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Daily Chat: Thursday 4th April 2013

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sue523 YEAR WINNER
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Good morning everyone,

I'm up late today, all I seem to do these days is sleep :o :D the birds chirping woke me up, which was nice :)

Gill our thoughts are with you, hope everything turns out okay for you :)

I hope your having a whale of a time on holiday Andi, don't do anything I wouldn't do :D :)

Whatever stage of your quitting journey your at stay strong, you can do this, come on here to moan, have a laugh, and share your tips :)

So chat away, I'm putting the kettle on if anyone wants a cuppa or a coffee :)

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simba196 profile image
simba19618 Months Winner

Like the sign Sue think I needed that struggling at the moment Suecx

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bunnyrabbit5 YEARS WINNER

Morning Sue52 and all. :-) Well it's snowing here in Maidenhead right now. It's not heavy but really ....it's so cold. :-~

Well I'm into day 3 of FF(Fag Free) and have the occassional feeling that I could quite easily take someones head off!!! It doesn't last too long and luckily today I am in the office alone. Gotta a horrid taste in my mouth. Not sure if this is all part and parcel of quitting? Now addicited to extra strong mints :-)

My all time favourite saying is "Life is not measured by now many breaths you take, but by how many times it takes your breath away" Hopefully I will in time have more breaths and breathtaking experiences now that I am quitting the evil fags?

Gill my thoughts are also with youX

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bunnyrabbit5 YEARS WINNER

I've just noticed that there are may amazing Sue's who have given up. I too am a Sue and think all Sue's must be very special.

Sue C Stay strong hunny. You can do this. Take each hour at a time and feel empowered everytime you get to that point and didn't give in. x

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jpars

Hi to all,

I was really craving a lot yesterday until I realised I had forgotten to put on a new patch the previous day...phew

J

x

sue52 profile image
sue523 YEAR WINNER

Hi everyone,

Well done Bunnygirl on reaching day 3, your a star :), I love your saying, I hope you have many more of these too :). I'll need to keep calling you Bunnygirl or i'll get confused :o and it doesn't take much to do that :D :D :)

Suec you can do this, stay strong and shout old nice away, Emjays breathing exercises help too, hang in there it will pass and it does get easier :)

Hi J, I see your memory is as good as mine :D :D, it's great that you got through it :)

I hope everyone has a great smoke free day :) xx

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Betts

Hi all

Great saying, bunnyrabbit :) For me too it's day 3. My hands are getting raw with all the cleaning I am doing - it is amazing how much you can get done just by not stopping for a smoke :) I should be doing some headwork, proper paid working, on the computer, but don't feel I can concentrate enough without a cigarette :( ! Tomorrow?! if it carries on I may have to get an ecig to supplement the patch - I think it could be the sucking in/inhaling I am missing?

Congrats to you all on keeping so strong. I love the poster picture Sue! Don't give up the struggle, Simba :) We're right alongside you.

Thinking of you Gill.

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EmJayPartner

Hi Everyone :-)

Sue, lovely to see you 'opening up shop' today :-) Hope you feel well rested? I'm loving your photie :-) Will gladly have a cuppa whilst catching up through everyone's posts :-)

J, when a craving sets in, the first thing that I always say to people is to check that they have remembered to put their patch on, or that it hasn't stuck to their clothes! I hope you have a nice easy craving free day today :-)

Simba (SueC), what part of stopping smoking do you think you are struggling with today? Let us know and we'll see what we can advise to help make it easier on you :-)

Hey bunnyrabbit, when you get that 'occasional feeling' :-/ try taking a couple of deep breaths, not just so that it calms you down a bit but it takes the edge off the craving and chases it away :-) As Sue says, breathing exercises really do help and you can use different ones for different reasons :-)

Betts, have you thought about maybe trying the inhalator alongside the patch? These two products work together quite well. If not, you could even take a straw or a pen (removing the inside) and see if the sensation of 'puffing' on that helps :-)

Sue's photie is so true... sometimes its hard to believe though isn't it? This is when its important to pull some positivity out from the bag... Even if it means that you ask yourself to just get through the next 30 seconds, then take it to a minute... remembering that to get a craving is a positive sign of recovery. Your body is just recognising that you are not feeding it with all those (over 4,000) poisonous toxins.

Cravings will initially always come and go, but I promise you they will taper off. The more of them you get under your belt, the easier stopping smoking will become :-)

Remember, you are stronger than you think!

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sue523 YEAR WINNER

Hi Emjay,

I hope your getting some sunshine today, it's lovely and warm here, for a change, i just hope it lasts :)

I don't normally open up cause all I seem to do is sleep :o :D :D so the others always beat me to it :D :) xx

Betts the inhalator is good, i use one of these, I'm now down to just chewing on it, it's like my dummy :D :D, it is really good though, it does help, so might be worth a try for you :) xx

simba196 profile image
simba19618 Months Winner

Just the no smoking in general whilst having radiotherapy couldn't smoke but that has now finished but have gone 19 days so don't want to start again suecx

sue52 profile image
sue523 YEAR WINNER

19 days is brill Suec, you have to keep going now :)

I'm sorry, but i can't remember what nrt your using, my memory is rubbish, I do crosswords as this keeps my hands and mind busy, is there anything similar you could try.

Stay strong Suec, we're all here for you :) xx

simba196 profile image
simba19618 Months Winner

Thank you for your support. I am on lozenges and e cigs. Haven't succumbed yet but hubby smokes and that is nitrogen good!! Suecx

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dawlol18 Months Winner

Don't succumb Suec, and if you do just pick yourself up, dust yourself off and start all over

again! Nearly 3 weeks now - keep puffing on your ecig if it helps, it certainly does help me!

I don't even think of a cig all day until the evening, so if it gets too bad I use the ecig...still

better than smoking! I've got my quit support group tonight so will get my CO2 reading done.

Do you go to a group?

Dawn xxx

sue52 profile image
sue523 YEAR WINNER

I remember what you use now Suec, silly me :D, like Dawn said, keep using your ecig, show your hubby that you can do this :).

I've found that I need to keep my mind busy in any way I can, if a craving appears i try to think of something else, like writing out a shopping list e.g.that helps me as well. You are stronger than you think, and pinching Dawns saying again, if you have a slip, just start again, I've had to do that more times that more times that I can count. Stay strong :) xx

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jillygirlAdministratorLONG TERM WINNER

Hi Sue and everyone, Hope your having a super non-smoking day. Like you say all these Sues and there seems to be gills jilly and gillys .

Its been a lovely sunny day here, but a very cold wind. Been out to the shops for my exercise, believe it or not hubby only spent £2 on a couple of notebooks for the grand children. Normally cost him £20 when he takes me out. :D

just made some cup cakes so help yourself.

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Heres one to keep john quiet.

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simba196 profile image
simba19618 Months Winner

Yes I am the same sue have lapsed more times than I care to remember

Thanks Dawn will try to ensure you keep your no smoking partner trying to concentrate on 3 weeks

Thank you both you support keeps me going suecx

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sue523 YEAR WINNER

hi Jillygirl,

These cupcakes are yummy thank you :), just what I needed to soak up my cuppa :D :) Your hubby got off light today :D were you sleeping :D :D :)

Have a fab day :) xxx

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jillygirlAdministratorLONG TERM WINNER in reply to sue52

:D :D :D :D

sue52 profile image
sue523 YEAR WINNER

We should make up a game on here, it might help take people's minds off nic :D :) any ideas?

simba196 profile image
simba19618 Months Winner

Not good at imagination but I think it is a great idea. Suecx

sue52 profile image
sue523 YEAR WINNER

Hi Suec, I'm trying to remember the one we played the last time, maybe Emjay or Jillygirl will remember, my one brain cell has gone to sleep :D :D :) xx

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dawlol18 Months Winner

I remember a game we played last year...name a tune that makes us think of this

site...I'll start you off...With a little help from my friends...the Beatles!

Going home now see you tomorrow! xxx

sue52 profile image
sue523 YEAR WINNER

Good game Dawn, see you tomorrow, have a great evening :) xx

simba196 profile image
simba19618 Months Winner

Reminds me of a Beatles tribute weekend I went to in Liverpool last year Strange how a song conjures memories. Have a great evening Dawn and Sue and anyone else on the site suecx

sue52 profile image
sue523 YEAR WINNER

Hi Suec,

I love songs for that, as long as it's not a sad memory, I prefer listening to music than watching the telly :)

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bunnyrabbit5 YEARS WINNER

Hi All. Still snowing in Maidenhead. Car in the garage and they have'nt even looked at it so maybe tomorrow...? Seeing friends tomorrow at the local watering hole. All my friends smoke and am anxious. Taking dog and financee for support :-)

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jillygirlAdministratorLONG TERM WINNER

HOW MANY WORDS CAN YOU GETOUT OF THIS SENTENCE :-

QUIT SUPPORT MEMBERS ARE THE BEST CYBER FRIENDS ON THE INTERNET..

will ask Emjay to judge so don't post all your answers here send them to Emjays messages, so no one can copy. :)

Meanwhile think of some song titles we can change like:- Cliff Richards we don't smoke anymore.

sue52 profile image
sue523 YEAR WINNER

Hi John, I'm glad that Amor is back with Vida, it must be so cute seeing Vida follow Amor all the time :) I'm sure she'll soon realise that Amor isn't going anywhere.

I hope you get help with your sleep, I know how awful not sleeping is, it's not nice.

Your tea sounds yummy, I just had a chicken salad, so because i was good i followed it up with some raspberry cheesecake :D :)

Have a great evening :)

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simba19618 Months Winner

Lovely to hear they are back together been a long wait for them must be great to see them sohhappy I had two border collies. Simba and Sheba and they were always together slept together ate together and went on same lead suecx

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Betts

He bunnyrabbit, you are strong, so don't worry. Just notice how good you smell, and how fusty that nasty smoke is. I am sure you'll get support, taking your best friends there too.

This talk of food is making me hungry!! Sure there's something good in the fridge (I'll probably end up cleaning it out first though, this is getting ridiculous, but it stops the ciggies :) :) :)

Got some Stone Roses title changes:

'Don't Stop' -> 'Do Stop'

'Shoot you down' -> 'Shoot fags down'

'This is the one' -> 'I'm not having one'

'Bye Bye Badman' -> 'Bye Bye Fagsman'

I'm amazed! Could change them all I carried on - on a roll :) NOT a roll-up :)

Sorry, I am getting silly now. Time to have tea (or clean the fridge...)

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jillygirlAdministratorLONG TERM WINNER in reply to Betts

:D :D :D :D Brilliant.

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jillygirlAdministratorLONG TERM WINNER

How about

I can see clearly now the smoke has gone.

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monkyAdministrator34 Months Winner

Aup everybody :) flippin late again :( broken down lorry on the A38 held me up tonight :P :(

I hope your all keeping well, and behaving while Andi is away :D :D

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jillygirlAdministratorLONG TERM WINNER in reply to monky

Hello sweetie, Poor you will you ever get an early night. Ok Pete Sue and Betts have started with songs relating to quitting, also a word test too like we had last year.

We are trying to brighten things up, and at the same time keep our minds of the ciggys. So get that brain cell working. :)

Saved you some cup cakes from what I made earlier.

enjoy.

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monkyAdministrator34 Months Winner in reply to jillygirl

:P :P got them before JC :D :D :D

sue52 profile image
sue523 YEAR WINNER in reply to monky

How did you manage that :o :D :D

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monkyAdministrator34 Months Winner in reply to sue52

SHhhhhh

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monkyAdministrator34 Months Winner in reply to monky

You might wake him up :o :D :D

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sue523 YEAR WINNER

Hi Pete,

How's thing's, apart from stupid lorry's holding you up :)

monky profile image
monkyAdministrator34 Months Winner in reply to sue52

Its bin a flippin loooooooong day again Sue :( but hopefully only one more to do before the weekend is here yippppeeeeeeee :) :)

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sue523 YEAR WINNER

Then it''s partttyyyy time Pete :D :D :D

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monkyAdministrator34 Months Winner in reply to sue52

You flippin bet Sue :) :D you know what they say dont you !!!!

While Andi's away, then we can play :D :D :D

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sue523 YEAR WINNER in reply to monky

:D :D :D :D

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monkyAdministrator34 Months Winner

Jillygirl, am sorry gal, my one brain cell aint working tonight :o :(

jillygirl profile image
jillygirlAdministratorLONG TERM WINNER in reply to monky

Never mind. something to think about over the weekend or to get you to sleep. :)

sue52 profile image
sue523 YEAR WINNER

Don't worry Pete, mine isn't working either, we can do this at the weekend, when we're not partying :D :D :)

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jillygirlAdministratorLONG TERM WINNER in reply to sue52

By golly you don't half live it up you two. :) :D :D

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sue523 YEAR WINNER

You should join us Jillygirl, we don't stay up late :D :D

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jillygirlAdministratorLONG TERM WINNER

Off for my shower now. So will love you and leave you. night night Sue and Pete, and anyone who is on line. sweet dreams. xxxxxxx :)

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monkyAdministrator34 Months Winner in reply to jillygirl

Nite nite Jillygirl, you enjoy your shower gal, am going to nip around your place one of these nights and scrub your back for ya :o :D :D have a good nights sleep Jillygirl, keep warm and cosy, luvs ya xxxxxxx :)

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sue523 YEAR WINNER

nite nite Jillygirl, sweet dreams, luv ya :) xxxxxxx

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sue523 YEAR WINNER

Hey Pete are you still on or do you need to go up the wooden hill :)

monky profile image
monkyAdministrator34 Months Winner in reply to sue52

Sorry Sue had to go and turn my bike around :o :D :D

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monkyAdministrator34 Months Winner

Have you herd from Andi ????

sue52 profile image
sue523 YEAR WINNER in reply to monky

No I've not heard from her, was gonna message her later :)

monky profile image
monkyAdministrator34 Months Winner in reply to sue52

She's gone to her Sisters again, hasnt she !!!

sue52 profile image
sue523 YEAR WINNER

I'm not gonna fall for that again, I nearly asked you why :D :D :D

monky profile image
monkyAdministrator34 Months Winner in reply to sue52

Its the same as going to water my pony :o :D :D :D

One has to do these things now and again :)

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sue523 YEAR WINNER

Sorry Pete i gotta go now, my eyes are getting nippy :(

nite nite Pete and all, sweet dreams, luv yas :) xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

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monkyAdministrator34 Months Winner in reply to sue52

Nite nite Sue, I've kept you up too late again havnt I :o, am sorry Sue :( I will get on here earlier tomorrow night !!!! you enjoy your sleep gal, and keep snuggled up in that duvet eh :) :) luvs ya xxxxxxx :)

I'm just wondering, when I was younger, I could party all weekend :o :| hmmmm nah, just think we have 1 night party eh ????

See you tomorrow Sue :)

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