What's Your Motivation to Quit?

[sailez]

What's your motivation to Quit?

My motivation:

I Love traveling and would like to see the maximum world before I die. If I am infirm tomorrow, my family or kids or anyone wouldn't take the trouble to show me around. I thought I have to Keep myself fit till the day I die.

I smoked last 2 cigarette back to back on 26th March 2016 an evening before my birthday, which falls on 27th. Took a selfie of myself smoking & posted it to my mailbox.

I stopped myself from the temptation of smoking hourly at first than daily. Ex community helped me with the day count, so I boasted that I have stay quit for so many days.

Whenever there's a strong urge, I question myself, do I really want to go through the same regime of quitting once again. The first day is the most difficult, I you cross the 1st Day, you can.

What's Your Motivation? Once again.

[sailez]

That's a great move towards a healthier lifestyle.

Stay Quit & Be Healthy!

[Jeep]

Told a friend that I quit for my health. Standing outside in the rain, wind, and snow was taking a toll. Asked about life changes – don’t have to watch the weather channel any more. Actually, I quit because of COPD; it’s a death sentence and doesn’t get better. Not smoking delays the inevitable and makes life a little better. If you continue you will get COPD. It sneaks up on you with permanent damage done before you realize it. It’s your choice. 32 days and counting.

[sailez]

So true! I too could imagine the same situations that you wrote about. It's so better now. 33 now, so keep on adding. We can do it for better.

[Daniela2016]

There were many reasons: couldn't take the smell on my clothes, the social stigma, frequent overseas trips - long hours on the plane and layovers, but the thing I had on my mind was my son's declaration: "mom, I love you and I want to have you around a long time".  One day I got sick, and I took the clue; quit at about the same time as you.

[sailez]

Kids can be a great motivation!

Now you'll be there for her for a really long time. Stay Quit & Stay Happy!

[Thomas3.20.2010]

Not one more second of one more minute of one more day will I pay my hard earned money to poison myself one puff at a time!

[sailez]

It really takes a lot to motivation in gaining financially by not smoking. It took me 23 years to realise.

Stay Happy & Stay Quit.

[Giulia]

I don't have a motivation to quit (I quit 11 years ago).  But I can express my motivation to remain quit.   There is nothing so frightening to me as having another day one. That's a process I never want to go through again.   I'm grateful for the freedom from the addiction, the better, health, etc.  But I am so aware of the costs - on all levels - of this addiction, I can't imagine (and don't imagine), going back to the smoker I was.  My motivation to quit when I did 11 years ago was simply because I knew cigarettes were killing me.  I wanted to live longer than lesser.  For all the reasons we all want to live longer than lesser.  NADO (Never Another Day One)

[sailez]

Lovely piece of motivation to stay quit. Same here NADO.

Thank You for sharing your experience.

[MarilynH]

Thanks for the great blog which reminds me to stay smokefree because my motivation to quit was to quit smoking before my health deteriorated so bad that I could and or would die a slow painful death which would most likely be smoking related so that's what motivated me and will keep me vigilant while enjoying my Forever Quit! So ~ N. E. F ~ Never Ever Forget the early days and wks of our quits.