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well done everybody!! another day, eh?
Star, try to keep busy, it seems to help (distraction theory) ;)

Yep, Keep it up, you're doing great...  :)

Well done Star :) :) :)  Two days is 2 days longer than one and now it is turning into 3, so you have done really well.

I haven't put on this forum how I am really feeling as I think people would soon get fed up with my moaning and groaning and probably send me some cigarette's to just shut me up, but what I have done is to write a blog where I wax lyrically of just how hard this is for me.

I know some people don't find it that hard and some find it harder and others can't give it up at all, so as you said one day at a time and after a zillion days we should both find what catergory we fall into  ;D ;D ;D

Here's hoping for a brilliant third day for you.

Sinbad

p.s. You never said tony how your day was.

p.p.s.  Maybe a blog would help you too Star, might be worth a try.

Good morning all ! hope today is easier for everyone!
Sinbad7, I didn't say how yesterday was because, ..........
The O.H. is 4 days from handing in her dissertation, it was my first night as secretary for all the allotment sites in the borough ( totallly new to secretary position, I only been on committee for 6 - 7 months) pretty stressful! YES I really fancied a ciggie, several times during the day / night!!!!! However, I'm going against Nietzsche, and resisting temptation!!! ;)  ;D

.I think you are all doin extremely well.So now you have a new recruit namely Star. With all o that cleaning stuff it will be Twinkle Twinkle little Star. Although I quit a few years ago I still feel great when someone else manages to do it.  A tip Star, Try not to eat sweet stuff cos it seems to make it harder not to have a cig. Bitter lemon is quite good and grapefruit is better but be careful of grapefruit if you are on medication cos it can affect it. I think you already have a section on here in the shed to let everyone know how great you are doing or to have a moan and groan when needed.

Thanks for the support and encouragement, Shirl,  ;)

I've been a pregnant dog today but have enjoyed shouting and hollering.

Went upstairs just now and saw a patch on the bathroom floor, quickly unzipped my jeans and went searching for my patch and it wasn't there, so guess I have been all day without a patch.  I am delighted ;D  ;D  ;D  There's hope for tomorrow now as if you survive nearly a day without a patch, I should be really good tomorrow with one stuck on.

Hope you have all had a good day.

Why being sec is stressful tony?  It is  easy peasey.

p.s. surprised I typed one word and two came up b***h can't be acceptable to use

Wow.........its all good for everyone so far. Im coughing like.....really bad. Still extremely tired, not just sleepy. Totally lethargic.

Thanks for the tip Shirl, thats so handy as I have been choccy n sweety far too much. I do have some fruit in, though Im shopping tomorrow so will top up well.

I agree Ollie peeps do smell after a f*g, I took one of my dogs to the vet today for her eardrops. I didn't know the vet smoked as I could never smell him before. Did today though. You're doing really well ;)

Tony.......fantastic you kept your head while those all about you lost theirs! Good luck to your good lady I'm sure she will do well. Give me a bit of your willpower ;)

Sinbad.....what can I say? Thats great news ;D So really these patches are just a patch of plastic and its all mind over matter? Only joking, I know they work. I change mine around 10 am, I can feel it losing its power about 9.30. It does make you feel like you are winning the battle though......your doing so well ;D

Heehee Im typin away here listening to one of my girls having a happy dream, her tail is going crackers!! Aw............. :-*

   

Star, orange juice is really good to drink to help take the craving away - and with all that VitC it's doing you GOOD too! And someone told me that grapes had the same effect? So bung them both on your shopping list & give them a try?

KOKO all  8)

Well done Star another day done and dusted, it will soon be a week.

I think you might be right about the patch, mind over matter:((((  But a gal needs something to hang on to, in my state, and I am growing quite attatched to the patches. 

Really hope tomorrow is easier for you Star.

How has your day been today Tony and Ollie?  Hope today has been good for you both.

good day today, busy getting some wood for the fire this a.m.  down the lottie for a bit, no gardening, just chatting! Visited a mate who broke his leg  whilst ice skating on sunday, so I could laugh at him, and autograph the plaster on his right leg. ( he'll need a hand on his allotment for a few weeks) then I cooked Tagliatelle carbonara for tea, etc etc
Well done STAR ! another day over. you're right about noticing others smoke, strange ain't it?
Sinbad7, stress of being sec, I'll  email you !
How's it been for you today, Olliec? getting better day by day, and further from the start of this, I ain't going through all this again!! ;)

I know the day isn't over yet but wanted to report that late last night and this morning it is the first time I have felt my normal self.  It feels really good, so I have high hopes for today.  Thinking about it I might even feel better than normal  ;D  ;D  ;D

I wish you all luck for another good day today.

I've never been a smoker myself so I don't know what giving up entails but if chocolate withdrawal is anything to go by then you're all doing a brilliant job!  ;D

Ok, seriously, very well done to everybody giving up the fags and opting for a healthier lifestyle.  Some of you haven't given in when feeling really stressed about things which must have been so hard, you should feel proud of yourselves!

Many thanks SamLouise.

I think tony and I will limp along a bit further  ;D  ;D  ;D  I just want Star to get a few more days behind her and to feel better, hopefully her shopping trip today will help.

Quote from: Sinbad7 on February 18, 2009, 09:57:44
I think tony and I will limp along a bit further  ;D  ;D  ;D 
I just want Star to get a few more days behind her and to feel better, hopefully her shopping trip today will help.

Well I 'limped ' through the day o.k.
How's Star getting on?, and Ollie? is it just me and you now Sinbad? :-\

Well done tony.

I think Star is still with us, she's probably sitting eating all that fruit she was off to buy today  ;D ;D ;D

Here I am!! ;D ;D

Nova day, nova achievement ;D Yes it feels good.

Lish.....I got orange juice and grapes today. Much better than choccy.... not as nice tho ::) Guess I ought to go easy on all that roughage though ;D ;D

Sinbad, yes Im still here. I might need to get some more patches soon. Ive tried so often in the last 2 years. The ones I used all went to waste coz I started the fags again after a few days ::) :-\ But this is better than therapy, honestly you guys are great. And I cant be seen to be weak now!!

Tony your tagliatelle sounds great, and signing your life away on casts :D. Its nice that lotties are not just about work. A proper little community with some rare old characters, its a shame I gave mine up. By the time I get my energy and strength back there'll be none going. Never mind, I'll advertise to share ;D

Hows it going Ollie? Have you done any more gigs lately?

Thanks Sam for your support...........stress is the thing that makes this really hard. He done well, that man ;D ;D ;)

I want to smoke :(  :(  :(

NO YOU DON'T.!!!!!! Just think that all these last few weeks have been a waste of time if you give in. Not only that but you will feel so bad about yourself.  Just wait for 15 minutes and take some deep breaths and you will be ok. You have gone all this time without one so you do know that you CAN survive without a cig, You are at the crucial stage now . If you can overcome these cravings you will have it in the bag. Please don't start smoking again (even if it is to please an old gal). :-*               

Hi, and congrats to all!!!

I'm still being good - haven't even had a drink for 3 days either which is pretty rare too!

No gigs for me lately Star - I'm getting up at 6 in the morning for work right now & not back until 7 to 7:30 pm so permanently cream crackered too! At the same time, I'm studying for an OU course and applying for propper jobs... just not enuff time!

Lish, I couldn't get the grapes to light, am I doing sumfink wrong?

O x