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Posted: Thu Feb 14, 2008 5:27 pm
by patty
well done kaz!!!!
i am trying to get jo to give up aswell,but she just keeps saying she needs them for all the stress i put her under
good luck girl
pat.
Posted: Fri Feb 15, 2008 9:08 am
by Beamish
VTR1000KAZ wrote:hence the reason the cigs are still on the kitchen window Tim !
even tho i occaisionally get the urge.. the longer the day goes on.. i say.. "NO.. you've gone this long without one now.. don't mess it up for yourself !"
Kaz .. Total respect to yer, I have been fighting the weed for bloomin years and last year I reckon I only smoked for about a third of the year ( that is bloody good for me anyway) I am still not smoking but will always be a smoker, keep it up girl, your not having a cigarette without even needing the nicotine patches so every day will get easier. Just remember when the strong cravings arrive (and trust me they will
) they will only last for 10 mins max, try and do something to take your mind of it. Anyway why you even listening to me when I fail so often
Good luck and well done.
Posted: Fri Feb 15, 2008 10:56 am
by Pete.L
Good Luck Kaz
Keep it up!
Pete.l
Posted: Fri Feb 15, 2008 2:27 pm
by sirch345
Well done from me too Kaz
I had a brief spell in hospital (for 3 days) a few years back. I was in the admissions ward which takes all male and female patients young and old as you probably know. I could not believe how many in that ward (myself not one of them) had smoking related illnesses, and some of them were in agony I can tell you, it certainly opened my eyes
Good luck with it in reaching your goal
Chris.
Posted: Sat Feb 16, 2008 2:18 am
by VTRgirl
Good girl! Keep it up!
I can't believe more people don't use hospital admission as a starting point. People will go without for a week sometimes when they have to have surgery, then they leave hospital & get straight back on the sticks! Always amazes me, especially if they've been "trying" to give up.
So, I take it the drinking thing's not been going so well since we last chatted...
Posted: Sat Feb 16, 2008 9:55 am
by tony.wilde1
so your "cig"really is broke then ay kaz?
Posted: Sat Feb 16, 2008 11:53 am
by Jaglifter
Well done Kaz. It can be done. My wife stopped for 6 years and Dad gave up his pipe after 60 years!
Not sure about the booze though. Trouble is its a bit like a good dentist who will freeze your gums a bit at a time, so you don't feel anything. When you've had "just the one" you don't notice the rest!
Till the next day of couse!
Posted: Tue Feb 19, 2008 9:41 am
by thumper
well done kaz so far
pete will be wondering whats next for you to give up , sex?????
Posted: Tue Feb 19, 2008 9:58 am
by storminateacup
That's really brave of you giving up cigs and booze at the same time. I gave up the fags in '78 and the booze has all but given me up, even a glass of red wine or a single malt (my weakness) now results in a blinding migraine. But fortunately despite my advancing years I can still manage SEX
oh and riding my Storm which is nearly as good as sex.
Posted: Tue Feb 19, 2008 10:21 am
by storminateacup
VTR1000KAZ wrote:lol Keith ! I was joking about the sex part !
however.. I will hold my hands up and plead guilty to actually drinking a bottle of red wine the other night
my youngest daughter has gone to Manchester to spend this week with her dad as it's half term.... so I thought i'd cook a nice cut of steak for mine and Pete's dinner.
picked up 2 pieces of sirloin.. to be served with mushrooms and a large green salad with crispy garlic croutons and a ceasar dressing... I managed to avoid temptation to pick up a bottle of wine whilst I was buying the steak.... but just before i was due to cook it.. I just really fancied a glass of red to wash my dinner down with
Well... the wine Pete brought back for me, i've had numerous times before... but when i first tasted it again.... wow... what a difference.... much more flavour.. it tasted like a different wine
i'm presuming my taste buds are coming back to life now after a week of no smoking.. and boy can i tell !!!!!!
anyway.. 1 glass turned into 2.. and 2 into 3 etc... but every mouthful was savoured and it took me 4 hours to drink 1 bottle... usually i'd have gone thru 2 bottles in that time ! And I never touched a ciggie either !!!!
I did feel soooo guilty the following morning.... but at least i didn't touch the smokes !!
I wish I'd known there was a party going on, I was up at Hebden Bridge for the weekend, I would have risked the migraine to drink some of your red wine to help with your resolve
maybe next time.
Posted: Tue Feb 19, 2008 11:36 am
by Squiffythewombat
not quite sure how ive manged to miss this thread!
W E L L D O N E !!!!
As a smoker i really am quite jealous (and so happy for you). I smoke about 10-15 a day, 20 if im out drinking, i would love to stop but i find hanging about with smokers is the hardest thing!
Posted: Tue Feb 19, 2008 5:01 pm
by Beamish
Kaz kicking both vices in a oner is sometimes the best way but if you have the odd drinking bender and still stay off the ciggys you are a winner in my book . Keep it up
Posted: Wed Feb 20, 2008 9:21 am
by Pete.L
Well Done kaz Keep At it
wish I could claim to have your will power.
Pete.l
Opps
Good luck with the new job too
Posted: Wed Feb 20, 2008 11:09 pm
by LotusSevenMan
Stick at it Kaz; well done!
I moved a car for someone the other day who smokes. Chr*st, I'd forgotten how bad it was to get in a smokers car having non smokers (like me) and company cars so no smoking in them etc. Stale tobacco smell is all pervading. This car reeked (a twenty years old girl/idjut) and it was just awful. I only moved it about a 100 metres but it felt as if it seeped into your clothes even in that short time. Bet she'll have fun trying to find a buyer for it at a later date!!!
Bet your handbag (!) too feels heavier with all the cash you're now accumulating too eh?