Wendy

Good on yer


Aye, I'm Yorkshire so not far behind you in the tightness stakes

Vim Fuego

Aye, the 'slave' thing always bothered me too.

It's amazing the lengths you'll go to in order to justify the indefensible. The Carr angle on 'no replacements/gum/patches, etc' is also a good one ... I can see people will most likely succeed despite these, not because of.

I was looking at those 'Nicobate' things in the petrol station the other day, my God someone is making some serious cash ...

lollyno1

I attended an Allan Carr session on Sunday 16th. I'd read his book previously and also bought another specifcally aimed at women but just found that there never seemed a 'right time' to pack in.

However since Sunday Ive not had one. Ive had a few pangs and felt a bit 'tetchy' but todate theres 20 quid in the jar, I only need to wash my hair every other day and I feel 'fresher'

I was smiling like a Cheshire cat last night as I walked out of Tesco without visiting the fag counter yah!!!!!


regards lolly

Vim Fuego

Good stuff

I bought a music mag (occasional guilty pleasure) with the money I saved ... and they only charged me the pounds/pence equivalent ... double bonus

Fly Away

OMG - so many people now and doing so well at this - good luck all of you!

I gave up 12 years ago and I know how hard it is. I went 'cold turkey' too. Loads of people I know tried the patches but couldn't give up. Does make you wonder if they are a con too.....

Keep going folks - after 2 weeks you will no longer be addicted to the nicotine. The rest is just habit.

Weasy

Yep I had tried all the replacement stuff and, if anything, they just made me think about smoking even more.... Nearly 2 years free of the weed now though thanks to the book.

Well done all of you for becoming free of those evil little things.

Lou
xx

flowergal

3 Weeks today and not a singel puff!!!!

How you going Wendy ??

Amanda

Waist band on me trousers feels a bit tight though

Fly Away

Well done Amanda!

So proud of you! I'm sure that you will never smoke again now.

I bet you smell lovely now too. When you smoke, you don't realise that you smell of smoke.

Wendy

I'm doing great too, it's been 17 days for me now. I'm very proud of myself

Fly Away

Woohoo Wendy! Well done. You're no longer an addict! I didn't dare ask in case you'd fallen off the wagon.

The hardest part is over for you and Flowergal now.

Don't do what I did - I had given up for a year or so, went out with some friends I hadn't seen for a long time, had a few drinks, one of them offered me a ciggy - as they didn't know I had given up and genuinely out of habit, I took it. Just about to light it, when I though 'what the hell am I doing' and gave it back to them. I had forgotten that I didn't smoke. Very strange.

Wendy

I keep forgetting as well.

My OH is still smoking, so I have to be really careful not to reach out for the fags and light one out of habit

flowergal

Well done Wendy

Im saving the money that I would have spent of fags towards a holiday, I wonder where it will take me ?

Vim Fuego

Still got 6 in the pack in my rucksack ... I'm breaking an Allen Carr rule so I really should discard my 'emergency' fags ... no desire to light one though

My stools have also become more regular and more satisfying since I quit ... such unforseen benefits ...

lollyno1

Well done Wendy. It must be quite tempting if OH is still smoking. Its been 11 days now for me, love the fact I dont wake up with sticky skin (that's how I describe it) and dont have to wash my hair every day.

Ive also increased my work rate at the gym and can complete a session without coughing my guts up..,yeahh

good luck to the rest of you.

Wendy

And well done you

I can honestly say I haven't been tempted at all - but after saying that every now and then I do reach for them not because I want one, I just forget that I don't smoke any more It's been a part of my life for so long now that it really is just habit of lighting a fag whenever I am bored.