Mindset. It’s everything. I still have thoughts of vaping or stopping to buy smokes but I don’t. Why? I was ready to be free of it. I get absolutely no benefit from it. That’s my why. What’s your Why?
Giana On 7 days quit...a wonderful milestone...You are through hell week...and on to double digits...You are feeling so many of the same feelings we all go through and talk ourselves out of it...My Why...is I want this more than anything...my health deserves to breath...great post...Enjoy your day and do something nice for YOU...~ Colleen 219 DOF
FYI - statistics show that only 6% of people who quit smoking are still quit at the end of the first year. We call it the 6% Club - and award an (internet) golden key with entry into the Club!
My why? I did the recommended reading and discovered all I thought smoking did for me was a lie (the Allen Carr book, "The Easy Way to Stop Smoking"). I was angered to discover the lengths to which Big Tobacco went to keep me addicted - even going so far as to put cough suppressants in the cigarettes to negate the body's reaction to the smoke. I credit the education provided here with my ability to put them down.
My why is to breathe. What a simple blessing we take for granted until it gets taken from us! The bible mentions breathing in some grammatical form or another 53 times. That's no mistake.
CONGRATS 7 NICOTINE FREE DAYS! Thanks for sharing YOUR experience and HELPING ME to remember to share gratitude love peace and joy with ALL others - Please I am talking about ME not anyone else - please take what HELPS and let go of the rest - to be HELPFUL is MY only aim - thank you for YOUR question - What's MY WHY? For ME - MY Lord Jesus is MY why and what and where and when and who - MY everything - HE is - MY ALL in ALL - for ME - to bring HIM ALL the glory on earth now - by sharing HIS love to ME and to all others is that after MY 38 YEARS of sucking on 50 death sticks a day to COPE with MY INSIDES - by God's grace I am still alive and HEALTHY - I chose to surrendered and then I prayed and asked HIM to take these cigs from ME or I would smoke them until I dropped dead in Jesus name amen - HE gave ME a cold turkey quit on January 6, 2011 and I had been coming here since October 2010 reading the blogs everyday and still using MY DRUG NICOTINE and exercising everyday and eating healthier YET I kept smoking - I tried and tried to QUIT on MY OWN - I would get down to 2- 3 cigs a day and then right back to using 20 death sticks -then I cried out to MY God and I admitted complete defeat and powerless over NICOTINE and that MY life was unmanageable by ME and MY CHOICES - TODAY MY why is always growing in HIS love to HELP the next suffering NICOTINE addict - in HIS love - WE ALL HELP ONE ANOTHER TO NEVER TAKE ANOTHER PUFF EVER - YAHOOOOOOOOOO - I am so glad YOU have NICOTINE FREEDOM - WAY TO GO!!! gentle hug❤
