Day 6 - My Journey to Stop Smoking ~ My Reasons to Quit

If I want to be an old man, I should drive like an old man. I did and now I am older in years.

Like any bad habit that is bad for us, we congratulate you on the narrow path.

Best of luck to you.  Keep that list and refer to it EVERY DAY!  After I wrote out what my life would be like if I got 150 lbs off and started LIVING, I set out to make it happen.  HARD!  but kept that vision in mind and after a year have lost 80 lbs by eating right and working out with a trainer.  I feel like a million bucks!  Yes, it's a physical battle, but even more, its a mental battle.  Yay You!

Keep us posted on your progress!  I, Liz Harris, of Arizona wish for you to live a long and healthy life!  You are amazing and you can do it!

Good evening Dianne and best of luck in quitting the habit. Sounds like you have it down why to quit now the hard part...sticking to it. It does get easier but it takes time. Keep up the good fight.

Dianne - I was going to say the same as Janna.  Keep you list handy.  Heck, make it the first thing you do in the morning.  Get up, read your quit list, get dressed, brush teeth.....

Dianna,  I rolled past this blog in a hurry towards my next task but told myself I would be back.. SO here I am! I am an ex-smoker, pack a day guy for about 30yrs. Tried, failed, tried something else..failed, pills, patches you name it I tried it.  Watched two Sisters die of cancer and a thousand other RED FLAGS! Then one day I took back my power, I refused to allow a damn cigarette steal my life. Finally I won, I got my power back, cigarettes will never darken my day or steal another second of my life.

#1 Reason to Quit.  Because you can!

I will be watching for your success story!  Git R Done!

Regards From The Q

Day 6 and sounds like you're doing GREAT!!!  Smoking also drys out your skin and causes wrinkles.
You've developed a very motivational list...keep it up!!!  Have a great smoke-free weekend!

Hey, Diane!  I included this post in Last Week's Favorites.   Have a great Sunday!  And good luck with your efforts!  This how great you will smell!

Dianne  Good luck to you ..I quit 8 years ago .I used commit lozenges   I smoked 3 packs a day If I can do it you can to! Just decide to do it .  You have to look at them as death sticks

Dianne,

Congratulations on making the decision to stop and comitting to a plan to do it. Good luck. :)

Steve

Dianne- I'm not a smoker but my husband was.  You can do it... you've listed many good reasons not to even start again.  So don't.  In the beginning, I will tell you he snacked on sunflower seeds (something about the oil in them).. he said it helped.  His chair looked like we had a birdcage there but who cares.  He stopped.  You have a lot of support here, so call on it if you need to.  Good luck!!!

Great list!  Commend you on the courageous post.  Sounds like you are reaching out...one thing you didn't mention was an action step.  Take up running with a running club or treadmill at the gym.  Most smokers have diminished lung capacity and the running makes a good point of why to quit.  Best to you and your kids!  Kristine :)

With 6 days under your belt, you can do it!!!  Congrats on kicking the habit.  It stinks to smoke and Lung Cancer is one of the top KILLERS in the US.  I am happy for you that you will be living longer.  Decaf Coffee helps when you are quitting or just hot tea.  I quit cold turkey 25 years ago and I have never looked back, I hate to be around people who smoke, they reek of the smoke smell, glad you are not going back there (HOPE THIS HELPS)

I smoked for years, from my teenage years up to in my late 20's. When I got pregnant I quit.......one thing about my body, it lets me know what is good for me.........if I attempt to light up today, I feel sick and if I continue, my stomach cramps and I start getting all kind of stomach problems. My body is smarter than my brain when it comes to smoking. Keep up the good work!

Diane, Chantix willl make it easy and best of all, you won't be interested in smoking again.  Chantix really gets to the source of the addiction.  The nicotine craving will be gone and while there will be some habit breaking to do, you can do it without the craving.  The reason they let you smoke for a time is to free you of the effects of smoking.  Chantix blocks your nicotine receptors, so there is no effect from smoking.  Nothing.  I continued to smoke for more than a week but less and less often as there was no point.  A lot of hassle for nothing....then I just quit.  Took the Chantix for a few more weeks to be sure but I easily broke an addiction of 40 years.  I had tried every method known before that but while I wasn't smoking I always wanted to, Chantix ended that.  I can sit with smokers and neither be offended or want their cigarette.  Miracle drug!  Hey, I even enjoyed the vivid, colorful dreams.