Hi there Dee. Lovely to see you here and joining in.
I have not greeted you on the newcomers thread because I wanted others to see that they had a new member.
Glad to hear that you too have stopped smoking.
Dont give up because things do get better after a while. I might even ask someone to nominate me for a medal for not smoking again.
Would you like your name putting forward as well.
Cheers Maisie. _________________ If you cant say something nice then dont say anything at all.
OF COURSE, deserve one, it is not easy. One big advantage is the money I save, £20.00 per week. Treat myself and do not feel so guilty. Nearly £500 now!! _________________ I just want harmony. If you cannot say anything nice, keep your gob shut!
When i was about 17 i tried my 1st ciggy,i didnt know whether to blow or what,and too me it was horrid so never took it up,i rather drink than smoke,but i have a daughter who smokes and i really wished she didnt as she has a bad cough.
Yes! I think it was the cough that got to me, then I started getting Asthma too, trouble is now my sense of smell is acute and realise how much I used to smell of the stuff, can now understand how my family felt when giving me a cuddle. Hope now to get more cuddles! _________________ I just want harmony. If you cannot say anything nice, keep your gob shut!
You have put it in a nutshell Dee about having a cuddle.
It must have been revolting for my family to give me one in the past.
That explains WHY I get so many now. _________________ If you cant say something nice then dont say anything at all.
What's that old quotation? ..................but the coffin they carry you off in.
_________________ I just want harmony. If you cannot say anything nice, keep your gob shut!
Friends I have kept out of this thread because I felt it better to wait and read all opinions. As a now ex-choker, I know how hard it is to give up. Like most of you, I enjoyed a puff, but having suffered the mini-stroke three years ago, it frightened me BIG time and so gave up there and then. I will admit, it IS hard until you have fright and then it can be easy. Yes I put some two and half stone on, but please believe me, it wasn't too long before I lost it again and now enjoy my food more.
IF you can't do it, you DO have my sympathy. I will admit, I do still get the odd craving, but most of the time, I simply forget about them.
My late parents were both smokers and as a child they would beckon me to climb upon their lap for a cuddle. I loved cuddles, doesn't everybody, but I disliked the smell of stale tobacco on their clothing.
Now Mum was a scrupulous woman and always kept the house shining like a new pin, but there was no escaping that tobacco smell, it seemed to linger in the textiles of the room. I guess you could say, that is the reason I have never smoked at all, neither did my brother or two sisters.
My ex husband of 24 years was a heavy smoker and he no sooner put one out, then he would fumble with the packet and start to light up again. I didn't understand why he couldn't give up the weed, but he seemed at a loss of what to do with his hands if he didn't have a cigarette on the go.
I like a glass of white wine with a meal, particularly on Sunday, but a phrase I heard a long time ago is but a reminder:
Take hold of the glass of wine
but don't let the glass of wine take hold of you! and I don't!
Posted: Sun Jun 25, 2006 1:58 pm Post subject: Falling off the wagon
Not doing too badly at kicking the weed,and managed to go without for almost a week at a time, but come the weekend, im suffering from acute boredom and had a puff over the weekend,but managed to reduce this by half as well, so i'm getting there. Perhaps this next week will be a turning point, I hope so. The gum definately works for me.
Hi! Mike good to hear you are persevering, my husband still smokes and at times I find it hard not to give in, trouble is I would let down, not only myself but my family who are all proud of me. All you can do is your best, it has got to be better than doing nothing. Pleased to hear the gum works for you. You will beat it you know, and you will have good reason to be proud. _________________ I just want harmony. If you cannot say anything nice, keep your gob shut!
Hi Mike, so glad that you are trying to kick the habit, please don't give up hope. You're doing great and I'm very proud of you.
One day Mike, you will look back on this and you'll be proud of yourself too! Furthermore, I can guarantee, that once you join the ranks of the 'Non Smokers' you will realise just how horrible it is to get close to people who are 'Smokers' and the smell on their clothes and on their breath, will make you want to puke.
I've never smoked Mike, but I was married to a chain smoker, I hated getting close to him and I wonder, how we ever managed two children together. Both my parents were smokers, I hated that as well! Maybe growing up with parents who thought they were both chimneys, is why I made a decision not to smoke myself.
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