Newbie trying to stop

[foxyeric]

Hi all,

I am a new member of this group because I am looking at everything that might help me to stop smoking.

[jillygirl Administrator LONG TERM WINNER]

Hi foxyeric, welcome to the community, Are you using any form of nicotine replacement or going cold turkey? There is loads of help on here, have a browse through the different topics on the right of this page.

I am sure more members will be on here to support you. Evening time seems the busy time. Any questions please just shout for help.

Right I better find a newbie badge for you. Let me know your quit date, so we can get your up to date badge ready.

Enjoy your Sunday. xx

[foxyeric in reply to jillygirl]

Hi Jilly, Thank you I am giving myself tomorrow as my stop date using patches mouth sprays and a little 15mg inhalator as back up. I will get a visit from stop smoking people tomorrow with the respiratory nurse. Fingers cross at the moment I am smoking 40 a day

xx

[jillygirl Administrator LONG TERM WINNER in reply to foxyeric]

It is a bit daunting at first , however you are ready to take old Nic on. Remember keep busy, change your routine, drink plenty of water and have some nibbles at hand. Dont worry too much about gaining weight as you can deal with that later. Exercise is good for weight control and not smoking.

Good luck and keep us posted.

[foxyeric in reply to jillygirl]

will do jilly xx

[Briarwood Administrator LONG TERM WINNER]

Hiya foxyeric and welcome to quit support

You have definitely come to the right place for help and support as everyone on here has been where you are right now

You are doing the best possible thing for your health, so well done

Good luck tomorrow, stay focused on your quit and let us know how you get on x

[foxyeric in reply to Briarwood]

TY Briarwood Will keep in touch here of my progress. fingers cross I will be a non smoker this time tomorrow lol

[droopyJ in reply to foxyeric]

Hi Foxyeric, welcome to this lovely site

I gave up with patches and had the nicotine gum as back up, It aint easy but we are all here to give you as much support as we can We have all been there and once you get that 1st day out of the way, it will get easier

A 40 a day habit is an expensive one, so why don't you put the money in a pot and think about something you have always wanted or somewhere you have always wanted to go It does help if you can give yourself a treat at the end of the 1st week

[foxyeric in reply to droopyJ]

Good ideas droopyj, It was my birthday yesterday What I plan to do is first change my morning routine stop having a cig in the middle of the night. At the moment I only smoke in one room as funny I hate the smell of smoke lol.

For the money I think I will save about 4.000 a year thats a fantastic holiday by any means. Thanks for the support I feel that I am not alone with this war

[Hidden in reply to foxyeric]

Hiya Foxy & welcome

I've been trying to give up for a while now, we can do it together if you like, same day

I'm up for it if you are

We'll keep each other motivated, although you'll have loadsa support anyway from everyone here

xx

[foxyeric in reply to Hidden]

deal noonie69

My last cig will be at 9pm tonight and will put a patch on at 00.00 before sleeping. Funny when I am in hospital I never think of smoking. I always think of the Song by the editors 'smokers who smoke outside hospital doors' lol

[Hidden in reply to foxyeric]

Well done you for having a plan of action, yeah it's all about where u are & routine, I don't smoke in the car when I'm with my son & can go out all day with him & not smoke, should get out more I suppose

Wishing you all the best for tomoz

xx

[foxyeric in reply to Hidden]

will let you know tomoz how I get on first thing will not I hope be a coffee and cig.

[Hidden in reply to foxyeric]

Yeah gotta cut the coffee out too, a hot cuppa lemon or green tea mate, that's my plan anyway

xx

[foxyeric in reply to Hidden]

how you do today Noonie69 I have not smoked all day. Did you manage? I was tempted I will be honest but kept to my program of doing something different LOL you ok?

[Hidden in reply to foxyeric]

Fantastic, you done really well, I'm sticking to my deal with you, not one smoke, early days tho' Apparently it gets harder before it gets easier, keep in touch, nice to hear from you xx

[foxyeric in reply to Hidden]

will do still hard at the moment but using all here lol and you of course

[Briarwood Administrator LONG TERM WINNER in reply to Hidden]

Hiya Noonie, I see ya gonna quit tomorrow with foxy and I'm delighted for you coz it's a brilliant idea, so well done and good luck tomorrow x

[foxyeric in reply to Briarwood]

we can share our highs and lows together.

[Hidden in reply to Briarwood]

Thanks Briar, it's about time & good to give up at the same time as some one else xx

[monky Administrator 35 Months Winner in reply to Hidden]

Hi ya Noonie its flippin great to see you back gal and going for it again, I just cant fault you one little bit cos I know this is what you want, thats to be smokefree

Thats a great idea of your's to partner up with Eric and quit together just love it Noonie

Hey, I hope you have a plan in operation for your quit tomorrow and are you going to be using any form of NRT to help you ?

Good luck for tomorrow Noonie and we're with you all the way gal

Pete

[foxyeric in reply to Briarwood]

I think it's a brill idea someone said to me if you fail once or twice don't beat yourself up just say to yourself a little mistake that can be repaired lol

[monky Administrator 35 Months Winner in reply to foxyeric]

Eric, we call it a practice run and you know that practice makes perfect

[foxyeric in reply to monky]

Yes and I am doing it with another person that's also important for us both.

[monky Administrator 35 Months Winner]

Aup Eric its great to see you here pal and a big warm welcome to our lovely quit community

I see you've had loads a great advice already and Noonie is going to partner you on your quit tomorrow, that is just fantastic news cos if there is two of you, then you can compare notes, plus, you dont want to let eachother down Thats just ACE and good luck to both of you

Rite, NRT, Eric you say your using the patches, seeing as you are going to put one on tonight, I suspect you have the 24hour patches to which you wear it for 24hours but some of us find that we cant sleep with the patch on in bed If you find this is the case, please get back to us and we will help you to find another way

Mouth spray you are supposed to spray it towards the back of your mouth, well, if your like me, that gave me hiccups and more hiccups sooooo, try pulling one side of your cheek out with a finger and sort of spray the mist to the inside of that cheek which you have pulled out this may prevent you getting hiccups if not, then spray a bit on a finger and gently rub it on your top gums, but very gently

Inhalator this is very good too but please dont just puff at it like you would a ciggie cos to get the full advantage of it, you have to put it to you lips with the mouth piece sort of pointing upwards, so that when you give it little sucks at a time the nicotine will go strait to your top gums and will like the mouth spray, give you almost instant relief and last longer tooo

Good look Eric just you remember NOPE, not one puff ever, stay focused and positive on your quit and you wont go wrong Eric, if you need any help what so ever, you come a shouting pal and we will help you

Pete

[foxyeric in reply to monky]

Hey pete thanks for that all noted I will come a running if I run into problems I hope not but it,s the first day so I have been told is the hardest Watching this site all the time

[orfordholly 2 YEAR WINNER]

Hi Fox. Welcome to the quit support group. Good luck on quitting as well. Best thing you can do for your self xx

[foxyeric in reply to orfordholly]

Thank you very much orfordholly will keep my progress on here with the help of Noonie we will both try our best.

[orfordholly 2 YEAR WINNER]

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[glolin LONG TERM WINNER]

Welcome to Quit Support Eric,

Good on you for making the decision to quit smoking,

Good on you Noonie for starting your quit. You and Eric doing this together is fantastic sharing the highs and lows

All the very best to both of you

[SteffiSmith 17 Month Winner]

Good thing you are thinking about quitting to smoke. Yes, it will do you no good because it it will ruin your health and life in the long run. There are variety of ways nowadays to stop smoking so you don't have to worry much. Though it's not easy to quit this habit, you will surely get rid of it in the process. One you can try is a medical procedure in which can lessen your cravings for smoking. Then, if it's giving you a hard time, you can try e-cig for the meantime. Most smokers today chose to switch because it will not cause trouble to their health.

[foxyeric]

First day without a cigarette been hard but am now for the moment a non-smoker Hope noonie69 is in the same place. I was tempted to smoke no lying but survived

[foxyeric]

First day without a cigarette not easyif I am honest but got this far

[orfordholly 2 YEAR WINNER]

Hi foxy well done. Keep it up

[foxyeric]

I hope so orfordholly