Oh, it’s been fun but it’s time to call quits on smoking. Again.
- I’m tired of my hair smelling like smoke.
- I’m sick of worrying my hands smell of smoke.
- I’m out of breath like all the time. Thanks cigarettes!
- I’m through wasting my mother-fucking money.
- I’m tired of my car smelling like an ashtray.
- Sneaking around makes me feel like I’m about five-years-old.
- I don’t want wrinkles.
- I want to be healthy.
- Not ready to die.
However, I would gladly pay for a healthy cigarette. So come on, SCIENCE! How about a multi-vitamin in cigarette form, eh? Just one a day, that’s all I ask! Now get working, dammit.
wash your hands after smoking. it helps, i swear!
I used to be obsessed with not smelling like smoke when I was a smoker. I tried every trick and hid it from most people that I did it. I think the guilt from knowing I was doing something damaging to myself even after my father died of lung cancer (thanks to 50 years of smoking) finally got the best of me. I turned 30 and gave myself the best gift ever- I quit.
Acupuncture helped me a lot.
It helps to kick up the exercise regimen, because if you are focused on working out, you know that you want to be able to breathe whilst doing it. That helped me a lot.
The hardest thing for me was being at parties or bars with friends who were smoking, cause even if you don’t buy cigarettes anymore, you can still bum them off people. Thank god we are going smoke free in bars in 2009. And thank god my big time smoking buddies got pregnant and had to give it up.
Good luck! I know you can do it!
When I was trying to quit, I found that making small goals for myself was the most effective. So, if I wanted a cigarette, I would tell myself to wait an hour. Usually, once the hour has passed, I’ve moved on to other things.
Drinking will be a tough one! When I’m drinking and want a cigarette, I make a deal with myself to wait until the morning and then if I still want to smoke, I can have one then. And, I’ve never still wanted one the next morning.
My happy, healthy thoughts are coming your way!!!
Yaaaaaay! Those are all excellent reasons. Excellent, excellent.
This is unfortunate timing indeed… cuz I was just thinking about taking them up. I need some good clean (dirty) self-damaging things. Maybe I’ll just hook up an i.v. of lard to my veins and an oxygen tank that pumps smoke into my nostrils at all time, instead of air. I think I’m on to something.
Yay! I am truly happy for you.
you can do it!
Well I know you can do it! How do I know? Because I fucking did it! Hell if I can do it than ANYONE can do it….. today marks 137 days ago I QUIT! Not bad for an anxiety driven chain smoker.
http://www.quitnet.com is a great resource, I don’t know… maybe I already shared this with you.
It helped me ALOT at the start.
Those first 7 days suck ass. I guess there is a reason they call it hell week.
At this point I would NEVER touch a cigarette again. No lie. I like the way my body feels now versus when I was a smoker.
You can do it. One minute at a time.
Good for you, and good luck!
I’ve never smoked and I still have wrinkles, but don’t let that negate all the other fine points on your list.
Good luck! My mom quit after smoking for 40 years…I know you can, too (I actually heard hypnosis helps some people).
You can do it!
Good luck Pants. SRA is right – that’s how I quit – got into exercise.
I’m quitting on 9/1!
…but, man, is it ever going to suck to be me for about a month! …and to be around me.
(you can quit! just stick to the plan!)
I know it is hard -my dad has smoked for 40 years and tried to quit. No success.
He got cancer in his salivary gland two years ago, has recovered but still can’t quit.
So cheers to you for doing this, though it is hard.
I recently fell off the non-smoking wagon and have been like a chimney. I feel awful and my laundry basket smells like an ashtray. I’m done! Again!
I know you can do it. Jack Jack doesn’t smoke, so why should you?
I smoked for 20 years (started when I was 10–really!) and quit when I got pregnant. It was hard (especially because my husband smoked for three more years), but after a while, I hardly missed it. Now, over 13 years later, I can’t imagine going back to it. I breathe better and get sick much less–even though my kids bring home lots of germs from school, I don’t burn holes in things anymore, I don’t smell like smoke. The benefits definitely are worth the effort. Plus, I’ve saved a ton of money!
Keep at it–you can do it!