Post for everyone who QUIT evil fags

Gmol · 08-01-2013 11:58PM

8 days off as well not missing them as much as I thought. Good luck to everyone.

admiralofthefleet · 09-01-2013 03:28AM

8 days myself and finding it easy, wont be too cocky though. walking in the evenings is great

i havent slept properly since last year though, is anyone else finding their sleep pattern messed up?

Camo22 · 09-01-2013 11:16AM

I'm off them since Sarurday at 5pm. Went to Allen Carrs Easy Way. Have to say I highly recommend it. It is the most confident I have ever been giving them up. They set you up with a total different mondset and (so far) it's been quite easy(don't want to jinx it). It's €250 which is expensive but I was spending €300ish on the fags a month, so small price to pay.

Here's to a new non-smoking life!!

Scotty # · 09-01-2013 03:22PM

admiralofthefleet wrote: »

8 days myself and finding it easy, wont be too cocky though. walking in the evenings is great

i havent slept properly since last year though, is anyone else finding their sleep pattern messed up?

Well done.

I also found my sleep extremely messed up. I was waking up an hour or two before my alarm was due every morning. I'm off them 7 weeks now and sleep has returned to normal over the last week or two.

Don't be tempted to smoke if you are finding it 'easy'. It's a trick your brain plays on you. I can assure you you won't find it as easy to quit the next time. I've fallen into that trap before.

Allround Predator · 09-01-2013 09:12PM

Day 9, Have to agree my sleep is all over the place at the moment, but I wont let it bother me enough to go back on the smokes. Im finding my brain is playing tricks on me all the time as well, trying to fool myself into having a smoke or just a drag. Nicotine is the Devil !

Vizzy · 09-01-2013 09:22PM

Allround Predator wrote: »

Day 9, Have to agree my sleep is all over the place at the moment, but I wont let it bother me enough to go back on the smokes. Im finding my brain is playing tricks on me all the time as well, trying to fool myself into having a smoke or just a drag. Nicotine is the Devil !

You need to drive a stake right through the heart of the Devil.

And the good news is,now you can afford to buy it:D

Well done and keep strong

Allround Predator · 10-01-2013 05:06AM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fLbQfMmrISE

This is a very motivating video about quitting smoking timeline!

Allround Predator · 11-01-2013 05:37PM

Day 11, Still going strong. Had some cravings last night but managed to get through them, have a chesty cough since yesterday, spitting up all sorts of crap. Sense of smell and taste have improved dramatically in the last few days, going for a jog later on so I think I'll reward myself afterward with an Indian. Happy Days

:);):)

Gmol · 13-01-2013 07:58PM

13 days off and feeling ok despite a chest cough. Odd craving but it goes. Hope everyone going well.

south · 14-01-2013 02:38PM

16 days today

All going well so far. i spend most of my day in a truck where 50% of the time the person next to me is going to be smoking so i was expecting it to be tough but 16 days in and all is going well.

Fieldsman · 14-01-2013 02:57PM

Many years ago as a truck driver I used to give this woman a lift.The minute she was in she'd light up a cigerette I responded by letting down the window and therefore letting the breeze over to her.She would look over to me as if I had two heads on me and I hadn't the guts to tell her not to to smoke. I think she never discovered why I put down the window when she smoked

allgirlz · 14-01-2013 11:24PM

Two weeks in and still off them! Am delighted and my husband has been great, was really craving one at the weekend but he would not let me have one (he smokes). Am exercising every day and feel great, glad to see so many people staying off them too. Am a non smoking convert, there is none so pure as they say!!

Biglad · 16-01-2013 10:14AM

2 Years off them last week. Never ever looked back. Ran my first Dublin marathon in 2012 in 3hrs58mins and am still running at least 3 days a week with a bunch of like minded people of all sorts. My wife will be of them 2 years this week and she started running as well and she is now also doing circuits.

The running really helped me to focus on something else but the cigarettes, and as you get healthier because of it, the last thing you want to do is smoke, the brain just no longer sees the point in smoking I think and the little green guy up there will move out...

To all new ex-smokers, whether you are off them 1 hour, 1 day, 1 week or 1 month, stick with it, it will be the best decision you have ever made! It completely changed our lives

allgirlz · 21-01-2013 10:33AM

3 weeks today, yay!! Am delighted, it is a bit difficult when having a glass of wine but am doing it and feel so much better. Honestly have no idea now why I stayed smoking so long, the fact that it is cold outside is making it easier as who wants to go out for a fag in this weather.

InTheTrees · 21-01-2013 09:38PM

5 years on January 1st.

Barely give it any thought anymore. And I was a "confirmed" smoker.

It can be done.

Shazanne · 22-01-2013 10:21PM

Will be a year off them on Sunday:D;):p:):rolleyes::o:mad::(:eek::cool::P:confused: (Have had all these emotions!!!)
On January 27th last year I bought my last 20 pack. I put it them in the cupboard and kept them there - just in case!!!
On this Sunday, January 27th, I am going to finally take them out and dump them - it will be my final step and a big event for me!!!

To those of you who are just starting out - please keep going. It honestly is worth it. I never thought I'd succeed - maybe that's why I did.

Gmol · 22-01-2013 10:45PM

22 days still going strong Congrats to all still going, hope it is getting easier for you all.

sarahinnavan · 23-01-2013 09:22PM

I've just completed my first 7 days as a non smoker. I had been been smoking for 19 years. I'm feeling grand so far. Last night I had my first glass of wine since I quit. I thought that it would be harder, but it wasn't too bad. When I did get the cravings, I took out the knitting needles! I've also found playing a game on the phone works as a good distraction when the cravings hit. Best of luck everyone. Keep it up.

Camo22 · 24-01-2013 10:47AM

sarahinnavan wrote: »

I've just completed my first 7 days as a non smoker. I had been been smoking for 19 years. I'm feeling grand so far. Last night I had my first glass of wine since I quit. I thought that it would be harder, but it wasn't too bad. When I did get the cravings, I took out the knitting needles! I've also found playing a game on the phone works as a good distraction when the cravings hit. Best of luck everyone. Keep it up.

The drinking is the hardest part. I found that the first few times I went out, I had to concentrate really hard not to smoke and the cravings were really bad but like anything, it's about retraining your bad habits. Everytime it gets a little easier. It'll be 3 weeks this Saturday for me...

allgirlz · 24-01-2013 11:36AM

Camo22 wrote: »

The drinking is the hardest part. I found that the first few times I went out, I had to concentrate really hard not to smoke and the cravings were really bad but like anything, it's about retraining your bad habits. Everytime it gets a little easier. It'll be 3 weeks this Saturday for me...

Me too, we can do it though! Well done for getting this far.

paddyh117 · 24-01-2013 05:09PM

It's my 3 year anniversary today, and I was a 20 a day smoker for nearly 20 years - it absolutely can be done - best thing I've ever done - don't miss them at all, and the smoker i once was seems alien to me now

Good luck to anyone quitting - there's never a good time or a bad time - it just has to be the right time for you!

hugo29 · 28-01-2013 05:46PM

GOOD THREAD GUYS, am of them 4 weeks tomorrow, have to say i havnt found it to bad, was out for a few jars a few times and got tru it, my biggest problem will be, I farm and in the middle of calving season (which starts now ) you are all alone in a shed waiting on a cow to calve (which can be 3am) and boy is a cig a godsend but I am determined to do it
does anyone find

1. when out you drink twice as fast to compensate for no cigs
2. I have not stopped coughing or spluttering for the last month

InTheTrees · 28-01-2013 06:44PM

Alcohol is the very worst. Its a perfect chemical compliment to nicotine which makes it feel extra good. In adddition to the fact that it lowers your self control.

I actually didnt drink a drop of any booze at all for the first twelve weeks of quitting. (Its not forever!)

Be careful!

InTheTrees · 28-01-2013 06:47PM

hugo29 wrote: »

1. when out you drink twice as fast to compensate for no cigs

Oh yeah. Instead of puff, puff, puff, swig.... its become's swig, swig, swig, swig...

I think part of it is awkwardness at not having something to do and part of it is unconsciously trying to increase the booze buzz to try and compensate for the lack of nicotine..

... something like that...

aloyisious · 28-01-2013 06:57PM

InTheTrees wrote: »

Oh yeah. Instead of puff, puff, puff, swig.... its become's swig, swig, swig, swig...

I think part of it is awkwardness at not having something to do and part of it is unconsciously trying to increase the booze buzz to try and compensate for the lack of nicotine..

... something like that...

Plus resisting the natural social urge to join the others with you when they head out for a smoke, leaving you alone in the bar.

username123 · 28-01-2013 07:28PM

InTheTrees wrote: »

I actually didnt drink a drop of any booze at all for the first twelve weeks of quitting. (Its not forever!)

I had 1 or 2 drinks on a few occasions, but I quit on Jan 1 and didnt drink properly until a hens party that April - and I was really nervous about it!!! It was fine though, the habit was well broken.

OrphanGroomer · 29-01-2013 09:45AM

28 days down and feeling great. However my engagement party is this Saturday and was hoping for advice from one of you seasoned non-smokers.

The old alcohol question. Do you guys think that a month is long enough that I could risk a few beers that night? I'll lay off it if needs be, it's not a huge deal but you guys will know better than me.

allgirlz · 29-01-2013 10:43AM

OrphanGroomer wrote: »

28 days down and feeling great. However my engagement party is this Saturday and was hoping for advice from one of you seasoned non-smokers.

The old alcohol question. Do you guys think that a month is long enough that I could risk a few beers that night? I'll lay off it if needs be, it's not a huge deal but you guys will know better than me.

I am off them exactly the same lenght of time as you, I have gone out and had a few drinks and been fine and I was a big smoker when I was out. I told everyone that I was off them which helped as no one would allow me one then! I told myself that I could have one if I wanted, but I kept reminding myself why I did not want one. I am out with the girls this weekend and some will be smoking so not looking forward to it but will be fine. Bring chewing gum with you, you will be fine! Best of luck

username123 · 29-01-2013 11:32AM

OrphanGroomer wrote: »

28 days down and feeling great. However my engagement party is this Saturday and was hoping for advice from one of you seasoned non-smokers.

The old alcohol question. Do you guys think that a month is long enough that I could risk a few beers that night? I'll lay off it if needs be, it's not a huge deal but you guys will know better than me.

Course you can have a few beers, but dont get locked. You want to have a good time while knowing your own mind. Your inhibitions will be lowered will drinking, so keep that in mind and keep a level head.

aloyisious · 31-01-2013 08:16PM

So tomorrow is the day here when the smoking public get's an eyeful of "this is what smoking does to your body" pictures on cigarette packets.

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