Post for everyone who QUIT evil fags

Shazanne · 01-03-2012 10:27AM

Love2Love, I know exactly how you feel.
I will be five weeks off the fags tomorrow:eek::eek::eek: and I can't believe it either. I am using the e-cig but the novelty of that has long worn off.
I am going to Canada on St. Patrick's Day and can't get my head around going away as a non-smoker. My biggest concern is actually walking through Duty Free and not picking up my supply - then leaving the country knowing I can't get my brand if I want them:eek::eek:
This probably sounds really weird to people but its a major issue for me. Especially as I have been having weak moment regularly in last week - mainly yesterday.
It takes all my energy to stay strong - but I'm winning so far:rolleyes:

Boom_Bap · 01-03-2012 10:40AM

Shazanne wrote: »

Love2Love, I know exactly how you feel.
I will be five weeks off the fags tomorrow:eek::eek::eek: and I can't believe it either. I am using the e-cig but the novelty of that has long worn off.
I am going to Canada on St. Patrick's Day and can't get my head around going away as a non-smoker. My biggest concern is actually walking through Duty Free and not picking up my supply - then leaving the country knowing I can't get my brand if I want them:eek::eek:
This probably sounds really weird to people but its a major issue for me. Especially as I have been having weak moment regularly in last week - mainly yesterday.
It takes all my energy to stay strong - but I'm winning so far:rolleyes:

I do quite a bit of international travel with work and I have been avoiding any travel for this reason. I'll need to overcome that hurdle at some stage though.

But, I do have a confession to make. last night, after being off smokes all year, I had 1....well, 2. I'm enduring a stressful period at the moment in my personal life and ended up going out last night for a drive to clear my head. Before I knew it, I was at a shop and bought a pack of cigs. Unwrapped the wrapper and pulled out the foil...that used to be a huge 'tradition' but it was a non-event for me yesterday.
It took me a while to take a smoke out, and a hell of a long time to light it.
This is where is got good, i took about 3 drags off the thing and it was absolutely disgusting, threw it away.
I sat thinking that it must have been a dodgy smoke or something, they never tasted like that before.
So out of curiosity, i lit up #2, that got about 2 drags before i tossed it.

So I feel guilty and a bit ashamed of myself, but also happy knowing now that now I think cigarettes are disgusting.

Eoin · 01-03-2012 12:33PM

Boom_Bap wrote: »

I do quite a bit of international travel with work and I have been avoiding any travel for this reason. I'll need to overcome that hurdle at some stage though.

On the flip side, it can make the flight that little bit easier, strangely enough.

I had a 12 hour flight on my second week off them, and knowing that I wasn't going to light up when I landed meant that I wasn't in as much of a mad rush for the flight to be over.

DenMan · 01-03-2012 01:50PM

Don't feel ashamed or guilty Boom_Bap. That's not fair on you.

username123 · 01-03-2012 03:53PM

Hey Boom_bap, dont be feeling ashamed or guilty. Just remember the reasons you stopped smoking and that a cigarette doesnt make a stressful time any less stressful.

yosser hughes · 01-03-2012 03:57PM

Hey Boom_bap don't let that slip set you back. It means nothing and don't use it as an excuse to go back on them. You had a few pulls and they disgusted you. Throw the rest away. Don't undo all of your good work. You've been through the hard part.
Good luck

Newuser12345 · 02-03-2012 03:39PM

Day 32, had first flights since quitting.

Travel fairly regularly for work and knew the smoking set-ups in a lot of western Europe airports

It was such a pleasure to walk into airport, check in and go straight through security.
In most airports you are faffing around outside as you know you cannot smoke once past security.

Harpy · 02-03-2012 05:02PM

Day 8

Still free of them, I found yesterday the toughest day yet just a lot of times throughout the day i was thinking to myself if i just smoke one or two and then stop again it won't really matter, came on here a few times throughout the day to read some posts to keep me motivated, ..got through it though and feel much better today...

rep8888 · 02-03-2012 08:17PM

Hi all i'm on day 2 off the cigs all is going ok and i just want to warn against having one cig 5 1/2 years ago i quit the evil fags stayed off them for 2 1/2 years and after being at a party one night had a few cigs bought a pack and now 3 years later 40 a day i am on day 2 without one and wont make the same mistake again good luck to everyone

sporina · 02-03-2012 10:59PM

Newuser12345 wrote: »

Day 32, had first flights since quitting.

Travel fairly regularly for work and knew the smoking set-ups in a lot of western Europe airports

It was such a pleasure to walk into airport, check in and go straight through security.
In most airports you are faffing around outside as you know you cannot smoke once past security.

OMG - i am sooo looking forward to getting of a flight and NOT looking for the 1st opportunity to light up. Yeah to not smoking!!!!

Harpy · 05-03-2012 02:41AM

double post

Harpy · 05-03-2012 02:41AM

Day 10 down!:D (Well as soon as i go to bed)

Feeling good but im still getting that one craving at night when im sitting on the couch telling me that i can just have one, its really annoying that it keeps happening, but i suppose one craving a day, i really shouldn't complain..

Having real trouble sleeping, waking up over and over again i woke up at half three this morning and was wide awake, got back to sleep but kept waking up about every 30 minutes..

Vudgie · 05-03-2012 08:56AM

Harpy wrote: »

Day 10 down!:D (Well as soon as i go to bed)

Feeling good but im still getting that one craving at night when im sitting on the couch telling me that i can just have one, its really annoying that it keeps happening, but i suppose one craving a day, i really shouldn't complain..

Having real trouble sleeping, waking up over and over again i woke up at half three this morning and was wide awake, got back to sleep but kept waking up about every 30 minutes..

Hey Harpy, Congratulations for doing so well. I quit smoking exactly one month ago and it is going well. Don't worry about the unusual sleep patterns I had that for a week or two as well and it will stop.

lester76 · 05-03-2012 10:59AM

Vudgie wrote: »

Hey Harpy, Congratulations for doing so well. I quit smoking exactly one month ago and it is going well. Don't worry about the unusual sleep patterns I had that for a week or two as well and it will stop.

Same here harpy im off them 18days now and my sleep was all over the shop but its bck to normal now and im feeling super:D keep at it

iamthe43 · 05-03-2012 04:03PM

2 months today

Harpy · 05-03-2012 04:59PM

iamthe43 wrote: »

2 months today

Well done!! Im excited about my 2 week milestone i'm on day 11 today..

How are you finding it now? Have you been out drinking yet, how have yo coped with that.. Im going out this week so its kind of worrying me..

Harpy · 05-03-2012 05:01PM

Vudgie wrote: »

Hey Harpy, Congratulations for doing so well. I quit smoking exactly one month ago and it is going well. Don't worry about the unusual sleep patterns I had that for a week or two as well and it will stop.

lester76 wrote: »

Same here harpy im off them 18days now and my sleep was all over the shop but its bck to normal now and im feeling super:D keep at it

Well done to the two of ye.. Yeah im looking forward to not waking up at random times, I woke up last night again at about 4ish and was really disorientated..

iamthe43 · 05-03-2012 05:34PM

Hmmm...I am finding it easier and easier every day. I do have the occasional day where i want to put my fist through the wall, but in general it's ok.

I have been out drinking loads of times now at this stage. I never really found the drinking too hard to be honest. I brought my niquitin mints with me and sucked them all night long for the first few drinking sessions. Now? The drinking doesn’t bother me.

I can understand why you are worrying about the drinking, but before you go out, remind yourself why your off them, and any time the chance to smoke arises, just walk away from the situation. Easier said than done, but just try to be strong.

I don’t even miss smoking any more. I still miss nicotine, but I don’t miss smoking. And I feel great

Vudgie · 05-03-2012 06:59PM

iamthe43 wrote: »

Hmmm...I am finding it easier and easier every day. I do have the occasional day where i want to put my fist through the wall, but in general it's ok.

I have been out drinking loads of times now at this stage. I never really found the drinking too hard to be honest. I brought my niquitin mints with me and sucked them all night long for the first few drinking sessions. Now? The drinking doesn’t bother me.

I can understand why you are worrying about the drinking, but before you go out, remind yourself why your off them, and any time the chance to smoke arises, just walk away from the situation. Easier said than done, but just try to be strong.

I don’t even miss smoking any more. I still miss nicotine, but I don’t miss smoking. And I feel great

This may not work for everyone but what I do is that I actually go to the smoking area with my smoking friends and just abstain. I always enjoyed the chat and craic out there and my belief with quitting smoking is that it shouldn't appear to be a sacrafice. Quite often the best fun is in a smoking area so there is no point thinking that you have to sit inside in a pub.

Obviously this may not work for some as it would increase the temptation but I felt that dealing with it head on and enjoying a 'normal' night out without actually smoking is what suited me.

iamthe43 · 06-03-2012 09:44AM

Vudgie wrote: »

This may not work for everyone but what I do is that I actually go to the smoking area with my smoking friends and just abstain. I always enjoyed the chat and craic out there and my belief with quitting smoking is that it shouldn't appear to be a sacrafice. Quite often the best fun is in a smoking area so there is no point thinking that you have to sit inside in a pub.

Obviously this may not work for some as it would increase the temptation but I felt that dealing with it head on and enjoying a 'normal' night out without actually smoking is what suited me.

I agree on this as well actually. While quitting smoking is the main objective, it doesn’t mean that you need to change your life completely. I too go to the smoking area with friends.

A funny side effect of that however has been that I tend to drink my drinks in the same space of time that my friends smoke their cigarettes, so, well, we can all guess what happened to me. That said, I quickly realised that brining a glass of water out usually did the trick!

username123 · 06-03-2012 10:02AM

Harpy wrote: »

Well done!! Im excited about my 2 week milestone i'm on day 11 today..

How are you finding it now? Have you been out drinking yet, how have yo coped with that.. Im going out this week so its kind of worrying me..

Hiya Harpy, Im on day....hang on have to add it up.....31+29+6.... 66!

My biggest worry in the first 2 months was that Id have a drink and suddenly turn into a crazy woman, punch the first person I saw smoking, grab the cigarette out of their hand, begin puffing furiously on it while looking for my next victim and end up in a collapsed state surrounded by butts and angry people. I just assumed alcohol would do that to me.

The good news is - it doesnt!

Ive had a few nights out now, with amounts of drink ranging from 1 drink to 4 or 5 drinks, and not once have I felt the need or desire to smoke. Even standing outside a theatre in the middle of all the post show smokers didnt bother me.

So try not to worry, it doesnt hit you like a train, you may well get a 'normal' type of a craving like you would at any odd time of the day, but it doesnt suddenly become this uncontrollable thing.

Harpy · 10-03-2012 07:13PM

[QUOTE=username123;77446954
The good news is - it doesnt!

Ive had a few nights out now, with amounts of drink ranging from 1 drink to 4 or 5 drinks, and not once have I felt the need or desire to smoke. Even standing outside a theatre in the middle of all the post show smokers didnt bother me.

So try not to worry, it doesnt hit you like a train, you may well get a 'normal' type of a craving like you would at any odd time of the day, but it doesnt suddenly become this uncontrollable thing.[/QUOTE]

You post made me laugh and you were so rights, didn't have a craving the whole night and it didn't effect my night at all..

On Day 16 now

rebecca 30 · 10-03-2012 07:28PM

username123 wrote: »

Day 31. So almost a full month off them. Feel fine about it all.

Had a horrible experience while sleeping last night, this has happened a couple of times. I dream that Ive had a couple of cigarettes and I become SO disappointed in myself, I actually wake up going 'Oh NO!!!!' then realise it was all a dream - its so vivid though.

Anyway, well done to everyone here!!

I am off them nearly 4 years , still get those dreams when I am worry , Since I gave up the cigs I have bought a better car , converted my attic and gone to Italy , just saying how much you can do with money when you dont smoke !!!
KEEP IT GOING

username123 · 11-03-2012 01:57PM

Harpy wrote: »

You post made me laugh and you were so rights, didn't have a craving the whole night and it didn't effect my night at all..

On Day 16 now

Great to hear Harpy, another milestone reached and passed for you, Day 17 for you now, in just 4 days you will be at magical Day 21!!

rebecca 30 wrote: »

I am off them nearly 4 years , still get those dreams when I am worry , Since I gave up the cigs I have bought a better car , converted my attic and gone to Italy , just saying how much you can do with money when you dont smoke !!!
KEEP IT GOING

Love it Rebecca!! Thanks for that, amazing to think how much money is just smoked away to ash over the years!

Day 71 today. Or 2 and a bit months. Cmon the 3 month milestone!!

Will I Amnt · 11-03-2012 02:12PM

I "quit" 14 months ago.
When I say quit,I still have a few with drinks.
I very rarely drink now either so it's only 5-10 nights a year.
As soon as I have even a mouthful of beer I'm dying for a smoke,I find it impossible not to have one.

This is in stark contrast to the rest of the time when I'm finding it incredibly easy.
There's a half box on the mantelpiece since Christmas,absolutely no desire to go near them.
It's been so simple for me until I have a drink,I know it's only psychological but I don't ever see myself having a drink and not smoking.

Love2love · 11-03-2012 03:14PM

Day 40 - I think.

Doing great, trying to tackle the extra weight now. Put on half a stone in 4 weeks but down 5lbs already so only 2 more til I'm pre-giving up weight. This was one of my main excuses for staying on the cigs - I'll put on too much weight. I gave myself 4 weeks of going easy on myself. What surprised me was that for the first week and a half my every moment was spent thinking about cigs and shovelling food into myself and then all of a sudden, the thoughts didn't consume me, I think then I was eating out of a habit I created. I still think of smoking but not in the same way.

gail1971 · 11-03-2012 10:47PM

rebecca 30 wrote: »

I am off them nearly 4 years , still get those dreams when I am worry , Since I gave up the cigs I have bought a better car , converted my attic and gone to Italy , just saying how much you can do with money when you dont smoke !!!
KEEP IT GOING

A car and Italy makes it sound like it was a pretty expensive habit

I was smoking for many years and did the sums once and scared myself.

But what is even scarier is if I worked out how much the rest of my family also spent on them after decades of smoking!

www.ReviewSmoking.com

celticcrash · 12-03-2012 01:40AM

Six weeks gone with out putting one of those filthy cancer sticks in my mouth.
I go swimming every second day now. I used to drive to the corner shop 50 meters away.
My health has slowly got better. Great support on here.
I started around the same time as username but slipped at a wedding.
I really started in November but I slipped a few times. 42 days gone now, which is a
record for me. Around 12 years ago I got to 41 days.
Its all just one day at a time. I am not going to be complacent about this addiction.
During stressful times this addiction has told me that its in my best interest
to smoke. It has made stressful situations seem 10 times worse to trick me back on
the smokes. But I keep telling myself that things would get better.
Its just a less stressful life now.
And I am able to handle things better now that I dont smoke.
My head is getting better, I am feeling better, my health is better.
I have more money in my pocket. 63 euro a week. 378 euro in six weeks.
Talk it out, walk it out, what ever you have to do to get through the day.
All the best to everyone here whos trying to get off the smokes.

gail1971 · 12-03-2012 01:43AM

celticcrash wrote: »

I go swimming every second day now. I used to drive to the corner shop 50 meters away.

This sounds like a real lifestyle change you have made.

Congratulations!

Gail xx

quaalude · 12-03-2012 01:28PM

Just popping in to say I'm still off 'em, a little over 2 months now.

I rarely think about them now, and, much to my partner's relief, I've pretty much stopped talking about it. At the start of giving up, I had to verbalize a lot of my thoughts ("oh I didn't want one today", "I really want one right now", "yuk, don't fags smell terrible" etc. etc), but I started to bore even myself! I didn't mention smoking (or not smoking) for like a week just passed.

I just don't smoke now, and don't really care about it. A big test for me has been hanging out with my family, who mostly smoke, but I was out with 3 of them at the weekend, hanging out in the smoking bit of a pub, and all 3 were smoking, and I just wasn't bothered.

So - anyone who's just started giving up, please do keep at it. It gets easy after a time, and there is so much more happiness and pleasure to be gained from the benefits of not smoking than there is in the short-term gratification of having a fag.

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