TO ALL QUITTERS, What are your top 3 reasons for quitting?

[nsd_user663_3838]

Thought this might be an interesting thread...see how similar we all are...

What are everyones top 3 reasons for quitting? Mine are;

1. Worried and feel guilty about damaging health

2. Don't want to be a smoker all my life

3. Start a family

[nsd_user663_3928]

Hello all

My reasons.

#1 My grandchildren, Being around long enough to see them grow up

#2 My health

#3 Money

Wayne

[nsd_user663_3633]

I only really have 1 reason...

My 2 1/2 year old son. I lost my father to smoking related stuff when I was 12 (or maybe I was just 13). He never got to see me grow up, and I never knew whether he would be proud of the way I turned out.

I am absolutely determined that the same thing will not happen a generation further on due to the evil of tobacco. It ends HERE.

So...

Thats actually 2 reasons...

1) My son

2) My health

[nsd_user663_3845]

1. Health - I was diagnosed type 1 diabetic 4 years ago and smoking has all the same effects on health as diabetes.

2. Kids - I've a son af 16 and a daughter of 18 and I really want to be around if they need me for anything. I remeber telling a guy that if I was ever told I was dying because of smoking the worst part would be having to tell my kids and just the feeling that you'd robbed them of having a Dad just so you could smoke fags, that would annoy me more than knowing my time was up :eek:

I suppose that's really health again.

3. Money - I was just saying to my son the other day that what me and his mum had spent on fags while he was growing up would've treated us all to a nice holiday every year.

[nsd_user663_3925]

In no particular order

1. Health

2. Kids

3. I had actually stopped enjoying smoking

Meat

[nsd_user663_3738]

1 my health

2 to see my great grand daughter grow to be a teenager

3 like john said money ,what we have spent on fags,well say no more about that,,keep the faith tony

[nsd_user663_3200]

[*]Definately health - sick of feeling like a wheezy old man at the age of 36. Plus my dad died of lung cancer aged 50 and over the last couple of years I've started to become conscious that 50 isn't such a long way off anymore!

[*]My little boy. Since becoming a single parent I realised I needed to become a lot more responsible!!

[*]I stopped enjoying smoking a long time ago

It seems like we all pretty much have the same reasons!

[nsd_user663_3728]

1/ Health I came close to meeting my maker in April 08 makes you think

2/ Money being forced to retire couldn't afford

3/For me

Stuart you were just 13 when your Dad died.He was very proud of you while alive and trust me on this I know he would be even prouder of you now Mum

[nsd_user663_1733]

Yes Stu i think he would be proud of you i would if you was my son.

1. money

2 Kids & grand kids

3 Health

[nsd_user663_3810]

and stu's dad would be proud of you too Margareth xxxx

my reasons

1. sick of going 'out of my way' for a fag-slavery to the addiction

2. My dad-also died (aged 56) from smoke related illness and witnessed the total devastation of my family because of it and wouldnt want to put them through it again.

3.stopped enjoying it-mainly the smell

[nsd_user663_3832]

My reasons are kind of simple:

1 I want to jog

2 I want to be able to enjoy a coffe without the fag (soon moving back to a country where it is not allowed to smoke inside, so I wanted to be prepared)

3 I want to be FREE!!!

[nsd_user663_3910]

1.Health, couldn't bear the thought of getting an illness that could be related to smoking, whilst still smoking.

2. Didn't want my children thinking it was OK to smoke, difficult to tell them how awful it is when you're doing it.

3. Fed up of feeling like a leper, popping out of the pub, building, making sure the smoke isn't blowing into anyones face and just feeling ashamed.

[nsd_user663_3822]

My quit smoking reasons are

1 Health

2 Money

3 Embarassment,I was the only smoker in the house and the second last in my work place to give up.

On day 25 and except for a few urges doing great.

[nsd_user663_3816]

1. Children - I want to be around to see them grow up and be around for their children.

2. Health - As my lungs have took a battering for far to long. Its time i stopped polluting them.

3.Money - Burnt far to much money over the years, they are not having no more thats for sure.

[nsd_user663_3856]

mine are the usually, excpet the last one...

My kids, I dont want to mess up their health... or not be around because I end up with a form of cancer caused by smoking.

Money, god only knows how I ever afforded it!!!

and finally... watching my mum go through her cancer treatment over the last 8 months, the Chemo in particular... A) its absolutely hideous... B) I can avoid that ...C) how insulting is it to my mum to be fighting for her life while I'm potentially throwing mine away, and for what!!!

watching someone very close go through cancer is extremely sobering... We are lucky that mum has had a fantastic result from her chemo and is now in remission

[nsd_user663_3956]

Why I Quit

(1) Health - I got real worried about this especially as I have (had) been smoking for over 40 years (2) Vanity - yes I am being truthfull - my teeth starting to disintigrate, my mouth was (still is!!) all wrinkly - YUK - I smelt awfull and I knew the time had come because I became very self concious of smelling of smoke - Why it took me over 40 years to figure all this out I don't know. :confused:

[nsd_user663_3816]

and finally... watching my mum go through her cancer treatment over the last 8 months, the Chemo in particular... A) its absolutely hideous... B) I can avoid that ...C) how insulting is it to my mum to be fighting for her life while I'm potentially throwing mine away, and for what!!!

watching someone very close go through cancer is extremely sobering... We are lucky that mum has had a fantastic result from her chemo and is now in remission

Can not get a better reason to quit then that hun, but you have and well done to you. That is great news about your mum being in remission.

Denise

xx

[nsd_user663_3816]

Why it took me over 40 years to figure all this out I don't know. :confused:

Im not far behind you hun, took me 30 years to take the plunge and ditch the fags. You could of waited another 10-20 years though but you never so well done you

Denise

xx

[nsd_user663_3856]

Can not get a better reason to quit then that hun, but you have and well done to you. That is great news about your mum being in remission.

Denise

xxThanks... it made christmas just a little bit more special... she got the news two weeks before... she is doing great now... hair is growing back, mobility is returning to normal and she is much more like her normal self. its like spring in her body at the moment, its lovely to watch

[nsd_user663_3728]

Shabba thank you I like to think he would be

My Dad also died from smoke related illness aged 57

Vicki so pleased your Mum is doing well

love margaretxxxxxxxxxx

[nsd_user663_3856]

thanks Margareth

[nsd_user663_3911]

Don't want to sit my kids down and tell them Daddy is going to die soon..........

That's 1,2 & 3.

[nsd_user663_3849]

1.I want to get to retirement age and be fit enough to enjoy retirement.

2.Money - I literally can't afford to smoke AND keep my horse - I had to choose one!

3. Out of respect to my dear friend Anne who died on Christmas day aged 32. She didn't smoke, she had no choice with her cancer - I DO have a choice.

[nsd_user663_3633]

Stuart you were just 13 when your Dad died.He was very proud of you while alive and trust me on this I know he would be even prouder of you now Mum

Yes Stu i think he would be proud of you i would if you was my son.

Thank you, it's nice to think he might be - he was never a man to talk about things like that.

and stu's dad would be proud of you too Margareth xxxx

He certainly would.

*goes off to be sad for a little while*

[nsd_user663_3728]

:pStuart

Please dont be sad

As you say he was never one to talk about things like that but he was always so proud of his family

Cheer up and lets just agree he would be and is proud of us both

love mumxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

[nsd_user663_3881]

Every time I lit a cigarette I felt guilty

The cost - I'm now on a four day week with a 20% cut in salary as is my husband. My "habit" was costing over £100 a month.

Fed up of feeling like a social pariah huddled in a corner having a quick fag.

[nsd_user663_3838]

Conclusion

Well after reading the answers, I think we're all pretty similar in our goal, there are 4 x main reasons, in no order:

1. We all want to be healthier in all aspects of life

2. We all want to be there for our families...for a long time

3. We all want more money in our pockets!

4. We don't want to be seen as smokers anymore (good word Biddy...pariah)!

Reading that, I wonder why any of us ever smoked....Wierd isn't it? As all the reasons are hugely important reasons and main aspects of our lives, family? health? Definitely keep up the good work everyone

[nsd_user663_3728]

Hi there

You wonder why on reading these posts any of us ever started

I can't answer for anyone else, but when I started over 50 years ago it was the in thing to do.

If you didn't smoke you were looked on as to put it mildly peculiar and as almost everyone smoked as a matter of course not as an outcast like today

Oh my how times have changed and they say everything goes in circles i hope this is one habit that doesn't

Best wishes to all

Margaret

[nsd_user663_3554]

I basically Quit to see if I could and my goal was one year.

I made that goal and beyond still cant say I wont ever smoke again.

The benifits of not smoking has not came to me yet and I am becoming Impatient.I have a full series of medical test tuesday to see if I have something else wrong with me and I will go from there.

[nsd_user663_3633]

I basically Quit to see if I could and my goal was one year.

I made that goal and beyond still cant say I wont ever smoke again.

The benifits of not smoking has not came to me yet and I am becoming Impatient.I have a full series of medical test tuesday to see if I have something else wrong with me and I will go from there.

In a wierd kind of way, I hope they find something with the tests Dubbs... it would be horrible for me to see a quitter who I find inspirational gain nothing from it from a health point of view.

While I would never wish ill health on anyone, I hope you understand what I mean.

[nsd_user663_3855]

1. Health

2. Family

3. Unsociability (unsocialness - I don't know what the word is)

If money ever was a reason for quitting it sure isn't anymore. I reckon I've spent twice (three/four times) the amount on treats that "I'd have spent on cigarettes anyway".

[nsd_user663_3845]

In a wierd kind of way, I hope they find something with the tests Dubbs... it would be horrible for me to see a quitter who I find inspirational gain nothing from it from a health point of view.

While I would never wish ill health on anyone, I hope you understand what I mean.

I know what you mean Stu and agree, when you know there's something not right it can be a relief to find out what's wrong, I was certainly relieved when I was diagnosed with diabetes as I had felt rubbish for a long time before.

Good luck anyway Dubbs.

[nsd_user663_3554]

Thanks John and Stuart,I to hope they find something wrong ,nothing big of course but some reason for the way I feel .thanks for the support and will let you all know how it turns out.

[nsd_user663_3856]

1. Health

2. Family

3. Unsociability (unsocialness - I don't know what the word is)

If money ever was a reason for quitting it sure isn't anymore. I reckon I've spent twice (three/four times) the amount on treats that "I'd have spent on cigarettes anyway".LOLOLOLOLOL... I think the word is anti-social

[nsd_user663_4019]

1. Health! Asthma and poor circulation in my legs/feet.

2. My family needs me

3. Looks....Don't want horrid skin and that voice that smokers get

[nsd_user663_4016]

My 3 reasons:

1. Health, was having difficulty climbing stairs, etc. No breath.

2. Grandchildern, want to see them graduate college.

3. Money. When I heard on news that they were planning to add a $2.00 tax per pack I knew I couldn't afford. Wanted my quit to be done before I was forced to do it. Probably wouldn't have been able to quit if I was forced cause I'm too stuborn, lol.

[nsd_user663_4063]

well. my 3 reasons are

1. ME

2. ME

3. ME

Nothing good will come out of smoking for 24 years. I was able to get to only 4 cigs aday for about 5 months then i got a cold and didnt smoke all day.. HEY .. this was my chance.. i had to take it...

33 Days a non-smoker

no Meds

Am i happy right now.. well.. no.. but I know it will get better

[nsd_user663_3949]

I was ashamed of my nicotine-stained fingers

I finally realized that illness and death from smoking wan't something that only ever happened to other people

[nsd_user663_3707]

hi my top 3 reasons though there are many more ! are

1. to make my kids proud of me ( they detested it )

2. to improve my breathing and make singing more enjoyable ( good for my job )

3 To not wantto die from some horrid related disease ( good for the soul )

and im sorry to sneak another in , but it smells repulsive and i cant believe that i used to stink so much !:o.....