The Day I Stopped
Stay tuned for a Stop Smoking Tip at the end of this post.
Even though I am 80 days into this quit, I remember the first day like it was yesterday. It was actually not as hard as I thought it would be. Why? Well, I had finally decided that I wanted to stop smoking. There in lies the key. If you don't want to stop smoking, well, it' gonna' be a helluva' battle. I know because I've tried at least 5 or 6 times before this quit even though I didn't want to do it.
I remember the last day I smoked. That last pack of cigarettes. I could tell I wanted to stop because I wasn't enjoying them and just wanted to get the pack finished. What's funny though and what keeps us in check with this thing called 'addiction', is the fact that even though I wasn't enjoying the cigarettes and I wanted to stop, I couldn't, no wouldn't, tear myself away from that pack. I HAD to finish them. Is that not silly?
When I finally did finish that last one, I was somewhat relieved. I knew I didn't want to be a smoker any longer, but that didn't mean I wasn't going to go through withdrawl just like anyone else who stops. I did. But because the quit was so new and fresh to me, it was easy to get through those cravings that came that first day. Even though I smoked a lot. On average, I smoked at least 2 packs (25 per pack here in Canada) a day. On a day where I was having a few drinks or went out with friends, well, you can add at least another pack onto that total. So I finally had quit as a 50 - 75+ cigs a day smoker and I was excited about it. You can be excited as well. More on my quit soon...
~ Stop Smoking Tip #1 ~
Everyone who smokes should stop smoking. We all know this. It's been proven that smoking is an addiction that is bad for your health. Numerous famous people we know have died from this horrible addiction. I'm sure many have someone close to them that is either living through some terrible disease caused by cigarettes or unfortunately has died due to cigarettes.
So what's the tip? Stop smoking now. Do it while you have your health. Save yourself from this addiction and what could be a very agonizing and painful death. It doesn't always happen to someone else. It's happening to people we know and people around us every single day.
Even though I am 80 days into this quit, I remember the first day like it was yesterday. It was actually not as hard as I thought it would be. Why? Well, I had finally decided that I wanted to stop smoking. There in lies the key. If you don't want to stop smoking, well, it' gonna' be a helluva' battle. I know because I've tried at least 5 or 6 times before this quit even though I didn't want to do it.
I remember the last day I smoked. That last pack of cigarettes. I could tell I wanted to stop because I wasn't enjoying them and just wanted to get the pack finished. What's funny though and what keeps us in check with this thing called 'addiction', is the fact that even though I wasn't enjoying the cigarettes and I wanted to stop, I couldn't, no wouldn't, tear myself away from that pack. I HAD to finish them. Is that not silly?
When I finally did finish that last one, I was somewhat relieved. I knew I didn't want to be a smoker any longer, but that didn't mean I wasn't going to go through withdrawl just like anyone else who stops. I did. But because the quit was so new and fresh to me, it was easy to get through those cravings that came that first day. Even though I smoked a lot. On average, I smoked at least 2 packs (25 per pack here in Canada) a day. On a day where I was having a few drinks or went out with friends, well, you can add at least another pack onto that total. So I finally had quit as a 50 - 75+ cigs a day smoker and I was excited about it. You can be excited as well. More on my quit soon...
~ Stop Smoking Tip #1 ~
Everyone who smokes should stop smoking. We all know this. It's been proven that smoking is an addiction that is bad for your health. Numerous famous people we know have died from this horrible addiction. I'm sure many have someone close to them that is either living through some terrible disease caused by cigarettes or unfortunately has died due to cigarettes.
So what's the tip? Stop smoking now. Do it while you have your health. Save yourself from this addiction and what could be a very agonizing and painful death. It doesn't always happen to someone else. It's happening to people we know and people around us every single day.
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