"I can fly without wings."

[redken1]

That's the first hurdle out of the way - one week off the weed.

Gosh my lungs feel better already, I feel like "I can fly without wings" (my bike ;D). I estimate that if I can abstain for one year I will save over £1000 in tax and duty alone. [smiley=thumbsup.gif]

Gonna put all saved away for two years for a new bike - Shhhhhhhh! don't mention it to my wife. Lol ;D ;)

[Snowy]

Well done Ken..... keep it up. Your lungs will already be converting 30% more oxygen which is why you feel able to fly. It took me several attempts but its now over 6 years for me. Give yourself a treat now and again that you would not have bought otherwise to help keep the motivation up. Exercise is great, the endorphins that are released will help counteract the withdrawl symptoms.

[Jon_W]

Well done Ken!!! :)

[Dabz]

nice one Ken!

[Bonnielass]

Well done Ken, you will feel so much better for it! :)

[wiltshire builders]

How ironic, I was thinking of selling my bike and spending the money on cigarettes.

Well done

[goz1960]

Good man, just failed again for the third time of trying. [smiley=thumbdown.gif]

[Toph]

Nice one Ken :)
I packed 'em up 20 years ago, never regretted it for a minute!! :)

Mind you, being a welder , I probably breathe in enough crap during the working day, without puffin' on fags as well !! ;D

Keep it up buddy! [smiley=thumbsup.gif]

[redken1]

Thanks all for your kind words of encouragement, it means alot.

Going to give it my best shot - I have found I'm a bit short tempered at the moment , but hopefully that will pass with time.

[BB]

Good luck Ken, long may you continue :)

BB

[bobf279]

Well done and keep it up, I stopped just over 2 years ago after smoking everyday for 37 years. If I can do it anyone can :)

[@bj]

Well done - one year for me this month - after more years than I care to mention on Marlboro Reds...

I still miss them - but to succeed you need a motivational factor - mine was/is still to be able to reach the top of any mountain in snowdonia without too much difficulty in 20 years time...

As opposed to be struggling to move from one room to the next - as with some people of that age I've witnessed...

[Dan505]

good man, keep it going [smiley=thumbsup.gif]

[Senna(Dan)]

Its hard, but keep a small stash of your quitting kit just in case. I still have the lozenges for those moments of temptation, I do break occasionally but I know how hard it is.

[Geordie Stu]

Try Red Bull gives you wings...!!!. Well done Ken [smiley=thumbup.gif]

[evil_daddy]

flying without wings ----- don't you mean .... falling ::)

[redken1]

My free NHS quit smoking kit arrived in the post today. I assembled the house money box - Advise anyone to build the bloody thing before you start to quit. >:(

Had to have a few puffs of my plastic nicotine aid to calm me down, but I didn't buckle grrrrrrrrrrrrrr! [smiley=thumbsup.gif]

[Mitch9128]

It's an ordeal alright, but one you must go through, keep at it.

I smoked for 20 years until 2005, tried everything to quit, but lacked the willpower. What worked for me was NHS group therapy, 8 weeks similar to AA meetings, but for smokers. You buddy up with someone, to give mutual support, but my buddy had just had a triple heart bypass, and wheezed like a 60 a day age 80, he was 44, and quit quitting at week 3, he's dead now. Don't give up, giving up.

[DaytonaDog]

Good on you Ken for giving up the fags. Your short term discomfort will be far outweighed by the eventual long term benefits. If I was in your situation my motivating factor would be the knowledge that by not smoking you are denying Scameron tax, even if the amount is negligible, plus the savings made will by that new bike.

Keep up the good work.

[redken1]

Funny you should say that Chris, I was a bit reluctant to admit that the massive tobacco tax rise in the recent budget was a motivating factor.

I know it’s an extreme case of ‘cutting of your nose to spite your face’ but one of the reasons I never tried to give up before now was because I was told to by the politicians. :-[

I guess I’ll always be,”A rebel without a cause.” ::)

Anyway, the Tories tax take will be down by over a grand in the next financial year.
:)

[Col]

;D yeah Ken tax was my main motivation when I ran out of duty frees Xmas Eve and suddenly that was it ...sod it I ain't going to get duty paid smokes or bloody drive to get some using taxed fuel.

c.40 years 35/day to 0 was bit of mental turmoil but hardly think about it now :)

Stick with it Ken.... 8-)

Funny thing is I can still get duty frees but I can't find any smokers who want to buy 'em ;D ;D £45/200 B & H ...bargain ;)