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Share your quitting journey

Success??

OldBones-Larry
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What makes for a successful Quit?

Several years ago I wrote the following.

I sums things up pretty well.

/blogs/oldbones-larry/2015/08/28/5-steps-to-a-successful-quit 

Now, you are probably saying that is a very simplified way of looking at the problem of quitting, and you are right.

It makes it look like it is a simple matter to quit.

As the blog says, it really is simple to quit smoking.

Easy??

H3LL NO !!!!

You will go through some really rough days at the beginning.

Things do get easier the longer you are quit.

You must be wary of the traps that will cause you to relapse though.

The fifth step there is really crucial though.

You must live your quit each and every day to the fullest.

It must become your underlying reason for what you do every day.

Do everything to one purpose. Being smoke-free forever.

Travel well and safely my friends.

One step, and then another, will get you to where you want to be.

Larry the Caravan Master

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I am a male that underwent coronary artery bypass X3 (triple) on 10/22/13 at the age of 55. I was living on about 20-30% of one coronary artery and my left heart output was only 20% to 25%. I spent a week in the hospital after surgery and went home. Then had to go back a day later for another week because I had pneumonia. Finally a few days because of a slight arythmia. All told it has been about 2 1/2 weeks. I am past the cravings by now and only have the urges to contend with. I really don't suggest that anyone quits smoking using this technique though. I'll have to carry the scars from that day for the rest of my life. The large one down the center of my chest, and the ones from several "silent" infarctions. I came that close to the next world. Never again will I subject my body to that (at one point in my life I was smoking 5 packs of cigarillos a day). I now have to say N.O.P.E. (Not One Puff Ever) every day of my life. TheOldGoat-Joan, I miss you terribly my friend. Elder Lists Guilia's: (/blogs/Giulia-blog/2017/06/18/elders-list-ao-december-7-2016 ) or Smorgy's (Chronological Elder List)