The Phuthu Challenge: May 2009
With World No Tobacco Day coming up on the 31st of May, it’s a great opportunity to challenge every smoker to kick the habit.
C’mon, you know you should. You know it’s inevitable, you probably want to see how long you can get away with it before you have to put a date to it, don’t you? Yeah, I’m onto you, baby! I smoked for many years; I know that the motivation and desire to quit has to come from within. No stop smoking advert or documentary – no matter how gross – actually had any effect on me. It’s a very hard decision to make and the moment you choose to quit, it puts a deadline in place, which is quite scary.
Quitting is not a matter of willpower, it’s a serious addiction, so don’t feel bad if you’ve tried to quit many times but failed as many. There are many treatments available to help you succeed.
Benefits of quitting:
- Increased energy which means more oomph!
- Improved concentration, alertness and mental clarity.
- A better sense of self-worth and self-respect
- Increased productivity, especially at work
- Obvious health benefits
Just do it. No better time than now.
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Nice Challenge MammaZettie, so glad you quit!
..one more thing..a good way to quit is to take up a sport or start an exercise programme. You’ll have more energy, feel healthier and you’ll find that you won’t want to smoke as much..or even better – not at all!
Thanks BossLady. I struggled with specific times – really more of a habit – like after a meal or smoking when sitting in traffic, that kind of thing. So I bought suckers and snacks like carrots to keep my hands busy – weird combination, I know
PS. Don’t fool yourself by thinking you can have only one – you will be right back to square one!
Goodness gracious me, there is just no way I could possibly survive
Oh yes you would survive! And you’d probably live longer too…!
The question is, do we want to live to be 70?
I’m not saying that from a negative point of view, but rather a conscious decision based on how the world is going..
(Eish, that really does sound terribly negative, it’s not meant to)
Yeah, that’s negative talk, but we’ll allow you to get a bit mizzy now and then! Not sure where the world is going (nobody knows) but I’m planning to make the most of what I have right now… and what I have is damn fine.
I don’t know if I will make 70, but if I do, I would want to be as healthy as I can possibly be, mentally and physically. I would rather be a healthy 70 than a sick and timid 50! Capish?
Capish