I want to quit........
Hi All,
So i have decided I want to quit smoking. I'm 23 have been smoking since i was in school & thought it was what the cool kids did. Obviously not. I used to be extremely fit & healthy with sooooo much energy. Now I can hardly walk 200m without reaching for my asthma puffer to help me breathe. I used to be a great hockey player. I still do play but no where near the level I used to. I can no longer play a whole game without the coach subbing me off as i can't run anymore....
So Its time to quit, give the habit the flick along with my asthma seeing as it only came on since i started. I'm hoping others here will be a level of support for me, to read their stories to make me believe I can do it too. Its time for me to be able to enjoy the things i used to and enjoy everything life has to offer to me.
Hi Bubz, I to ust to be really good at hockey and ust to play on the wing and spend the whole game running up and down the field, now I think I would be lucky to get out of the goal. I have smoked for the past 8yrs and I never got sick before I started. Now I am on daily cholesterol tablets so I dont have a heart attack or stroke by the time I am 30 which is only just over 3 yrs away, and I always seem to get colds which last for weeks on end. I am on Day 2 as I was sick of waking up with a tight chest and feeling like I had a cold.
I have 2 kids that I am doing this for and also so I can get back into Hockey and sports and promote a healthy lifestyle for them. I'm sure you will have the determination to kick that habit and enjoy everything you want to.
Best of luck and YAY for the non-smokers and better health
Congratulations, i too have quit at a young age being only 22. Back in the day i too smoked because I thought it was cool, then after a wile it became a habit. I was also very fit especially in school. I cant wait till i can begin going out for jogs when ever I want. It is great to see another one in here that is pretty much the same age as myself. i am on day 17 and loving it. I cant wait to see what you will write in a weeks time! Keep up the good work!!!
Hi Bubz, Im new to this site and just going through all the stories so sorry this post is quite late from your original one..
I am also 23 and started smoking at much too young an age to know any better because thats what the cool kids did.. 12 years on and the filthy habit was still with me!! Jeez if i had known then what i know now i certainly would have made a different decision.. Lol
So, like you i finally made the decision to quit.. I am now on day 3. Its not easy when all my mates still smoke but im staying strong that this time its for good..
Hope you are still going strong!!