...without a cigarette.

But this morning I gave in to temptation

Still, not too shabby as for the last 13 years I have smoked at least 10 a day!

Oh well, back to square one...

Yes keep on at it. if you had one then you had one. Doesn't mean you have to have another the easiest thing in the world is to give in and *just* have another one.

Still a learner then?

For 15 years, I have smoked at least 20 - 40 fags a day, plus a further 10 years at about 60 a day

I have however, which will now come as a shock to readers of the forum, given up!

Only been 9 days and 8 hours without a fag so far, but I intend to keep going

I do, however, have enough nicotine substitues to help me through it, that would kill a normal smoker

Keep going shiny, you'll get through it

Good luck both of you - my latest attempt started a week ago

Well done Theresa, think of the extra money you'll have which you can spend on the Coupe!

If I smoked normal fags, I'd have saved £172 by now, according to my NHS app lol

However, I smoked roll ups (tobacco duty paid overseas ), so have saved about £22

Ha! I said at least 10 a day... when I was trucking that was easily over 20, combine that with a trip to the pub and its over 40!

I have to be honest, I wasnt even finding it that hard to quit - I didnt want one that bad this morning, just got offered one, and more out of habit than anything else popped it in my gob and lit it.

Weirdly in the first few days I was getting terrible sweats, nicotine sweats maybe?!

I have packed up several times. It is nearly worth packing up to get that hit on your first one for ages

Well done and keep trying. Might even join you soon

Good luck mate.

View it differently that "you've had one".

View it that instead of 110 fags in 11 days, you've had one fag in 11 days.

Ross

Like your logic Ross!



I've actually had two now... ah well sod it, today's a write off anyway, might as well enjoy it until tomorrow!!

It doesn't work like that Matt, you have to be 100% non smoking.

I used to smoke but stopped nearly 30 years ago.

The nature of nicotine addiction is that were I to smoke a single cigarette now, I would almost certainly then go on to a second tnen a third....

Very true Pete.

I think though (although no doubt nicotine related) in my case, its more habit rather than desire.

Like I posted above, I really hadnt found it too difficult to not smoke, the only cigarette that is hard not to have is the first one of the day, which is normally rank anyway.

For me, again its the habits that die hardest - after my dinner is probably when I want a smoke the most.

I had stoped for about 26 years. I started again in a blink of an eye.
Within a couple of days after restarting i just could not get enough Roll up's or Malborough. Absolute madness. It lasted for about 18 months. I had started to get a Wheeze in the morning so that was enough for me to stop.
I couldnt say if i will ever start again or not.

How much roughly are 20 fags in France Joe?

I was in Hamburg recently, shocked to see 20 Red Marlboro for under 5 Euros

Might have even been under 4, dunno though in between U-boats and Deutche beer my memory got a bit foggy...

I've just quit after 15 years, partly enforced by breaking my arm just before Christmas, when I was told that smoking is the single worst thing you can do to prevent bones healing quickly.
That's helped slightly, but I bought an electronic cigarette, which has been a godsend.

Will I never have another cigarette, doubt it, but it will be interesting to see if I can get past the month mark, which is the longest I have ever managed before.

Good luck to everyone

My sister-in-law said the same. She got the free stop smoking kit from the NHS, and is now using patches and the occasional E-lite.

Good luck guys. I've never been a smoker but I can imagine it ain't easy giving up.

very poor - where is your will power man ?

Not sure about prices here in France. E 5.50 maybe, some are in packs of 25 also.

I first bought one ages ago, when Brewster first mentioned them, but my local stockist is useless and didn't know what strengths they were selling, etc.

I've since looked into them further via online shops, bought the correct strength, etc and yes, definately a godsend

I've given up previously and failed, but this feels and I'd like to think, that this is my time to give them up for good.

Most people on here know I hammer the fags and I do miss the fags, but I already feel better for stopping

nice one T - more beer money for Spa !

Keep going lads, me and jbt have stopped smoking and have got a bet on which is a lot of money and the misses have the keys to the money pot!!! so got alot to lose realy. am just waiting for my e lite so can't wait!! keep going lads its for the best.

Lol, cheers Mike




Lads? There are some females on here as well you know! Marco for example, is one, or acts like one anyway
As for Jbt, well, he stops smoking every couple of weeks

lol sorry ladies. JBT but this time theres money involed and we all know what hes like with his money [some thing to do with a duck]

Almost 15 days now without a fag for me, so far

How's everyone else doing?

Shiny, you manage to go back to not smoking?

Focus on all the negatives:

The cost - blimey, they really are expensive!! More than £7 for 20!! I can't believe it. How do people afford that?

The health issues. Just about every affliction known to man is encouraged by smoking.

Think of all that black tarry gunge in your chest.

Fitness - wheezing and coughing wherever you go.

Yuck!

Good luck yous all with giving up. If you do break down on an occasion, don't just abandon the entire day and smoke like a chimney. It's just one cigarette, and you have done well apart from that, so get immediately back on track and keep going.

By this time sunday i'll be 56 years without a fag - although i'm sure my parents contaminated me enough through passive smoking

Really???? (Marco, Mario, JBT, etc. must be feeling long forgotten)

Yes and no.

I had one last thursday when I popped over to AutoLusso to see Marco, mainly as the stress of sitting next to my old man for two hours had taken its toll.

Other than that, (and I think another 1 that day) no more.

Finding it tougher than before now though!

Into day 17 for me... no cravings, nothing... using a vapour E-fag... brilliant bit of kit.

Running 3 times a week and football twice takes your mind off it to !!

Keep going everyone !!!!

Near enough two weeks for me. I always go the usual cold turkey, no patches, E fags or anything like that. Been here before several times but am more determined than ever.

I've written off this month. January's always shite so have decided to occupy myself by shifting a stone and nailing the fags for good. 5lbs gone already (just by knocking beer and carbs on the head).

Shiny - listen to Enforcer. Thinking of the health risks always works for me. Also think how much you'll save as a result of not smoking. You might not see much of it now due to maybe eating or drinking more to compensate but a 10-a-day habit = £1k a year. Think what you can do with that.

Keep going all

You're spot on roly.

I plan to move house this year which is always expensive, plus planning to try and have a holiday in the summer, so any extra cash is always welcome!

Agreed

You reckon we should set up a 'Vaping' thread?

Is this a modern version of a gay penfriend?

Coming up to three weeks without a fag, for me

How's everyone else doing?

Not so well for me. Seems old habits die hard!

Either that or it's just the stress of owning a 20VT!

At 60 a day, I'd say my habits were rather bad AND I own a 20 vt

You using anything to help shiny? Might be worth you looking into it, rather than going cold turkey.

Substitutes might help your cravings, although your habits need to be changed too

I miss most of my fags, but especially that first several in the morning, so have had to change my routine a bit in the mornings.
After that, I'm fine (ish)

Just a quick question. When people are saying they have 'not had a fag in x days' (and i'm speaking as someone who has never smoked) are they still counting e-cigs and patches etc?

I thought the whole thing with cigarettes is that it's the nicotine which is addictive and other wise just the habit/security blanket that having a cigarette in your hand gives you?

So i'm not surprised if people are reporting 'no cravings' or withdrawal symptoms etc, if they are happily topping up their nicotine with patches and e-cigs as required.

I can see the reason for these products, I hate the fact that when you decide to give up something, it doesn't start out easy and get harder, it starts out soo hard and then gets easier over time, so products which ease this initial spike are always welcomed.

But I imagine it must be so easy not to push yourself, just think "ooh i feel the urge to smoke, quick i'll have an e-cig" rather than "ooh i feel the urge, but i've already used the e-cig/patch today,lets try and go for a few more hours", because these products are available.

I wouldn't say I had quit caffeine if I switched from coke to coffee or chocolate for example.

As mentioned, Caffeine is my bug-bear and last year i 'quit'. However when the nights started getting longer and I started waking up to the sound of my alarm clock, rather than the sun coming in through the curtains, the caffeine returned, first in the form of a pre-workout supplement i had which had caffeine in it, then coffee, the cola, and now Pepsi Max (loads more caffeine than normal coke) I've never ventured to the Red-Bull, Relentless type drinks mainly becuase i'm not a fan of the taste.

However i have recently started to 'quit' again. Cutting out the Pepsi Max, switching to fruit Juice and my usual squash. The only exception i will allow myself to start with is perhaps a small bottle of coke (not pepsi) at the weekend to start with and then i'll push myself to not buy that after a while. The only coke i will have from there on in will be as a mixer

I gave up caffeine a couple of years ago. It took around 2 weeks for the withdrawal headaches to stop though. I now drink decaf tea (which tastes the same as normal tea) and occasionally get caffeine free regular coke from France as a treat. Sainsburys cloudy lemonade is now my fave fizzy drink and it has no caffeine or sweeteners in. If you're getting enough sleep then you don't need the boost from caffine, so I make sure I get at least 8 hours a night.

Back to smoking, yes when people say they've not had a fag in x days, they mean they've not had a real fag (one that contains all the poisons, carcinogens, tar etc.). E-cigs and patches are really quite safe in comparison.

This is the nub of the matter. E-cigs don't contain the tar, CO and all the other nasties. Nictotine is relatively harmless in small doses, much the same as caffeine. With patches and E-cigs you can reduce the strength too, meaning that although the habit is there the phyical addiction can be weaned and then you've won half the battle.

Once the habit no longer satisfies the addiction, due to the addiction not being there, then the habit will be a lot easier to break too. Anyone who has never smoked won't understand, but smoking is about far more than simply inhaling burnt tobacco.

I know hardened givers-up will groan, but it's worth mentioning again: "The Book".

Allen Carr's EasyWay to Stop Smoking

A couple of things:

firstly, this Mr Carr is not that dreadful, smarmy excressence smeared all over your TV;

secondly, this book is not American;

thirdly, whatever you may think of it (whether or not you have read it), it could help you to stop.

I smoked between 20 and 60 a day for almost 20 years, and I LOVED it - morning, noon and especially night, a minute without a Stuyvesant Red on the go was a wasted minute. However, in the last years, I increasingly knew I had to do something, but didn't. I am blessed with the world's weakest willpower, which makes me great if you need someone to go to the pub with on a Tuesday, but it's crap when you want to do something difficult.

Whilst on holiday with a friend, I ran out of things to read and she started to read this book. I wanted nothing to do with it. We had bought it a year previously and it sat by the bed and made us feel guilty and scared for a whole year.
Anyway, I reluctantly began to read it, nurturing hatred and scepticism in my heart. Discovering it wasn't written by an American helped (although it revealed ugly things about my own prejudices) and I found that by just following what the book says, it became less scary and in fact, I grudgingly had to admit that it made sense. I still didn't think I'd actually stop smoking, mind you. By the end of the book (and the holiday), my friend and I both decided to give it a go (you set a date to stop as you near the end of the book) and threw away all our fags and lighters - though sadly not our hangovers, what a holiday! - in the bins at Goa airport.

That was in March 2001 and I haven't had a single drag of a fag/cigar/pipe/patch/e-fag, spliff, whatever, since.

I remember the first couple of weeks were mildly tricky, but was able to manage them using techniques in the book. My lifestyle at that time was all about the pub and I was dreading getting into the second pint and feeling that need. But it just didn't happen. Somehow, reading that book had flipped a switch in my head and I have never seriously contemplated smoking ever again. I know with utter certainty that if I have 1 fag, I will be a smoker again - for me it's a binary condition 1 or 0. But I recognised very quickly how lucky I was to have been given this chance for whatever reason and so I'll never have that smoke. My wife smoked on and off over the last few years, so I've had plenty of opportunity, but I just completely lack the desire. Another surprising thing is that I am totally unaffected by other people smoking - doesn't bother me in the least either way.


So, the bottom line is that for under a tenner, you can buy a book that *may* stop you smoking forever with no assistance from other nicotine sources. Even if you've read it and it didn't work, I'd implore you to go back and try it again. Apart from £7.99 or whatever it costs, you really have nothing to lose.

Sermon over!

Excellent posts above

I did start replying to Truffles post yesterday morning, but felt I was going off on a rant, so clicked back and logged out, knowing there would be some quality answers when I got back home and I wasn't wrong

To me, smoking is a lot more than just an addiction and habit, it's been a way of life for me, as well as a way of making friends, calming nerves, breaking the ice, etc.

I enjoyed smoking (genuinely) and could easily carry on smoking.
I'm only stopping due to it being bad for my health and is affecting my health.
If it didn't and it wasn't, I would continue smoking, as would most other smokers.

Whether someone is using substitutes and E Cigs or not, anything to help people stop smoking is a good thing.

There is still nothing that beats smoking a proper fag and that's the addiction/habit I'm getting away from.

Congratulations to you all in your attempts to kick "the habit".

With the money you are all now saving and putting away (I hope) why not put it towards an airline ticket for a visit "Downunder"? Would love to meet some more Coupe fanatics.

Who's still going?

Six weeks for me now

Exactly to the time too. I gave up at 3.10am, 6 weeks ago

Well done you! Keep it up, and it will get easier.

Brilliant stuff T. Well done!

Yep still going... 44days, 8hours and 50 mins so far

£271.98 saved !!!!

Still on the Vapour system, but gone from extra high strength to medium and been on low strength since Monday.

Been a tough week last week with some family issues at home and still made it through without one, although I pretty muched sucked my vapour fag inside out a few times

Feeling healthier too !!!!

Well done to you all. keep it up Some great posts above. Brewster is right, smoking is about a lot more than just inhalling tobacco (and associated poisons) it about habits and life style and routines etc.

Jim is bang on with his post and his story is similar to me own. i didn't have the book (it probably wasn't written then) nbut it is like flipping a switch in your head. All of a sudden you become a non smoker. It's a great feeling when you realise that has happened

good on you all

Feeling strong !!!

Well done!

I've got the same app:

I'm an hour and 20 mins off 52 days for me and £955.25 saved

The amount saved is based on me smoking 60 tailor made fags a day though lol

I've actually saved is approx £155, as I smoked roll ups, via non tax/duty methods

Not that you are counting........

£955.00 ... holy shot !!!

Good on you girl... and we both smell

Well done everyone, and just think T, that's nearly your road tax sorted for the next year.

Well done all.

Another epic fail here after doing the hard part. I don't feel too bad about it though as the main priority was to shift some weight and I got 16lbs off easy enough. Usually turn to the Cerb when I need a vice but couldn't take it out when the weather was depressingly shite, hence the fags.

I know, excuses, excuses. I'll have another crack soon when the motivation's there.

Well, not long to go before it's 8 weeks without a fag for me

I'm still loaded up inside with nicotine, but the habit is dying, so am happy with that, although still really miss that first/several morning fag/s.
Once I'm over that, I'm not too bad throughout the rest of the day.

Cheers Nellybear and yes, whilst we may both smell unfortunately, I can now really smell what other people smell of and it's not always pleasant

Thanks Truffle, although haven't really saved a great deal towards car tax, as the money is being spent on liquids and spare batteries, etc for my e cig, but my aim was never to save money, only to help improve my health

Sorry to read you've gone back to smoking roly, although fully understand why.
It's just so easy and tempting to do

The e cig has been a godsend for me and would most probably be back on the fags if it wasn't for the e cig

Eventually, I may wean myself off the e cig, but as the closest alternative to smoking, without the harmful tar and chemicals, etc, then if it stops me smoking real fags, I'll continue for as long as I need to

Well done T -

not only for your own personal success, which is outstanding, but because you are setting an example for others to follow.

It isn't every car forum that has its own Mother Theresa.

Congrats T on your tenacity, one of my mates said it took him 6 weeks to get over the worst, so there's no turning back!

Now, about my consulting fee.....

Lol, cheers both

Just a few hours to go and it'll be 9 weeks without a fag for me

Enjoying my new 'vaping hobby' (smoking e cigs)

My daughter bought me some new liquids to try and for anyone who is also 'vaping' properly, although doubt if anyone is lol, I definately recommend Cappuccino flavour, very smooth and nice

Very happy with my progress at the moment and can't see that I'm going to lapse in the near and hopefully distant future either

I'm vaping T, really really helped

Black Cherry was my fav flavour !!!

64 days now and £392.00 saved !!!

4 hours off 63 days for me and £1155 saved (if I smoked proper fags)

Well done Nelly and glad you're enjoying the vaping too

I ordered cherry flavour on Friday, so will wait and see what it's like

It's a taste sensation

Waiting for Friday's post:

Well, cherry is rather nice

Cappuccino is still my favourite at the moment though, although have coffee and cinnamon on their way too, as well as more Cappuccino

Have a few other flavours here I need to try out too, but have been too busy with the Cappuccino lol

I've 'vaped' 10ml of it since Saturday

Doing a great job there T, time for coupe no.2 now made affordable by your savings

I note that the original poster appears to have extinguished his forum fag.......

Almost 11 weeks without a fag for me - not cheated and not had one at all over the 11 weeks

I'm well into the 'vaping' with electronic cigarettes and to be honest, I get such a good hit from them, I can't see that I will go back to smoking proper fags or roll ups again.

Yes, I'm still getting a nicotine intake, but with no tar intake or the harmful chemicals contained in proper fags.

As a person who didn't really want to give up, but felt I had to, I'm currently enjoying the stage I'm at

Fantastic - well done T!

It invites the question, though, of why everyone doesn't give up like this. I suppose it must be because many people are hooked on more than the nicotine.

Well done T, do you intend occupying my cigar lighter on the way to Spa? If so don't forget that double charger socket, we'll be bound to need sat-nav....

Oh, and i hope these e-cigs don't stink, lard

I gave up on Wednesday, so this is day 6 for me.

I went with cold turkey (although I have eaten a lot of liquorice and several bags of aniseed balls), I've even ignored the packs of patches and inhalers that my wife bought for me.

I did try the e-cigarettes last year, but for me the problem was that they weren't giving up smoking, they were just smoking something different. OK, they don't stink, they probably don't kill you, they're a little cheaper than smoking and you can smoke them indoors - but it still feels, physically and psychologically, as if you're smoking.

78 days 10 hours and 47 mins so far... no I'm not clock watching that much it's on an app

Saving £480.90 so far

But today I have set myself a bit of a challenge. I have left me vaping battery low and left the charger at home. So when it runs out I'm done for the day... I'm now on Zero mg of nicotine anyway so for me it's now about breaking the vaping habit of smoking !!

Keep up the good work everyone !!!

I think a lot of people are still unaware as to how good the e cigs are, along with other factors, such as cost, as many people give up smoking to save money.

Also, most people want to stop the habit and the e cig doesn't really encourage that.




I intend on occupying every charging outlet you have and will be bringing a triple charger or two
You may get a waft of the liquid flavour I'm using, but they don't stink, although I'm sure your personal smell will overpower it anyway




Well done on stopping Andrew and yes, I think if you can do it cold turkey, then that's probably the best way.

I gave up for my health and I feel a lot better for it, but enjoyed smoking most of my fags and my e cig near enough replicates that in a healthier way, so yes, I'm probably still physically and psychologically attached, but I'm happy with that and even if it means I'm on e cigs for the rest of my life, my chest no longer feels unhealthy or damaged from smoking real fags.




Well done Nelly

I'm no where near the zero mg nicotine stage yet and reckon it'll be a good while before I am, if ever, but I'm happy.

77days 8 hours and 20 minutes for me, with £1422.38 saved if I smoked proper fags.

Immense Kudos to you all, whatever method you are using. It's got to be a good thing.

What happened to shiny?

His temporary ban, after receiving complaints regarding some of his views was made permanent.

What e cigarette are you using exactly t?

After trying out a couple of other brands, with disposable cartridges, I have found I'm happy with one that's called a Titan 510 where you buy liquids to refill the cartridges.

I've upgraded the Titan 510 with bigger batteries and cartridges, etc over the last few weeks, all through trial and error and wanting more from it, but am happy with the way I have it now

There's loads of different types of e cigs out there, but after trying various mixes and matches I've found the combination I've happy with.

It's become a new, enjoyable hobby for me now

I could go into this loads, but as I know you don't smoke and that this is probably for someone else, then it may be harder to rely the information across.

If the person involved doesn't smoke many or smokes occasionally, then a disposable one could work out better?

The only other people on here I know that uses an e cig is Nellybear and Brewster, so not a popular 'hobby'

I have visions of T pushing a trolley loaded with car batteries and fluids to power her e cigs

^^ with the surrounding area looking like a scene from Stephen King's 'The Mist'

They are good. I'm back on the analogue fags at the mo, but that's largely down to laziness. I'm planning to get back on the e-cig for good in the near future. I have a the Titan Tornado and the battery will last a full day with pretty heavy use.

Are you still talking about cigarette substitutes, T?

Yes I am RK

Lol at proccy and Nellybear

Yes, get back on the e cig Brewster

The ciggy habit must run really deep for some people, though. I remember years ago a friend of mine was already suffering serious health risks (thrombosis in his legs), breathing problems and on top of that was in quite serious debt problems, but when the GP across the road offered to go through the various methods at his disposal to help him give up, he refused outright.

I couldn't understand it at the time, but now I see just how identified he must have been with being a smoker.

What a thing to identify with

Mind you, having said that - what ever happened to that Titan 510 woman we used to have on here?

Back to the drawing board for Ms RK's next birthday present then

I'm here and I'll be around for a while yet (hopefully)

I can understand why your friend refused help to be honest. If you've smoked for a long time and smoke a lot, smoking becomes a way of life, as you build your life and some friends around it.
Some people are also scared of giving up and rely on them to help them through life.

To give up smoking means giving up habits, a way of life, and addiction, etc, which can be heartbreaking and scary for a lot of people and it means letting go of something you love and rely on.

I think your friend was scared of letting go of something he relied on so much to get him through life, even though it was mainly fags that were shortening his life.




You can still buy her the 510 Titan for afterwards

Well, 16 weeks for me now and still not had even one fag

I'm still obtaining a nicotine intake from my E Cig, but I feel a lot healthier and I don't feel I'm about to take my last breath any more.

I haven't really saved any money, as most of it has gone towards E Cigs, etc, but money wasn't the reason I gave up.

I'm happy I've got this far though and I don't think (hope) I won't go back to smoking again.

The E Cig and going this long now without a fag now, makes me even more determined not to smoke again.

I hope you're still doing ok Nellybear and any others that are still not smoking

Well done you!

And let's not overlook what a good example you are setting for others to follow.

Excellent stuff!

Thanks Brian and only wish my weight loss was as successful

Fallen off the wagen

Been back on 10-15 a day for a couple of weeks... mainly due to some really bad personal hassles (As you know T)

I have a fishing trip next week and the 4th of May is my daughters birthday, so reloading my supply of liquid for the E-cig and going for it again from the 4th.

I felt SO dirty asking for fags at the petrol station again...

Please feel free to abuse me !!

I won't be abusing you, I know how hard it is to refrain

It's easy to just go and buy a pack and start again

I was surprised you'd done so well with the hassles you've been having to be honest.

It's just a shame you'll have to go through it all again, but hopefully, you'll be stronger next time

It isn't all a black and white thing. Just because you have a lapse it isn't the end of the world. Just get back on track and forget it.

Yes, in theory, it's that easy.

In reality though, it's a failure and you see it as that and think sod it, I may as well carry on now and I'll stop again next week/month/whatever.

This post reminded me of something i read when i was researching Calorie Cycling, i think it has a similar meaning here:

Many times we see dieters that start out great. However, there comes a day that for some reason or another they lose a workout or they blow their diets. After that day, they become so discouraged that they continue losing workouts or destroying their diet “up until next Monday”, as they say. However, many Mondays go by before the person gets back in track (if he/she ever does).

In the mean time, muscle tone fades and the fat pounds pile up. Please remember the following. We are all human and we are entitled to make mistakes. Always strive for perfection, but if for whatever reason one day things don’t go as well as they should, then move on, forget about it and continue with your program.

If you blow a meal one day don’t make it any worse by eating bad all day long. If you miss a workout, don’t wait until next Monday to start over.

Just continue with your program the way it is laid out. At the end it will be your determination and your consistency that will enable you to win the battle of the bulge.

In other words, why wait till the 4th NB, just pick up where you left off.

On a side note, MASSIVE KUDOS for T. I know on some 'personal' threads we haven't seen eye to eye but I cant imagine how difficult it must be to give up smoking, especially for someone for whom it wasn't exactly 1 or 2 a day

Well done T, must of been quite hard for you, you smoked more than I did

I still get the urge for a smoke now and again even after 18 months.

Thanks Taffy, you've done brilliantly

That's my main worry and main reason I didn't want to give up - the urge will always be there and will be a constant battle for the rest of my life



Thanks Truffle

The Spaitalia trip with Coupe owners, etc was always going to be a big tester for me with the fags and I've been worried the event would be the start of my failure.

I'm pleased to report that although I did have a couple of cravings/urges/need for a real ciggie, I didn't give in.

My E Cig got hammered more than usual, but that's what it's there for
If it wasn't for the E Cig, I believe I would have started smoking again by now and especially over the last few days.

17 weeks for me now and although I'm still getting a nicotine intake, I'm pleased I've come this far.

I reduced my nicotine intake to half just before the Spa event too, so will try a lower strength again when I'm ready and will take it from there

Time to put the same determination into some weight loss now too.

Well done lard, although i'm now suffering from nicotine gas poisoning from the trip, and the effects of your stinking feet when you took your Matalan trainers off

Lol

Hi my name's Jon and i'm an ex smoker.

Just got to the end of day 28 of being smoke free.I've taken the route of cold turkey.I had given up in the past twice for 8 months each time(21 and 23),but due to stressful circumstances I ended up taking it up again...

I've found it's been quite easy,but I never smoked anywhere near as much as Theresa.I was in the region of 10-15 a day...

Literally smoked my last one and said 'that's it'...Had a moment the next day where I thought 'Yeah,i would probably have one now' and the week before last I was nearly tempted into having 'a go' on a friends cigarette.Luckily I convinced myself otherwise (being out with mates and having a few jars in me didn't help).

Still,I'm well and truly over it,as said further up the thread, i'm now at that stage where i'm either a smoker or not..and it really doesn't appeal anymore.
The most shocking thing for me,having smelt the lads I work with after their fag breaks, is realising just how much I used to stink of fags.

Next job,buy a decent bike and put the new found lung capacity to use and get back to my physical peak!
Good luck to all others in keeping up the good efforts!

Well done Jon and keep up the good work