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My Story so far

Posted in Getting started
By Rhonda
schedule 5 Feb 2011

Hi everyone ! This all started for me on Tuesday February 1st, 2011.. I had 3 ciggies all day that day but it started when i woke up and didnt feel like one until around 9.30 that morning i had a break at work so i rang my husband to tell him how much i was craving a ciggie and he told me if you want to give it up firstly dont just go cold turkey light one and have a couple of puffs and put in out, so i did, then at 11.30 i had the other half...then around 3.30pm We had a relitive that called in and she smokes, so i had one with her..still going good !!...Then at 10.30 pm that same night i had my last cigarette..I am using Nicorette patches which are working great for me, i was feeling a tad bit ill this morning but i am ok now still have my patch on..I am not cranky or craving which is one of the reasons i didnt want to give them away...I am normally very hard to live with when im trying to give the cigarettes away..But this is working for me. I will say i am feeling very proud of myself today and have saved around $70.00 in these few short days

By Rhonda
schedule 5 Feb 2011

I have a comment to add...I am 55 this year and have smoked a very long time but have just read a few stories on here and realise that by using the patches i am still putting Nicotine into my system, One good thing for me though is that this moring i didnt need to put a patch on until after lunch time so i went all that time on my own and when i did put on the patch i did get very shakey ...Wow i thought to much of a nicotine hit ...lol ...i have just taken off my patch its 10.30 pm and i will see how long i can go without tomorrow, not using the patch, i will do the deep breathing when i get a craving and see how i go..Some good hints people and helpful advice

By Rhonda
schedule 7 Feb 2011

Well today is Monday the 7th Feb,2011.12.49pm Still havent had a cigarette Wow ! How wonderful !! i also havent had a Nicorette patch on since Saturday...I was in an awful frame of mind yesterday around lunch time mad as hell and crying at the drop of a hat it lasted for about 1 hour then i went outside and started raking rubbish ...lol so i needed to be distracted to stop the bad frame of mind.