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I gave up smoking yesterday and haven't had a smoke for 48 hours now. I gave up before so know how bad it can be, but I still feel crap :(

And I'm not getting much support here at home, as another smoke just gets sparked up :rolleyes:

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I'm going to try to stop once the house is sold and everything is sorted out. It's not something I'm looking forward to because I remember how ill it made me feel last time.

I really feel for you, you need to ban smoking in your house (sorry cas :o) it's the only way you will do it.

Keep it up, apparantly the feeling goes after 3 days, although I never got that far, so don't know if it's true.

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Yep, agree......ban Cas......and keep smoking :D

BTW I think the time period was 3 days and 85 million hours. :eek:

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Physically you're free after 3 days, but the last time I gave up for 6 years and wanted a smoke virtually every day at some point :eek:

You shouldn't try to give up while there are other stresses in your life. It will be too much, but good luck when you try. Set a start date, that's what Cas has done...Saturday for her, but I'm suffering now :(

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Stick with it. Benefits far outweigh any mild discomfort experienced.

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I don't even eat fire anymore....that compensated the last time I gave up :D

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You're having a laugh? :scared:

I intend to :)

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My start date is set for the day we fly out of the UK. I figured with all that time in the air without a cigarette I may as well try then. That's providing I can stop myself lighting one up as soon as we clear the airport in singapore.

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So, do I deduce you are just drinking the meths now then ? :p

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Not a bad idea, although the trip can be quite stressful. I had in mind more like just after you've settled in. Like a new place and a new start. Personally I chain smoked for 4 hours in a horrible little room at Hong Kong when I flew out :(

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I might have a bit spare ;) :beer:

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Made me laugh watching the cleaners go into those rooms.
Kitted up in near spacesuits.

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I didn't see any cleaners....mind you, it was a bit foggy in there :D

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That's plan B ;) :D

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Careful, I'm on about plan S, T or W I think :eek:

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There was a thread about this recently.
A book got mentioned several times......maybe worth a read........or did they shove it in the gob ? :D

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keep going mate.i am intending to give up once we are settled in oz.at the moment everthing is to stressful and i know i will be stressed at eg kids 1st day at school .However i am banning smoking indoors as soon as we arrive and in the car so this should help us cut down before attempting to give up.i would love to stop now but when i get stressed i rush for a ciggie and they are keeping me sane.I do not drink so this is my vice.I hope you keep it up and ask for full support at home.nikki

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EEEER tis.......http://britishexpats.com/forum/showt...hlight=smoking

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I gave up smoking 5 years ago, the first 2 weeks was the worst!
I found keeping myself busy helped, the house had never been so clean!! :D

mind you i took up drinking instead :o

i promised Alan i would give up drinking (well cut down) if he gave up smoking, i hope his will power is crap! ;)

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Can I just say that he said that my smoking wasn't bothering him....he doesn't want to smoke...he is just feeling physically crap.


I'm giving up Saturday.....so as he begins to feel better...I'll feel crap.

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Stick with it both of you...........................I quit in December and haven't looked back :D apart from eating anything that wasn't screwed down for the first 2 weeks :scared: :scared:

Now it doesn't bother me at all and the bonus was a perfectly clear chest x-ray at the meds :D

Just a bloody alcoholic now :beer: :

Loz x

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oh its easy to give up...i do it every day at about 10.30 -11pm...stay of them for at least 7 hours...then i just give in and smoke always same time though about 6-630 am...

might have to try staying asleep for 24-48 hours..

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:D :D


I can't even do a full night at the minute. I don't actually wake up for a cig, but when I do wake up (usually around 3am) I have to have one or I can't go back to sleep :o :eek:

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I know the feeling.

I stopped on 1st Jan with all the other lemmings. I'd had enough of smoking so it's actually been quite easy. only problem, I don't eat any more, I just gorge :eek:

I've had to join a gym again to help me keep an eye on my weight. the alcohol consumption has risen as well.
:beer:

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2 in one house trying to stop smoking at the same time :scared:

thats definitely divorce proceedings :D


I tried once together with the wife. I begged her to start after 2 weeks otherwise I might have had to kill her :eek:

I managed to stop for three years that time :o

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thank god i dont wake up...ive been giving up nearly every day for the last 4-5 weeks...cant count how many ciggies ive snapped, lighters and ashtrays ive thrown away as im off to bed..resolute that i wont smoke in the morning..only to find my self digging in the bloody bin next morning to find a binger..lol even used steri strips to put one back together just to have a few drags..lol set off for work 15 mins early so i can have two on the way there and its only a 15min journey...before i get to school..its a no smoking site for staff..but parents puffing away in playground dosnt help..ive found myself following them round just to get a wiff of nicotine... :eek:

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Yep, am in the same position with alocohol :D

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My last day of smoking today, as vowed to quit tomorrow.......plan to smoke myself sick for the rest of the day.

Then, that's it.

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You gave up before then next time I saw you, you were in possession of a suitcase sized pack of fags :p

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I give up all the time and start every few years.....the last time though I put on a stone in weight and couldn't shift it ....so I started smoking again.....
Now Im a fat smoker......cant win.
When I am stress free I will give up again.....for good I think cause I cant afford it anymore :D

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Then it would have been clear in December - lungs do not get better that quickly unfortunately. :D

It's totally down to frame of mind at time of giving up. I tried for ages to pack it in and it never worked. Then one day, I came to the last few of some duty free and thought "I will never buy another pack" and can honestly say hand on heart, from that day I have never missed it, craved it, I didn't feel the need to eat loads and didn't even get grumpy (well, no more than usual ;) ) even though Hubby was still smoking - He finally gave up about a year ago.

I don't know why it worked that time but I had obviously subconsciously got the right date :) Good luck to anyone doing it. I certainly wouldn't have tried if going through the migration process though :eek:

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Good for you - I did it cold turkey - bloody hard - but best thing I ever did.

The worst time is the first 3 days - it gets easier after that, you still crave but not as often and not for as long.

I have been stopped about 8 years now - and I occasionaly get a slight twang of a crave - but doesn't last longer than a second or two.

The rule is - just take one day at a time - don't think 'I can never smoke again' just say I am not having one today - then get up each day with the same saying.

always remember though - ONE drag on a fag - WILL lead you to be hooked again and take you straight back to square one - so the thing that keeps you going after day 3 is - I don't want to have to go through the last 3 days again!!

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Haha - know it well - tucked down on the ground level round the corner from the Starbucks! It was grotty - helped me quit after we got back actually. :)

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Well it's been a bit better today. My kidneys haven't ached liked they did yesterday, and I've hardly coughed at all although I still have a bit of a sore throat. I haven't craved a smoke yet today, although I've felt a bit lost at times :D

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I think the feeling lost is one of the worst bits. You'll have to find something to play with ;)

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The plaything has gone out for the night :D

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Well if you think hard enough something might pop up :eek: :D

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I have no shortage of that....and anyway, you always want a smoke afterwards :rolleyes:

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Don't lie. Men ALWAYS fall asleep :p