General Chat

hi joyce hi margaret,jump on board and welcome,enjoy your cigs till jan 1st,then we go for it,lol,xx joy

can i join you all in stopping smoking got to for health reasons Joyce

I have never actually really tried to give up completely but I'll give it a go. I did cut down to 5 a day, but then retired from work and the boredom is killing !! Therefore I seem to make endless cups of coffee accompanied by.... yes a cigarette so I'm back up to 10 a day. I've smoked for about 40 years so it's going to be a struggle. I think I'll have to go on an aerobics regime because if I put on weight I certainly can't afford to replace all my wardrobe - pension won't allow it. Anyway, 1st Jan ...here goes.

Let's hope so Joy. Good luck to you and everyone who joins in xx

well ask me on jan/2 06 and i can say the same eh,xx joy

Ooooo Joy you've just given me the opportunity to say what I've wanted to say for a long time....... No thankyou, I don't smoke Hurray! lol

yep 21 to be exact hang on make that 20 lol.get ready its on its way,xx

You're not kidding Joy! You haven't got a fag I could borrow have you? Only joking! lolol

your right jeanette,its the worse drug of all ,

Gray You can't be anymore of a cow than I am. No really you can't! lol Don't be ashamed. Nobody wants to be a smoker if they are really honest with themselves. I don't think alot of people realise what a difficult addiction it is to give up

gray join up matey we might crack it this time

thats coz u my twinny shirley,join up we,ll have ago

Gave up for 15months joy, but puffing away again, Shirley Ann.

geri i have to have the inhaler first thing in the morning to kick start me lungs ,now thats sad,lol,im going to stick to new year so im mentally prepared ,lol

How about giving it up now - we could make this a support thread where we give each other encouragement and listen to our highs and lows. Lin

hiya, me and the fella are trying to give up now...we have cut down so much in the past few weeks...although he is doing ALOT better than me! If i havent given up properly by then can i try and give up with you?xxx

I am going to a smoking cessation clinic run by my village pharmacy. If you join the 'don't give up giving up' nhs clinics you get assessed as to which sort of NRT (Nicotine replacement therapy) suits you - patches, gum, lozenges, tablets, sprays or inhilators. If you buy the patches over the counter they are around £17.49 for a weeks supply. If you go to the clinic they charge you £6.50 for 2 weeks supply. The girls at my clinic are really supportive. They test your body for carbon monoxide contamination which is a real eye opener. The web site is www ( . ) givingupsmoking ( . ) c o ( . ) uk

I am thinking of joining you all. I can hardly breathe in the evenings and yet I still try to light up!...MAD or wot! My partner gave up sooooo easily last new year. I'm banned from smoking upstairs (thats where my pooter is, in the spare room ).... I SO want to join him! My grandmother and aunty died of Cancer....My elder sister has it, her daughter(my niece) has it. My own daughter had to have cancer cells burnt away after a smear test showed abnormal cells... WOT IS THE MATTER WITH ME? . . OK new year it is but i draw the line at eating all that fruit n veg n gallons of water!!!!! LOL I prefer a bacon butty with melted cheese. Gerri x

Dorothy, and others the lozenges have an added bonus in that you allow them to dissolve in your mouth, therefore you aren't eating Good Luck to you all I may yet join up - lost my resolve after 7/7 and really should try again Ken xx

i think you have to try anything to quit the ash,i want to do patches ,and see how i get on,xx