I am quitting! not wa though!
Why Give Up Now?
That is really the question that I should ask myself when I decided to quit smoking. Why now why not next month or next year even?
I learned something the other day that made me rethink my reasoning as to why I smoke at all. The doctor gave me the news that I may not be heeling my foot as fast due to smoking.
So as of tomorrow morning, I have on left to smoke as I went to the doctor and got a prescription to help me quit, he told me to keep smoking for a few days until it starts to work in your body.
It has been since last Saturday that I have been taking these pills and it really is disgusting tasting now and not sure why I have continued to do it all these years.
It is really hard to quit smoking and I have tried many times even in the last couple months of not working. I have my family backing me at home and showing me support in this new journey of better health and well-being.
I am in the search of some more help and support from you all as this is going to be hard but I can go through it easily knowing I have the support from all of you here.
If you smoke and want to quit or even don't want to quit you should at least take it into consideration looking up online the risks on your body.
Anyway I don't want this to be a long-drawn-out thing. I do want to thank you all for the support that you will give me and hope that I can quit without any issues.
One last thing this is my 15 post and its crazy how time flies here and how much great information I learn every day from other peoples posts.
Really the last thing I need to be happy about is my rank is now at 94. My site is also growing and thanks to you all and the greatest guys here our top 3.
Thank you for reading this and we shall keep in touch I'm sure.
Douglas
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Congrats to you Douglas!!! One of the best success stories!! As a smoker, I know what you are going thru. I've tried to quite many times over the years. Pills, patches, hypnosis, nothing helped. It comes down to this, you have to want to quit. Period. Still smoking myself, but I will quit on or before my next birthday. Period.
Stay strong, there are folks behind you.
Greg
Thank you so much, Greg. I think that I have tried to quit about 15 times over the last 5 years. It really is tough that's why I went to the doctor for help and we shall see. I hope you can quit as soon as possible to benefit your health as that's what I am trying to do.
Douglas
Keep on quitting! I quit smoking just after my first grandson was born. I took Chanticleer which gave me some incredibly amazing dreams! I look back now and wonder why I wasted all that money on smoking and all that time! Keep pressing on! You can do this!
Karin 😎
Great job and I hope to be able to say that in the future it was really dumb to waste my life and money to smoking.
Douglas
Interesting and motivating. Despite the difficulty you're encountering with quitting smoking, you're determined to soldier on for the sake of your health. You'll be amazed at what a difference that one lifestyle change will make to other parts of your life, including your wallet. Wish you continued success in WA
Good to see that you are quitting smoking. I done the same thing 2 and half years ago. I've never looked back! Once you start, you end up feeling so good about yourself and it drives you on.
I used the pills from the doctor as well. Smoked on them for 1-2 weeks, and then upped the dosage.
After that I didn’t even feel any craving, and didn’t feel the need to smoke at all. Hope this works out for you. Keep it up!!
Darren
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I was reading your last post and saw this one off to the side. I QUIT smoking 12 years ago in January. It certainly was one of the hardest things I had to do. The biggest thing I found is the mindset and replacing the habit for a while. When you crave a smoke take a walk or occupy yourself with something to take your mind off it.
I always thought people with drug addictions should be able to just get help and quit but I soon realized that its not that easy. The addiction of something is no joke. Quitting is easier for some than others and I'm not trying to discourage you, this is to support you.
The cravings for me still come and go but I just keep telling myself every time don't fail now. The cravings aren't that strong and go away rather quick so keep that in mind.
What you just made me realize is that this online marketing is pretty much the same thing, after you have invested so much time and effort in it why give up now.
Anyway this got a little long so best of luck and just keep up the good fight.
Also what NWTDennis said use your family for the motivation you need
I thank you for that and I have had a few since this post after talking to the doctor and he said to me that I shouldn't have quit only after three days on the meds. I have had like 5 since last weekend so I am not really mad as it's still way less than before and next week I am going to plan a day with the fam and through away any I might have left. Thank you again and enjoy the rest of the weekend.
Douglas
Well you can't quit if you don't try. I didn't quit my first, second, or third, etc. Not sure how many times I tried. The last time I actually had a pack sitting on my desk I worked at every morning and just wouldn't let myself have any. Not saying that was the right way but I just told myself I had to control it.
Good Luck
This is my fifth I believe. I will do it for sure.
Douglas