STOPTOVER, Smoke free October.

[Totto]

Day 1 of 2nd attempt, using Ecig with only 50% nicotine than my normal ones, early days I know but happy and certainly no cravings. This has got to happen. Seen normal Dr this morning and have had my BP tablets reduced to one only instead of two with a view to monitoring for a few months and potentially coming off all together. Who says diagnosis with Type2 is all bad, without the wake up call would not have lost 3 stone and be getting on the road to a healthier life.

Good luck!

 

[Patricia21]

Im ashamed to say I havent made it as yet,but will try again,How is it going Totto?

 

[JohnD54]

Im ashamed to say I havent made it as yet,but will try again,How is it going Totto?

Patricia, don't give up try again, be more determine than ever, go for it

 

[JohnD54]

Thanks totto

 

[Patricia21]

Will do,Like you I refuse to buy any,problem is I have some duty free left,but they wont last much longer.
Thanks Totto

 

[ally1]

i tried and failed

 

[Patricia21]

Me to Ally its hard,but will try again.Totto has done it so can we.

 

[JTL]

Im ashamed to say I havent made it as yet,but will try again,How is it going Totto?

No shame in trying ... only triers fail.

 

[JohnD54]

But only participants can win lol

 

[Totto]

Don't worry, I might still fail.

 

[Patricia21]

Keep going Totto I admire you,Its hard.

 

[Totto]

Actually I don't find it hard at all, apart from withdrawal and I think my thyroid is playing up massively too, but the quitting in itself wasn't that bad. I did A LOT of moaning before quitting and was done with it.

 

[JohnD54]

Day 2, still going well, no problems at the moment

 

[Helsin]

I'm still smoke-free since early April sometime (though vaping occasionally). I seriously can't imagine smoking ever again. I'm not boasting, more trying to work out whether anything I did/thought could help others. I remember breaking any brand loyalty I might have had: we were recently back from Germany and had been stocking up since by quarterly visits to Belgium. The price, whilst much cheaper than GB, was still hefty when bought all at once, so I had gone on to those machines that stuff hollow cigarettes. I liked them fine, but had been smoking more and more as you don't get the cue of opening a new pack and I could have lit one from the butt of the last. Really, at the time I gave up, I was more worried that smoking wasn't quite 'enough'!!! God knows what I would have tried next in the way of self-destructive behaviour! That probably led me to Vapesticks, to keep my mouth busy between cigarettes and then they led me to accidentally giving up.

I'd be thrilled if anything I've said could help. I'm always reluctant to give opinions and advice on diabetes as I am still new and a bit rubbish at it, but, for all the negative things that have happened this year, this one I have been good at.

 

[JohnD54]

@Helsin
Thanks for the post all encouragement greatly appreciated, Day 3 so far so good.

 

[JohnD54]

Day 4 still going well, but Freudian slip this morning, got my newspaper & bought 20 B&H, left shop returned and got refund. Old habits die hard lol

 

[JohnD54]

Day 7 still going strong, had a few, actually just two weak moments and thought about having one, but resisted.

 

[Totto]

Day 7 still going strong, had a few, actually just two weak moments and thought about having one, but resisted.

You know what? Have you actually decided to stop? If so, what is the point in thinking of not stopping?

Either you smoke or you don't. If you don't smoke you don't spend time thinking about maybe having a smoke.

There are moments when I miss the fags and say to myself, it is a pity they are so terribly dangerous and addictive. But as they are both in a very high degree I will never smoke a single one ever again.

It is now six weeks since I stopped and I have recently come off all nicotine including patches and nicotine spray.

 

[Totto]

Now it is seven weeks. I have noticed that things taste more, particularly coffee and wine. The weight gain has stopped and I think I even have lost a little.

 

[JohnD54]

@Totto
Can't match your time scale at the moment, but still off them and no intention of rejoining the smoking clan.

It's another long journey no doubt but one I will take.