SMOKERS... LETS KICK the HABIT!!

Originally Posted by Jesse

Hey Everyone!

This is my fourth smoke free day! So far no cheating. I have had some cravings of course, but so far non that are unmanageable.

Hope everyone is doing okay on their journey with this.

Day four yay! Bloody fantastic news Jesse and well done not cheating. Keep the faith, the cravings do get fewer. It's really not worth giving in to the craving for a cig. If it's the activity of the habit, that hand to mouth motion that you need just get a plastic inhalator - I didn't even use the nicotine cartridges, I just wanted the plastic.

[Jesse]

Thanks Incubus!

I just take a plastic drinking straw and cut it in half. They work well for me, but mostly I don't use anything. If it gets too bad I do have my electronic cig, but trying to not use them because of the nicotine.

Originally Posted by Incubus

Day four yay! Bloody fantastic news Jesse and well done not cheating. Keep the faith, the cravings do get fewer. It's really not worth giving in to the craving for a cig. If it's the activity of the habit, that hand to mouth motion that you need just get a plastic inhalator - I didn't even use the nicotine cartridges, I just wanted the plastic.

Originally Posted by Jesse

Thanks Incubus!

I just take a plastic drinking straw and cut it in half. They work well for me, but mostly I don't use anything. If it gets too bad I do have my electronic cig, but trying to not use them because of the nicotine.

Go you! Even if you use your electric cig, all is not lost, you just try harder the next day. Have you tried to give up before?

[Jesse]

No, this is my first time at trying to quit. I am 52, and have been smoking steady since I was 16.

Originally Posted by Incubus

Go you! Even if you use your electric cig, all is not lost, you just try harder the next day. Have you tried to give up before?

Originally Posted by Jesse

No, this is my first time at trying to quit. I am 52, and have been smoking steady since I was 16.

It's tough when one has been a lifelong smoker. Stupid teenagers wanting to appear grown-up and cool *shakes head* I really wish I'd never started smoking at all because ultimately getting ill is soooo not cool! I've been experiencing quite a lot of breathlessness this week but that was my own fault for running out of spiriva, my copd medication, it will take a few days to get back to full 'spiriva-ness.

How are you doing Jesse? Still keeping on giving up?

And you too julieisafemme? Are you making progress?

Just G, are you still staying stopped?

...and how about the OP, Strappie, how goes it with your giving up mission?

[Jesse]

Hey Incubus,

Sorry you are struggling with the breathlessness. Do you have the meds now?

You are correct in that ultimately the things smoking causes to happen to our bodies are just not cool at all.

Yes, I am still smoke free. Wednesday will be two weeks. There are still times the thought monkeys dance around in my head trying to convince me to smoke just one, but I just keep saying no.

Hoping that others on here are having great success!

Originally Posted by Incubus

It's tough when one has been a lifelong smoker. Stupid teenagers wanting to appear grown-up and cool *shakes head* I really wish I'd never started smoking at all because ultimately getting ill is soooo not cool! I've been experiencing quite a lot of breathlessness this week but that was my own fault for running out of spiriva, my copd medication, it will take a few days to get back to full 'spiriva-ness.

How are you doing Jesse? Still keeping on giving up?

And you too julieisafemme? Are you making progress?

Just G, are you still staying stopped?

...and how about the OP, Strappie, how goes it with your giving up mission?

Originally Posted by Jesse

Hey Incubus,

Sorry you are struggling with the breathlessness. Do you have the meds now?

You are correct in that ultimately the things smoking causes to happen to our bodies are just not cool at all.

Yes, I am still smoke free. Wednesday will be two weeks. There are still times the thought monkeys dance around in my head trying to convince me to smoke just one, but I just keep saying no.

Hoping that others on here are having great success!

Aww I'm so pleased to hear that you're still smoke free Jesse, it's good news indeed. Two weeks is quite an achievement. Well done on denying the dancing monkeys. That's all it takes, a certain strength (will power) and the ability to say NO! to yourself and the monkeys.

Yup I now have my meds and they're building up their protectiveness again.