Update for the last 3 days

Well, 5.5 cigs on Monday, 5 yesterday and today, well, I've only actually had one. I tested myself to see how long I could go without buying any more cigs. I got to midnight and gave in. I'm not complaining, I'll probably still have one in a min b4 I head to bed, but you know what? from 20, to 5 and now to 2, I'm very proud of myself.

I guess I know I didn't really need to go out to buy the cigs, but hey, this is all the build up to me giving up! I can allow my control freak nature to kick in from Valentines Day and I'm not going to beat myself up over having what appears to be now, a maximum of 5 a day!

Aside from all that, went to the doc today for something else but mentioned I'm about to give up and I was told that they have a smoking clinic there and I have now made an appointment to see the nurse there. What help she can be, I don't know, but I may as well use the resources available to me, why not eh?

Watch this space......

Guess what?

Only had 4 yesterday! Throat's getting sore now, but that's to be expected, as well as the cough. I think it's been a good idea of mine to cut down dramatically before my actual quit date. It should make it easier. Don't think I'm going to bother with patches or anything like that. If I keep myself busy enough (which is a challenge in itself), I'll not have any time to even think about smoking.

Am still concerned about the after meal cravings though...

I'm cutting down!

Well I've decided to cut down on my smoking before my quit date to hopefully make it easier for myself to stop completely. When I'm at home in Milton Keynes, I can easily get through 20 a day. However, when I stay down in London, I tend to smoke less anyway as the places I stay are smoke free environments.

So whilst I've been here in London, I've been cutting down dramatically only smoking approximately 5 a day (on to buying 10s now as well), and it's a little tough at times, especially when I crave my "after meal" cig, but overall, I seem to be doing really well. I've also made the decision to make my car and my place in MK smoke-free zones. So hopefully, when I get back there, I'll be better able to cope with my reduced intake.

That's the theory anyway.......I'll let you know if it works out that way!