I quit cold turkey last time. I was motivated beyond belief. I was in the best shape of my entire life. At 5'7" I was at 125 pounds with a 4.5% bodyfat. I had the body of a competitive bodybuilder and I worked at it day and night, day and night. If I quit smoking I would be "perfect". It was unbelievably hard. If it were not for that supreme motivation I would not have made it. As it was, I gained 60 pounds, lost my desire to workout, lost my will to do just about anything but stop smoking. After a year I had accupuncture to rid the lingering effects. After three years I just gave up. I had had it. I had three years of not smoking and decided it wasn't worth it anymore.
That was 20 years ago. Now my even though my health deteriorated, I needed to stop smoking more than anything, the motivation isn't there. I do what I do because I have to. I do it every day because I have to because I don't want that cough anymore, and frankly I don't want people laughing at me anymore. I don't want to be humiliated anymore. If I had to quit cold turker, after what I went through, younger, stronger, more motivated, I wouldn't do it.
[B]My Milage:[/B]
[B]My Quit Date: [/B]1/27/2007
[B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 180
[B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 5,400
[B]Amount Saved:[/B] $1,800.00
[B]Life Gained:[/B]
[B]Days:[/B] 23 [B]Hrs:[/B] 16 [B]Mins:[/B] 56 [B]Seconds:[/B] 57
