Mellers,
Are you really ready to quit smoking? Do you REALLY want this? If so, then treat this quit as though your life depended on it... BECAUSE IT DOES!!! This is YOUR LIFE that we're talking about! Are you ready to fight for it?
Quitting means NOPE - Not One Puff Ever. "Just one" leads to "just one more" which leads to "just one pack" which leads to "just one carton," etc... There's no such thing as "just one" if you want to quit smoking. Oh sure, that next one might not come for a while, but once you start the pattern for letting yourself have one once in a while, it will be SO much easier to do it again... and again... and again.
Now, it's EXTREMELY important that you make a plan for next time. Now that you've done it once, it will be MUCH harder to stay quit. I'm speaking from experience here... trust me... I KNOW! So now, sit yourself down and make a plan for what you will do the next time you're bored and want a cigarette... or you're having a really bad craving... or you're out with friends and everybody's smoking... or something really bad happens and you just "have" to smoke. There will inevitably be MANY times when that little voice in your head will talk to you and you've got to be ready for it. What will you do? Your plan should start with "before I smoke, I must..." and include at least 3 things that you will do before you smoke. Probably the most important one on the list is come here and post FIRST!!!!! Not after you smoke... post BEFORE it happens! Other things could include read your reasons for quitting, take a walk, call a friend who supports your quit, email/IM a quit buddy, etc... Make a plan and stick to it. It's the ONLY way to successfully quit smoking. Quitting isn't easy and you are LITERALLY fighting for your life! Are you ready?
Crave the Quit!
Pam
[B]My Milage:[/B]
[B]My Quit Date: [/B] 10/28/2005
[B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 459
[B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 11,492
[B]Amount Saved:[/B] $1895.67
[B]Life Gained:[/B]
[B]Days:[/B] 32 [B]Hrs:[/B] 17 [B]Mins:[/B] 19 [B]Seconds:[/B] 25
