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This is were you'll find the real meat on how to stop.
There are quite a few pages in this section but you need to read them all.

So How Do I Stop Smoking?

why smoke?

 

Prepare To Stop Smoking

Who knew that smoking was going to take over so much of your life? 

Now here you are - ready to act on your decision to quit smoking.  Even though you really want to quit, it’s going to be much harder to stop than it was to start.

 Our doubts are traitors, And make us lose the good 
that we oft may win, By fearing to attempt
--William Shakespeare
Don’t doubt your ability to quit. Try and watch yourself win!

Not everyone in your life understands what you’re facing.  There are those people who say, “Be strong and just do it!”  You’re trying to smile while thinking, “If only it was that easy.”

Then there are those people who flaunt the latest medical horror stories about disease and smoking, hoping that will convince you to quit smoking.  What your well-meaning friends and family are missing is that you already have the desire to quit smoking.

Congratulate yourself - because that places you halfway to your goal.  That last half is going to be difficult and frustrating and time consuming. So when the “helpful” people ask whether or not you’ve quit yet, you say, “Yes - I’m becoming a non-smoker.”

That’s better than saying, “I'm trying to quit.”  To say try about anything is like having your fingers crossed just in case it doesn’t work out.  That’s why you need to have your words fairly reinforce your efforts.  

How long will it take to stop smoking? 

That can vary depending on many factors. Just because one person was able to quit earlier than you do, don’t let that get you down. Every day you make the effort to quit smoking is one day closer to your goal, no matter how long or short that timeframe is.


For Once … It’s Good to Be a Quitter!


Did you grow up with the firm belief that once you start something, you don’t quit?  Smoking breaks that rule in a good way.  When you quit smoking, you’ll be applauded for being a quitter. 

The dictionary is the only place where success comes before work.
--Unknown
You have to work at not smoking. Then you will succeed.

Not only that, but you get immediate benefits!  Within the first 20 minutes of quitting, the healing process begins. Quit smoking benefits will continue to improve your health and quality of life for years.

When you quit smoking, the benefits begin within minutes of your last cigarette.

At 20 minutes after quitting:

  • blood pressure decreases
  • pulse rate drops
  • body temperature of hands and feet increases.


At 8 hours:

  • carbon monoxide level in blood drops to normal
  • oxygen level in blood increases to normal


At 24 hours:

  • chance of a heart attack decreases


At 48 hours:

  • nerve endings start re-growing
  • ability to smell and taste improve

Between 2 weeks and 3 months:

  • circulation improves
  • walking becomes easier
  • lung function increases

So many positive changes occur during the first 3 months of smoking cessation. The worst of nicotine withdrawal subsides within the first month. Now the focus needs to be on learning how to decipher and reprogram the psychological tugs or urges to smoke.

I Am So Convinced That My Method Will Work For You -
That I'll give you DOUBLE YOUR MONEY back
if you can't become an ex-smoker
The Easy To Quit Smoking Method

Between 1 to 9 months smoke free:
Starting as early as a month after you quit smoking, and continuing for the next several months, you may notice significant improvements in these areas:

  • coughing
  • sinus congestion
  • fatigue
  • shortness of breath

The changes you'll be going through will affect more than your physical health. Confidence will soar as you accumulate more smoke free time. It's empowering!

It's important to remember that healing from nicotine addiction is a process and while some improvements are dramatic and happen quickly, others will come more gradually.

At 1 Year smoke free:

  • excess risk of coronary heart disease is decreased to half that of a smoker

Cigarette smoking is directly linked to 30% of all heart disease deaths in the United States each year. It plays a part in coronary heart disease, and causes damage by decreasing oxygen to the heart. Smoking increases blood pressure and heart rate, both of which are hard on the heart. Quitting tobacco is the absolute best thing you can do for your heart and for your health overall.

At 2 years smoke free:

  • your chance of achieving long-term success with quitting tobacco increases significantly

At 5 years smoke free:

  • from 5 to 15 years after quitting tobacco, stroke risk is reduced to that of people who have never smoked

At 10 years smoke free:

  • risk of lung cancer drops to as little as one-half that of continuing smokers
  • risk of cancer of the mouth, throat, esophagus, bladder, kidney and pancreas decreases
  • risk of ulcer decreases

At 15 years smoke free:

  • risk of coronary heart disease is now similar to that of people who have never smoked
  • risk of death returns to nearly the level of people who have never smoked

So now that you know the benefits of quitting your smoking habit, where do we go from here? I guess it’s time to look at beginning a quitting program. Some of your friends may make fun of you and tell you, "No one likes a quitter." The truth is that you’ll be able to say it much later in life than they will when you take steps to stop now!

Here’s another benefit - you’ll keep aging signs at bay.  The mouth suction that you use to puff on the cigarette is terrible for producing or deepening wrinkles.  When you stop smoking, you give those facial muscles a well deserved rest.

 Other risks decrease when you end your smoking habits.  Here are a few more to consider:

  • Cancer
  • Cardiovascular Disease
  • Impotence
  • Infertility
  • Macular Degeneration
  • Periodontal Disease
  • Ulcers

All of these health woes put a drain on the healthcare system.  Aside from the fact that smokers take more sick days than non-smokers, resulting in a loss of productivity, smoking is considered the leading preventable cause of death in the United States.

I have not failed 700 times. I have not failed once.
I have succeeded in proving that those 700 ways will not work.
When I have eliminated the ways that will not work,
I will find the way that will work.
--Thomas Edison
You know what works for you – even if it takes trial and error.

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