[Closed] Stopping smoking!!

Good effort so far guys, keep up the good work.

Excellent! Camo in scouseland, I'm Crewe and Binners is Manc. Sorry about the others - not sure where you are.

Lets set a date and get it sorted!

by the way - look [url= http://whyquit.com/whyquit/A_Benefits_Time_Table.html ]here[/url]...in 1hour and 30 mins, I will be 100% nic free 😀

I'm nipping out for a stroll as the sun has made an appearence. I normally go for a stroll for a smoke at lunchtime, but today I'm going because I fancy a stroll 😀

I'm presuming you've just passed your three-day anniversary, morgs!

Bravo!

* pulls streamer and looks genuinely pleased *

Well done to Binners, too. In fact, you've just inspired me to go for a non-smokey stroll. 🙂

Good going Morgs

That was rather pleasant. I'm planning to sort of keep half my routine. Go for the stroll but don't have a smoke

I don't know if this will extend to punctuating my evening by periodically going standing outside the back door..... 😉

Down with cigs - Up with AWESOME!

Another one here, 2days in for me, my inhaler thingys working ok and I'm not crawling up the walls yet, 😕
S'not easy tho is it......

Go Khani!

Wow – Club Awesome's rocking this week! 8)

It's not easy, agreed. But the time was right and – inspired by many of the guys on this thread – I've realised that enough was enough.

I keep looking for an ashtray for my inhaler 😳

Shout out to Morgs:

Good luck tonight on the doors, dude!

Yeah. Stay strong brother! I'm presently in the pub having something to eat with the junior and t'other half (bagpuss). They all said good luck! They'll be very angry if any of us have one. And nobody wants that! 🙂

morgs, I don't normally condone violence, but if punching a few people tonight helps you stay off the fags, just do it...

I'll act as a character witness in court if required 😉

cheers guys!

Sorry for late replies...I had to go to meetings in Manchester. One was very stressful....and, well.....I got out of the meeting, walked past some people smoking in a shelter....and, I thought LOSERS!!!!! 🙂

I'm 3 1/4 days in now....getting ready for the bug test tonight...packing up with loads of chewing gum!

For those out for a drink, good luck!!!

Just made it past the three day mark...

I am, actually, starting to feel just a little bit... Awesome! 😀

Good man camo.
Im an hour and a half into my shift and I am, growling! Shouted at some poor bastard for
Smoking in, my own personal space!
Oh well..., only 3.5 hours to go!

Not smoked since the the day before the IOM E2E

Its tough, but my fitness feels loads better and i'm riding less due to the weather - and i'm late 30's on Sunday!

Keep at it mate - well worth it!

Well into irrational bad mood territory now! It's just been pointed out that I'd managed to work myself up into a state of almost apocalyptic rage over making myself some cheese and biscuits! Hey ho!

I'll be ok in a couple of days. If she hasn't killed me by then. Morgs - can you randomly punch somebody for me please? Doesn't matter who.

Bnners sure! Not random, but id happily smack the guitar player who messed nothing else matters?

And back home. Smoke free shift (unless you class passive....and I don't!) and it also ties in with the 86 hour marker. Really quite chuffed with myself! Even more so as I was at the docs for a BP check (i suffer with hypertension). I am *meant* to be on meds, but kind forgot to take them. for the last 6 months. My BP is now 6 points above normal for my age! Much better than the 40 or so above that it was 🙂

I LOVE THIS SMOKE FREE BUSINESS!

Right, how does Wednesday 30th grab people for the STW non-smoking social? Few drinks, a bit of food and a smoke-free night (which ties in with a month for me) and my random Mo-vember tash. Who's game?

Well done fella! Good effort! 30th sounds like a plan for the reformed smokers social!

I'm planning on Sunday being my Quit day. Going to do it cold Turkey as its pointless prolonging the agony. Not been a smoker long about 7 years on 20 to 30 a day. Defo beginning to feel its affects now. Had a chest infection for 4 weeks now and i know the smoking is not helping me recover.

Will save me a load of money also.

This morning is hard, rolled a ciggy then binned it and sucked my sucker to death instead, ****in things..... 😈
I may kill today........

bfwc - go for it! There's a fair few of us giving it a go so you wont be alone! Guessing you're in or near Bolton, if you manage to stop, you can treat yourself to a night with me, binners, hopefully Camo, Khani etc and bask in all our collective awesomeness!

Khani - good going pal! how long is it for you now?

I had a proper messed up nights' sleep last night....ph well, better than than smoking!

Day three, murder is on the cards today...But I'm determined to hold out
Coffee this morning was a mistake, time to take up tea.

khani, good for you matey!
Where abouts are you based?

Doffs cap to morgs and co. Friday nights are a big challenge and you all seem to have sailed through. Awesome indeed

I've only fallen off the wagon once since my son was born a year ago and to be fair that was when my brother died. So I suggest you get a son, I want to see him grow up.

khani, good for you matey!
Where abouts are you based?

should we start another thread for the social, or just run it on this one? Khani - fancy a triup back to your old stomping ground?

If I'm not working then yes, where bouts in manc are you?

I'm about an hour away in Crewe. Binners is in Manc and Camo is in the pool. Any others wanting to join in?

Excellent work, guys. Serious kudos to Morgs, Binners and Khani. I've just got back from a long day out with the 16 posse. Was tempted a couple of times, but my resistance has been pretty effective so far!

It'll be four days for me in 90 minutes! Woo!
It's so good to hear my fellow quitters are feeling the force of Awesome too!

Seriously guys - impressive!

Right, how does Wednesday 30th grab people for the STW non-smoking social?

Sounds great. I'm there. 8)

I've sort of got past the worst of it today, coffee an a cig in the morning seems to be my hard bit, coffee an a little plastic thingy filled with nicotine isn't the same 😕 and a mug of espresso made me a bit [i]Whoo[/i] without a cig 😳
If I'm off on the 30th I'll bob up for a pootle, 😀
Stay strong chaps...

Good work chaps! I've made it through another day. I don't think I've been much fun to be around. Mind you, I'm a **** at the best of times 🙂

I'm at a bonfire with non-smoking mates so it's all good!

I've never smoked and none of my friends smoke. However I always read these threads with interest, it's good to see people fighting to achieve a desired goal.

Good job folks, keep it up 🙂

I'm at a bonfire

Nice bit of unintentional irony there 🙂

Good moaning peeps, 😀 I feel less bothered than yesterday, and that morning gzzzzarghhh! seems muchly reduced,
No killing today....

Just remember when those cravings arrive, there's a demon in your stomach. he wants you to smoke. In fact he depends on it. When you get light headed and giddy, that's him starving.

When you don't smoke you kill that demon.

Works for me anyway 🙂

Morning all. I'm feeling considerably better about being smoke free. Slightly more rational and less homicidal today.

There also appears to be an unexpected bonus. When I've had a few ales I tend to snore like a low flying Lancaster bomber. Last night I didn't. The stopping smoking seems to have stopped my snoring! As you can imagine, this is playing very well indeed 🙂

I've got a sterner test this afternoon. A do with some mates who smoke. I'm very determined though. I've not been through the last few days to start again now. I'm off out for a nice long ride in the sunshine first though. Result! 😀

seriously smashed my collarbone up in summer and have been off the bike ever since, fitness is now none exsistent and smoked/drunk more than ever due to boredom and depression over the last 5mnths.

my collar bone hadnt calcified (just spongified) and the doc said smoking had a lot to do with it.
had my last smoke on thursday morning, chain smoked 3 before going for the operation to plate my collar bone.
woke up thursday afternoon, doc told me the op went better than planned, although it will never be the same again he said they had done all they could but it was up to me now, told me if i didnt pack in then i would probably have to go through all this again if it didnt heal (due to smoking) with the risks increasing the next time they had to operate ,,,,,,,,, NO,,,,,,XXXXING,,,,,,, CHANCE, its the best excuse ive ever had to finally stop for good

havnt touched one since and dont want to ever again, getting back on the bike is more important to me now,,, ive missed riding so much and now im counting down the months to when i can start to try and rebuild my fitness and my bottle again.

couple of things ive done to help me give up,

1, wrote a big list (think marker pen and A3) of all the things positive/negative about smoking, not one on the poz list,,, the negs not finished yet as i keep adding to it and stuck it to the bedroom door,, its the first thing i see every morning and i read it a couple of times as i get dressed
2, left post it notes saying 'cigs are shit' etc next to my trigger points aaround the home i.e the coffee jar, the beer cooler.
3, i watch people who smoke and take note how they react, i have never seen anybody yet who looks like they are actually enjoying it.

couple of things ive done to help keep my mind off them
1, eat lots of super strong cough sweets,,, feels like its clearing my airways out (placebo ?)
2, got a big bag of liquorice twigs (not the sweets the actual wooden twig thingys) from the chemist and chew on them,,,, taste a bit like cigs when you suck them and they keep my hands busy. i believe they are used in poorer countrys as a way of cleaning teeth which is a bonus as my teeth are tobacco yellow.
3, if i get a strong urge for a cig, i light one up, hold it for a bit then throw it away without taking a drag,,, im fooling myself into thinking ive had one by going through the motions,,, i think ?

ive packed in a few times over the years. longest i did wsa over 18mnths but started again after a drunken night out thinking i will just pack in again coz ive done it before(stupid or what). i hate smoking, i hate the smell and i hate the way it has such a powerfull hold over me, hopefully this time i will beat it

keep this thread going boys, if you fall off the wagon let people know im sure you will get the support/ribbing you need to give it another go.

Great work, guys.

Well, that's the weekend almost over.

Five days in I'm feeling way better... there's still plenty of cravings, but I'm MTFU-ing like crazy. Plus, I'm definitely more reasonable today - apparently, the 16 family has noticed a lightening up....

I'm in London all day tomorrow, so that's two long train journeys and a conference.

I'll check in with you guys on Tuesday - aka a week sans smoke.

Fully expecting you all to be Awesomer than Ever!

8)

Four days an feeling much better, my sucker is earning it's keep tho..
And everyones still alive.. 😀

DOH! 😳

I'm past counting the hours now - days for me!

I feel so much better....even cycled into work this morning! Ok, so it took ages and I managed to lose my rear light....but enjoyed it all the same!

There are some great stories on here and some fantastic encouragement. Thanks all - means a lot!

Morning all!

How are we all.? AWESOME? 😀

A progress report. Yesterday was always going to be difficult. A do with some of my mates who are smokers. Partaking of a few ales. So... the typical conversation

You coming outside for a smoke?
No, I've packed in
**** off!
No, seriously I have
How long you been off them then?
5 Days
That's not packing in, that's just having a break. Come and have a fag.
Nope. I'm done with 'em
You'll be back on them again, definitely! etc, etc

I can't tell you how much my mates (usually correct) assumptions about my lack of will power have spurred me on. I'm well chuffed with myself for having a few beers and seriously not even being tempted. I'm now fuelled by smugness 😀

Thought I'd join in..
Completely collapsed this weekend - at the 3 week mark and starting all over again today. Had some bad news re my best mates kid and my god daughter, getting the news that we'd dreaded - doctors saying there's no more they can do and she's got just weeks left. I have found my reaction to something cancer related (going back in the fags) is odd - or if not plain stupid. Starting again today though and must say the stories in this thread have spurred me on - so thanks!

zoolander - really sorry to hear the bad news....but like you said - stupid re: smoking due to a cancer-related stress.

Use it - channel the pain into will power to stop smoking.

Dedicate your efforts to her, and I'm sure you won't fail!

Keep strong pal

Nice one binners, 😀 go easy on the smugness though, you'll become a [i]Big hitter[/i] and endlessly argue bout bollocks on here......

I'm well chuffed with myself for having a few beers and seriously not even being tempted. I'm now fuelled by smugness

*applauds*

this is one of the hardest circumstances to not crack - well done.

Zoolander, sorry to hear about your bad news, fwiw you didn't fail you just had a stumble, use this thread for support and carry on regardless,
Kick it's arse 😈

well done you all

Keep it up
There will be drk days ahead but all you have to do is keep saying no and be strong
It is weird once you are a proper non smoker you wont understand why you ever smoked in the first place.

That sounds really tough zoolander. I can completely understand you reaching for the fags. There's no logic to smoking anyway, so there's no reason you'd start applying it now, of all times!

Get yourself back with the programme in your own time, and (re)join the Axis of Awesome 😀

Good job binners. Zoolander - 🙁

Well done quitters!

Keep the good work up.

Zoolander - tough break chap, but as the others have said pick yourself up again and get back off the smokes.

binners - I am amazed and impressed!

I stopped a week ago and I don't want to go back to it. Feeling pretty chuffed and looking forward to getting properly fit for the first time in ages. Weght gain has been immediate though.

cheese@4p - Member
I stopped a week ago and I don't want to go back to it. Feeling pretty chuffed and looking forward to getting properly fit for the first time in ages. Weght gain has been immediate though.

I put on half a stone when I stopped smoking and I am still carrying most of it now 18 months later. I reckon this is now my ex-smoker weight and short of serious dieting I will not be able to change it that much.

Don't fret too much about the weight increase though as smoking is roughly equivalent to carrying an extra 4 stones in weight when you look at various health factors.

i put on half a stone and kept it fr about 18 months then it went again with the smokers cough
Small price to pay at the minute but find healthier thinks to eat.
I drank gallons of tea for some reason.
Excercise helps as well you cant crave afag whilst you ar eout of breath

I'm presently chomping my way through a lot of fruit. Got a big bag of satsumas on my desk. I'm presently chomping my way through a lots of crisps too. But I always do that anyway. Today its mainly:

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~This thread is great! I look at it during my 'fag breaks' in stead of smoking! Give my hands something to do and my mouth (mainly smiling!)

So, Binners, Camo, Me, Khani up for the 30th in Manc or surrounding area. Cheese - you up for an anti-smoking social?

I'm trying not to replace cigs with food, the inhaler helps as I still have something to twiddle and hang out of my gob,

and that's another day at work done. 1:30 tomorrow sees another milestone - the one week marker. I know Camo is right behind me and the rest are dotted around the pack.....keep strong guys....your awesomeness knows no bounds 🙂

'[i]Big brother voice[/i]' day six, khani is sitting in the kitchen with a plastic inhaler and a cup of tea, and is being harrassed by two poodles, the weather is shite and he's wondering wether to go out on his bike after he's took the pooch's out, '[i]Big brother voice[/i]'
Still going chaps 😀

I'm starting to get slightly concerned about how well I'm doing. Nobody has yet died by my hand. Which wasn't on the agenda at all. Maybe I've reached the point where I'm so cantankerous - a sort of critical mass of bitter resentment - that packing in smoking makes no odds 😯

What I have realised is that its quite liberating not having your schedule dictated to you by regular ciggy breaks 😀

As Binner's other half I'd like to add I'm well proud of him and yes he's right he's got into such a cantankerous moaning old Victor Meldrew recently that no-one, including me, has noticed he's being anymore grounchy.

It is nice to be able to watch a film without having to pause it every 15 mins!!

Keep it up guys well done everyone xx

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'Your all doing very well'!

I'm enjoying my far less regular trips to get cash out. Even my burgeoning Wheat Crunchie addiction can be comfortably funded from what I'm not spending on Henson and Bedges. Result 😀

AND I'M OVER A WEEK SMOKE FREE!!!!!!

I can even smell it on the mrs when she has the occasional one and wrinke my nose at her 🙂

WE ARE ALL AWESOME GROUP HUG 🙂

Go morgs
Go morgs
Go morgs
Go morgs...... 😀
Man hugs?....EEEEWWW!!!

Has no-one done a calculation of how much bike bling they'll be able to afford throuh not smoking?

WOOOOOOOOOOOOHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!

WELL DONE FELLA!!!! I hit the week mark tomorrow evening. We is, like... TOTALLY awesome, innit? 😀

I'm mentally topping it up in my head. Not for any particular reason, you understand. Just purely hypothetically. In no way would it be to provide any ammunition in the justification for, oh I don't know.... off the top of my head.... say.... erm..... pluck something out of the air.... a new steel Hardtail for example. Purely hypothetically, like I said. A purely hypothetical steel Hardtail, Maybe a purely hypothetical Cotic BFe 😉

*bows at binners and khani*

molgrips - here we go:
20 a day = £6.50.
a week = £45.50
a month = £197.17
a year = £2366.

Sod bike bling and try a new bike!

My month treat to myself will be pointlessly purchasing gunsmoke floating rotors for my commuter 🙂

Guys, I'm seriously impressed!

AND I'M OVER A WEEK SMOKE FREE!!!!!!

Barring a super sneaky ciggie-mugging on the commute home, I'll be able echo this Proclamation of Awesomeness in 4 hours 10 minutes!

Yesterday was a little tricky - especially the part when the bored woman at Euston told us that all trains going to destinations oop north were suspended and liable to cancellation - but I'm feeling pretty strong.

* Salutes at Morgs, Binners and Khani *

I couldn't afford a snazzy looking Commencal Essence that went on eBar a few weeks ago for less than £200.

That super sexy hardtail was less than a month's smoke. 😳

I truly am a ****

But now (behind these Awesome shades) my eyes are open. 8)

£50 a month here, I was on rolys, so £600 a year
[i]'runs off looking at 29er frames'[/i] WOOHOOOOO!!!!! 😆

I saw a programme a very long time ago encouraging a family to quit. They showed each family member what they could have bought with the money they'd saved if they hadn't smoked - it was some clothes, or a TV, that kind of thing, but with the father it was a luxury car.

He'd smoked an entire Merc's worth of fags.

I've smoked for thirty three years, I've probably done a lamborghini by now
Which is a bit shit really... 😥

Twenty odd years so I've definitely done a Porsche! More importantly, I've smoked a fully XTR kitted Transition Covert. This upsets me greatly 🙁

Okay, here's my news: no smokes for me for ONE WHOLE WEEK!

Mrs 16 warns me not to count off the days or get too woo-hoo-tastic. It's a marathon, not a sprint and all that...

That said, I still think a woo-hoo is in order.

Woo-hoo.

There, I feel better! Ready for another day, week, month etc. etc. etc.

😆

Biftas? I pity the po' fools!

Gave up in mid September and have just finished building my winter bike with the proceeds

Mostly 2nd hand, but my Cotic Soul is hours of fun!! 😀

Well done that man! 😆 go camo!!!
Boltonjon, good choice! (giving up and the soul) 😀