I just felt like I sould thank everyone here again for all your help, support and gudiance through this process of becoming a ex smoker. I have found alot of comfort coming here to read everyones story. Sometime I feel like I have been blessed that I didn't suffer some of the things some people have. I know in the begining I struggled but now it is becoming a dim memory kinda like any painful event in your life. I don't think it was nearly as painful or hard as I had been convienced that quitting was going to be. As a matter of fact the time I quit before I had alot harder time. I am a true believer that it is a mind set more than anything. Everyday I would pray God just get me through this day and I will never smoke again. Whether or not you believe in God you can believe in yourself and that you have the power stronger than this terrible addiction and stop feeding it. It will starve out. Not completely I also believe that the addiction will lurk in my body the rest of my life , but it is withered down to a small pathetic being begging for nicotine. And I will refuse to feed it the rest of my life. It has all but quit begging now once in awhile it will shout out but its nothing my new stronger healthier self cannot block out. The things that have changes for the positive by my quitting is: saving about 188.00 $ per month for asthma meds., saving 160.00$ month on not buying cigs., breathing good enough to do anything I want, blood pressure dropped, smell good , skin looks healthier, teeth whiter, circulation better, dark circles under eyes gone, blood oxygen level improved, attitude for life improved. I could go on and on about the good things I have aquired by quitting. I wish I had done it years ago but don't we all. I want to let all the new comers to know that it is possible to stop all you have to do it quit feeding the addiction and eventually it will give up. and oh what a feeling that is. I have been dragging a pack of smokes around with me for 35+years now I don't even need a purse. No smokes no lighter no inhaler humm freedom and it can be yours.Okay the negitive yes I have gained 6 pounds but I have been packing in the oreos so I can't blame that on stopping I am now ready to tackle my eating habits and I feel confident I will win that battle too.......thanx again to all of you for you help and support to get me here..I will never let you down because that would be opening myself to many more years of addiction and misery and I refuse that..HUgs to You all Deb
