100 REASONS TO QUIT SMOKING

When you quit smoking, you have to have strong convictions about why you want to stop smoking.  Otherwise it is far too easy to give into the urges that will follow, especially in the first couple days.  Many people attempt to quit smoking and make it less than 2 hours because they forget why they wanted to quit smoking in the first place.  The voice inside their head tells them they want a cigarette and they listen.

There are so many reasons why you want to quit smoking.  Those reasons are powerful and they are real.  There is not one good reason to continue smoking.    It does not cure boredom rather it creates it.  It does not relieve stress, rather it creates it.  It does not relax you, rather it inhibits relaxation.  The only thing a cigarette does is make you want another cigarette, in about 30 minutes.

Below are 100 good reasons to quit smoking.  There are literally thousands of reasons to stop, these are only a few.  Try to write your own list and see how long you can make it.

100 REASONS TO QUIT SMOKING

1. Your breath will smell better
2. You will breathe easier
3. Your teeth will be whiter
4. You will have less wrinkles
5. You will be free from addiction to nicotine
6. You will never experience nicotine withdrawal again
7. Your risk of dying from smoking will decrease immediately
8. You will save a ton of money - about $3000/year for a pack a day smoker
9. You won't have to go outside in places that smoking isn't allowed any longer - which is everywhere
10. You will see your children grow old
11. You will see your Grandchildren grow old
12. You will sleep better
13. You will have more energy
14. You will be more calm and relaxed
15. You will be able to run a marathon (if you wish)
16. You will significantly lower your risk of lung cancer
17. Your food will taste so much better
18. Your coffee will taste better
19. You will stop snoring
20. You will have an extra 3 hours a day that you currently waste smoking
21. You will be a good role model for kids
22. You won't have cigarette burns in your car or on your clothes
23. Your health insurance premiums will go down
24. Your life insurance premiums will go down
25. Your cholesterol level will improve
26. Your blood pressure will improve
27. Your clothes will smell better
28. You won't have those yellow stains on your fingers any longer
29. You won't have to run out in the middle of the night to buy a pack of cigarettes
30. Your chance of erectile dysfunction is much less or may go away completely when you  stop
31. Your risk of  macular degeneration is  much lower
32. You will be the envy of all your old smoking friends
33. Your triglycerides will  go down
34. Your chance of  dying in a fire is much lower
35. Your chance of going bald will be lower
36. Your skin will become moist instead of dry and wrinkled
37. You won't have to stuff those cigarettes in your pocket when you go out
38. You won't have to rush up after a meal and miss out on the dinner conversation
39. You will think more clearly and your concentration will improve
40. You will have an extra $100,000 if you don't smoke for the next 20 years and invest that money
41. You will not help the evil tobacco companies make money
42. You will no longer have to sit up at night worrying about whether you have contracted a deadly smoking related disease
43. If you are a closet smoker, you will not have to live a lie any longer
44. You will be far more productive at work without having to take a smoke break every hour
45. Your car insurance will decrease
46. You will have zero chance of contracting brueggers disease (a circulatory disease that only affects smokers)
47. Your bones will be stronger and you will lessen your chance of getting osteoporosis
48. You will have far less phlegm in your throat and in your head
49. Your fitness level will improve and your  body will start to transform
50. You will become much more
51. You will no longer litter the earth with cigarette butts
52. You will no longer subject innocent non smokers to hazardous chemicals from your cigarettes
53.  You will no longer pollute the air on this earth
54. You will feel more confident about yourself
55. You won't lose your teeth (smokers have a much higher risk of tooth decay and loss)
56. Your house won't smell like a stale ashtray any longer
57. Your car won't smell like a stale ashtray any longer
58. Your trade in value of your car will increase
59. You could afford a nice car with the money you will save on cigarettes
60. You can go to a baseball game and watch the whole game without getting up to smoke a cigarette
61. You can travel without the fear of not smoking for hours at a time
62. You can help others quit smoking once you quit
63. You will not get COPD or Emphysema - a fate worse than death
64. Your circulation will greatly improve - almost immediately
65. You will no longer be a drug addict
66. You will be far less anxious than when you smoked
67. You will live an average of 15 years longer than a smoker
68. Your risk of  oral cancer will be much lower
69. Your risk of throat cancer will be much lower
70. Your risk of getting a heart attack will be reduced immediately
71. You will no longer be a regular at the local convenience store
72. You will not get sick as often
73. The dopamine levels in your brain will return to normal
74. Smoking increases your chances of getting diabetes (cigarettes contain large amounts of sugar)
75. Smoking increases your chances of getting Alzheimer's
76. Your baby will be born healthier
77. Smoking increases your risk of acid reflux disease
78. Smoking increases your chances of getting pancreatic cancer
79. Your chance of getting arthritis increases when you smoke
80. Attention women - your chance of breast cancer increases when you  smoke
81. You will increase your chances of getting pregnant if you quit smoking
82. Cigarettes contain 4000 hazardous chemicals, 30 of which are known to cause cancer
83. 500,000 people  in the United States die each year from smoking
84. 50,000 people die each year from 2nd hand smoke
85. The walls in your home will no longer be yellow - once you quit smoking and paint
86. You won't get that raspy smokers voice
87. You won't need that oxygen tank in a few years
88. Your sex drive will improve
89. Your immune system will improve
90. Your hair will have more moisture
91. You won't have to freeze in the snow or rain to smoke a cigarette
92. You  can keep the windows up in your car
93. Your energy levels will greatly improve
94. Smoking makes you look older than you are
95. You will get rid of that hacking cough
96. Smoking around children can increase their risk of getting asthma
97. Smokers use more sick days at work
98. You can climb a flight of stairs without getting winded
99. Everyone who loves you wants you to quit smoking
100. Smoking  is no longer cool - in fact it is anything but cool

The next time you have an urge to smoke, read this list.   By the time you get to the bottom you will have forgotten about that cigarette altogether.  Good luck quitting smoking!!!!

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