I give up....
17 March 2005, 12:20 PM
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Originally Posted by SJ_Skyline
WTG mate I knew I should have got you a flat cap for your birthday!
I could wear it when I see my grandchildren grow up! In what... 20-30 years time!!
17 March 2005, 12:21 PM
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Originally Posted by gso
Well done Andy!!!
Do you notice any difference in your breathing etc? I do... and I've only been stopped 9 Days!!!
Keep it up!
Do you notice any difference in your breathing etc? I do... and I've only been stopped 9 Days!!!
Keep it up!
No changes to breathing, but I've had a bit of a cold the last few days as well.
My sense of smell and taste have returned though!
18 March 2005, 12:21 PM
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It will be exactly a week come 2pm.
That said, just a moment ago I was ready to start again, while punching a work colleagues face in!
Maybe I need anger management classes!
That said, just a moment ago I was ready to start again, while punching a work colleagues face in!
Maybe I need anger management classes!
18 March 2005, 01:24 PM
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I don't understand why you are so grumpy! I am supposed to be a hormonal wreck and managed it without being a mardy bum!
PS My mother stopped when she was pregnant with me and the first thing she asked for after giving birth... (apart from a gun to shoot me with) was a pack of cigarettes. 36 years later she is on 80 a day....
So....beware. Once the focus is gone you may struggle.
18 March 2005, 03:03 PM
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Some would think that while breatfeeding, you shouldn't smoke.
Others may take the tact that they shouldn't smoke around their children! Although it didn't stop my dad!!
I still remember as a child flying to Hong Kong and being sat near the back of the plane so my dad could have a smoking seat!
Others may take the tact that they shouldn't smoke around their children! Although it didn't stop my dad!!
I still remember as a child flying to Hong Kong and being sat near the back of the plane so my dad could have a smoking seat!
18 March 2005, 04:20 PM
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Of course I am the caring type 
How do you think I got in this mess
I really don't miss it, I forget I even smoked in the first place! I don't think I will have a problem!
Andy, was passive smoking a big thing when you were younger? Maybe if he was in that situ today he may have reacted differently.... (I'm not saying you are old)
How do you think I got in this mess I really don't miss it, I forget I even smoked in the first place! I don't think I will have a problem!
Andy, was passive smoking a big thing when you were younger? Maybe if he was in that situ today he may have reacted differently.... (I'm not saying you are old
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20 March 2005, 02:05 AM
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Originally Posted by Andy Tang
It will be exactly a week come 2pm.
Smoking is no longer part of your routine.
And the reason to stay off the smokes, is that if you start again you'll have to go through this whole withdrawal agony another time; an awful prospect.
So stick at it !!!
20 March 2005, 09:26 AM
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Cheers guys... I spent the whole day yesterday at a rolling road meet where about a third of the people who turned up smoked.
It was tough in the morning, but by about 11am, the craving turned to disgust!
I've now been to a pub, and been surrounded by smokers and seem to have coped. The next test will be when I next have a drinking session!!
It was tough in the morning, but by about 11am, the craving turned to disgust!
I've now been to a pub, and been surrounded by smokers and seem to have coped. The next test will be when I next have a drinking session!!
20 March 2005, 09:43 AM
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nice one Andy....Caroline did it so can you
Rich fell off the wagon quite spectacularly last Friday night though so he can't talk!!!!!!!!!!
Rich fell off the wagon quite spectacularly last Friday night though so he can't talk!!!!!!!!!!
22 March 2005, 09:29 AM
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month and a half for me now.... I still sometimes feel like I want to smoke, but just remember back to the other times when i tried to give up and when you give in and have one you just feel gutted for doing it.
It never makes you feel better. Its this thought that has kept me going and it really is getting much easier. I only really miss it when drunk... but even that is getting easier to cope with now.
Good luck mate.
It never makes you feel better. Its this thought that has kept me going and it really is getting much easier. I only really miss it when drunk... but even that is getting easier to cope with now.
Good luck mate.
22 March 2005, 09:37 AM
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Thirty years smoking and I gave up two days ago...using patches and chewing gum. Tried a few times before but been told by the doctor this is a must for me now so I am going to really try this time, I feel better already and dont have a cough anymore even after two days. Just figuring how I am going to reward myself with the £50 a week I will save keeps me smiling.
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22 March 2005, 12:59 PM
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i started smoking when i was 13 and gave up 7 years ago (i'm now 31). don't miss it a bit tbh. best thing i found was not to count the days you've given up as it only serves to keep you focused on the ****. sure its nice to celebrate milestones but just forget about the bloody things and focus on something else.
also give the gum/patches a wide berth as you don't need them. biggest load of ****e going imo as you still need the all important will power which the ******* don't supply in the pack
also give the gum/patches a wide berth as you don't need them. biggest load of ****e going imo as you still need the all important will power which the ******* don't supply in the pack
22 March 2005, 01:32 PM
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I feel like a tw@t.... I just had a cigarette. 
I don't know why, it tasted horrid and throw most of it away.
I feel like a failure, but I guess I have to set my mind to why I don't need cigarettes in my life, to save being tempted into it again!
Time to re-read Allen Carr!
I don't know why, it tasted horrid and throw most of it away.
I feel like a failure, but I guess I have to set my mind to why I don't need cigarettes in my life, to save being tempted into it again!
Time to re-read Allen Carr!
22 March 2005, 01:37 PM
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Time to re-read Allen Carr!
The easyway to stop smoking 'permanently' rather than the smaller book (it has around 479 pages)
Lots more info in it and worked well with me
Don't be put off by one failure.....it took me around 20 failed attempts before I made it stick
22 March 2005, 02:59 PM
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Go and have a good sniff of someone who still smokes....seriously do it. The weak moments for me were always quelled when someone came back in after a ***. 13 months now and could still happily light up (you wont lose that feeling so don't expect to) but don't want to mainly coz of that smell!
Don't let anyone tell you it's easy, it aint but keep at it - another day or two and you really are over the worst. What worked for me this time round was I told nobody that I was giving up so didn't get idiots pushing a *** on me or hassling me. Keeping it low key may help you too..Good luck
Don't let anyone tell you it's easy, it aint but keep at it - another day or two and you really are over the worst. What worked for me this time round was I told nobody that I was giving up so didn't get idiots pushing a *** on me or hassling me. Keeping it low key may help you too..Good luck
22 March 2005, 03:21 PM
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Originally Posted by Andy Tang
I feel like a tw@t.... I just had a cigarette.
I don't know why, it tasted horrid and throw most of it away.
I don't know why, it tasted horrid and throw most of it away.
Second sentence - goooooood
Where did you get it from? Did someone at work give you it?