How I Gave Up Smoking Instantly!
My wife and I have been ex-smokers for 17 months now and a friend who is constantly giving up and starting again asked me the other day how did we do it.
The simple answer is.
We had a strong enough reason to stop smoking.
Let me explain.
We had both been smoking since an early age of 14 or 15 and to say we were heavy smokers is an under statement! We would get through on average 100 cigarettes a day between us and more if we'd had a bad day, we went from that to zero, cold turkey, with no help, no nicotine patches, no cravings, no withdrawal symptoms or any other type of miracle cure, so how did we do it? Simple, as I said before we had a strong enough reason not to smoke.
We didn't give up for our own health; we gave up for our twin daughter's health.
It is quite normal so I'm told for twins to be born premature.
Ours were born by Caesarean at week 36, one month premature and very under weight.
Laura was 1 kilo 800 grams and Rebeca was 1 kilo 900 grams.
We had already discussed long before they were born that when they arrived we wouldn't smoke in the house, the car, or any closed area where they were likely to be.
The new laws brought into Spain on the 1st of January last year prohibiting smoking in public places like bars and restaurants also re-enforced that if we wanted to smoke, it meant on your own in the garden at night-time after they'd gone to sleep.
Not very appealing if its cold and raining, but that still wasn't our main reason to give up.
When you're holding a new born baby that almost fits in your hands, you suddenly become aware of how horrible you smell compared to how fresh, clean and new they smell and you realise how important fresh air is to sustaining life, then all of a sudden you never want to see another cigarette for as long as you live! So in my experience, if you really want to give up smoking instantly you have to have a good solid reason to give up.
You're not going to give up just because it's the New Year, or because you know its bad for your health, or because you promised when a packet of cigarettes gets to a certain price you'll stop because you can't afford it.
Believe me, we tried all those reasons before and you always finder a stronger reason not to give up.
Forget nicotine patches, forget reducing it bit by bit till your body can do without the nicotine, its all in the mind.
Find yourself a good solid reason not to smoke and you'll never smoke again.
The mind is very powerful when you let your mind control your body and not the other way round.
I also believe we become more addicted to the habit than the nicotine so if you can break your routines you'll be able to change your habits i.
e.
: If you always have a cigarette with your morning coffee, then change your morning routine and don't have the coffee.
Believe me when you have twins you don't have time for coffee anyway! Before you realise it you haven't smoked all day and you haven't even missed it...
The simple answer is.
We had a strong enough reason to stop smoking.
Let me explain.
We had both been smoking since an early age of 14 or 15 and to say we were heavy smokers is an under statement! We would get through on average 100 cigarettes a day between us and more if we'd had a bad day, we went from that to zero, cold turkey, with no help, no nicotine patches, no cravings, no withdrawal symptoms or any other type of miracle cure, so how did we do it? Simple, as I said before we had a strong enough reason not to smoke.
We didn't give up for our own health; we gave up for our twin daughter's health.
It is quite normal so I'm told for twins to be born premature.
Ours were born by Caesarean at week 36, one month premature and very under weight.
Laura was 1 kilo 800 grams and Rebeca was 1 kilo 900 grams.
We had already discussed long before they were born that when they arrived we wouldn't smoke in the house, the car, or any closed area where they were likely to be.
The new laws brought into Spain on the 1st of January last year prohibiting smoking in public places like bars and restaurants also re-enforced that if we wanted to smoke, it meant on your own in the garden at night-time after they'd gone to sleep.
Not very appealing if its cold and raining, but that still wasn't our main reason to give up.
When you're holding a new born baby that almost fits in your hands, you suddenly become aware of how horrible you smell compared to how fresh, clean and new they smell and you realise how important fresh air is to sustaining life, then all of a sudden you never want to see another cigarette for as long as you live! So in my experience, if you really want to give up smoking instantly you have to have a good solid reason to give up.
You're not going to give up just because it's the New Year, or because you know its bad for your health, or because you promised when a packet of cigarettes gets to a certain price you'll stop because you can't afford it.
Believe me, we tried all those reasons before and you always finder a stronger reason not to give up.
Forget nicotine patches, forget reducing it bit by bit till your body can do without the nicotine, its all in the mind.
Find yourself a good solid reason not to smoke and you'll never smoke again.
The mind is very powerful when you let your mind control your body and not the other way round.
I also believe we become more addicted to the habit than the nicotine so if you can break your routines you'll be able to change your habits i.
e.
: If you always have a cigarette with your morning coffee, then change your morning routine and don't have the coffee.
Believe me when you have twins you don't have time for coffee anyway! Before you realise it you haven't smoked all day and you haven't even missed it...
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