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giving up my bad habit for good

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traceycat

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today i have decided to give up smoking, i went to my chemist an she adviced me on what would be best to use an ive been put on patches that you put on in morning an keep on until next day, also an inhaler that i puff on as if it were a cigerate.
my start date is tomorrow morning 😱
my hubby an daughter are going to do it with me.
im not looking forward to breaking a habbit of a lifetime(25yrs) but this time for my health i know i have to. the hospital gave me a book yesterday with a contract that you put on your fridge lol an i have to sign it, also great advice on how to get thourgh it all. wish me luck. i hope i can do this.
 
Tracey all the luck in the world with it hun, you have made the first big descision and decided to quit, if you need any help and support from us just shout hun xxxxx
 
awwh thanks steff hun, i think im gonna need alot of help with this one lol, im dreading having withdrawls xxx
 
traceycat said:
today i have decided to give up smoking, i went to my chemist an she adviced me on what would be best to use an ive been put on patches that you put on in morning an keep on until next day, also an inhaler that i puff on as if it were a cigerate.
my start date is tomorrow morning 😱
my hubby an daughter are going to do it with me.
im not looking forward to breaking a habbit of a lifetime(25yrs) but this time for my health i know i have to. the hospital gave me a book yesterday with a contract that you put on your fridge lol an i have to sign it, also great advice on how to get thourgh it all. wish me luck. i hope i can do this.
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That is fantastic traceycat, I gave up on Wed 27 January 2010 after smoking for over 30 yrs, it's one of the best things that I have ever done. I have never looked back.
It will be hard, but willpower will get you through that and don't forget to give your self a treat every now and then. Best of luck, I'm willing you to do it. Sheena x
 
awwh thanks for that shenna hun, i realy hope i can do it
 
Good for you Tracey. You'll be a lot better off health and finance wise.

Best of luck. 🙂

Rob
 
thanks rob
 
Good luck !! you know it makes sense. !!! Bravo !
 
Tracey, what a star. I gave up after 20 years nearly 8 years ago now. I was a very very heavy smoker.

I did it cold turkey eek ! I can 100% tell you that if I can give up, anyone can. I was once told that only 20% of smokers are actually addicted so regardless of whether you are or not, pretend you are in the 80% and it will be a doddle.

Go for it and instead of taking it a day at a time, that is too damned long, take it an hour at a time and then you will progress to half a day, then a day and one day very soon you will get to the end of that day and think 'oh gosh, I didn't think about fags today'. That day is amazing.

Good luck. 🙂🙂
 
thanks nomorecakes
 
Adrienne said:
Tracey, what a star. I gave up after 20 years nearly 8 years ago now. I was a very very heavy smoker.

I did it cold turkey eek ! I can 100% tell you that if I can give up, anyone can. I was once told that only 20% of smokers are actually addicted so regardless of whether you are or not, pretend you are in the 80% and it will be a doddle.

Go for it and instead of taking it a day at a time, that is too damned long, take it an hour at a time and then you will progress to half a day, then a day and one day very soon you will get to the end of that day and think 'oh gosh, I didn't think about fags today'. That day is amazing.

Good luck. 🙂🙂
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thanks adrienne, that is a realy good way to look at it an thanks for sharing your story with me, my first day without a fag will be such an achivement
 
Good luck Tracey xxx
 
traceycat said:
thanks adrienne, that is a realy good way to look at it an thanks for sharing your story with me, my first day without a fag will be such an achivement
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Yep it will be, big time. You should think of a treat but not food. I made that mistake ok and substituted fags for maltesers, 3 stone later, yep seriously. Find something that you can use as a treat. For example, if you love playing the Wii or DS, save for a game (that is an example as I couldn't think of anything else). Save for a ticket to see a show. Focus on something, anything will do.
 
thankyou carol
 
Great that you have made the decision Tracey 🙂 One thing I would say is don't think of it as something you are 'giving up' - you are not, you are STOPPING doing something that is doing you harm. To stop doing something you know is not good for you is easier to think of than 'giving up' something, as that suggests you are depriving your self of something good - if you see what I mean! 🙂

I stopped just over 15 years ago, after smoking 20-40 a day for 20 years. I had tried patches and gum, but found that they tended to keep me craving nicotene, so I actually found it easier to go through 3-4 weeks of bad-tempered withdrawal symptoms (which is how long it takes for the nicotene craving to go) and then a much easier several months of avoiding the habit. I read Allen Carr's Easy Way to Stop Smoking which really helped me.

Good luck, and don't forget we're all here to cheer you on! 🙂
 
I have to be honest and say that Allen Carr's book just made me laugh, all about little green or purple monsters or something. Only managed half but it is each to their own and my sister also did stop reading that book as did her friend. 😉
 
Good luck.

I gave up smoking six years ago after twenty years of puffing away. As I'd abused nicotine replacement therapy (gum, lozengers, spray, inhalator, patches) by using them when I was in situations where I couldn't smoke (public transport mainly), I took Zyban. It was a complete cure. The smoking cessation nurses said they'd thought the person most likely to fail would be me!
 
Best of luck Tracey! xx
 
Nicky1970 said:
Good luck.

I gave up smoking six years ago after twenty years of puffing away. As I'd abused nicotine replacement therapy (gum, lozengers, spray, inhalator, patches) by using them when I was in situations where I couldn't smoke (public transport mainly), I took Zyban. It was a complete cure. The smoking cessation nurses said they'd thought the person most likely to fail would be me!
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I have to say, this was my experience with patches - as I reduced the strength of the patches as you are supposed to do, I just started smoking again to keep up the same levels of nicotene! I also found that the patches were too strong to start with and suffered lack of sleep and very vivid nightmares with them, so something to beware of Tracey. Hopefully, your experience will be better than mine and they'll do the trick 🙂
 
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