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The best is yet to come...

Mandolinrain
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When I look back at when I decided to quit smoking for, wow...I don't know...the twentieth time ( that was BEFORE I actually started to READ and learn about my nicotine addiction), I recall feeling so very sad.

i thought for sure my social life was over because there's no way I would ever enjoy a glass of wine again without a cigarette ....socialize , parties, friends that smoked. But there were other very negative things about that nasty habit that I also knew I needed to address.

I had really long hair when I quit. It stunk and my clothes stunk...most of the time. I can assure you my husband hated it and my breath.

i have these horrible tiny fine lines around my upper lip. Yes....from smoking. My skin is actually recovering, but doubt the wrinkles on top lip go away without the help of a plastic surgeon. I won't go through that but young girls reading this...be warned. You will get those as well if you pursue the nicotine.

the weight. Never had a problem till I quit. Then 15plus pounds. I decided it was more important to quit and handle the weight after. For me, this worked and now I am in great shape. 

I so enjoy my grandchildren now. They will never see me smoke or smell it on me. i have had them for the past two days and just love them so much, we had a great time!

I have MS (RRMS), mild case, I'm lucky....so far .and more recently, maybe COPD.. I can't do anything about that. I can say that I am so grateful to be active , alive, and  more importantly, that I finally buckled down and educated myself on this addiction and finally quit ( September 2,2014). I thank God for this site and Alan Carrs book....and all of you. 

I have good days and bad days, I suspect, as you all do. But I have learned to do the bad days without the aide of Nicotine and for a FACT my bad days are no where NEAR where they used to be. I'd also like to mention, there's nothing wrong with actually feeling bad or having a bad day from time to time. You don't always need to 'fix it' ...( with a smoke, like I used to, heck I had more excuses to make excuse why I did smoke). Having a bad day or moment or whatever...can be a way of making you STOP, THINK,or maybe just do nothing but pray! We do not have to have all the answers all the time or a smoke to figure it out. If you follow....?....

educate yourself on this addiction. Then Apply it to your life, your best days are ahead . I know mine are. Blessings

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Smoking is not an option for me. I no longer have a wishbone to quit smoking...I developed a backbone and I quit. When you're sick and tired of being sick and tired, you will quit smoking too.