HELP! I can't stop eating and stab someone with a biro at any moment.

[MonkeyPony]

Well, this is now my third day without cigarettes. I am informed that the third day is a particularly hard one as the body is really crying out for some nicotine now and the fact that one has managed the 2 previous days without cigarettes means that you start to think 'Just one will be O.K'.

I've eaten pretty much non-stop this morning, which does the job while you're actually eating but as soon as you stop you want a cigarette even more. So to combat that you find something else to eat. Feel a bit sick now.

I'm also suffering from what I like to refer to as 'rage' a condition that means all I can think about (other than how great cigarettes are) is how much fun it would be to leap accross the office and beat my boss to death with my bare hands. These thoughts, whilst shocking, at least help me to keep a smile on my face but on the inside I'm screaming.

Well, thanks for listening. I feel a bit better now. Good stuff the e-shrinkage.

Simon

[Jules77]

Good on you. Giving up smoking is all about the rule of 3s - the hardest times will be 3 days, 3 months and 3 years.

I gave up at the beginning of December and post-Christmas spent rather a lot of time down the gym once I realised that the combination of that and Christmas meant that none of my clothes fitted. Was fine until about March when had a couple of wobbles (managed not to succumb).

Stick with it - have you tried the gum at all. It doesn't taste nice but it does help. I used that for a couple of weeks just so I didn't lapse

[Paddy Diver]

I think you should leap across the office and beat your boss, it'd be fun

[Craby]

keep going simon it will get eaisier.
if you have to eat,get health things like carrot sticks
apples ect,gum is good too.the craving will fade.

its years since i stopped and well i wish you all the luck in the world

take care hun best wishes dawnx

[Steve Summers]

Originally Posted by Paddy Diver

I think you should leap across the office and beat your boss, it'd be fun

Then have a fag?

Safe diving,
Steve

[frosty the snowman]

Originally Posted by Steve S

Then have a fag?

Safe diving,
Steve

Buy me a drink first girlfriend.

[MonkeyPony]

Trouble is these so called 'scientists' can try to discourage us from smoking with shock stories about cancer, COPD and it making your nob fall off but they can't come up with an answer for the reason why most people start smoking in the first place.

Smoking makes you look cool. Fact. People that smoke are at least 18% cooler than those that don't. I know this to be true as I once say a graph that indicated as much.

Wolverine would not be so cool if he chewed gum insted of smoking cigars.

I'm pretty sure the the 'lost boys' smoked (not peter pans mates by the way) and they were uber cool.

Hobbits smoke and they are so cool they don't care about the slightly homo-erotic way they were writen.

Point proven I think.

[Arfie]

Well done for trying and good luck

Arfie

[Buoyant Babe]

Originally Posted by MonkeyPony

Smoking makes you look cool. Fact. People that smoke are at least 18% cooler than those that don't. I know this to be true as I once say a graph that indicated as much.

Yes, I see what you mean...





Keep going. The 4th day was the hardest for me. Take lots of picky snacks to work with you - carrot sticks, fruit, nuts and seeds, crabsticks cut into little chunks. You WILL get through it.

I stopped smoking eight years ago and will NEVER go back to it. I've had some very trying times since but haven't felt the need to use cigarettes as a crutch. Best thing I ever did.

[MonkeyPony]

Originally Posted by Buoyant Babe

Yes, I see what you mean...

Yea but can you imagaine what they'd look like WITHOUT the cigarettes!!

(actually I think that second photo has finally put me off eating any more...... Possibly forever)