Those trying to quit smoking

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I tried to read these posts, but they seemed to be intertwined with

other posts... I'm still foggy from the rituxin but I wanted to throw

this out there....

I finally quit smoking five years ago... and I haven't had a cigarette

since... Yea!

But it wasn't easy, and I tried to quit about a dozen times before

that without success... The minute I was even stressing a little I

instantly would pick up or bum a cigeratte from someone and off I was

back into the swing of it...

Its horribly addictive! and I'd be lying if I said that there weren't

times when I still wanted to start again. Fortunately I don't like

being a hypocrite, and I don't want to be smoking while telling my

daughter how bad it is and not to start.... So far, its been a big

enough deterant that I haven't returned to that bad habit.

Try to remember that guilt could also cause you too smoke again, so if

you " fall of the wagon " , enjoy that cigarette and decide to quit

after that one is finished. If you last three months this time or

three days..... At least you gave your lungs a break for a little

while....

Some people tend to quit cold turkey... I failed everytime I tried it

that way.... What worked for me was cutting out one more cigarette a

week (sometimes after the second week) depending on how I was

feeling. Eventually when i was down to one a day, I decided to go to

1/2 a day and then a 1/2 everyother day until I was completely

cigarette free..

Find your niche, and if your determined, and the time is right for

you, then you'll succeed...

Best of luck

Bonnie

Just think about how good your hair will smell with out cigarettes!