Lilly

We do the same Jo. Never seen it with icing sugar before

Now those are pancakes ?? Thanks Saz

I can remember my life before smoking. I was more a girly girl so no tree climbing for me. I would be more likely to be brushing my dolls hair or having a tea party for all my teddies.

Don't leave me hanging @Doreensfree lol x

None of the pictures on this thread are Pancake Day pancakes. @Doreensfree would you please show them all what pancakes should look like (I can't do pictures on my phone) x

Hey Mona. You had a big incentive to stay quit last time with your op. I'm not suggesting you get another op lol but is there anything else you want in life that is big and will take a few months to achieve. It may help you mentally to have something to look forward to and work towards that isn't just the quit itself. Your first month seems to be giving you a bit of a mental block. When I went through my first childbirth it was horrific and I vowed I would NEVER go through that ever again. Like most women I went on to go through that pain two more times. You have to endure that pain to get the wonderful end result which is really all quitting is. Tell your family you're going to quit. It's not about the support as you can get that here. It's more to stop making relapse easy because only you know about them X x

Ted is adorable - what type of cat is he?

Get your coat - you've pulled

I'm so "gland" is making me really want to laugh ?? x

Hey Mona. If you change your mind you know where I am x

Thanks everyone for your posts. A couple of people came to sit with me through the week. One brought soup and the other brought me the Allen Carr book. I had the cigarette for two reasons. One because it was what he said to do, and two because if I hadn't then as soon as I was better that would be my reason for relapsing. I knew I would tell myself I hadn't had that last cigarette so I'm going to do it now etc. I am definitely going down the NRT route so I'm trying out lots of different stuff tomorrow night.

Sugar and Lemon for me mmmm

Just going for it. It's really easy when you physically can't smoke. The choice has been taken away so no internal debates, no thoughts - just nothing. Hope you're ok and life is good x

I have just put out my last cigarette. I forced myself to have it just so I could say I had my last cigarette at 7.20pm. I physically couldn't inhale but I needed to go through the whole last cigarette ritual. I'm on day 5 of pneumonia and I can't hear much above the sound of my chest. I can't walk to the toilet without help, I haven't washed my hair or had a shower in all that time. I take more steroids, inhalers and antibiotics than I can count and still I can't breathe. This is the most frightened I have ever felt but I am one of the lucky ones. I know I will be up and about in time but if I carry on smoking this could be my life. I sleep as much as I can and have almost zero energy so I won't be able to take part too much but will read x

Sending you lots of positivity for your quit Mona ?

I might wait until I've been walking for a few more weeks before venturing into anything too challenging. Going by your photo you're gorgeous Weegie and I'm pretty sure you're not needing to lose any weight. I do understand though that no matter how great people say we look we have to feel happy with our own weight and bodies. You kicked smoking so I'm sure you'll be in great shape for your holiday. You got this ?

LOL OK ?

I saw an advertisement for this once and it looked really hard. Its way out of my league I think. I've been walking every day and I can feel a massive difference already.

I just think it's naive to think that everything that is said is BS. It may well be to you and plenty of others BUT millions of people quit every day with the help of that so called BS. People quit years before the internet and they still quit without it. A lot of people quit successfully who attend quit groups and they spout that BS on a weekly basis. You may not like that BS but it works for some even if not for you.

My mum tried to smoke with oxygen. It shows how much of a grip this addiction has. Even when you know you're dying you still want to smoke

Which is why we have smileys - they show they are a joke

Good thanks

It was a joke Sazerac. Putting a confused face on all my posts is making it look like I'm being mean to everyone!!!!

I haven't missed her point everyone, I just don't agree with it.

I got rid of technology for a couple of weeks and now I barely use it. I went back to how life used to be and it's way better. I don't do everything on line which means I actually see the world around me. The people I speak to on a daily basis are real and not just names on the internet. Sorry if that offends you all but believe me a laugh is so much better when you hear it rather than just seeing an emoji and an LOL. I really believed it was just teenagers who sat with their face in their phone all day and night but I was just as bad. I think I started to neglect the real life people around me because I spent so much time typing posts on forums. Everyone should give up technology for a couple of weeks and reconnect with life. You have no idea how much you're missing.