Brain Power
I put my first post here on 23rd June 2014 having stopped smoking on 2oth June. In March 2015 I posted again having not smoked since then and saved $6,675.
I just checked my progress and have now been a non-smoker for 404 days and saved $10,100. WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I may be lucky, but I found it easy to stop and now rarely if ever think about smoking. I think it was due to a changed mental attitude. It had gone way past "I wish I could stop smoking and "I want to stop smoking to "I have to stop smoking."
May sound simplistic, but convincing my brain that I had to stop, worked for me.
H i Pebro. What a great post. It's sooo nice to hear from those who have done a full year and are sooooo successful like yourself . I agree on the mental attitude for me, I just felt like a smoking machine and I got to the point where I could not satisfy my need for nicotine. It was literally every half an hour. I was actually smoking and saying to myself "I am sooo over this and sick of it and like you I told myself "I have to stop this".you are very right.congratulations I bet it feels great to achieve your goal and be rewarded with the money saved.very inspiring.thankyou I wish you success.
Hi Nannette, You are so right about "feeling like a smoking machine". Before I stopped, I also was smoking every half hour and often waking up early hours, have a smoke and go back to bed. Sometimes in the morning I would cough so much I felt in danger of having a stroke. Hence my having to stop attitude. I've got to stay on guard though - in 1993 I stopped for seven years; in 2000 I lit a smoke for someone else and that got me going again. This time I don't intend even touching a cigarette again. How goes your journey?
Hi Pebro I'm only 31 days but your post inspired me sooooo much that I want to become a member of the "ONE YEAR CLUB " sooo I now have countdown of 334 days to go. Like you I religiously bank my 27.81 into my new life account every day . I should have 10150 dollars at 12 months.sometimes when I look at the money I am disgusted with myself for waiting sooo long to give up. Anyway it's nice to drive past the servo and not stop off darts. I have done a lot of work on myself to form new habits and even make a few other goals.it really is life changing and quitting makes you revisit what you are doing and where you want to be. Dont tell anyone but I'm loving the last 31smokefree days can't wait for the however many smoke free days in the future. I wish you continued success you should be very proud