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give me 'till monday, mental preparation is important 😉
This thread is inspiring me to have a bash again. I keep getting to the magic 3 month mark and then something or someone at work winds me up and I'm back on them.
Really do need to give up tho, smoking and Hypertension aren't a good combination.
May the power of AnteCig be with whippersnapper and bwfc4eva868 !
😆
43.5 hours and counting...
Come on guys! Go for it, no excuses just do it!
I've just topped the 50 hour mark!
Come on guys! Go for it, no excuses just do it!
I've just topped the 50 hour mark!
I'm way too excited about this (so forgive me)...
... I have just missed my 3.30pm smoke break. I FORGOT about it!
Wow! I worked through a smoke break. Been a while since I last did that!
Life, as Jeff Goldblum says, will find a way...
camo - good on ya!
I still go out side, but there are no other smokers. just me, my thoughts and [b][u]FRESH[/u][/b] air.
BLISS!
You guys are growing in pure unadulterated awesomeness by the hour!
You guys are growing in pure unadulterated awesomeness by the hour!
in my nictotine rejecting grumpyness.....do I hear the hint of sarcasm?
WELL DO I?????????????
Sorry......attach of a grumpy morgs there.....
...and I pass the two day mark, right on morgs' heels...
Not achieved with unadulterated style and panache (I have chewed out a couple of people 😳 I admit it), but all in all it's been good.
... 48 hrs 42 minutes and counting...
excellent!
Camo - i'm quite loving the way this thread has turned into you and me shouting each other on....and binners is nowhere to be seen 😆
What's your support medication of choice, morgs?I'll be getting those über strong patches (again) I suppose...
Meds of choice: Nicorette 25mg/16hr patch, combined with Nicorette Quickmist oral spray. No disturbed sleep (seen in 24hr patch use) and low risk of adverse side effects compared to Champix/Tabex/Zyban. Far better efficacy than other meds avaiable too. 12 week course available from your GP (total prescription cost = £59.20)
Apply above with a strong commitment to stop and stay stopped, combined with positive reinforcement regarding your motives to stop, and you're good to go.
Apply above with a strong commitment to stop and stay stopped, combined with positive reinforcement regarding your motives to stop, and you're good to go.
unless you are man and you go cold turkey. like me. 
...or me! 8)
Camo - i'm quite loving the way this thread has turned into you and me shouting each other on....and binners is nowhere to be seen
Binners is obviously THE man - not only can he quit cold turkey, but he doesn't even need someone to talk to about it.
😆
Personally, I'm with Bob Hoskins. It's good to talk.
So, how ya doing this morning, morgs? Are the sweats gone yet?
Morning all. How are we doing chaps?
Well.... two days in and I'm quite surprised. There's only been one tempestuous outburst (on the sexism thread - and they deserved it). I got through last night ok. Watched a fillum, stayed off the beer. Slept ok. I think avoiding the pub is the way forward
This morning my body is enthusiastically setting about clearing itself out of crap. I've been coughing up what appear to be slimy tennis balls. Eeewwwwwwwwwwwwwww.
Oh... and I've a big bag of satsumas on my desk. Otherwise I'll be eating 14 packets of crisps a day. No question about it. As I was geting them this morning. A quite 'sturdy' lass was buying 2 Kit Kats for her breakfast. That'd be me, that would!
You sure you can't make it out next Thursday morgs? we could do jointly victorious?
Camo - not even touched them. They are in the car ready for tonight 🙂
just been down for my 10:30 constitutional and instead of even thinking about it, i had a look in the back of my car where I found [url= http://www.flickr.com/photos/69216972@N07/6294454828/in/photostream/ ]this[/url] waiting to go to the shop this afternoon.
Binners, I would love to....but I'm in Llandudno. Think it would be great to arrange a STW social though....thoughts?
Sounds like a plan to me fella.
We all revelling in our awsomeness then? 😀
Cautiously, I'm waiting until the weekend's passed.
Then - presuming I have not been undone by a mischievous bifta – I shall revel in the power of Awesome to the Max!
A STW social sounds sweet - I'm in the 'pool, you're in Manchester by the looks of it, so maybe one day we could be horribly smug and self-righteous ex-smokers together!
Don't panic and carry on!
The timing here has been bang on. So cheers for starting this thread.
At work this week, instead of being on the Mac trying to hit mad deadlines, I've been lucky enough to have a brief for 15 hand drawn illustrations. As in; pens, pencils, ruler, paper. Like they used to in the olden days. Got the tongue out the corner of my mouth, concentrating, and everything.... Its incredibly therapeutic and is helping immensely 😀
An ex smokers festival of awesomeness is definitely in order. Lets do it when we all hit a month smoke free maybe?
An ex smokers festival of awesomeness is definitely in order. Lets do it when we all hit a month smoke free maybe?
I think, less than a month from now, there's every chance that our Awesomeness may well be off the scale.
Which officially makes us a danger to the general public.
Day 5 for me and the cravings are baaaad, not sure if the Tabex pills are making any difference or not although I haven't been sticking to the proscribed dosages.
Good luck to all you newly quit smokers... keep going, it only gets easier. If you do have any doubts just ask yourself if you want to be a smoker again. If the answer is no (which it bloody should be) then don't smoke. In fact, congratulate yourself on your strength of mind and sheer awesomeness.
I gave up 4 months ago now and it is great. Will never go back.
Day 5 for me and the cravings are baaaad, not sure if the Tabex pills are making any difference or not although I haven't been sticking to the proscribed dosages.
Keep the faith, dude.
I tried the pills/patches loads of times. This time it's cold turkey. I have to say, for me it's working better.
Now I have to go outside to find somebody to kill. 😈
Keep going Bimbler!! Its...
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for me. Tried the patches and pills and stuff and this time I'm doing it through pure [s]willpower[/s] peer pressure 😉
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!