Slow progress

Halfway through day 2 and still smoke free - hubby still puffing away (and seems sort of annoyed with me) but I’m determined to make it to the end of day 2 if it kills me! Cannot wait to get to tomorrow and do the same again. Thanks for the undeserved encouragement

New/old quitter - NOPE

Back again - day two - 3rd time around ….. dont try to encourage me - apparently I have no willpower but I do at least keep trying! determined to make it through to day 3 - will check in again tomorrow - I will not smoke today!

Hi Brioski and thanks i don’t feel proud - I feel so ashamed and embarrassed that I keep failing at this thing! going back to smoking - the first one felt great - just like an old friend came back - I was straight back up to a pack a day and hated every single one after that first one - that feeling that you are just killing yourself one day at a time! sitting outside in the rain when I could have been inside with my family and constantly checking my oxygen levels to try and convince myself that because they were pretty good then I was somehow immune to the damage that smoking would do! It’s all a bit pathetic really… well done to you and try your hardest to get through the bad times so that you’re not me - starting again at day 1 and feeling like a loser! Thanks for the welcome again - felt embarrassed to even post again given my spectacularly bad effort

Well I failed miserably - went away for a month and smoked like a chimney! Even while having a killer cold and sore throat - absolutely mad! back on the quit - day 1 again! Hoping for a better result this time …

Thanks for the support! Thankyou sooo much - chugging along! Busy day so that helps

Started my own topic to try and keep on track. wasn’t really expecting to be awake from 3am but it seems I was desperate to get up and start a really long day 2 of not smoking! Hoping the sleeping will settle down eventually …. nearly gave in a couple of times yesterday but just kept coming on here and reading other peoples stories. Husband still smoking but I find that doesn’t bother me really (he’s outside freezing!) yesterday I coughed very little compared to coughing after each and every cigarette. no idea how today will be but I am committing to not smoking for today! Book club tonight so that will keep me busy around the time I find it hardest.

OMG thankyou for your support and sharing that story - I do this thing where I think - Ah well I could have just one ciggy- or I could pick a different day! it’s so ridiculous! You have given me the determination to at least get through until tomorrow - so thankyou for that!

Well I’m trying to keep super busy - long walk with dog - supermarket, cooking, cleaning and gonna walk dog again soon - oh yay! hubby was meant to quit today too, but hasn’t (he didn’t quit last time either) so that’s a little annoying. Read lots on the site and am going with the approach that I am not going to smoke today! Lately have been feeling the effects of smoking so I think if I don’t do this now I’m gonna be in trouble fairly soon! On a positive note, I’m going away on Friday for a month - none of my family smokes, so hopefully will be easier with a change of routine and location. thanks to all for the cheerleading x

Hi all day 1 of quitting after 40 years of smoking. Am initially using patches (quit once before for 2 years). Struggling with feeling like I will miss smoking so much. It was such a big part of my life for so long! determined to persevere although I imagine I’m going to face some really rough days ….