Quit Smoking, Stay Healthy

I have quit smoking. The last cigarette that I smoked was on June 17, 2005, and now I declare that I have finally got rid of that injurious habit.

It was indeed a very tough call. After smoking for over two decades, it is almost an insurmountable task to give up smoking while those around you freely smoke, men and women, and especially the celebrities that you greatly admire.

Here is the trick that I used. I took a photo of my daughter on her first birthday and wrote on it, "Baba, you'll not smoke now, can you do it for your daughter?". It was my first birthday gift to her (Of course, we gave her something else as well)

Every time I had that strong urge to smoke (Almost all the ime) I used to look at her photo and asked myself, "Can't I do it for her?" and all the time the answer was in affirmative. It was a constant struggle between an old stubborn habit and my will power and promise.

Quitting smoking will not prolong your life, but it would certainly improve it. There are many disadvantages of smoking and there is only one advantage or reason, you enjoy it.

Do you like to enjoy at the cost of your health and the future of your dependents?

I strongly suggest that all smokers should at least try to quit smoking. There are many approaches to it, quit it all of a sudden, cut down on number of cigarettes gradually, & substitution etc. I advise you continue smoking the same number of cigarettes a day, but strictly smoke half of each cigarette, keep reducing it until you only take only two or three puffs. Then start reducing the number of cigarettes per day. Read articles about the hazards of smoking, and chew something like chewingum etc while craving gets to your head.

Thats what I did.

Best wishes

Post Script: I used to have some sporadic pain in my chest and always regarded that as result of indigestion. After quitting smoking, I felt it only once or twice. So, you get immediate health benefits.