General Chat

Good Morning
Joan and Keith and anyone else around

I want to wish you good luck for your first day
Take Care
Hugs
Jackie

Your Very Welcome

Hi Ally hope you are well

Thanks Ladies

Jackie that would be fantastic,I'm sure they all appreciate your encouragement as well as your sponsorship

thank you very much.

My Pleasure

Way to Go Everyone


Whoopee your on your way to good health


Jackie

runs out for more mints

it better had be mints ... lol

mints and eclairs

Thanks Ally

thats fantastic :~)

HI YA
DONT FORGET ITS HARD
BUT I HAVE CONFIDENCE IN YOU
BM AN KEITH
WOULD YOU MIND IF MY £5
WENT TO
SHOOTING STAR

Its Fine by me Dizzi :~)

Just went and bought a crave away fake cigarette needed something in my hand, but they taste off menthol. Unless you like menthol cigarettes dont waste your money.

Lynne

One important fact about cravings and urges is that they will always pass. In fact, most cravings pass within with 2-5 minutes.

1. EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique) is emotional acupuncture without needles. This mind body finger tapping technique stimulates meridian points to balance the energy flow in our body and remove negative emotions. EFT can be done both daily and and when cravings are present. For more info. go to www.mindbodytapping.com

2. Hypnosis allows you to be more in control of your cravings. It also helps reduce the intensity & frequency of the cravings, and has additional relaxation benefits.

3. Taking some deep breaths (deep breathing) can really help you relax your way through any craving.

4. Repeat daily affirmations. Say them to yourself 10 times each morning, afternoon, and evening. I am Happy, Healthy, and smoke-free, or Everyday I choose to breathe fresh air into my lungs, or Today I am a proud and healthy non-smoker.

5. Tense up all your muscles in your body, hold for 10 seconds, then release. This technique helps take the edge off a craving or emotion. Repeat a few times if needed. You can also tense up and release your fists, arms, face, upper body, and legs one at a time.

6. Make a list of all the activities you will do instead of reaching for a cigarette. Healthy dis-tractors like reading a book, going for a walk, working in your garden, taking a deep breath, chewing gum, stretching, lifting weights, burning incense, surfing the Internet, daily exercise, meditating, doing some laundry, finding a support group, riding a bike, yoga, push-ups, a hobby, calling a friend, cleaning your teeth, writing a letter, listening to music, and drinking water.

7. Visualize yourself everyday for 2 minutes going through you day (waking up, eating, watching TV, driving coffee, working, drinking alcohol, hanging out with other smokers, feeling stressed or bored, and overcoming any situation) handling every situations as a relaxed non-smoker.

8. Daily exercise should help you release some stress. If you do not currently have an exercise regiment, start off by walking 10 minutes each day.

9. Have some healthy foods and other objects around to get you through any cravings (water, gum, cinnamon sticks, mints, sunflower seeds, fruits, carrots, flavored toothpicks, straws,
stress balls you can squeeze, or worry beads).

10. Make a list of all the ways you are benefiting as a non-smoker and keep it with you at all times. (Healthier, have more energy, more confident, smell better, family is happier, in control, clearer skin, whiter teeth, life is easier).

,Right Joan are you ready to do your weight lifting while burning incense in the kitchen waiting for the washing to finish,
before carrying on doing some push-ups then surfing the Internet to find a support group,
you can then writing a letter to a friend tell her that your taking up a hobby (yoga) and after all that put some music on and have a have a drink of water.........pmsl

thanks Fay

Also go for a nice long walk if you are able

Smell the Fresh Air

Drink Lots of Water

Jackie

Withdrawal symptoms when giving up smoking might not be as severe as you fear, and for some pass within a few days. For others though, it might take a bit longer. Think of the side effects of quitting smoking as your body starting to recover from the damage caused by smoking. For example, a wet chesty cough means you're getting rid of the rubbish in your lungs.

It’s important not to be afraid of what may happen to you when you give up smoking. Focus on the positive changes while the side effects of quitting smoking subside.

The good news is that your body starts feeling the benefits as soon as you’ve smoked your last cigarette.

Within 20 minutes your blood pressure and pulse returns to normal.
Within 8 hours nicotine and carbon monoxide levels in blood reduce by half, oxygen levels return to normal and circulation improves.
Within 24 hours carbon monoxide and nicotine are eliminated from the body.
Within 48 hours the ability to taste and smell improves.
Within 3 days your breathing becomes easier as your bronchial tubes begin to relax.
Within a few weeks your fingers lose their yellow stains and your skin looks better.
Within 1 month your appearance improves - skin loses its greyish pallor and becomes less wrinkled.
Within 3-9 months coughing and wheezing declines.
Within 1 year the risk of heart attack reduces by half compared to that of a smoker.
Within 10 years the risk of lung cancer falls to about half that of a smoker.
Within 15 years your risk of coronary heart disease is the same as a non-smoker.

just popped in to say.. hope it's going well for everyone

xxx

Hope all went well for your first day.


Val.

sorry all
ive had a few fags


sorry