Quit Smoking Time
Is there anyone in the United States who hasn't heard or read at least one "You Might Be a Redneck" jokes?I doubt it.
They're easy to remember and to repeat to friends, not to mention tremendously funny!Something not so funny is the tolls smoking imposes on your life and your family.
So I'm going to tell you how to know when it's time to quit smoking.
You know it's time to stop smoking if you spend more money on cigarettes than you spend on food.
If you hack up a lung before you have your first morning cigarette, when you climb a flight of stairs, or find yourself gasping for air during any kind of moderate physical exertion, you know it's time to quit smoking.
If your car refuses to start until lit a cigarette, you know it's time to quit smoking.
When you have such bad dragon-breath that even your dog won't kiss you, you know it's time to quit smoking.
When the school principle sends a note home with your 6 year-old threatening to notify child protection services because your kid smells so strongly of cigarettes you must be letting him or her smoke, you know it's time for you to quit smoking.
When you get lung cancer or have a heart attack or stroke, you know it's time to quit smoking.
When you have to drive 30 miles just to find a restaurant that has an ashtray in the building, you know it's time to quit smoking.
When you start drooling over the picture of a perfectly seared steak, and then your doctor tells you that it's actually a picture of your lungs, you know it's time for you to quit smoking.
If you have to take a smoke break in the middle of making love, you know it's time to stop smoking.
So these aren't as funny as redneck jokes, but that makes them no less true!And I could have given you at least twice as many more reasons why you should quit smoking.
The first thing to do to quit is to set a definite time to quit smoking.
Circle the date on a calendar that you and everyone in your home see several times a day, and circle your quit smoking date with a red marker.
Between now and then, prepare yourself to quit smoking by creating a timeline of items such as when you'll buy your last pack of cigarettes, clean and get rid of all the ashtrays and other smoking related items.
If you smoke a lot while sitting at your computer or watching TV, try to change the room in which you do these things, and don't smoke in that room, so your don't associate smoking with that room.
There are also fun things to do once you've set a time to quit smoking.
Make plans for rewarding yourself with a weekend getaway, buying new clothes or that new computer you want, using the money you would have spent on cigarettes.
Don't laugh!Even if you smoke just one pack of cigarettes each day, at the cost of $3.
50 per pack, you'll save $1,277.
50 per year after you quit smoking.
They're easy to remember and to repeat to friends, not to mention tremendously funny!Something not so funny is the tolls smoking imposes on your life and your family.
So I'm going to tell you how to know when it's time to quit smoking.
You know it's time to stop smoking if you spend more money on cigarettes than you spend on food.
If you hack up a lung before you have your first morning cigarette, when you climb a flight of stairs, or find yourself gasping for air during any kind of moderate physical exertion, you know it's time to quit smoking.
If your car refuses to start until lit a cigarette, you know it's time to quit smoking.
When you have such bad dragon-breath that even your dog won't kiss you, you know it's time to quit smoking.
When the school principle sends a note home with your 6 year-old threatening to notify child protection services because your kid smells so strongly of cigarettes you must be letting him or her smoke, you know it's time for you to quit smoking.
When you get lung cancer or have a heart attack or stroke, you know it's time to quit smoking.
When you have to drive 30 miles just to find a restaurant that has an ashtray in the building, you know it's time to quit smoking.
When you start drooling over the picture of a perfectly seared steak, and then your doctor tells you that it's actually a picture of your lungs, you know it's time for you to quit smoking.
If you have to take a smoke break in the middle of making love, you know it's time to stop smoking.
So these aren't as funny as redneck jokes, but that makes them no less true!And I could have given you at least twice as many more reasons why you should quit smoking.
The first thing to do to quit is to set a definite time to quit smoking.
Circle the date on a calendar that you and everyone in your home see several times a day, and circle your quit smoking date with a red marker.
Between now and then, prepare yourself to quit smoking by creating a timeline of items such as when you'll buy your last pack of cigarettes, clean and get rid of all the ashtrays and other smoking related items.
If you smoke a lot while sitting at your computer or watching TV, try to change the room in which you do these things, and don't smoke in that room, so your don't associate smoking with that room.
There are also fun things to do once you've set a time to quit smoking.
Make plans for rewarding yourself with a weekend getaway, buying new clothes or that new computer you want, using the money you would have spent on cigarettes.
Don't laugh!Even if you smoke just one pack of cigarettes each day, at the cost of $3.
50 per pack, you'll save $1,277.
50 per year after you quit smoking.