I smoked for about 26 years and finally quit cold turkey on August 2, 1991. My mother had just passed away from complications of emphysema and that may or may not have been one of the reasons I was able to quit. I just know that I woke up on Aug.2 and said to myself, “I’m quitting smoking today”. Now, I don’t know for sure where that determination came from and what made it “stick”, but I do know that I prayed and tried many times to quit with no success until that day. Some of the things that I know helped me:
- Kept a jigsaw puzzle on my kitchen table at all times, and at times when I would get the urge to smoke, I would go work on it! I really think that helped me more than anything (besides God!)
- Stopped drinking coffee (I loved my mornings with coffee and cigarettes!)
- Quit drinking any kind of alcohol.
- Carried a large bag of M & M’s with me at all times! Yup, I gained some weight (about 12 lbs) I later lost the weight on a low-fat diet.
I thought I would never be able to quit, but I did, and I’m very thankful to be free of it. It’s been like a huge burden lifted off my shoulders! I still thank God!
After a while, I was able to drink coffe again without smoking! Ha! And also I can have a beer (yay!) or two without needing a cigarette!
Good luck, and “if at first you don’t succeed, try, try again”!
Life is good!!!!
-Poohbear
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This post was written by Quit Smoking Now on November 7, 2007
