Thread: No Smoking ( realy, its true ).....

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OK, I consider myself an ?expert? on quitting the cigs so here goes.

In 1990 I quit a 4 pack a day habit and I did it "Cold Turkey". Was it hard you bet YSA it was and probably the hardest thing I ever did. HOWEVER, IT WAS ALSO THE BEST THING THAT I HAVE EVER DONE FOR MYSELF. I would not be alive today had I not quit.

Now you're asking yourself, "What was my secret"? The 2 things that I concentrated on was:
FIRST to change any habits that caused me to want to light up. I loved a cig in the morning with my coffee but I quit sitting down and having that cup and cig. Instead, I got up and went outside, walked around and kept my hands busy doing whatever I could think to do. Same thing with after eating. YES, some of it was pretty boring and stupid - - - OH WELL, eh? FWIW, driving was the hardest time to NOT smoke.

SECOND was to NOT light that next cig NO MATTER WHAT. It's that next puff that KEEPS YOU ADDICTED so without it, then you're not a smoker anymore.

I tried not to make this seem as if I was making light of what you are about to ACCOMPLISH but THE FACT IS THAT SIMPLE - - - - "NEVER TAKE THE NEXT PUFF AND YOU ARE FREE" - - - GOOD LUCK, ROB My best thoughts go with you.

Emmett