Hello,
I signed up a few weeks ago and have been preparing to quit. Today is the day I picked all those weeks ago. I need support. My husband smokes, and he loves it. He is not ready to quit smoking, he has told me as much. He supports me in my quitting decision, he has removed the smokes from obvious areas. My in-laws also smoke, when we see them, much of our time is spent outside talking and smoking. This will be difficult to be around for the first little bit.
In June I stopped smoking at work - I have been very successful at that...now I take it one step further and stop smoking all together. If I can quit smoking at work I can quit all together. I have always been embarrassed to be a smoker, it was my dirty habit. In my 30's and I have never told my own parents I smoke. I figured this is because I do not plan to be a long-time smoker so why worry them (both are non-smokers).
I have asthma - smoking is hurting my lungs. This Toronto humidity is bad enough, but add smoking and I am struggling. I have also been very recently diagnosed with type II diabetes. This scares me and I will not let it control my life, but I also realized I have failed my body by not treating it properly and now I have to take charge of my future health. Quitting smoking is up there.
I am looking for some support in my journey. My goal is to stop counting how many days I have been smoke free - as it will have been smoke free for so long, I can just say I am a non-smoker!
We all start somewhere. Here goes DAY 1...
