Attempt #3, Part 2

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Failed again, this time at 44 hours. While it was better than my last two recent attempts, I do feel a bit silly that I gave in so easily. Boredom got to me. I know that the cigarette I just smoked hasn't relieved my boredom in any way, but it has banished the thoughts of "I WANT A FUCKING CIGARETTE".…

Attempt #3

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...is still in progress. I finished reading the book (The Only Way To Stop Smoking Permanently) last night, went through the Final Cigarette ritual, and am now an ex-smoker. I'm feeling confident it'll last this time. My main enemy is boredom, as it can't be the stress that made me smoke, my life is so incredibly un-stressful. The book did…

Arrival

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The Only Way To Stop Smoking Permanently has arrived! It's much thicker than Easyway, and the print is tiny! It'll take a while to get through this one. Still, fingers crossed!

Attempt #2

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Failed today. I was smoke-free for around 16 hours. Rubbish. I finished re-reading the Easyway book last night and figured there's no time like the present, so stopped smoking at about 9pm, had a nice long chat to Jane about random things, slept, got up, played a bit of Marvel vs Capcom 3, and whilst I was waiting for lunch…

Attempt #1

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Failed this afternoon. I was smoke-free for twenty hours, which is quite pathetic to be honest! I smoked my last cigarette at 6pm last night. After which, Jane and I went out and had a lovely meal for Valentines/to celebrate me getting past the twelve weeks at Asda, and I didn't have a nicotine related pang at all. We got…

Easyway

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I bought Allen Carr's "Easy Way To Stop Smoking" today. I dearly want to stop smoking, and apparently this is the easiest way to do it. I'm not doing it because it's the easiest way to be honest, it's just that I've tried using my willpower and nicotine replacement products before, and it made me miserable as I was always…

Twelve weeks and One day

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Good news! I'm pretty sure I've survived Asda's 12 week probation period. I'll have been there 12 weeks exactly on Saturday, which is my next shift. I was unsure whether I would actually be kept on after the 12 weeks, as no-one said anything either way, but I'm incredibly glad it looks like I will be. Paul worked there one…

Getting healthy

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I've decided it's time. What spurred me on? I'm fed up of being fat, basically! Back when I had Norovirus, I lost 10lbs in the space of two days, and seeing my weight below 19 stone on the scales was invigorating! I know I didn't lose it fair and square, and I put over half of it back on when…

Busy being busy

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This blogging lark is starting to get away from me now I'm working. I think I just need to update my schedule of LOLs, Reach screenshots and weekly round-ups. The LOLs and screenshots are fairly easy to do, so I'll keep them on the same days, but doing the weekly round-up depends on when I have enough time off, and…