Smoking cessation

[Mags]

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Get the ball rolling and then don't think about it. Give your mind something else to think about. Clean your guns and go shoot.

Well...picked up my meds today. The regimen and battle begin in the morning.

[markiver54]

Dont think of it as a battle think of it as positive move for youre future. Think about youre health and youre journeys to the cabin on that new four wheeler. What if you had to tote and oxygen bottle with you to breath. You can do it Mark

Thank you, Thank you and thank you again Al!!! You are already a great sponsor!
Appreciate your words!

[PatientWolf]

I’m sure you can kick this one. Stay strong.

I’m sure there will come a day where you will forget the difficulty and just suddenly realize how much better you feel.

[markiver54]

I’m sure you can kick this one. Stay strong.

I’m sure there will come a day where you will forget the difficulty and just suddenly realize how much better you feel.

Thanks for your support PatientWolf!

[ESquared]

Sounds like you've got a bunch of cheerleaders behind you on this one, Mark, so please keep us posted! Call any time if you need to be talked off the ledge!

[Ernie]

I know you can do this! BE POSITIVE and concentrate on all the good results and the great support here. Do something you enjoy that takes some concentration; SHOOTING!!!!!

[markiver54]

Thanks a heck of a lot guys...that means very much to me! What a great support group!!!
Started the meds this morning.

[RanchRoper]

Cowboy up buddy and get it done.

[markiver54]

Thanks RR...well put my friend!!

[Old Syko]

Mark the one problem that I see is that you haven't made up your mind that you absolutely will do this thing and that is the first step. I smoked from my teens to my early 40s. I said I quit a number of times, once for nearly a year, but I hadn't made up my mind yet to make it happen. At about the age of 40 I had gone through 3 packs on a Sunday as that was about average for me, had the last one about 11:30 that night and went to bed leaving the pack and Zippo on the coffee table. 3 months later the wife ask what she was supposed to do with that pack because she was tired of dusting them. Until you've decided for yourself to quit all you're going to do is torture yourself. Gums, pills and all the other so-called aids do more harm than good until you've made that mental transition. Vaping is just as bad, if not worse than smoking. Two weeks ago I had an acquaintance who's 14 year old son died from vaping. He developed what they called wet lung and from that a bacterial infection that ended his young life in a matter of 2 days. As with any addiction, coming out on top is totally up to the individual. For me it wasn't the cost or even health issues that made me quit. It was the idea I developed in my head that I was more of a man than to let something like this beat me. It has to be a personal thing and you have to have something to prove to yourself to make it happen. On the lighter side, it gets easier every day but it is a day to day, minute to minute battle at the start but it quickly gets easier.

Good Luck in your decision!