irish molly
Maintaing LT loss on GL
Wowser Mary!!!! What a scary occurrence with the heart incident. You poor pet. To only have gotten over that and then the back to go yet again!!! Hugs pet and hope the next few days are less eventful.
Ding Dong the Enemy's dead!
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Thanks both. Thomasina, all the tests they done on Wednesday were showing negative, but at least it gives me peace of mind knowing it could have just been something as silly as having slept awkward the night before.
My back felt a little better when I got up this morning, but within an hour or so, its gone back to normal. Hopefully the Chiropractor can give some relief tomorrow if its still the same.
Had Sunday lunch out today, Roast Lamb dinner followed by strawberry cheesecake and ice cream. Very nice it was too.
My back felt a little better when I got up this morning, but within an hour or so, its gone back to normal. Hopefully the Chiropractor can give some relief tomorrow if its still the same.
Had Sunday lunch out today, Roast Lamb dinner followed by strawberry cheesecake and ice cream. Very nice it was too.
Thanks girls, I do feel a bit better today, its just really sore when I have been sitting down, but once I am up for a few minutes I am walking straight and not looking like I have messed my knickers lol.
Went back to the Chiropractor yesterday and had some more acupuncture. I must admit, I was wondering if it was helping, or if it was just the normal ease I was feeling as the my back got better naturally, but today I do think it is helping, so I will go back on Thursday after work and spend another £25 to have pins stuck in me lol.
I have decided I am going to stop smoking - I wont say I will try again to stop smoking, I am definitely going to give this weed up this time. I went to the Doctor and he has prescribed me Champix again, so I will start these tomorrow, then give up smoking from a week Friday. You are supposed to continue to smoke until at least day 7, so this will be day 9 for me and I will be FREE at last.
Went back to the Chiropractor yesterday and had some more acupuncture. I must admit, I was wondering if it was helping, or if it was just the normal ease I was feeling as the my back got better naturally, but today I do think it is helping, so I will go back on Thursday after work and spend another £25 to have pins stuck in me lol.
I have decided I am going to stop smoking - I wont say I will try again to stop smoking, I am definitely going to give this weed up this time. I went to the Doctor and he has prescribed me Champix again, so I will start these tomorrow, then give up smoking from a week Friday. You are supposed to continue to smoke until at least day 7, so this will be day 9 for me and I will be FREE at last.
summergurl
♥3 Years Maintaining♥
Aw glad it is helping chick, and well done for making the decision to stop smoking! 
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JanD
maintaining since June'09
It's the single most important decision you will ever make to improve your health hon. And ABSOLUTELY you can't TRY to do it you DO it. Think about TRYING to pick up a pencil ... it's a ridiculous concept ... you either do it or you don't. And thinking of freeing or releasing yourself is absolutely right. I feel really sorry for people now when I see what a slave to the 'weed' they are .... running to the smoking area in airports after a flight, having to leave buildings to get their 'fix'. I honestly don't mean to sound sanctimonious - I'm speaking as a very relieved ex-smoker but please please stick with it this time .. I'll be with you every step of the way.
It's the hardest thing I ever did but if I can do it anyone can ... with enough determination.
I treated it like a bereavement .... the death was the decision and the last cigarette - then - everytime I wanted one I reminded myself that THAT particular 'friend' was dead and nothing could bring them back ... I could get depressed, angry and disbelieve it, but I could never have them back. And - as with losing a human loved one - eventually I would learn to live with it and over time it would get easier .... and it did.
PLEASE stick with it this time Mary, I can't tell you how good it feels to be free xxxx
It's the hardest thing I ever did but if I can do it anyone can ... with enough determination.
I treated it like a bereavement .... the death was the decision and the last cigarette - then - everytime I wanted one I reminded myself that THAT particular 'friend' was dead and nothing could bring them back ... I could get depressed, angry and disbelieve it, but I could never have them back. And - as with losing a human loved one - eventually I would learn to live with it and over time it would get easier .... and it did.
PLEASE stick with it this time Mary, I can't tell you how good it feels to be free xxxx
irish molly
Maintaing LT loss on GL
Great support from Jan on the smoking issue. Not being one I don't understand just how tough it is to do. I hope you can master it this time. You sound in the right frame of mind for it.
Best of luck Mary.
Best of luck Mary.
summergurl
♥3 Years Maintaining♥
Thats a great way of putting it Jan
JanD
maintaining since June'09
Ja know what? ....
... I just told DH about what you want to do what it was like for the two of us and reminded him about the ins and outs ....
.... he said ... He's so hoping other ex or non-smokers can make it to the 'other side' .... well .... come on ...... xx
... I just told DH about what you want to do what it was like for the two of us and reminded him about the ins and outs ....
.... he said ... He's so hoping other ex or non-smokers can make it to the 'other side' .... well .... come on ...... xx
summergurl
♥3 Years Maintaining♥
My dad went cold turkey too. I remember it so well. He was deployed on ship for 7months and when he got back mum offered him a fag and he said no, i've quit. Then told us he had his last fag before he stepped foot on ship and for the whole 7months didnt touch one. I can only imagine how hard that mustve been!
You can do it Mary You seem really positive about it. x
You can do it Mary
You seem really positive about it. xThanks for all the support girls, I have been thinking of it the last few days, and even if I do gain a stone or so in weight, which I will try very hard not to do, I am determined that this will be it. I can always go onto lipotrim or exante, or just go for liposuction afterwards lol.
Great advice Jan, I will remember that next Thursday when I have my last one and bid them farewell FOREVER.
Great advice Jan, I will remember that next Thursday when I have my last one and bid them farewell FOREVER.
My plan of attack will be weigh in on Friday morning logging every morsel that passes my lips and I will weigh on my first dayshift each week, so my WI will be every 8 days. That way I can at least keep a constant track of the weight.
Drinking - my plan is to have a drink on my second day off and after my second dayshift, so that will allow me to have a drink 2 nights out of 8. My last failed attempt to give up smoking was always harder on the nights I did have a drink, so at least that way I can keep a tighter rein on any cravings for my old friend who will die next Thursday night.
I am off to Leeds for the August bank holiday weekend, so that will be a tester, as there will be lots of drinkies, but I bought an electronic cigarette from Amazon a couple of weeks ago, which needs charging up before use, so I intend to take that with me, but not charge it up, and at least if my fingers are missing something during the alcohol fest, there is something they can hold on to..........lol.
Drinking - my plan is to have a drink on my second day off and after my second dayshift, so that will allow me to have a drink 2 nights out of 8. My last failed attempt to give up smoking was always harder on the nights I did have a drink, so at least that way I can keep a tighter rein on any cravings for my old friend who will die next Thursday night.
I am off to Leeds for the August bank holiday weekend, so that will be a tester, as there will be lots of drinkies, but I bought an electronic cigarette from Amazon a couple of weeks ago, which needs charging up before use, so I intend to take that with me, but not charge it up, and at least if my fingers are missing something during the alcohol fest, there is something they can hold on to..........lol.
Zenaworrier
Back to reality!
Good luck with it all Mary. I smoked for around 5 years when I was younger but then just decided I didn't want to anymore and gave up! But I know it isn't that easy for most people. You should save all the money you spend on fags and treat yourself!
To be honest, I dont spend that much, as I buy cigarettes twice a year when I go to Turkey, but otherwise I just get family or friends to buy me tobacco when they go to Europe. I do have quite a few packs of tobacco though that I can sell and treat myself to something.
