Quitted smoking cigarettes DEFINITIVELY. Transformation begins Now!!

[Harsh Bagdia]

Welcome to my Journal!

You are reading a 40 day journal of my journey of quitting smoking cigarettes. 

I am glad that you cared enough to start giving this a read. It is gonna be fun for you all and me I suppose. 

Day 1 -

I had been thinking about quitting smoking for a while now. And yesterday a new Vision of what life I can design for myself came into my mind. 

So to actualize that vision, the first challenge I am willing to go through is quitting smoking. 

I have been a moderate to heavy smoker from past 4 years.

From smoking a pack per day to stopping smoking to again smoking 5 cigs per day to QUITTING SMOKING DEFINITIVELY. 

This is going to be fun. 

I am already enjoying the thrill of the idea of fighting cravings-having self awareness-maintaining integrity with my decision-living to my max. 

The reason for why I am quitting smoking-

Because this is not Who I Am. This is not What I choose to be.

I am a non-smoker. 

So here's something inspiring which I wrote to help me and others who want to quit smoking. 

• Quitting Smoking is Easy. 

Here's how:

Remember the thousands of times you have already quitted smoking cigarettes. 
Whenever you take your last puff of the cigarette, you have quitted smoking. 
See. It's that simple. I was telling you. 

Whenever you are not smoking you have quitted smoking. And it is certainly more number of hours than while engaged in smoking.

Smoking is hard, quitting is easy. 

Infact starting to smoke is hard. The first cigarette you smoked, remember how hard it was. You were pressured by your peers, right? Maybe not directly but indirectly. 

You smoke whenever you are stressed out or bad mood. So starting to smoke is a difficult process. But notice while smoking when do you get the most pleasure? When you are taking in the puff or when you are exhaling out the smoke? 

It's nothing a game of contrast we are playing with ourselves. First we do a hard thing- which is start smoking. Then to find relief we quit smoking. 

• Quitting Smoking is cool. Smoking is hot. 

Here's how:

Don't we feel burning sensation while we inhale the smoke? A slight throat irritation.  
Then how come anyone thinks smoking is cool?

Quitting is what is actually cool.

When you quit smoking, you become cool. Thoughts are settled. Then we function in a cool way rather than with stress and pressure. 

Cigarettes smoking is neither bad nor good. 
It is what it is.
It just depends on what you want. 

 

• Quitting smoking attracts women/healthy relationships/desires.

Here's how:
Firstly you have more money to spend on dates, buying her gifts, or on your desires etc.

Secondly we spend more time with them rather than cigarettes. It's like breaking up with a less fulfilling to a more fulfilling relationship. 

We dont smell bad when we quit smoking. 
Also after quitting, no secretly wondering whether she is ok with smoking or not. 

• Quitting smoking makes you rich.

Here's how:

More time for work. More productivity due to improved health. More productive work=more money. 

 

So it's been 6 hours since I last smoked and I am doing fine.

That's it for now. Thanks for reading. Your view is acting as a support to me. 

Keep actualizing!

[Harsh Bagdia]

Day 2 -

I am doing great.

Yes there were times when I felt like smoking but I was aware how the need to smoke arises. 

Firstly because the body has become habitual to it. Secondly mind doesn't want to sit alone. It always wants to do something. 

People who try to quit say that first week is the most difficult.

Let's see.