Slow progress

Day 6 already - doing garbage collection and planting at a community garden this morning, so defo no time to smoke! yesterday was pretty easy - can’t believe I made it to day6. Transferred money saved into savings account - should pay for a holiday next year! hope everyone is doing well especially you Brioski

Hilarious Gus! I’ve been singing in the shower a lot - which has been noted. I’m not pressuring him but I also can’t let him hold me back - I hope he will see it can be done - it’s not easy but it definitely can be done - look at all the people on here - still helping others do it!

Brioski you are so kind - working through your own quit but cheering me on every day. Please do some great things to reward yourself and keep being your super smoke free self

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Day 5 - yesterday was sooo hard so hoping for an easier time of it today. hubby is annoying me and also annoyed with me - thing is I have to be selfish and really just focus on this one thing for now - so yeah not much fun for him. I’ve had a lot of early nights and a lot of solitary time but I think he’d probably on some level, be happy if I fail - cos then he doesn’t have to even think about giving up - cause it’s obviously too hard? im not going to fail today so heading over to nope

I love that - turning all your negative thoughts into positive thoughts! today I am still a non-smoker - how great is that?

Omg im glad you went through the same but day 20? Omg I won’t make it! 4 days is so little but also so big- I struggled today but I stuck with it. I need some serious help to make it to day20. Need to change it up a bit tomorrow I think. Blows my mind that I haven’t smoked 100 cigarettes in 4 days! That’s really a lot!

Just wondering when I’ll get any joy in life again - spending every day just waiting to go to bed is pretty crappy, so hopefully soon …

Thanks overcome and Katgirl unfortunately still a slave to nicotine as doing the patches! Glad I came on here - just got back from playing golf-a happy smoky place normally and am feeling really desperate for a cigarette. Saw your messages so will hold off and go water the plants instead x so thankyou both for the distraction. day 4 is thankfully almost over! Hallelujah

Thanks weegiewoman. Yesterday when I was craving I actually smelled my hubbies ashtray- that was enough to kill the crave! The hard part is knowing there are cigarettes around - that’s why I do the nope - feel like I can’t break it when I feel weak(usually later on in the day). Anyway hi from ‘new scotland’

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Thanks brioski. You are so nearly at 3 months and right now I can’t imagine ever being there! I have however made it to day 4 - who would’ve thought it? Love being smoke free- still miss smoking - off to sign up to nope

Walked the dog on 2 long walks today and was loads easier than even a week ago- despite that, I am really craving a cigarette - I can almost taste it! Won’t have one as I don’t have a spare 70k, but god I do miss them just now. Gonna walk for 10 minutes then make dinner

Love that answer - I know what you mean about the smell - so disgusting yet so nice at the same time! I have so not got this yet - but I am reading and cheering you all and hoping to cling onto your journey and energy and somehow make it through. my chest is bad so I think I’m literally at the point where I physically can’t smoke - what other options do I have but to carry on? Bummer

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You are doing so well - do you find it easier now? Yesterday was bad for cravings! Day 3 - woohoo As I don’t have a spare 70k I guess I won’t be smoking today ….

*you are sooo right - in bed!. I can already smell the smoke on hubby - not great but not in a position to judge - I was him 2 days ago. Looking forward to being at the end of day 3 and mowed 2 lawns tonight - keeping busy. thamks for the support

You’re all so great - I have read a lot f your stories and am so desperate to be where you all are! my approach is that the next cigarette is going to cost me at least 70,000$CAD and most probably 10 years off my life….. I cannot afford that next cigarette. So here I am - stuck with it. 8.21 and just waiting to go to bed so that this day is over - but happy that I saw it through

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

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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.