| I couldn't believe it. My daughter and son-in-law invited | | | | health may be at stake. Maybe you didn't have a quit |
| my wife and I to join them for dinner at our favorite | | | | smoking patch available to give you the security to |
| local Italian Restaurant to celebrate my wife's birthday | | | | make your quitting easier. |
| and the one-month anniversary of my quitting smoking. | | | | In my case I made all kinds of excuses to myself like, I |
| When they came into the restaurant where we were | | | | don't really smoke that much, I can quit anytime I want, |
| waiting for them, my two grandchildren ages seven | | | | and if I quit I will gain weight. I gained weight anyway |
| and eleven, fresh from their Saturday afternoon | | | | because I didn't feel good about myself, but now that I |
| soccer games, and still in their uniforms, ran over and | | | | have quit I am losing the extra weight -because I can |
| gave me a kiss and my wife a bunch of yellow roses, | | | | breathe freer and exercise more. I always had a |
| I noticed immediately that they smelled real stinky and | | | | bunch of excuses ready to keep me from quitting, but |
| the roses smelled great. I was so happy because now | | | | there really is no excuse. |
| that I have stopped smoking, I can smell things again | | | | Whatever the reason, it is urgent to quit now because |
| and I smell good too. I feel so much better. It's like a | | | | your health is at stake. It's urgent for the well being of |
| miracle. | | | | your spouse and your family. Don't forget those stinky |
| I want to let you in on the secret that made things | | | | grandchildren. They have a right not to breathe in |
| start smelling good again for me. | | | | second hand smoke when you come to visit, don't |
| I quit smoking. Don't get me wrong. It wasn't easy to | | | | they? I hope that the thought of their wellbeing will |
| quit at first. I was worried that after smoking for more | | | | propel you to quit now. |
| than forty years, I wouldn't be able to do it, but I quit | | | | It was really terrible. The cigarettes were controlling |
| smoking and you can too. You are never too old to | | | | me. |
| quit smoking. | | | | I would have to have a cigarette as soon as I woke |
| I was amazed that I had the willpower and the | | | | up in the morning. Before I went to bed I would count |
| strength to finally quit smoking. I don't know who was | | | | my cigarettes to be sure I had enough until I went out |
| more surprised, my wife or me. I have to tell you that I | | | | in the morning to get the newspapers. I would even go |
| am quite proud of myself, and you can be too | | | | out to get cigarettes in a snowstorm if I ran out. |
| because you can successfully fight your cravings to | | | | Let's face it, nicotine is an addiction, and it is clever |
| smoke. | | | | enough to give your mind a bunch of excuses as to |
| If you are like me, you are a do it yourself type of | | | | why you shouldn't quit smoking. Don't let those |
| person. I'm used to making my own decisions and | | | | excuses lead to a lifetime of addiction. |
| quitting smoking was no exception, but this was a | | | | In my case when the craving for nicotine started to |
| major change in lifestyle that I was contemplating and | | | | take hold of me, I would tell my brain to shut up, that it |
| to tell the truth I was scared that I couldn't do it. | | | | wasn't going to get its fix today, but in a few days it |
| Wouldn't you like your clothes to stop smelling of | | | | would start to feel better. I'm afraid I even shouted this |
| cigarette smoke? | | | | out loud a few times because the first few days were |
| About a week after I quit smoking I took all the clothes | | | | like a haze, but it was worth it. |
| in my closet to the cleaners. I couldn't stand the way | | | | Are you ready to start feeling good about yourself? |
| they smelled. Can you imagine how my wife must | | | | I have faith in you. Do you have enough faith in |
| have felt all those years when I was smoking and | | | | yourself to try? This is a call to action to take control |
| stinking up the place? But why worry about the past. | | | | of your life and stop smoking. You can do it. You can |
| This is a new beginning for my family and I and it can | | | | change your life. You can start to feel better. You can |
| be a wonderful new beginning for you. | | | | quit smoking now. Are you ready to start feeling good |
| All you need is the faith in yourself that you can quit. | | | | about yourself again? Are you ready to rediscover |
| Don't worry if you question whether you are strong | | | | how good things can smell and taste? Are you ready |
| enough to stop. You don't have to do this alone. You | | | | to give your stinky grandchildren a hug? |
| can have the comfort and support of quit smoking | | | | When you quit smoking you can expect that within a |
| patches and quit smoking help lines to help make your | | | | short period of time you will: |
| transition to a smoke free success story possible if | | | | ∑ Breathe Easier |
| you are worried you can't do it on your own. | | | | ∑ Feel Better |
| No more sneaking outside for a smoke at your | | | | ∑ Stop Coughing |
| children's house. No more blowing the smoke out the | | | | ∑ Get Back Your Sense of Smell |
| window at home so it doesn't go over to your wife's | | | | ∑ Be Able To Taste Food Again |
| side of the sofa when you are watching TV. No more | | | | ∑ Have Your Clothes Smell Good |
| finding an excuse to get up from the dinner table early | | | | ∑ Be Proud of Yourself |
| so that you can smoke. No more trying to hide your | | | | And most important, your circulation will start to |
| coughing or that you are short of breathe. You can | | | | improve immediately and your lungs begin to repair |
| break the habit that has been running and ruining your | | | | damage. You don't have to take my word for it, that's |
| life for years. You can do it. | | | | what the American Lung Association says. |
| What I needed to get started was the security of | | | | Seize The Moment |
| knowing that I could quit smoking without experiencing | | | | I urge you to seize the moment. Stop feeding your |
| terrible cravings or withdrawal symptoms. That's the | | | | mind a bunch of excuses. You can do it. Do it for |
| security and peace of mind that a patch can provide | | | | yourself. Do it for your grandchildren. Do it for your |
| you with. It can smooth your passage to being an | | | | whole family. Do it now. Quit smoking. |
| ex-smoker. It can help make the transition easy. For | | | | Aren't you tired of having cigarettes control your life? I |
| some people, just knowing that the patch is there is | | | | was, that's why I finally decided to quit. It didn't hurt that |
| enough to give them the courage to quit. That's what I | | | | I discovered that even people over fifty could add |
| did. I quit cold turkey, but I had the security of having a | | | | years to their lives by quitting. This is a once in a |
| quit smoking patch available if I needed it. I also had a | | | | lifetime opportunity, and it's your life. |
| patch of faith. I never used the quit smoking patch, but I | | | | ∑ Did you know that within twenty minutes of |
| needed all the faith I could muster. | | | | quitting your heart rate calms down? |
| Do you remember how great you felt when you were | | | | ∑ Did you know that within eight hours of quitting |
| young and didn't smoke? Wouldn't you like to feel that | | | | there is more oxygen in your blood, mucus begins to |
| way again? When was the last time you could smell | | | | clear out of you lungs and this makes breathing |
| the roses? When was the last time food tasted really | | | | easier? |
| good to you? | | | | ∑ Did you know that within forty-eight hours things |
| Wouldn't you like your food to taste good again? | | | | smell and taste better? |
| Wouldn't you like your grandchildren to stop bugging | | | | It's up to you. It's your life. |
| you to stop smoking? Wouldn't you like to be a hero in | | | | When was the last time you could climb up four flights |
| their eyes? Wouldn't you like to live long enough to | | | | of stairs, or take a ten-block walk, or chase after your |
| enjoy your grandchildren? Don't you want to set a | | | | grandchildren without feeling out of breath? |
| good example? Wouldn't you like to be able to smell | | | | In the final analysis it is what you want and what you |
| and taste things again? I have to tell you that the | | | | desire that counts. If you truly want to quit smoking, I |
| spaghetti with meatballs I ordered at dinner with my | | | | believe that you can. If you really want to make your |
| grandchildren that night tasted terrific. | | | | family happy and give yourself the opportunity to live a |
| How Many times Have You Tried To Quit Before? | | | | longer healthier life, then quitting smoking now is the |
| If you are like me, there have been times in your life | | | | thing to do. |
| when you really considered quitting smoking, but for | | | | P.S. Don't forget those stinky grandchildren. They are |
| one reason or another you didn't, or you started to quit | | | | counting on you being around for a long time to come |
| and stopped. Maybe you were too stressed. Maybe | | | | so act now, and start to feel and look younger almost |
| you were under financial pressure. Maybe you were | | | | immediately. |
| experiencing personal problems. Maybe you just didn't | | | | Please feel free to use this article as long as credit is |
| feel it was urgent to quit, but it is urgent because your | | | | given to the resource box. |