Hi everyone, I’m back at it again. I haven’t quit smoking 100% yet, but I would like to say with pride, that I managed to go all day at work yesterday without a cigarette. Yes, I smoked when I got home, but smoking at work always felt like the hurdle I needed to get over. Getting through a day of alternating stress and boredom (my jobs skips from one to the other in minutes) without a cigarette was a big step for me.
I’m at work now and it looks as though this will make two consecutive days at work smoke-free. My plan is, after a week of this, to go a full 24 hours without a smoke, taking it “one day at a time” as they say.
So wish me luck, I’m making progress and if all goes well, I will be smoke free by the end of the month.
Hey there, Crunchy! I’m going to the doctor’s office on Tuesday for a prescription of Zyban. I have zero faith in my abilities to quit “cold turkey”. I should have done this a long time ago. Oh well, I’m doing it now. Luck be with you, quitters!
Geez, 2 months after I started this thread and I still haven’t quit.
My coughing isn’t getting any better, and I still want to quit but . . . well anything I say from here on is just a rationalization. My brother-in-law and I are going to start working out tomorrow, and then we plan give give up cigarettes together once we get into an excerise routine (neither of us wants to put on more weight).
I’ll keep everyone updated when I actually quit smoking.
Thanks for the bump, ruadh and good luck, keep us posted and drop me an email anytime you feel like griping or ranting about it.
The good news is that you can do it! I tried and failed at least a dozen times (with every method from hypnotism and accupuncture to the patch and gum).
But after all the support you guys gave me back in May, I’m proud to say that I’ve now been smoke free for 6 months, 6 days, 14 hours, 14 minutes and 5 seconds! I haven’t smoked 2275 cigarettes, saving $352.72. Life saved: 1 week, 21 hours, 35 minutes.
I don’t know what mental mantras will work best for you. My mother died of cancer but the health risks of smoking weren’t enough to sway me to quit. OTOH, the fact that I stunk like a dirty ashtray was motivation for me. Go figure.
Perhaps a swift kick in the ass from moi would do it for you? How about I sponsor you this week. If you smoke, I’ll come over there and whoop you from there to Russia. How’s’at?
Oh, Oh, Oh! Or worse yet, I could make you sport a really horrible sig line like some others have had to do around here recently. Hehehe - I’m so evil.
And Brat/Crunchy/Ron, dear, what’s up with you on this front? Last we spoke you’d fallen off the wagon. Have you hopped back on yet? If not, what do I have to threaten you with? Must I come there, too?
Dang slow board and semi-simulposts. Ron, hon, I’m glad to know that you’re going to start an exercise program. Trust me, you will see a huge difference in your endurance and stamina once you give up the nasty weed. Good luck and keep us posted - especially if we can help or encourage you in any way.
oh, bless you Shayna. I think if you caved in I would lose all hope of my ever being able to quit.
Reasons I’m quitting again:
My parents, who still think I quit smoking in 1994, are coming to visit next month and I don’t want to spend their whole visit wishing they’d go somewhere so I could have a cigarette.
An extra £50 a week source of income I used to have, I no longer have. Therefore I really cannot afford to keep smoking.
er … that’s it really.
I am planning to take my extra cash and sign up at the gym, but unfortunately the only gym that’s convenient to my home/work has a 6-8 week waiting list! So what do I do in the meantime to keep the pounds from piling? (please note riding a bike is not an option in this weather)
Crunchy, good luck to you. You’ve been struggling with this for as long as I have, I think.
can I just say again I hate this
smoke-free for 22 hours, 47 minutes and 49 seconds. 28 cigarettes not smoked, saving IR£5.41. Life saved: 2 hours, 20 minutes.
