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I’ll go first.
When:
I quit September 1, 2014 – not all that long ago. (I smoked a pack a day for about 40+ years.)
Why I quit:
1) I was tired of literally burning up $6 - $7 a day. Everyday. That money is better spent elsewhere, or saved.
2) I was sick and tired of making sure I had enough cigarettes every time I went to a store.
3) The smell. In my home, clothes, hair. (Even though I never smoked in my bedroom, the odor was in my pillow cases.) The smoke stains on my inside windows …… horrible. My kitty deserves to breathe clean air, and so do I.
4) It’s a fire hazard. Very dangerous habit.
5) People don’t want to be around a smoker. Some won’t say so, but I can tell.
6) That nasty hacking cough (phlegm…ugh) in the morning.
7) My doctor said either quit or find another doctor. (!!!)
8) Health – need I say more?
How I quit:
I looked at my reasons for quitting. I tried to think of one good thing that has resulted from smoking cigarettes – I couldn’t. I said out loud “This has to stop.” I sat and smoked the remaining cigarettes in my last pack, Then I gathered my ashtrays, lighters, the empty pack and took everything to the dumpster outside. It was quite dramatic.
Hardest part: Not having a cigarette with morning coffee and after meals. But that subsided.
I have not gained weight (actually lost about 10 lbs.), I do chew more gum, and there have only been a few times when I smelled the odor of cigarette smoke (people on street) and wanted one. But not often.
Let’s hear your story.
When:
I quit September 1, 2014 – not all that long ago. (I smoked a pack a day for about 40+ years.)
Why I quit:
1) I was tired of literally burning up $6 - $7 a day. Everyday. That money is better spent elsewhere, or saved.
2) I was sick and tired of making sure I had enough cigarettes every time I went to a store.
3) The smell. In my home, clothes, hair. (Even though I never smoked in my bedroom, the odor was in my pillow cases.) The smoke stains on my inside windows …… horrible. My kitty deserves to breathe clean air, and so do I.
4) It’s a fire hazard. Very dangerous habit.
5) People don’t want to be around a smoker. Some won’t say so, but I can tell.
6) That nasty hacking cough (phlegm…ugh) in the morning.
7) My doctor said either quit or find another doctor. (!!!)
8) Health – need I say more?
How I quit:
I looked at my reasons for quitting. I tried to think of one good thing that has resulted from smoking cigarettes – I couldn’t. I said out loud “This has to stop.” I sat and smoked the remaining cigarettes in my last pack, Then I gathered my ashtrays, lighters, the empty pack and took everything to the dumpster outside. It was quite dramatic.
Hardest part: Not having a cigarette with morning coffee and after meals. But that subsided.
I have not gained weight (actually lost about 10 lbs.), I do chew more gum, and there have only been a few times when I smelled the odor of cigarette smoke (people on street) and wanted one. But not often.
Let’s hear your story.
