OK! The alcohol has been cut down, I've given up caffeine, the healthy eating is going ok and now we're going for the biggie...THE Fags! I'm beginning to feel a bit like that old Adam Ant song.'Dont drink, Dont smoke...what do you do?' But the facts are:
1. I'm killing myself, with the amount of heart disease and cancer in the family I'm on a real winner.
2. I smell, I stink out my house, my parents house, my partners house and they are all sick of it, so am I
3. I'm addicted to and dependeant on 20 little white sticks a day, how sad is that?
4. We're poor, even when we were living on £74 a week I managed to find £4 a day for cigarettes, talk about selfish.

About the product:
NiQuiting CQ comes in 3 strengths, Step 1 is for those who smoke more than 10 a day, Step 2 for 10 or less and Step 3 is for the very last 2 weeks and gives you a very low dose of nicotine. If you start on Step 1 you use those for 6 weeks then Step 2 for 2 weeks then Step 3 for 2 weeks. If you start on Step 2, you use those for 6 weeks and then Step 3 for 2 weeks.
The patches are about 1 inch square and are clear so are less noticeable than the old ones. You put them on, preferable hairless skin, where the skin doesnt fold or crease and leave it on for 24 hours. You have to make sure you throw them away careful as they can be toxic to kids or animals.

NiQuiting CQ is more than just the patches though, you get a really helpful booklet with loads of info such as how the patch works, what to expect when giving up such irriatability, sleep disruption, trouble concentrating, increased appetit and the dreaded weight gain, anxiety, cigarette urges, but these are symptons of nicotine withdrawel, not the patches and they dont last long.
It also reminds you that NiQuitin CQ is not a magic cure, it helps with the physical, not the mental, but they also help with this!!

Today is my 6th day as a non-smoker, with the aid of the patches it is going well, yes the cravings are still there but thats because the patches have about half the nicotine your body is used to. Its the habit that is the hard bit, after a meal, waiting for the bus etc, but lickily no-one around me is a smoker, my delegated smoking support partner (who also gets weekly e-mails to help him support me) boyfriend Alam is being wonderful, the test will come in 2 weeks time when I go back to uni, but hopefully the cravings will be more manageable!
Some of the benefits are already showing, I no longer get so breathless, your cough does get worse for a few days and my sense of smell and taste havent improved yet because I have a stinking cold and I have more money!

I would greatly appreciate some suggestions and support to chat with those who have also decided to give it up, just e-mail me!