New Year's Resolutions?

[bonusbeast]

Of couse the usual exercise and eat healthy. I also like to make a list of things I would like to accomplish on my websites, it tends to help me focus more.

[Kasinoportalen]

Work more on my current sites and realize some of the projects that have been lurking in my mind for some time now.

Other than that, work out some more I guess..

[AWH-Gemma]

Well it didn't begin as a resolution but have just finished Allen Carr's Easy way to Stop Smoking book which I got for Christmas. I don't feel as brainwashed as I think I should but I am making an effort, havent smoked yet but this doesnt feel particularly easy

[patmcluk]

GIVE UP GAMBLING and get some bloody exercise!

[wagerjunction]

I never end up sticking to my new years resolution so i stopped making them..lol |

Same here, haha.

This year I've simply decided not to get worked up anymore about what people say/think/gossip about, etc and to please only myself.

[SlotsAff]

I would love to get into my exercise routine and play regular football (hard with a baby & nagging wife HA HA).

2010 was pretty amazing personally so more of the same if possible

[Renee]

Well it didn't begin as a resolution but have just finished Allen Carr's Easy way to Stop Smoking book which I got for Christmas. I don't feel as brainwashed as I think I should but I am making an effort, havent smoked yet but this doesnt feel particularly easy

There are some new ads on tv here..

"Will power is like a muscle. The more you work it the stronger it gets."

I hope you're able to stick to it Gemma. They say it only takes 3 weeks to make a habit.

My other half quit in March last year, and when we got to South Africa it was like he never stopped and has continued since we got home, which makes it hard for me because I quit Oct 08 and haven't had a drag since, but I loved it so much that I still dream about smoking and it would be so easy for me just to pick up a cigarette and start again.

I'm searching for my willpower but it's getting harder and harder to find

If you want more to turn you off though, I'll give you some of the ads they show on tv here..


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[AWH-Gemma]

Thanks for the vids Renee Have actually been looking for stuff to watch/read everytime I get the urge to smoke to remind me of why I'm quitting in the first place.

I am on day 3 cold turkey still going

[kimcyp]

Same as many people - to lose a bit of weight and do more exercise. I have my 25th school reunion mid February and haven't seen many people for 20+ years so am making a big effort.

I'm only on the 2nd day of exercise DVD's, the 30 Day Shred from Gillian of The Biggest Loser, and I'm beginning to ache already!

[wagerjunction]

I am on day 3 cold turkey still going

I hope you're able to stick to it Gemma. They say it only takes 3 weeks to make a habit.

Be strong Gemma, you only have about 18 days to go and you will start seeing the silver lining...

[AWH-Gemma]

Thanks Amy!

All support is very much appreciated

[SlotsAff]

Thanks Amy!

All support is very much appreciated

I kicked the habit back in May due to having a baby coming.

I used to smoke about 15 a day.

I thought I could never do it but I did and it was surprisingly easier than I thought.

I now have the odd cigarette socially (like 1 or 2 max a week) when I am a social event (away from the baby of course).

I have developed that self control with cigarettes which is fantastic. If I can do, anyone can.

I used electronic cigarettes to help with the physical side of things (with smoke but no nicotine) - it worked wonders

[AWH-Gemma]

Thank you & Well done I love hearing these success stories

[Renee]

I kicked the habit back in May due to having a baby coming.

I used to smoke about 15 a day.

I thought I could never do it but I did and it was surprisingly easier than I thought.

I now have the odd cigarette socially (like 1 or 2 max a week) when I am a social event (away from the baby of course).

I have developed that self control with cigarettes which is fantastic. If I can do, anyone can.

I used electronic cigarettes to help with the physical side of things (with smoke but no nicotine) - it worked wonders

I wish the e-cigs had been around when I quit smoking. It would have made it so much easier. Instead I went cold turkey like Gemma.

Gemma if it gets too hard to handle, maybe go for those e-cigs instead of picking up a regular cigarette.. Sometimes it's just the habit of putting something in your mouth that gets you, and rather than eating and making yourself fat, at least with these your nicotine cravings will lessen. You can trick your brain into thinking you're smoking when you're not.

I ordered some e-cigs for my other half yesterday. At least that way if I do feel the urge I can just pick up one of those.

And those ads are disgusting. Some of the more disgusting ones I couldnt find straight away, but if you do a search online for Australian anti-smoking commercials you'll find a heap of them. The one that gets me the most is a man in hospital and his young daughter telling him how she did this this and this and he shouldda been there. He is on some kind of breathing machine because he cant breathe on his own and he just looks up at the mother. It breaks my heart.

[Christian-IA]

Gemma, from someone who was a smoker and quit cold turkey, I'm telling you that you can do it !!
It's true that the first period is the hardest, but after a while, you won't even think about it. I quit back in April 2010, and for 3 months i used to crave it like once a month, and now i don't even think about it.
so hang in there

[craig96]

There are some new ads on tv here..

"Will power is like a muscle. The more you work it the stronger it gets."

I hope you're able to stick to it Gemma. They say it only takes 3 weeks to make a habit.

My other half quit in March last year, and when we got to South Africa it was like he never stopped and has continued since we got home, which makes it hard for me because I quit Oct 08 and haven't had a drag since, but I loved it so much that I still dream about smoking and it would be so easy for me just to pick up a cigarette and start again.

I'm searching for my willpower but it's getting harder and harder to find

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I do not smoke but man them adverts would make me stop tomorrow if I did no matter how hard it was.

[Renee]

I guess they do their job then huh?

[wagerjunction]

Thank you & Well done I love hearing these success stories

Gemma dear, I hope you still hanging on and not giving in to the urges.

Please keep us posted on your progress.

[AWH-Gemma]

Gemma dear, I hope you still hanging on and not giving in to the urges.

Please keep us posted on your progress.

Hi

Cold turkey was too hard, I expected it to get easier after 3 days when the nicotine has supposedly left your bloodstream, its just didn't I ended up buying some nicotine gum which is really good imo!

So I am doing alright on the gum at the moment, I will probably stay addicted to the gum for a while lol

[Renee]

Hi

Cold turkey was too hard, I expected it to get easier after 3 days when the nicotine has supposedly left your bloodstream, its just didn't I ended up buying some nicotine gum which is really good imo!

So I am doing alright on the gum at the moment, I will probably stay addicted to the gum for a while lol

Glad you're at least on the gum rather than picking up a cigarette..

Those e-cigs are a good way to ween yourself off the nicotine.. They come in every mg size, as well as 0. So once you're down to 6mg, and not having many puffs each day, you can go onto the 0mg ones.. They are still like smoking but no nicotine means you'll be able to stop more easily after that. You trick your brain into thinking you're still smoking..

They aren't too expensive either..

The ones I bought for my other half are elusion. You should be able to get them where you are.