Thought I would resurrect this thread with a progress update.

Ive tried to stop smoking before and ive always craved while ive tried to quit and its always lead to me starting again. Usually two week is the maximum.

Its now been 3 weeks without a cig, ive just gone completely cold turkey. Its really strange this time. I just haven't craved a smoke, ive been around people who smoke, ive been out drinking with people who smoke and ive just not been temped. Its strange.... but great! I decided before new year to stop, woke up one morning and just did that.

I had a very strange dream which I thought I would share, it was around the first few days of quitting. I was with some of you guys, we were heading to SPA. All our cars were parked outside a hotel, in the middle of a field (strange). Everyone was getting their cars ready, I was sitting in the back of mine. My brother came over (he doesn't smoke) he handed me a smoke I took it, look at my hands and my fingers went black so I throwed it away.

Since that night ive not looked at cigarettes in the same way. Fingers crossed this is the one and I don't lapse. Thought I would share...

Hows everyone else getting on?

Good for you, Mario. When I stopped, I likened it to a switch being thrown in my head; the desire for a cigarette just went - completely. I hope sincerely that this is the same for you, because it makes it almost embarrassingly easy. I stopped over 10 years ago and I've never had a problem being around smokers.
Good luck.

Cheers Jim
I hope its the same for me too. right now I have no desire what so ever to smoke which is great

Well done Mario

Well done Mario .

I haven't touched one still.

Well done dude just keep to your guns and it's worth it.

I've been quite for over a year me and Jbt had money on it so we had something to loose which ups the pressure not to smoke.

Them e cigs helped for those crap stressful days.

I quit on the 16th Sept and really haven't missed it at all. Bit like jim it was almost switch like, I pity those that are still hooked.
The money saved helped at first, but hitting the 1000 fags not smoked was a massive mental picture that put the final nail in. Keep it up guys!

I started smoking again 3 yrs ago after quitting for 5 yrs, and prior to that had stopped before for around 2 yrs.

Strangely, the second time was easier and I would have never started again but circumstances arose in my life that gave me 2 options, and i chose the 2nd which saw me head of to the shop for a 10 pack, thinking i could just stop once it had all blown over, but it's one thing after another that keeps happening to me that has kept me on them.

I'm always being told how much money i would save if i quit, but to be honest when i had quit for the 5 yrs i used to wonder how i had afforded to smoke as i didn't have any extra money in my pocket and wondered where the money came from when i did smoke

I'm currently unemployed (i'm actually self employed with very little work coming in) living off £85 a week (I don't claim dole) have a mortgage, council tax, utility bills, and general household bills to pay (not to mention trying to get a coupe on the road ) and spend £45 to £50 a week on tabs struggling is an understatement.

I half heartedly attempted to quit a couple of months ago and bought an ecig, but it just made me feel funny and i barely used it, but i have seen the vapour kits where you can choose different flavours e.g. cola, vanilla, bannana, strawberry, coffee etc. and i'm considering giving it another go with one of these. Even though they still contain nicotine, i don't consider it stopping smoking imo, but you can get the liquids that are nicotine free, so will be changing to these after a while.

I play 5-a-side on wednesday nights, albeit in goal, and last week a player got injured and i (stupidly?) offered to change places with him. I took off my gloves, ran from my box up to the opposite teams box, and almost past out. I couldn't breath, and was gasping for breath and everyone knows how big a 5-a-side pitch is. I know i'm slightly overweight (think, pregnant man ) and that won't of helped, but the cigs will be the major factor.

So, considering the money i'll apparently save (didn't see the savings last time) my health, and the fact both my grandfathers died of cancer, my nanna has just been giving the all clear after having most of a lung cut out, and my mother once having cancer, all of whom were smokers (my mother still is ) I think it's time i give it up.

So i'm going to pick a day and start using my ecig and put up with it until i get enough saved for a vapour kit.

This is the kit i'm after http://vapingliquid.com/electronic-cigarette-starter-kit/ce5-deluxe-kit-

I forgot about this thread! Suprised it's still going.

Well done to those who have quit. I, i'm ashamed to say, haven't quit.

I'm still smoking but not as much and i'm on rolls ups which actually have helped me cut down because I can't be bothered to roll haha

Swin,

please buy and read "The Easy Way to Give Up Smoking" by Allen Carr. It may be called something slightly different, but it's something like that.

The book cost me £7 and once I actually read the bloody thing, I stopped totally (over ten years ago).

It doesn't work for everyone, but you clearly *want* to stop, so all you can lose is a few quid on the book.

Have a look at these clips:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MwbcWP97-YU

Thanks for that Jim, i will head off to the shops over the weekend and have look for it, it can do no harm reading it i suppose. I wouldn't care i've seen this book a few times and just thought a book won't work, but clearly it can