"My hair feels healthier, my brain is working, I'm eating healthier, I'm even been doing Aqua aerobics in the pool for 3 days a week for 5 weeks and I have lost 2 inches of my weight. Things can only get better from now on...."
"Day 3. Had to cancel the ‘reminders’, ‘motivation messages’ etc as I’ve been doing well, but every time these pop up to remind me how well I’ve been doing it makes me think about cigarettes which I haven’t been doing as I’ve kept myself extremely busy, so I’ve switched them off and will make use of the distractions and aids as needed. "
"Day 6 (of a few starts). Had to take a break from the patches (first time I have used them consistently) because of the vivid, weird dreams. Had my first lozenge and another day conquered. 👏"
How are you doing now?
"Day 1. Munching on gum and applied my first patch. Allergic reaction to the adhesive so have applied to the top of my right foot. So far, so good! Been with Quitline for a couple of weeks and have reduced my smoking by about 50% without using patches until today, only gum.. Now it's time to get real!"
"I’m not going to beat myself up over this as I feel my smoking habits are gradually changing. Went 16 days cold turkey then had a shocker of a day as we are renovating. Puffed away for an evening and realised it did not give me the gratification I thought it would. Three days off them now but popped a patch on today just to make sure."