Quitting smoking: Day 20

[Benjamin]

So far today I have been okay without a smoke but the last hour I have started to get really irritable and emotions have ranged from being depressed, to wanting to smash somebody in the ****ing face before being calm again.

Anytime I feel like I need a smoke I'm gonna come in here and distract myself.

[thesheriff443]

you do that ben, what about those electronic cigarettes?

[AnnieK]

Good luck Ben....it's tough going but so worth it :love:

[Benjamin]

They are so expensive and not been proven to be any better than real cigarettes as they still contain chemicals. I'm gonna try do it with will power.

[Vanessa]

Good luck! I gave up smoking and i feel so much better for it. :hugesmile:

[Samm]

Good Luck!!! I have never smoked so I don't know what it feels like so I can't give you any advice but well done!!!

[Mystic Mock]

you do that ben, what about those electronic cigarettes?

That doesn't help, if anything it got my parents back on them even stronger.

[Z]

Good luck Ben! You can do it!

[Cherie]

Nicotine patchs or gum? just think of those horrible lines smokers get around their mouths from all that sucking, that should do the trick.

[Josy]

They are so expensive and not been proven to be any better than real cigarettes as they still contain chemicals. I'm gonna try do it with will power.

This is so true, I picked up a menthol one to read the small print (I smoke menthols) and it had more crap in it than the cigs I smoke :conf: obviously not saying they are all the same but switching to those ones for me wouldn't have been any better.

Good luck btw.

[T*]

They are so expensive and not been proven to be any better than real cigarettes as they still contain chemicals. I'm gonna try do it with will power.

I suggest you try them to use only occasionally or keep one just in case for those days when willpower is über hard. I live in a house where my parents smoke and they have done most of their lives, so I know from their experiences how hard it is to quit. I'm super proud of you for trying :hug: and hopefully you can say goodbye to smoking :amazed:

Good luck! :love:

[fingers]

Get the Nicotine Micro Tabs from the Chemist, not that cheap but better than paying for fags.

[AnnieK]

Get the Nicotine Micro Tabs from the Chemist, not that cheap but better than paying for fags.

You can get them on prescription too...your GP should have smoking cessation which can help

[fingers]

You can get them on prescription too...your GP should have smoking cessation which can help

Forgot about that! Like a numpty, I paid for them!

[Kate!]

Good luck Ben. :hug:

[Raph]

Good luck dude, it's not easy but i'm sure you can do it - great goal to have to start off the year, it's going to do wonders for your health!

[reece(:]

This is so true, I picked up a menthol one to read the small print (I smoke menthols) and it had more crap in it than the cigs I smoke :conf: obviously not saying they are all the same but switching to those ones for me wouldn't have been any better.

Good luck btw.
There's no tar at least

[Benjamin]

This is so true, I picked up a menthol one to read the small print (I smoke menthols) and it had more crap in it than the cigs I smoke :conf: obviously not saying they are all the same but switching to those ones for me wouldn't have been any better.

Good luck btw.

Yeah I read the small print on them one day and they contained just as many chemicals which I'm sure are just as harmful.

My solution so far to ignoring the couple of minutes craving is either come in here, eat one of my Christmas sweets, run up and down the 4 flights of stairs in my house or put on a dance track and gyrate around my room for a few minutes. :laugh:

[Benjamin]

Thanks for the good luck messages btw everyone. :love:


If I flip out more than usual (hard to tell I know lol) a lot of it will be down to this for the next few weeks.

[Mystic Mock]

Distract yourself with everything you've got Ben, as a Music man though I would suggest maybe listening to some Music?

[Me. I Am Salman]

Good luck! didn't know the e-cigs has chemicals too

[Jords]

Thought e-cigs were just water vapour? My dad uses one with 0 nicotine.

[Mystic Mock]

I think it depends on which brand you get Jords.

[Natalie.]

Good luck Ben, you can do it

[Mystic Mock]

Good luck Ben, you can do it

I thought that said "good **** Ben".:joker:

[Cherie]

I thought that said "good **** Ben".:joker:

:joker: he did say he needed a distraction

[Natalie.]

:laugh:

[mizzy25]

Many times I tried to pack in smoking so I know what your going through. Ive been off them about 8 years now, cant even stand the smell of them and believe me smokers do smell. You have done a good thing by posting it on here now we all know your packing in so we can all support you. You can do it Ben. A little tip for you, whenever you have a craving for a ciggie, go and clean your teeth so your mouth feels all nice and fresh and minty now you don't want to spoil that by having a horrible drug (nicotine) do you? What money you would use to buy a pack I believe they are very expensive now? Why not chuck your money in a bin or better still save it in a jar??? Best of luck Ben.

[Benjamin]

Bloody bunch of perverts, lol.


And yeah Mizzy, I'm planning to out the money I would spend on smokes away into a bank account and watch it grow. :hugesmile:

[arista]

So far today I have been okay without a smoke but the last hour I have started to get really irritable and emotions have ranged from being depressed, to wanting to smash somebody in the ****ing face before being calm again.

Anytime I feel like I need a smoke I'm gonna come in here and distract myself.


you will never keep it up

[Cherie]

you will never keep it up

that's the spirit Arista, he needs all the encouragement he can get.

[Benjamin]

Arista is on his period atm, Cherie. It's okay.


I am now heading to bed (earlier than I would ever do) as I'm in a content place atm and don't want the craving to come back.

[Claymores]

I can never understand why people try to quit at new year - parties, booze, you're destined to have a ciggie!

[Benjamin]

New Year has been and gone Ian, so no more parties for me atm. :tongue:


Day 2 woken up and atm not too bad, the real test will be at work.

[Raph]

Good luck man! Yeah the real test is when you get stressed or something to see if you can deal with that without having to go out for a smoke

[Samm]

Good luck Ben!!!!,have some ice cream that puts my stress down

[Sophiee]

good luck :).

[Benjamin]

Well work was a test but I managed to get through it (with a bad mood and a face like a smacked arse, lol).

Day 2 done. :hugesmile:

[Benjamin]

Okay, so far I have:

* reduced the carbon monoxide in my system to 12%
* Reduced my craving to 97%
* My cardio-circulatory is 98%
* Raised my life expectancy by 3 hours
* Saved 2 hours (in which I would have spent smoking)
* I have saved £13.01
* I would have smoked approximately 35 cigarettes by now.

[MTVN]

Good work Ben, think you deserve a celebratory ciggie after all that

[michael21]

Okay, so far I have:

* reduced the carbon monoxide in my system to 12%
* Reduced my craving to 97%
* My cardio-circulatory is 98%
* Raised my life expectancy by 3 hours
* Saved 2 hours (in which I would have spent smoking)
* I have saved £13.01
* I would have smoked approximately 35 cigarettes by now.

that all very well but what have you done for me lately

[Benjamin]

that all very well but what have you done for me lately

I can get Matt to ban you if you like?

[Benjamin]

Good work Ben, think you deserve a celebratory ciggie after all that

:laugh:


It has been hard today, my laptop has nearly been out the window several times.

[Kizzy]

Great stuff ben well done! make sure you save the money and buy yourself something nice at the end of the week with it :D

[Benjamin]

I'm gonna save all the money for a few months and put it towards a 30th birthday present to myself :hugesmile:

[Cherie]

Day 3 eh, it's gonna be a long year for us :tongue:

[Benjamin]

It really is. :hugesmile:

[Benjamin]

Ah, it's my day off and I have been fine since waking up but this last hour has been tough :(

[Samm]

Eat some ice cream Ben!

[Benjamin]

I went outside and danced in the brief shower we just had. :laugh:

[Kate!]

How's this going Benji?

[thesheriff443]

How's this going Benji?

he is just outside having one now:joker:

[Kate!]

Lol, he may well be. I'd have cracked by now if it were me, I have little willpower :hugesmile:

[thesheriff443]

Lol, he may well be. I'd have cracked by now if it were me, I have little willpower :hugesmile:

:joker:

[Cherie]

Ben?

[Benjamin]

Going well, i'm still n edge atm though, hoping by next week it'll subside.

So fa I have saved £56.53. :hugesmile:

[Lee.]

Going well, i'm still n edge atm though, hoping by next week it'll subside.

So fa I have saved £56.53. :hugesmile:

I've saved £1000 in 4 months! :shocked:

It's kept me going more than anything tbh :)

[Benjamin]

I look forward to saving that much. :hugesmile:

[Smithy]

£1000 :o

[Lee.]

£1000 :o

Yip.. It's shocking isn't it?

[Benjamin]

She says she saved £1000, what she means is she had an extra £1000 to spend on haggis.

[Kate!]

that's really good going Ben, and Lee :amazed:

[Cherie]

Great news, if you get past day 9 you are most likely to stay off them apparently.

[Benjamin]

Great news, if you get past day 9 you are most likely to stay off them apparently.

I want to punch a wall and pretty much everyone. These mood swings this week are unbearable.


:mad:

[Kate!]

Ben. Well done. Really, you're doing amazingly.

All credit to you.

[Samm]

Your doing great Ben!

[Kazanne]

So far today I have been okay without a smoke but the last hour I have started to get really irritable and emotions have ranged from being depressed, to wanting to smash somebody in the ****ing face before being calm again.

Anytime I feel like I need a smoke I'm gonna come in here and distract myself.

If I can do it Ben anyone can,I used to smoke 20+ a day and just think of all that money you'll save.

[Kyle]

My religious cousin used to smoke like a chimney but he saw this sign once on TV that said 'God hates fags' and since then he hasn't touched a single cig.

[smudgie]

Well done Ben.
You keep telling yourself you are over the hardest bit.
Watch that money grow:hugesmile:

[thesheriff443]

My religious cousin used to smoke like a chimney but he saw this sign once on TV that said 'God hates fags' and since then he hasn't touched a single cig.

I see you have changed your name:shocked:

[thesheriff443]

I only smoke in bed.

[Kyle]

I see you have changed your name:shocked:

Good because if you didn't I would have been suggesting you get glasses........or take up a career in premier league refereeing.

[DrunkerThanMoses]

Keep it up dude :)

[thesheriff443]

Good because if you didn't I would have been suggesting you get glasses........or take up a career in premier league refereeing.

you should of changed it to kyle Minogue :joker::joker:

[Kyle]

you should of changed it to kyle Minogue :joker::joker:

-takes the sheriff off friends list-

:rant:

[Marc]

You shouldn't have started smoking in the first place

[thesheriff443]

-takes the sheriff off friends list-

:rant:

it was funny tho:hugesmile:

[Glenn.]

Well done Ben :love:

I need to give up smoking I think. I don't enjoy it like I used to. I would save myself a fortune :rant:

[HD]

I'm on Month 5 :smug:

Keep it up :hugesmile:

[GypsyGoth]

Congratz HD and well done Ben :worship:

[Kizzy]

Bliddy marvellous! I think you've cracked it ben, out of interest did you ever use the technique I told you about?

[Smithy]

have you killed anyone yet

[Slevin]

keep going strong Ben. i quit smoking myself in October of 2012. i havent really struggled much. i thought i would. i use to be an off and on smoker when i first did it. would be on for months be off for longer. then i had a stretch where i smoked nearly double than i used to and that went on for nearly a decade. never was on a stretch that close but finally stopped and im really glad i did. it just depends on the person. its easier for some than others and vice versa.