What's Your Motivation to Quit?

Discussion created by sailez on Oct 19, 2017
Latest reply on Nov 16, 2017 by BonnieBee.quit.2.8.15

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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.

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Mortalzeus Oct 20, 2017 7:08 AM
My health and to increase my level of energy. Having twin girls at 52 years old, I need all the help I can
I want to be there when they graduate from High School and hopefully beyond.
Darren
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- sailez @ Mortalzeus on Oct 20, 2017 10:44 AM
  That's really motivating! This inspires me more to stay quit, as I too have 3 kids & the youngest being only 2 yrs old.
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  - Mortalzeus @ sailez on Oct 20, 2017 11:06 AM
    They do have a way of redirecting our focus mine are 15 months.
    Darren
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    - sailez @ Mortalzeus on Oct 20, 2017 1:49 PM
      Exactly.
      We all want our kids to have a better life.
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    - BonnieBee.quit.2.8.15 @ Mortalzeus on Nov 16, 2017 9:18 AM
      wow twin girls how wonderful and what a surprise at 52 years young !
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JACKIE1-25-15 Oct 20, 2017 11:58 AM
I was sick and tired. I was tired of looking like a fool with a cigarette in my mouth. The majority of my friends had quit smoking long before. I was sick and tired of wasting my money. I was sick and tired of being sick and tired of smoking. I was tired of being the only one in the room that smoked. I was just tired of it all, the smell, the yellowing of my teeth. Hiding, trying to find a place to smoke. I just felt really really dumb.
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- sailez @ JACKIE1-25-15 on Oct 20, 2017 1:48 PM
  Yes that happened with me too. Good for us now we see others in the same light. Haha
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- jimmie-a-littrell @ JACKIE1-25-15 on Oct 21, 2017 6:04 PM
  super answer
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elvan Oct 20, 2017 3:02 PM
I was getting shorter and shorter of breath and I went past the point where I could deny the fact that I have COPD. I HATED smoking. I never liked the smell, I never liked having people see me smoking because it made me feel ashamed. I decided that I wanted to do anything and everything that I could to be healthier.
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- sailez @ elvan on Oct 22, 2017 8:35 AM
  That's a great move towards a healthier lifestyle.
  Stay Quit & Be Healthy!
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Jeep Oct 21, 2017 12:24 PM
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.
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- sailez @ Jeep on Oct 22, 2017 8:37 AM
  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.
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Daniela-3-11-2016 Oct 21, 2017 3:37 PM
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.
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- sailez @ Daniela-3-11-2016 on Oct 22, 2017 8:39 AM
  Kids can be a great motivation!
  Now you'll be there for her for a really long time. Stay Quit & Stay Happy!
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Thomas3.20.2010 Oct 21, 2017 4:09 PM
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!
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- sailez @ Thomas3.20.2010 on Oct 22, 2017 8:42 AM
  It really takes a lot to motivation in gaining financially by not smoking. It took me 23 years to realise.
  Stay Happy & Stay Quit.
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Giulia Oct 22, 2017 2:02 AM
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)
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- sailez @ Giulia on Oct 22, 2017 8:48 AM
  Lovely piece of motivation to stay quit. Same here NADO.
  Thank You for sharing your experience.
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Marilyn.H.July.14.14. Oct 22, 2017 8:42 AM
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.
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- sailez @ Marilyn.H.July.14.14. on Oct 22, 2017 8:48 AM
  Yes over the years we forget to love ourselves. It's one step closer to loving yourself for your loved ones.
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c2q Nov 16, 2017 6:19 AM
I quit because of the toll smoking was taking on me. Physically and emotionally it was making me dead. And broke. Without cigarettes the bad days are less bad and the good days are amazing. There is more life in my life. That's why I stay quit.
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BonnieBee.quit.2.8.15 Nov 16, 2017 9:22 AM
I had many reasons to want to quit but the main motivating factor for me was the condition of my lungs the wheezing had gotten so bad it actually was preventing me from getting to sleep ! That plus all my other reasons got me to Ex and to this wonderful freedom !
Bonnie 1,011 days ( or close too !)
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