does an awesome job at putting a smile on my face with his wit

[irena]

Thanks glolin, the support is fantastic, my will is stronger than its ever been, have tried to quit before, but this time it seems different, but the big test will be in socializing situations, i have one coming up bank holiday weekend.

[glolin LONG TERM WINNER]

Love your attitude irena You will be fine in social outings Prepare yourself as a non smoker who is going to still enjoy the company for friends. I think you will find it more doubt your own strength.. I just recently faced first times being around smokers, it was really weird, i kinda felt sorry for them if that makes sense.

Remember this is your journey..and you dont want to go through those first few days again!!

Good luck and stay true to you xx

[irena]

Aye aye i shall, and thanks, unity is strength

[katelisci 1 Month Winner]

Hoodie Irena!!! I just wanted to pop on and say a BIG WOOT WOOT for your 15 going on 16 days as a nonsmoker!!! You are doing FANTASTIC!!! Keep that head of your held high and have a Positive and Smoke Free Day :D!!!

[irena]

[Briarwood Administrator LONG TERM WINNER in reply to irena]

Hi irena, congratulations on 16 days smokefree, well done you x

[irena in reply to Briarwood]

Thanks briarwood, i am day 18 now, its getting easier i think, walked passed some smokers yesterday, while out and about and i actually felt sick, as i found the smell nauseating.

[Pinkiezoom 26 Months Winner]

Hi hun and well done, you are doing a fantastic job, dont worry about the weight gain just yet, just be proud of the fact you are no longer killing yourself and upping your chance of cancer that should keep you motivated

There are quite a few good post on here about keeping the weight down while quitting, have a look through some of the older posts.

Stay strong and big respect x

[irena in reply to Pinkiezoom]

Thanks pinkiezoom

[droopyJ]

Hi Irena, well you must be 17 days quit now (or possibly 18...) either way... It's awesome, well done hun and keep up the fantastic work

[irena in reply to droopyJ]

I am day 18 whoopeeeeee, i feel so much healthier with my lungs, not out of breath when doing anything strenuous, more lung capacity to talk

[droopyJ in reply to irena]

[shantimar]

Hi irena, congratulations on your quit.

I have put weight on too as many of us have

At times I have suffered from severe bloating, that even bending down to tie my son's shoelaces was a struggle. I've began lowering my carb intake, eating healthier and I have noticed a difference. Well, I won't be running the marathon anytime yet but I do feel less bloated and have been walking more and been swimming twice in the last week.

I have also just downloaded a book on my kindle about 5/2 diet, not really sure what it entails yet but think you eat normally/healthy for 5 days and fast for 2. Hmmm........ don't know about that but will have a read anyway.

I'm not being ultra strict as I think my body has to recover from the years of abuse I subjected it to through smoking.

I hoping to lose 10lbs for my holiday in October but even if I don't I will still be a non smoker xx

[irena]

You go girl, i think i will down load that book you talk of, day 18 and i feel good, i tend to walk every where, where its possible and i can feel and breathe the improvement, i hope you lose the weight before your hols, i tend to run up and down the stairs a lot more as i keep forgetting things, i also do step repetitions on the lowest stair, beats paying for a gym membership

[shantimar in reply to irena]

I used to walk everywhere before I quit just so I could have a few extra ciggies before work etc, now i just jump in the car. Sometimes when I stand at the bottom of my stairs its like Mount Everest and I used to run up and down them all the time without thinking. I think I'm going to be one of the ones that get every symptom that quitting smoking brings cos I'm lucky like that.

No sleep, restless legs, sore throat, coughs, colds, quit zits, constipation you name it I have it but looking on the bright side I no longer spend stupid amounts of money on smoking

Can maybe put that money to getting stair lift put in

[irena]

Don't you dare, says this motto i challenge life, life ain't challenging me, you have overcome a big obstacle which was smoking, just like i have, now i am motivated, i opened a bank account yesterday just for all the cig money i don't spend anymore, its a saving account with rbs, and what's nice it gives you saving goals and in my header it states no more cigs, look on line their are exercises you can do while sitting on a chair, which are just as effective, i have a challenge for you, everytime i am going upstairs i will message you, then you do the same, so don't give up, their is strength in unity.

[irena]

I am going upstairs now to get my laundry basket, so come get up and get moving

[shantimar]

HI again irena, book is 5:2 diet for beginners David Ortner and it was free, my favourite

I have just discovered when I was checking out that book that that there is an Allen Carr of Easyway book on how to lose weight, I'm going to try it as he helped me enormously with quitting smoking.

Wondering if I can eat all I want when I'm reading it, like when you read the Easyway to quit smoking and you can keep smoking

Mmmmm yummmmy think this book will take me a while to read. ;-D

[shantimar]

irena already been upstairs to pull my son out of bed now thats exercise ;-D

[irena]

Thanks for that

[irena]

I beat you, i am back downstairs, thinking of something else to go back up stairs for, i am on a mission in life right now,

[shantimar]

You keep going I'm still trying to get my son to move which may take the rest of the day but at least I'll have had my exercise.

[irena]

Hehehe, you make me smile, that's an exercise

[droopyJ in reply to irena]

ladies ladies.... please stop!!! All this exercise is doing my head in...your making me dizzy Shantimar & Irena.... just keep drinking lots of water and trust me nature will take it's course and you will be running up and down the stairs to the toilet

If you have one downstairs then don't use it..... ok that's the rule... you HAVE to always use the one upstairs....unless your monky in which case he'll use the one in the garden

[monky Administrator Cake eater in reply to droopyJ]

How do you know I use the one in the garden ??

I use the one anywhere seeeeee

[irena]

Your so funny, it keeps my mind occupied and it exercises my lungs, back to work tomoz and i need my vocal cords in full swing

[irena]

How do you get them pic on your message, since its day 18, my brain cells seem to have diminished.

[monky Administrator Cake eater in reply to irena]

Aup Irena, day 18 now then gal, yippeeeee flipin dippeeeeee doooooo Your going great guns gal, you keep it up

Erm, do you mean to put a picture on your message or just the smillies You say Irena and I will talk you through it

Hey !! you got more than one brain cell then ?

[droopyJ in reply to irena]

Hi Irena, I leave this page open then click into google images then put in whatever I'm looking for..... right click on the image and then copy and just paste it into my reply

Hope that makes sense

[monky Administrator Cake eater in reply to droopyJ]

Aaaaaaaa Uppppppp DroopyJdraws, ave flippin missed ya gal just like a trapped finger

[droopyJ in reply to monky]

Aw monky you say the nicest things ;P how you been my little rowing cherub

[monky Administrator Cake eater in reply to droopyJ]

Rowing, cos you wernt about seeeeee

Ave catched loads a new badges, sooooooo had loads a showers tooooo

You still on the Halidrops then

[droopyJ in reply to monky]

yep finished off the last of them when I got back last nite...

yep seen all the new badges, that's fantastic, I'm delighted your having sooo many showers It's great that sooooo many lovely quitters are reaching milestones in their quit

[monky Administrator Cake eater in reply to droopyJ]

Hear Hear gal

[monky Administrator Cake eater in reply to droopyJ]

Its copy image URL and then paste

[droopyJ in reply to monky]

DOH!

[monky Administrator Cake eater in reply to droopyJ]

Thats 1 to meeeeeeee I thinks

[droopyJ]

Yeah yeah soak it up coz it don't happen very often....

[monky Administrator Cake eater in reply to droopyJ]

Yearrrrrrr, probably the only one I will ever get eh

[droopyJ in reply to monky]

Hey monkyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy do the badges go in months or weeks???? I am 5 months on 16th Aug but 20 weeks on Sunday.... whats the answer mister monkyyyyyy

[droopyJ in reply to droopyJ]

And I'm 8 weeks nic free today ...... Cant flipping believe it

[monky Administrator Cake eater in reply to droopyJ]

DroopyJ, you are just one hell of an Am erm, Amaz erm, Amazing young Lady

Sorry, but had a bit of trouble getting that one out of my mouth

Loves ya really xx

[droopyJ in reply to monky]

lol..... I still loves ya you cheeky cheeky monkyyyyyyyy

[monky Administrator Cake eater in reply to droopyJ]

Weeks for the first 4 weeks

Months after that

Years after that

[droopyJ in reply to monky]

OOPS in that case I may have had my 4 month badge a bit earlier than I should have ......

[monky Administrator Cake eater in reply to droopyJ]

Hmmmmmm

[droopyJ in reply to monky]

Sorry I find it all a bit confusing.....

[monky Administrator Cake eater in reply to droopyJ]

Your confusing me now gal mind you, that dosent take much doing at the best of times eh

[droopyJ in reply to monky]

Why are you confused? you been on this site longer than me.... did you get your 2 month at 2 months or 8 weeks....????

[monky Administrator Cake eater in reply to droopyJ]

Oooooooo, well, I've just cracked a can a lager open to de confuse me see

Hang on a minute, slurp, slurp, rite then DroopyJ, I'm fully de-confused now gal

1 month is 4 weeks

2 months is 8 weeks

3 months is 12 weeks

and so on

[droopyJ in reply to monky]

aw man I am even more confused now..... does that mean I get a new 5 month badge on SUnday when I'm 20 weeks or do I have to wait unyil the 16th Aug when Im 5 months proper.... I may have to crack open a bar of chocolate to de-confuse me as I have no beer....

[monky Administrator Cake eater in reply to droopyJ]

Woman, your spelling gets worsererererer you sure you havnt cracked a bottle of that flippin red milk open

When I went to school, ermmmmm, a couple of moons ago eh 5 x 4 = 20 yeah

So at 20 weeks you are 5 months quit erm, I suppose its up to you really whether you want to count in weeks or count in a calender month

[droopyJ in reply to monky]

I'm sorry I'm just v tired.....

I want to count in weeks coz then you get to have another shower on sunday

Nope don't do milk..... its usually V&P all the way for me although sometimes I might crack open a bottle of pear cider

[monky Administrator Cake eater in reply to droopyJ]

Rite young Lady, I will say nite nite to you you go get tucked up under that duvet and get some well earned zzzzzzz eh

I will send you some un-confusing big huggs to help you get through the night

Erm, I could do that on a weekly bassis if you like, or would you want them on a calender monthly basis

Nitey nite DroopyJ, and loads a sweet dreams heading your ways x

[droopyJ in reply to monky]

LMAO..... hehehehehe you IS so funny, Ill take them anyway you wanna give em hun

Nighty nighty mister monkyyyyyy

[monky Administrator Cake eater in reply to droopyJ]

But on this site we like to count in weeks rather than calender months, cos it makes it easier

[droopyJ in reply to monky]

weeks it is then..... will you go out in your pants and get me a special badge plea pleas please....

[droopyJ in reply to droopyJ]

just finished the chocolate and feel a bit sick now.....

[monky Administrator Cake eater in reply to droopyJ]

Seeing as you have been a very good Girl just lately, of course I will plus I will wear a clean pare of pants toooo

[droopyJ in reply to monky]

blimey I must be honoured...... clean pants!!!!