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Originally Posted by xoSMASHxo
Congratulations! Keep it up and dont give in. I envy your discipline.
I've been smoking since I was 16. I'm 25 now, and approaching that 10 year mark myself. Its very depressing to think that I spent 10 years destroying my body. My mother in law use to be a smoker. She now has COPD, is.on oxygen 24/7, has to do breathing treatments every three hours, and she is on the waiting list for a lung transplant. I started my diet almost a year ago. And ive lost a good amount of weight in that time. I feel better about myself, but, I hate that I cant kick the smoking habit. Its obvious that my smoking hinders my exercise. I can hardly finish a work out without feeling like i'm dying. I went to visit my mother in law yesterday, I help her with things around the house that she can no longer do for herself, like run the vacuum, sweep, mop, do the laundry. After I had some of it done, I told her I was going to go downstairs to smoke. She never complains about my smoking, and she didnt this time either, instead she looked at me and smiled. She said you look so good Ash, youve lost weight and you just look happy. You know that they are coming tomorrow to fit me for a wheelchair right? I was devistated to find out that her breathing was now confining her wo a wheelchair. She has gained so much weight over the years, because of her inability to move and now she will be moving even less. I really think thats what she was hinting at when she mafe her comment. I went down stairs, but I didnt smoke. I just sat there in the fresh air and thought how my life would change if I were in her shoes. And I decided that I want to quit. But I dont know where to start.
Do I toss all of them that I have and go cold turkey? Because ive tried that in the past. I quit cold turkey when I found out I was pregnant, both times. And both times I lit right up after that 9 months was over.
My husband suggested that I start limiting/ reducing the amount I smoke each days, like 4/day for three days, then 3/day for three days... And so on.
I really want to quit. What would be the best way to approach it?
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Your mother in law is a wise woman. Somehow, through what she did and dind't say, you were led to the place where you are ready to quit, without lectures and doing it "for someone else". You are ready, I can see it in the determination of your words. I think the difference this time versus the times you quit when you were pregnant, is that subconsciously you probably told yourself it was only a temporary quitting, so as soon as you gave birth you weren't in the right "headspace" to continue the nonsmoking.
Obviously you have the determination and willpower to say no to smoking, since you've done it twice already. You just have to tweak the script a little bit and tell yourself this time that it is for good. Good luck!
