Hi,
I'm new here but thought I'td be good to get my reasons for quitting this time down in black and white and on a place where I can see it and I have publicly announced it!
My main reason is I am 33 years old and have been smoking a steady 20-a-day for 14 years. I lost my baby 7 years ago and swore that if I ever wanted to try again then I would get off the cigs for good before falling pregnant to give my child the best chance I could. I now use the fear of what happened 7 years ago as an excuse to hide behind in order to keep on smoking. I've had enough and I want to move on with my life. I have a fiance who loves me dearly and a mum who thinks the world of me. I have so many good things in my life and I don't to hide behind this fear anymore. So, tomorrow I have an appointment with my doctor and I am planning on getting Champix. I have tried 3 times this year already to stop and I keep finding excuses to give up trying to stop ranging from "I have too much stress just now" to the out and out lie of "I'll stop next Monday/tomorrow/once I've had this last cig".
This is that last time I stop. I'm not giving myself second chances and unlike a lot of the stop smoking literature out there - it NOT okay to fail and try again. Not for me anyway.
So this is my pledge and my promise to everyone out there, to my family and to me.
I stop on September 11th 2009 and I wish all the luck in the world to everyone who is/has or is going to stop as well.
I'll keep you all updated and please wish me luck!!!
Welcome
and wow, what a great post.
Well done on your choice to become a non smoker, it is the best decision you will ever make. Sounds like you have had a hard time in the past and hopefully you can turn it all in to a positive by becoming a happy, healthy non smoker starting tomorrow.
We have all gone throught the "i can't stop now because....." or "i will stop when........" and it never works the time is never right.
There will be loads of people along to add to my welcome shortly and they will have all kinds of links on their sig, i would recommend you read a lot and post a lot, you can come here and rant or rave, whatever you need someone will be around to help.
I am sending you loads of luck for tomorrow and keep us up todate with how it goes.