I just thought i would tell everyone that i am trying to give up smoking! I have maged a week now!xxxx
CommentAuthorfergatron
well done!! i gave up 18 months ago when i found out i was pregnant. i went cold turley and have not touched one since. i still miss it but you will feel better for it eventually! plus you will realise how bad it smells!!! :-)
CommentAuthorpringletwix
well done i am using champix it makes me really sick but i will perservere lol xxxx
CommentAuthorcecileinlondon
Well done, you will need to persevere yes, but if you really want it I am sure you can make it. Good luck
I to am trying to give up, as the money i spend on fags a day am puting in a jar instead. I am really struggling at the mo...
CommentAuthorpringletwix
aWell done,are you using anything?
CommentAuthorwelshy1983
i was using patches but felt dizzy all the time now trying chewing gum got my fingers crossed
CommentAuthorpringletwix
I am using champix from doctor it makes me feel sick but it is getting better, but they are great i don't want a fag at all i am not struggling! It might be worth a try?xxxx
CommentAuthorDiana89
I'm not giving up as trying to that and loose wight would be impossible, I am smoking less have switched to rollies at home. Good on you all who are much stronger than me, keep up the good work
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My dad was a 60 a day smoker - he's smoked since he was 11. He told me tonight that he's cut down to a third which is very good news. He might be able to get through 3 hymns now without a fag break!
CommentAuthorjenniebean
me and my n2b gave up 5 weeks today we are on the patches and its really messing with our slep ie we dont get any and when we do get it we have funky dreams but it will be worth it in the end plus we are saving a woping £260 a month by both of us not smoking both of us have smoked for a very long time me since i was 12 i am 31 now and h2b since he was 18 he is 36 now so its been hard
CommentAuthorsparkle
well done everyone i gave up smoking for over a year and then stupidly started again but the weight i put on over a stone has finnally come off so i am not attempting again until after the wedding xx
omg it now says 2 months to go xx
CommentAuthorMrs Turps (Nicpep)
I want to quit pringle, but the doctor wont see me :(
18-09-10
Now a married lady :)
Im a rebel me
CommentAuthorGoff
I quit for 3 years then started again last year. In that time i put on almost 3 stone. I didnt mind - i changed my diet and joined a gym and it fell off me within weeks.
But im back on them again - and what with my exams on the 12th March followed by another 6 month placement 50 miles away, and the wedding, there's far too much going on for me to quit right now - although im, down to less than 10 a day.... shite excuse i know lol!
UKB Mad Scientist
Ride it like ya stole it.....
I'm a flippin ORTHOTIST
CommentAuthorMrsMac
I gave up 4 years ago and have never looked back.... the smell actually makes me nauseous now. Have saved a fortune, skins better, teeth arent as stained, I can taste and smell and thats without the health stuff ( I am just a bit fatter but thats a small price to pay!)
Well done and keep it up
CommentAuthorKaz133
Well done! I gave up 3M 2W 3D 1HR ago! My H2B doesnt smoke,and a simple little comment made me want to give up straight away."Id just like to have you for a bit longer" Hes now got me for another 1week 13hrs 45mins! Im well chuffed! :)
CommentAuthorsami & Paul
i gave up 4 years ago and never looked back, i hate the smell of it now... xx
soon to be Mrs Anderson!!!!!
CommentAuthorMrs fairytale
well done ladies, i will be giving up after the wedding, as am trying to lose weight and there is no way i can do both at same time xx
cant wait to renew my vows, love my hubby sssssooooo much xx
CommentAuthorKaz133
Iv put on a stone since? Maybee its just an excuse though?
CommentAuthorpringletwix
nicpep you can get champix from the stop smoking clinics i just have a nice doctor who didn't make me go there! I hit a week today of no smoking and i really am not struggling which is funny as i have smoked for 20 years lol!xxx
CommentAuthorMrs Mara Tester
Well done!!!! I gave up smoking May 2008, when i was pregnant with my son because it made me sick. had to have hypnotherapy tho, when i tried to give up by myself (patches), i lasted 5 days but, I was an emotional wreck, crying all the time and throwing tantrums, so went to a hynotist, still feel like i want a ciggie every now and then but it disappears almost instantly and then i don't think about it for ages. probably wouldn't happen so often if H2B wasn't still smoking. Need to save up for him to go to hypnotist aswell, he tried but failed after 2 hours. Well done to all the ladies who are giving up and good luck to the rest when you decide to. Keep up the good work :0) xxx
I can't believe we've actually done it
I am now Mrs Limara Tester
CommentAuthorpringletwix
Update: Day 13 of no smoking lol
CommentAuthorCupCake
I have been smoke free for 5 weeks now!!! ;) I too have been saving the money in a jar, thats what is paying for our wedding!! I spent £35 a WEEK on them. I realised at almost 42 I'd had enough and wanted to see my kids have their wedding days too, my son is only 2, so I need to be around a long time yet. I hate the smell of it now, but can totally empathise with anyone thinking about giving up... no excuse is worth your health and wealth is it? ;) YOU CAN DO IT!!!! xx
Became Mrs Lyons 30th July 2011 x
CommentAuthorpringletwix
Well done cupcake and thank you for the support!xxx
CommentAuthorCupCake
There is a fab book called EASYWAY to give up smoking for women by Alan Carr .... it totally makes you see smoking in a different way. x
Became Mrs Lyons 30th July 2011 x
CommentAuthoralsieboo
Wow, congrats to everyone who's managed to quit!!! H2b & I have tried a couple of times, but we just went cold turkey and ended up back on them after a couple of weeks because we were too b!tchy to each other :( I've heard about that book CupCake, one of my friends swears by it, but I'm not quite in the right frame of mind to quit yet... I keep talking myself out of so many things about it lol, like I couldn't put my money in a jar, because I always pay by card & hardly have cash on me. Plus I'd want it to be so very specific, I'd have an excel spreadsheet to help calculate how much I'm spending and how long it'd take me to save X amount, and I'd have to put the exact amount in the jar, but then I'd get all anal about the prices being different in each shop... Yep, I'm a nightmare.
CommentAuthorCJMCDR
I dont smoke but my h2b does. Any tips on helping him to give up as i refuse to marry a smoker. I wont have my money wasted on a disgusting health affecting habit. Still 18 months til we get married but he has no inclination to start.
CommentAuthorpringletwix
Well CJMCDR i am taking Champix tablets from my doctor and i have given up for 2 weeks so far not had a craving or anything not eating more either so i think they are great it is like i have never smoked lol! Also the smell of smoke makes me feel ill now lol!xxxx
CommentAuthorDiana89
A couple of the girls I work with are using champix, they started together and are really helping eachother, another person gave up a few years ago, she was hypnotized too and said it was the best as she tried loads of things before and that's what finally worked. I think when I quit I'm going to get one of those magic cigs to still use at home for a while
CommentAuthorpringletwix
Update given up now for 23 days lol
CommentAuthorMrs Turps (Nicpep)
well done pringle!!! I'm on day 5 now. and im in a rotten mood cos of my sister and so badly want one :(
18-09-10
Now a married lady :)
Im a rebel me
CommentAuthorEsme38
FANTASTIC.... you wouldn't want to have a ciggie now after all this time without one! :-)
Nicpep - keep going, I found the first week the strangest feeling when I stopped. I was so used to having my right hand near my mouth!!!!
CommentAuthorMrs Turps (Nicpep)
i really do, I'm on the verge of tears and its taking all my energy to not buy any
18-09-10
Now a married lady :)
Im a rebel me
CommentAuthorDaffy
DON'T do it nicpep.... don't buy any.. you can do it :). Just come on here everytime you want one :) xx
Daffy
CommentAuthorMrs Turps (Nicpep)
im not gonna, I just feel like I cant cope with this wedding any more. having a smoke wont actually change that! lol
18-09-10
Now a married lady :)
Im a rebel me
CommentAuthorpringletwix
Your doing really well nicpep have a glass of wine instead lol you can do this!xxxxx
CommentAuthorMrs Turps (Nicpep)
lol im at work, cant drink :( need it today though
18-09-10
Now a married lady :)
Im a rebel me
CommentAuthorDrunchPunk
No liquid lunch then Nic?
CommentAuthorMrs Turps (Nicpep)
ham sandwiches and doritos. yum.
18-09-10
Now a married lady :)
Im a rebel me
CommentAuthorKevsgirl
well done you, a week is great, keep it up. H2b gave up on Saturday, and he's finding it really hard, he's got patches and we got him some inhibulators (or whatever they are called) yesterday to see if that helps him a bit.
I've bought him a new golf club as a well done gift if he keeps it up and hasn't smoked by Saturday.
I'm not getting him one every week though, but he says he needs some sort of incentive.
I think an Xbox game might have to be next weeks present!!!
x
CommentAuthorMrs Turps (Nicpep)
lol i was thinking of a free incentive, but my mind is just obviously in the gutter today (i am gonna offer similar bribes to h2b to help me plan this wedding)! lol
18-09-10
Now a married lady :)
Im a rebel me
CommentAuthorKevsgirl
ROFL you are on my wave length girlfriend lol
xxxx
CommentAuthorFaye
Whats champix??? I might try that then... I need to give up! xx
CommentAuthorMrs Turps (Nicpep)
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lol Clair - theres only a few things my man understands. Thats how you train them, reward them for being good (like you would your pet)!! hahaha I'm so mean about my angel - he is lovely really
18-09-10
Now a married lady :)
Im a rebel me
CommentAuthorKevsgirl
I'm sure he is lovely, as is mine. But he's a bear with a sore head at the moment, he says its not so bad today,but that could also be as he's busy at work today, and he's got that little plastic tube thingie.
Its totally out of character for him, so I know its down to fag withdrawal!!! Poor thing.
LOL
x
CommentAuthorpringletwix
Faye Champix is a pill you take one in the morning and one at night you take it for 8 to 15 days before you want to give up and then just get on with it lol. I took it for 4 weeks all in all so i have not taken it for about a week and i still don't want a ciggie. ( the only problem i had with it was that it made me feel really sick for first 2 weeks but for me it has been wort it!)
CommentAuthorCJMCDR
My H2B is trying to give up but hes in such a crappy mood cos he doesnt want to use the nicorette cum we got or the electronic cigarette- he just craves the real thing! He manages a couple of days then gives in every time. How can I make him see that for his health, our future, our marriage, his nephew and our future children he NEEDS to give up for good.
CommentAuthorpringletwix
Awwwwwwww hun he will only give up if he wants too that is the hardest thing to take i am sure he will see sense soon, sending hugs!xxxx