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Interesting smoking myths debunked
PorkandPancakes replied to PorkandPancakes's topic in Quit Smoking Discussions
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Yep, today marks 5 months since last I smoked. I'm moving up that rope and loving it!! Happy Saturday everyone. X
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http://www.iflscience.com/health-and-medicine/ten-myths-about-smoking-will-not-die (Hoping the link works)
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Oh Kendra. That's Sad. You were one of the long termers to me when I jumped on the QT last October. please put out the cigarettes and get back on. It's not the tobacco you want. Do you feel better now you're smoking? Are you happier? Has the sadness gone? Has the guilt come back? Are you nervous when you feel a pain somewhere? Smoking isn't your friend. Come back and climb on. You will be missed.
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Nope..
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Hey Glenn and welcome aboard. Prepare for a great ride. Sit back, enjoy the quit. Embrace the quit. You don't smoke! That's so cool! Lots of advice readily offered here. Read it and pick the boys you like. Something is here for everyone. Good luck
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Hi Boo. Welcome to the QT. Loads of excellent advice here. I hope you have a wonderful quit, it certainly sounds like you've got the right mindset. I'm nearing 5 months quit and I never thought it could happen. Everyone has a different tale to tell but in the end, we all hope to reach the same goal. To live our lives without smoking. Without thinking of smoking. Without wanting to smoke. To be free. And stick at it and that's exactly where you will be. Some swear by Allan CARR, some vape, some use patches or gum, some hypnosis, some cold turkey. I personally used an App by Jason Vale (AKA the juice master) which is based on the Allen Carr method. My best advice is embrace the quit. It doesn't hurt. You hate smoking. Hold onto that. Remember that. Shut down any 'romancing the cig' thoughts. And don't be too hard on yourself. I was so excited that I quit but I still found myself super emotional on day two with tears in my eyes on the middle of the night. I couldn't sleep and felt so emotional. Just like having a young child, remember the mantra 'this too shall pass' Good luck Boo!
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Throwing in a late NOPE
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I don't normally but thought I'd throw in a NOPE today.
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19th October 2015 was mine
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Hi Kathy. Welcome to the QT. How's your quit going so far? Are you feeling good? Plenty of advice available. Stick close to the board and you will have stacks of support.
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Hi Morgan. Congrats on your quit and welcome to the train. I haven't read Allen Carr but I used an app that works in a similar way, breaking down the myths of smoking and making it easier to quit. Like the others have all said, read, read, read and educate yourself. I found a few things on here that really strengthened my quit. One of them was HALT. Hungry, Angry, Lonely (bored), Tired. I read somewhere that they are the four main causes of a perceived 'crave'. So, feeling hungry? In the old days, I'd smoke instead. Now, I satisfy the hunger. Feeling angry? I used to smoke, now I do something else instead. I just found it really fascinating to realise I wasn't 'craving' nicotine, I was making associations I didn't need. Anyway, I didn't mean to waffle, I was only welcoming you to the train. Got carried away! <grin>
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Well it's officially 4 months today! When I think back to my first weeks here I was so envious of those with 'months' behind them. The lido deck seemed unreachable! Now I can see a speck of it in the far far distance. Just keep swimming.... Thanks QT for you advice and support on those first weeks. You were there to help me through crazy dreams and roller coaster emotions!
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I never knew you Beth but I saw your posts and you were obviously loved around the QT. I have no idea what happened but it seemed sudden. I hope you're with your sister in peace. Xx 2388
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I'm here for a bit. Watching the board. X
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Hey all Just dropping in to say 'hi'. I'm still happily quit, 4 months on 19th Feb. When I read through the 'intro' posts and see so much anxiety and stress and angst and remember my first few days, I shake my head in despair. I'm happy to report my quit remains steady. My attitude hasn't changed too much. I still refuse to allow the thoughts of 'I loved smoking' to linger. I can't deny they jump through the mind but it's what you do with it once it comes. I just shut it out. I didn't enjoy smoking. I hated it. It made me hate myself. I was sad. And I now find I have a new tool in my belt which was quite unexpected. I find myself fascinated that this is my first 'real' attempt to quit (ie. I lasted more than a few hours) and I relish the thought that I quit 'first time'. I now have this competition going on in my mind to be one of the few that 'just quit' and never smoked again. Now you will all know the actual reality of that is that I struggled and suffered in my own way but who lets the boring truth get in the way of a great story ;-)? No seriously though, I will gladly be honest with people looking to quit and tell them the tough bits too and I promise not to bleat about it being easy. I believe we make it easy or hard for ourselves though. Anyway, it's so lovely to see so many of the old faces and great to see some new ones too. Thank QT guys, you definitely helped me quit and add time to my lifeline. Xx
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Aw, hey Bumble, you didn't lose me....at least I'm not lost to smoking. I'm now heading for 4 months quit. It's been fantastic. Nice to see you're all still here supporting those lost screaming souls that rock up looking for help.
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A tale of two husbands...which will you be?
PorkandPancakes replied to Nancy's topic in Quit Smoking Discussions
Doreen and Namcy. Such a hard hitting post. Dorren, the sheer and utter madness of it is that even though he refused to quit smoking, eventually he couldn't physically smoke and he quit anyway! After all the pain and the hardship and suffering. Denial and refusal. The excuses and all that we all have done. He quit anyway. I wonder does he miss smoking or wish he quit earlier? Does he feel the same way you do now? I'm so very very sorry for your situation. For both of you. But for a strange day in October 2015, I could be Tony 30 years down the line. Any one of us could. I think I thought I might be. When I allow myself to dwell on the insanity of smoking, the industry, the lies, the excuses we allow purses to make....... It's so..........pointless. My heart goes out to you. I'm glad you quit and have got healthier. Nancy, I'm glad you were able to quit and join your husband in a shared future. Thank you both for sharing your stories. X -
Happy birthday Doreen.
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Thought it may be worth celebrating. 2 months today, there have been a couple of very close calls but I remain on the quit train and proud to be so. Merry Christmas peeps. X
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Hi guys. Thanks for all your posts. Apparently (I was so drunk I barely remember this) I insisted my other half immediately get rid of the cigarettes once the decision not to smoke them was made. I am very pleased I didn't smoke and very aware of the danger I was/am in. As I said, I had been having these thoughts over the last few days. What you have all said is true. My quit has been really easy up to now compared with other people. I haven't used the 'it's easy to quit I can do it again' excuse but that's mainly because I haven't even entertained the thought of 'starting' again. It's easy not to associate the 1 cig with all the ones that follow. Anyway, I'm moving on and not dwelling. I didn't smoke. I always promised myself that if I ever managed to quit (cos this is my first real quit) I would NEVER EVER start again. I've always hated Social Smokers and people that started after years no smoking because I told myself if I ever got a quit, I'd never let it go. I promise you all, I'm holding onto this quit. I want this. I like not smoking. I'm not letting it go. I appreciate the tough talk and the nice talk but I'm the only one I've ever really listened to. So I'm soul searching. Reaffirming. Determined. Reminding myself of the actual horrors of being a slave to the nicotine. Plus, I have no more parties with smokers this side of the new year. Happy days.
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Hi all. Quick story to tell. So, these last few days, smoking has been back in my mind. I don't know why. I guess it's part of the process. I've noticed though that for the first time since I quit, I've not been shutting down the thoughts as quickly. I've allowed them to linger. Last night was the other half's Christmas Dinner. Known to be drunken messy affairs! I spent a lot of the evening envying the smokers. I knew I didn't want it. I knew to take a puff would taste awful, feel awful, be awful but still I couldn't shake the thought. Around 1am (I can't really say what time as I was very drunk), I headed to the smokers and was about to ask for a cigarette. At this stage, a lady I kind of know through others approached me. Apparently a friend on Facebook had shared my recent update about quitting smoking and she was so inspired, she had the app and was going to try it. She was still smoking and told me how absolutely desperate she was to quit. We talked for twenty minutes about quitting and I encouraged her. I stood with her while she smoked and I didn't want one. She has no idea how she saved me! Later in the night, somewhere near 3am? We went to leave the party. Someone left their tobacco on the side and I rolled a cigarette, fully intending to take it home and smoke it before going to bed. I literally had the rolled cigarette in my pocket. I got home and said to my partner, shall we smoke these or go straight to bed? He said it was up to me. I decided I had made it through the night so we went to bed. I'm not sure how but I didn't smoke yesterday. And today I'm thankful. And will be reviewing the stuff I've learnt to strengthen my quit. Yesterday was too close. I don't even blame the alcohol because it's been building for days.
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Hey Doreen. Still here, still quit. Mostly I find I don't think about smoking until I get a big wave where I really really want one. But then it passes quickly when I remind myself that I actually don't! Haven't been posting much as am do busy at this time of year but I am still checking in regularly.
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Hey Girl You've been quit 6 weeks as I write this. You've never quit before! You love it! You're proud of yourself, you've found self esteem, you don't get tears in your eyes as you fall asleep because you're so useless you can't even quit smoking. You don't stand outside in the wind and rain. You got this. You don't 'crave' a cigarette. You don't even like it. Stop being an idiot. And if you 'wanted' to smoke, you already would be. Now shut up. Love ya.