I did it!!!! Four Years.

Four years, 48 months and if I could do the maths, a lot of weeks and days. lol

That is how long I have been without a cig.

I am quietly pleased about it too.

What lovely weather we have been having lately. Very unusual for England at this time of the year. Not usually the kind of weather when you can sit out in the garden in warm sunshine anyway.

Feel sorry for the Isle of Man, they have rain but I am sure that they and Ireland will send us some soon.

Have a good weekend folk. x

Still going strong.

On the 30th Sept 2011 I will have been cigarette free for four years. I still find it hard to believe.

I was one of the ones who didn't find it easy. I had a mental block I think. Three days and the nicotine is out of your system. The thoughts lasted much longer for me.

So, stopped when I was 63 and stayed stopped. I decided that I would have a cig when I was 70 years old. That age is rushing along now.

I tried all sorts to help me stop. Patches, inhaler, Zyban and finally, Champix. I smoked a few after taking Champix. (Not recommended!) I felt so ill that it put me off smoking. But not for long.
Anyway, I kept at it and I am where I am today. :<))

I think the trick is to go minute by minute, keep putting off having that cig for a few minutes, then put off for an hour and keep going. Grit the teeth and ride out the urges.
Hope you maybe one of the lucky ones that find it quite easy. Lots of people do.

When I buy our lottery ticket I look at the price of cigs! Goodness me, I don't think I could afford it now.

I also used the website Stayquit. Such support and make online friends at the same time. It is free. You can either go private or public. Rant and rave and if you are public there will be people that have had the same things happen to them. Worth a look. Only need an e-mail address and that is kept private and you can have a "funny" name. No need to use your own name if you don't want to.

http://www.stayquit.com/
I don't get commision for that!!!
If you are trying, thinking of trying, good luck. Just go for it, keep trying and one day you will be four years too.

I will go now before my head grows so large I won't be able to get out of the door. lol
Take care all. x

Well, not a one.

Hello, good to be back.

The good news is that I am just over 3 and a half years cig free. The other good news is that although I still think of them now and then, I don't want one. Well, I don't think I do. lol

My plan was to have a cig when I get to 70. It's getting nearer so, will I?
I bet you I would be on about 20 a day again by now.
I noticed that the brand I used to smoke, (the cheaper end of the market,) were £6. something.

I bought a smashing little mobile /cell phone last week, I couldn't have done that if I still smoked. Would have to sell t'old fella on eBay to fund my habit.

I am here to say that it can be done. Not easy but neither was starting to smoke. Remember feeling quite ill. But it soon grabs yer.
Good luck if you are trying. Take care. x

Three and a half years.

Hello,

Well, here I am at three and a half years, cig free.

Even I am amazed.

Now and then I think I would love a ciggie. But the real craves have gone and sometimes I go for a day without remembering I smoked. lol

That was my biggest problem. For some reason I just couldn't and even now, can't forget the silly things.

I still act like a Bisto kid at the smell of a freshly lit cig. Strangely enough, NOT in enclosed places. But even then for a second or two, they smell good.

I still have the 200 duty frees, still unwrapped behind me in a cupboard. Forget which country they came from now. I do forget they are there though.

Spring is here in good old England, had a few warm days. But today it is clouding over and soon we will have rain, (so they say.)

Not complaining though. The world has had a few heartbreaking disasters since I last wrote in here so what's a shower or two?

Love to all.

Good luck new quitters who may read this and well done to anyone who has already beaten the addiction.

PS. I am not and never will be one of the reformed smoker types. I promise. Ha ha. x

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3 whole years........

I say ---------> in 4 more days (Bedtime,) it will be three years since I last had a cig.
Yup, me, fagash annie.
So the 30th of Sept 2007 was my first day without a cig. I do have to admit that it wasn't the first time I tried to quit. Oh no.
Some of my quits lasted a little while and some just from waking up to actually going downstairs!
But now I have done it.
I must admit, even now and then I quite fancy one. I wonder if it was worth quitting? One life so enjoy it I think. Why go through all the quit stuff?

Well, saving my life, saving my money.
I am not sure whether I am a great believer in passive smoking but I don't rule it out either.
Too late for stopping for my kids, both in their 40's now. One smokes and one doesn't. Himdownstairs doesn't either.

I have bought a Wii for exercise. It's good fun too. I try and walk a good bit if possible too.
I don't work now so am not as active as I used to be. Don't have to get up at silly o'clock. Don't work the late shifts either. So it would be easy to put on tons of weight. Mind you, I was very skinny at one point. Maybe the bit of extra weight makes me look better. (If anything can!)

Ok, bragging over. Take care. x x x

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Still not smoking.

Well, it's summer in England. Yup, rain, thunder and lightening the other night too. Breezy today but now dry.
BUT somehow I can't wait until it is the end of September. http://www.stayquit.com/ will ask me if I am still smokefree! The answer is yes.
Well up to now it is and I really want to get to that three year mark.
I don't want to wish my life away, I mean I am now 66 and time goes so fast as it is. But that red light and the email from Stayquit cheers me up no end. Must get out more eh?
I sometimes chat with a lady who gave up smoking on a Christmas Eve. (Must be about 5 years this Christmas if not more.) She said she chose Christmas Eve as the shops would be shut. That of course meant she couldn't go and buy any. Then she found out the store at the end of the road was open for a few hours. But bless her, she didn't give in.

Me and sister went to London in June for the weekend. Met up with cousins we haven't seen for years! Good time too.

Take care and have a great weekend. x

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Still going.

Here I am, over 2 and a half years later and still not smoking.

Yes, me, the one who was first in the shop to buy ten or even five! In fact you could buy them singly at one time.
You could win them on the slot machine. My sister was good at that and used to sell them to me. lol
That's going back a good while now. Too long.
If you are thinking of it please don't leave it as long as I did.

It's a case of "Mama don't preach" isn't it? I don't want to do that.

Take care and have a great week. x

March 2010.

Just passed the two and a half years without a cig.

I still fancy one now and then but suppose as I have often said, they may be on my mind for a long time. I mean, I smoked for a long time.

But on the good side, it's so much easier. Don't get that gritting teeth feeling anymore. Just a passing fancy.

I really hope the New Year Quitters are doing ok. It will be about 3 months so if you are one of them, good going.

I wish every quitter good luck too of course. Keep going, you can do it.
anne. x

2010. Jan 20th.Latest news.

Belated Happy New Year to all.

It's ages since I wrote on here.
If you have given up the cigs for this New Year, good luck and it can be done. Trust me, it does get better with time.

At the end of March I will have not had a cig, no, not even one drag, for two and a half years. Even I cannot believe it.

Ok, it isn't easy especially in the beginning. No one said it would be though.
It is either easy or teeth grinding time.
I know I am contradicted myself but some find it relatively easy. If you are trying to stop I hope you are one of the former.

Reminding you about a good support site. http://www.stayquit.co.uk/
It's a wonderful site, well worth a try.

Take care.
anne. x

Two years.......Will I forget the cigs????

On the 30th Sept I had not had a cigarette for two years.

I don't update this site so often.

I noticed though that someone had kind of wondered if the feeling of craving or thinking of cigs or just wanting a cig would go. Well for me, now, the feeling is different. So I hope you come back and read this, it may help.

I think that depends on the person really. I am one of those who can't let go very easily.

But now the two years have passed it has got so much easier.

I think that proves that the thoughts are just in my mind, I don't or didn't really want a cig.

Oh yes, at first I did, used to lay in bed and think that I can't go through another day feeling like I did.

They say that after 3 days the nicotine has left your body and it's all in the mind after that.

It may not feel like it but after a while you can cope with any craves. I liken it to wanting a piece of chocolate and not having any in.

You can manage without it but it doesn't stop you wanting some but you can cope.

I wouldn't promise anyone an easy ride but some people report finding it really easy. If you quit I hope you are one of them.

Also, if you do want to quit and try, good luck, if I can, you can. If I can, anyone can.

X X X X X

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The latest news.

Sand Art at Morecambe last weekend.

It has been a few months since I made an entry on here. Not a popular site but even so.

On the 30th of this month I will be 23 months without a cig. Not bad eh?? :<))

Last one smoked just before midnight on the 29th Sept 2007.
There is life after cigs.

It took me a few attempts to give them up. I don't apologise and I don't think I am a wimp, it is hard after many years of smoking to give them up.
I didn't really want to stop either so to me, it made it harder.

So why give up? Well, I was getting older, it happens to us all I know but 60 + was my time. I am pleased I have managed and hope I never fall back into the habit. It would be rather silly to do so but I was rather silly to start in the first place. But and this is my excuse, it was cool to smoke in the '60's. Some adverts say it was good for you.

We know better now don't we?
If you want to stop, please give it a good try. It is worth it. Honest.

Good luck.

anne. x

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Keeping you up todate.

Trees in Ullswater.

Well, it's been a while since I came and wrote on here. I am sure I have been missed.

No??

Ok.

:<)

Well, I have not had a ciggy since the 29th September 2007. I think that was my first day without. Or was it the 30th???

It's well over 600 days, now how sad is that?

But I only know due to http://www.stayquit.co.uk/ Honest!!! I do wonder if I would have kept a count if I had done it without that site.

I have made some great friends from the site. Never met them but you tend to bond. We all go through the same type of things when we quit. Of course not everyone is the same. Not everyone quits in the same way either. But whatever, the support is there and it's free.

Ages vary, amounts vary too some people smoke 40 a day, some less. But whatever age and how many cigs smoked many were successful. One or two like me had a few attempts.

A few? That's a laugh. I had a lot.

I was smoking about 7 a day when I finally stopped. A bit more if I could get away with it! Goodness knows what it would be now.

I had told my old fella that I had stopped ages ago and was smoking sneaky ones.

Goodness me, I was 63!

The reason I lied and he wanted me to cut down was that one time I got an infection and had great difficulty breathing. It was very frightening. I smoked about 3 a day for a month or two. When I retired I was soon creeping up again.

Anyway I am now getting near to 20 months, four days to go! Something like that. I remember knowing to the minute when I last had a smoke.

If you do try to quit, good luck and please try and stick at it. X

17 months and 10 days.

Well, would you Adam and Eve it? All that time without a cig. I can't believe it really but yet I know it's true. Not even a drag of a cig.
Plenty of sniffing at passing by, fresh cigs though.

I didn't know that daffodils had such a nice scent or is it the ones that I was given that smell lovely? A different breed?

It has been a lovely afternoon now at nearly 7.45 pm it is getting cooler. There is light at the end of the tunnel though, summer is on its way!

Hope all is well with you all and that if you are quitting the cigs I hope you are doing well. Maybe a hard slog but worth it in the end. Upwards and onwards.
Luv from Fagless, ashless Lil.

12 days...........

Hello again.
Twelve days and I will have reached that 17 month mark.
Hope your quits are going ok if you have taken the plunge.


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:<))

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Nearly 17 months.

At the end of this short month, 28th Feb, I will not have had a cig for 17 months.

I am quite amazed with myself.

People have stopped asking how I am doing.

I miss that little pat on the head thing. lol

If you gave up the weed for New Year and you still are off the cigs, well done and please keep it up. I also hope your "journey" is relatively painless.

I have put weight on but whether that is because I have stopped smoking or because I have retired, I don't know. Perhaps a bit of both. I am hoping to do a bit of exercise when the weather gets better.

Oh yes, I have an excuse for every occasion.

I have one of those walker things. I go on that now and then. Tells you how many steps, how long you have been on the machine and how many calories used.

I don't know my calories from my elbow so should look into that I suppose. Maybe if I have used ???? amount of calories, it might not be much.

Yup, should get into the healthy eating mode. Don't think I will be good on a diet but I shouldn't eat loads of toffees.

Soon be better weather dear readers or maybe I should say reader, after all, I might read this one day. My daffs are peeking through, just the leaves but even they are growing quite quick. Soon they will be like this.

Stay Happy. X X X

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Over 15 Months now!

Hello, not updated this for ages.

Hope all is well with you all. Belated Happy New Year to everyone.

I have not had a cig for over 15 months now.
Do I miss them??? Well, not half as much as I did. I do get a little urge to have a smoke now and then but not anywhere as bad as the first few weeks. I honestly didn't think it would get better but it did!

I really kind of fancied one after my Christmas dinner. Knew I wouldn't like it much, knew I would hate myself for giving in and I knew I could easily start smoking again. I was so full of knowledge.

I hope I don't ever smoke again and I know it would be so easy to do so. But now it is easy to dismiss the idea. At nearly 65 I don't think I will ever be 100% safe but it would be so stupid to start again.

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Goodness me.

What is this then???

Well, I haven't written in here since August.
I have passed my year without a cig. Not one. No.... not even a drag.

However, every day I am aware that I do not smoke. Used to be very annoying but not bad now, I have got used to it. I don't even want a cig, not really.

Yup, me, cigless for 414 days. I never thought it would happen. Just shows what one can do. lol

I am going to have a cig when I hit 70. Just over 5 years to wait.

I don't really think I am out of the woods yet. Reports of people starting again after a year or so. But it would be very silly / stupid of me if I did.

Honest, I am NOT a born again non smoker. But if you can, please stop.

:<) Lots of luv from me. X

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Happy Summer.

Happy summer.

Up here in the north west of England it is mostly cloudy, rain and boy, when it rains, it rains. This is the second summer of not a lot of sun. It's warm enough though.

In Kent yesterday it was red hot.

Well, I am now doing my 11th month of not smoking. On the 27th August I will have done it.

I still get slight craves. Not half or even a quarter as bad as they were. But I still think of the things every day. I do wish I could go one full day without a thought of them.

Please, if you are thinking of stopping, don't let this put you off. It's not that bad. Just a bit annoying.

I have saved a bob or two so that is really good.

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Hiya Everyone.

Hello y'all.

Just popped in to say I have not had a cigarette for 10 months and one day.

Goodness, it has been hard at times. Many a day I woke up and decided to go and buy 10 cigs. Many a night I used to think that I would buy 10 cigs tomorrow.

Really pleased to say, it does get better. There are times you, (well I did anyway,) thought it never would.

I had a lot of support from www.stayquit.com I am sure I have told you about that site before.

Quite nice how you can easily make friends on that site. No payment, free to all. No need to give name and any other details. All you need is an email address.

But you get so much support, can post to people and get advice too.

Young and old and those in the middle, they are all there! Go on, if you are thinking of giving up the cigs, please try it.

If you lapse, no one judges you, no one at all. (If they do, tell me and I will give them an ear bashing!!!

I hope I am not a nagging ex smoker, you know the type, woke up one morning and decided to stop and never had one since. Tells everyone who will listen. lol Then goes on how smoking is bad for us. As if we didn't really know eh?

It might make me feel ill but if I knew I could just have the one, believe me, I would.

Well, I might.

Oh, I dunno. lol

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Stopping Smoking. Update. 7 months.

10th May. 2008.

Not had a cig since 29th Sept. 2007.

Think I am winning this battle now.

Ok, I do still wish I could have a cig sometimes but the feelings are getting less.................................................................................................thank goodness.

I am not a born again non smoker but do get upset if people close to me, (family and good friends,) smoke.

But I do keep quiet about it. I just wish they would stop too. Maybe one day eh? I mean people didn't think I could do it, even I didn't think I could do it. So there is hope for everyone.

I have been ill for a few weeks but now I am back to normal. Just a bit tired but maybe that is my age.

Sister and I went to Wray Scarecrow Fair last Monday. It was excellent. So treating you to some pics I took.

Take care and if you are like me you will be happy the warmer weather has arrived.

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