Quit Day is Set

Last January I began what is turning out to be a brilliant year for breaking my bad habits.

In my mind I set 4 goals, one for each quarter of the year. To lose 50 pounds in weight and made myself proud by reaching my goal in 3 months by exercising. Next was to stop drinking red-wine. I went cold turkey, swapping it for diet cola. I haven't touched a drop for 6 months and have no desire for alcohol at all. Third was to QUIT smoking and to see myself as a non-smoker and finally Fourth was to pay off a debt.

It's October and I must now face the hardest of my challenges. I have to become a non-smoker after smoking on and off for over 30 years. The debt is well and truly getting smaller and will definitely be paid off if I quit smoking.

This is my second attempt to quit. I lasted for 4 days last week and caved after I got all worked up over an argument. I realized that I smoke mostly when I want to escape outside and get away from conflict or when I'm worrying about money problems!

This time when I quit I need to be prepared with a Plan for what to do when I get stressed and cranky. I need to learn how to stay calm and not go and buy cigarettes. There are members in my family that smoke and I mustn't resort to asking them for a cigarette. I haven't in the past and I mustn't do it after Sunday.

My stopping smoking will change our family dynamics, I know, but I can't make smoking my escape anymore. My third and fourth goals are about money essentially. If I stop smoking now, many of the problems we have in my family will disappear because I am wasting a lot of money everyday.

My quit date is Sunday, it's not a special date yet but it will be if I succeed and become a non-smoker.

I've read a few posts here and could post so many congratulations already. I want to be committed to my decision to quit, like you are all trying to be and that's my story up to now.