When I "quit" in the past I made myself a promise - I won't sacrifice my lifestyle and friendships for my quit! I can have BOTH! And I can tell you that is EXactly what cost me my Quit!!!! My quit journey IS a Lifestyle Change! If I'm not willing to change my lifestyle and yes, the nature of my friendships, then I might as well just keep right on smoking! Hanging out with the smoking crowd on breaks, chumming around with my smoking neighbors on weekends - while they puff away - just doesn't work! It's not about snobbery! It's the reality of Second Hand Smoke! Besides the myriad dangers of Second Hand Smoke ( lung cancer, heart attack, stroke, COPD, etc,) being around smoke will physically trigger my addictive processes all over again! That's not a risk I am willing to take! This is a LIFESTYLE Change! You will be a very surprising person if you can hang ourt around smoke every day and not fall off the wagon! Yes, Peggy, You are incredible! If you were giving up Alcohol would you hang out in a bar every weekend? Of course not! We are ADDICTS, Folks! I want my Quit more than I want to feed myself deadly second hand smoke! This is FOR LIFE!
