I'M QUITTING TOMORROW!

maureen879
maureen879 Posts: 50
in Motivation and Support
today is my last day of smoking and tomorrow im getting the nicotine patch
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  • amgieschen
    amgieschen Posts: 1 Member
    Why not today?
  • emmgetsfit
    emmgetsfit Posts: 203 Member
    Congratulations and good luck!! You can do it!!
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  • cazzer69
    cazzer69 Posts: 162 Member
    Because its sunday and the shops are shut.

    Dont all be holier than thou.
  • MB_Positif
    MB_Positif Posts: 8,897 Member
    Good for you! Everyone is asking why not today...while I agree with that sentiment, maybe you won't have the patches until tomorrow? If that's the case, don't smoke like 87 cigarettes today as your last hurrah! :smile:
  • hedgiie
    hedgiie Posts: 1,226 Member
    have all those sticks that you need today then.
  • 1223345
    1223345 Posts: 1,386 Member
    Good for you! I quit 7 years ago cold turkey and I have no desire to go back!
  • lisamac62
    lisamac62 Posts: 305 Member
    Good for you!!!!!
    I have a bet with my husband....when I loose 30 pounds he is suppose to quit smoking :smile:
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  • gel91
    gel91 Posts: 309
    Good luck!!
  • Macstraw
    Macstraw Posts: 896 Member
    How about giving somebody a chance to gear themselves up to be ready for it, to have a target date to start? I wonder how many people start their self-improvement projects the moment they think of them. I think it's fantastic that you are quitting smoking, not only will it be good for you, it will be good for those that love you. Nothing sucks more than losing people you love too soon because of smoking related diseases, other than watching them go through that slow, miserable, painful death. My brother's death at 45 from lung cancer had a profound effect on all 3 of his kids, especially his yougest who was 10 years old when he passed. Congratulations to you for making a wise choice, stay the course & do whatever you need to in order to be successful.........
  • skinnyinnotime
    skinnyinnotime Posts: 4,078 Member
    Good for you!!!!!
    I have a bet with my husband....when I loose 30 pounds he is suppose to quit smoking :smile:

    Well I hope your husband is more trustworthy than mine....told me he'd quit when I got pregnant....3 kids on he still smokes.
  • grrrlface
    grrrlface Posts: 1,204 Member
    Good luck!
    I'm on my 8th day cold turkey.

    Decided a couple of week in advance I was gonna do it so I could prepare myself/start cutting down. Worked so far. :D
  • Brianna72994
    Brianna72994 Posts: 887
    Yay good for you! You'll feel much better in the long run
  • DistractedGrace
    DistractedGrace Posts: 31
    today is my last day of smoking and tomorrow im getting the nicotine patch



    Good for you! Really, it's good for you! I quit on January 22nd this year. I had gotten very sick and wasn't even able to smoke, so the decision was made for me. Once I started feeling better I just didn't pick them up again. I still want one at times, but I fight it off.
  • Rachelmilloy
    Rachelmilloy Posts: 159 Member
    That's terrific, good for you! I got off the demon weed April 6,1997. I didn't say I had quit because I didn't want to turn everyone around me into a sheriff monitoring my behaviour... Instead I simply said that it had been a while since my last cigarette. For over a year I continued to carry my cigs and lighter around with me, because I didn't want to think I wasn't smoking simply because I didn't have any, that it was because I had simply chosen not too. It wasn't as hard as I thought it would be. All the best to you!!:flowerforyou:
  • jbloomfj
    jbloomfj Posts: 122 Member
    Good for you. As a reformed smoker (6Yrs) you need to pick a stop date a keep to it. You need to mentally prepare yourself to quit to be successful. Good luck
  • SRH7
    SRH7 Posts: 2,037 Member
    Because its sunday and the shops are shut.

    Dont all be holier than thou.

    Agreed. The most important thing about stopping is to be in the right place mentally. If this is what the OP wants to do then it is the right thing. And it's fantastic!

    I know you are not, but if you decide to go cold turkey then when you wake up in the morning you have gone eight hours without topping up your nicotine so it's the best time (in my opinion) to do it.

    I've been nicotine free for four years. I went from 40-a-day to nothing using the Allen Carr Easy Way book and this forum: http://forum.nosmokingday.org.uk/
  • Mom4Liz
    Mom4Liz Posts: 55
    Good for you. I'm on day five so we will be quitting together. I can relate to starting fresh tomorrow. It's hard to quit mid day when you can still smell it on your hands and clothes and taste it. Tomorrow is a brand new day.
  • SlinkySpencer
    SlinkySpencer Posts: 139 Member
    Terrific! You can do it!
  • SRH7
    SRH7 Posts: 2,037 Member
    Good luck!
    I'm on my 8th day cold turkey.

    Decided a couple of week in advance I was gonna do it so I could prepare myself/start cutting down. Worked so far. :D

    :flowerforyou: Woo hoo! Eight days down... you're over the worst :smile:
  • Deipneus
    Deipneus Posts: 1,861 Member
    Good luck. I quit too. 30 years ago. I quit as soon as I decided to because this was in the dark ages before there were nicotine patches. ;-)
  • 1223345
    1223345 Posts: 1,386 Member
    One good tip, I practiced quitting before I actually quit. I believe this was a big factor in my success. I smoked for 15 years. Then when I decided to quit for the 50th time, I went about it differently. I would get up and think about what a good way to replace the first cigarette of the day would be. I tried out different things. First thing, I ate something, then went directly to the shower. This took the place of my usually smoking first thing after waking up. Then I had to think about ways to stop myself from smoking on my breaks at work. So forth and so on. I still smoked while I did this, but the usual cigarettes were prolonged instead of immediate. It gave me a good feel of what it would be like to miss those cigarettes as I usually had them and it made me see that they were not that hard to let go of. I did this for about a week. I chose to quit for good on a day that I had to work and would be very busy. That way I would have less opportunity to sit idle wanting to smoke.
  • VasylP
    VasylP Posts: 136 Member
    Good for you...
  • jsd_135
    jsd_135 Posts: 291 Member
    My parents quit sometime in the late 1970s and they're both still here, at 80 and 77. My mom might have made it this far but definitely not my dad. I love that they've been in good health for the last (almost) 40 years. Good luck!
  • maureen879
    maureen879 Posts: 50
    thanks everyone :)
  • pmabelp
    pmabelp Posts: 1
    A lot of it is in the mind set. and you now have the correct mind set. today IS the Last day to have a SMoke......... Stay positive. This is a positive step.
  • Jessbnsac
    Jessbnsac Posts: 7 Member
    The patch works!!! I quite over 3 years ago.... It was not easy but you can do, it be strong! Remember to move the area the patch goes as it literally puts nicotine in your blood stream...it causing a tingling sensation that will itch like crazy if in the same spot again....learn from my initial mistake. I learned to move it to left side one day, right the next...

    Oh and don't wear more than one one patch as it will make you sick.... However I found if I knew I was going somewhere friends would be smoking,like an outdoor BBQ, I'd put on a new patch before going... Oh And I'd rub that stupid patch when I got a craving as you need to find something to replace the habit (not food related). To this day, even though the smell of smoke now makes me nauseous, I find myself rubbing a little circle on my hip or lower back as that is the area I'd wear my patch!

    Stay strong, give it two weeks and sit and just breathe... You will be amazed at the difference.
  • awake4777
    awake4777 Posts: 190 Member
    How about giving somebody a chance to gear themselves up to be ready for it, to have a target date to start? I wonder how many people start their self-improvement projects the moment they think of them. I think it's fantastic that you are quitting smoking, not only will it be good for you, it will be good for those that love you. Nothing sucks more than losing people you love too soon because of smoking related diseases, other than watching them go through that slow, miserable, painful death. My brother's death at 45 from lung cancer had a profound effect on all 3 of his kids, especially his yougest who was 10 years old when he passed. Congratulations to you for making a wise choice, stay the course & do whatever you need to in order to be successful.........
    :flowerforyou:
  • MrsSWW
    MrsSWW Posts: 1,585 Member
    I quit in March 2007 and used patches for the first 6 weeks, by that point the smell of ciggies knocked me sick and I've never looked back - I found that taking it one day at a time worked, if I really wanted a cig I'd simply say 'You can wait until tomorrow, can't you? You're not THAT desperate surely?' and then if I felt the same the next day I said it again. (I've lost 46lbs using much the same mantra with food, and have successfully been putting off a Greggs sausage roll for about 4 weeks now :laugh: )

    Good luck! :flowerforyou:

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