You Can Do This

[Alice23]

I just wanted to post some encouragement to those of you just beginning your journey. I quit smoking and started my smoke free journey on May 2 ,2011. I smoked for 37 years and was certain I was too weak to quit. My previous attempts had ended in frustration and self loathing! I convinced myself that I just wasn't made of the right stuff. I resigned myself to smoking forever. When my son announced that he was going to quit smoking, I decided I would try one more time. I didn't bother with patches or gum or pills this time. Remember? I didn't have the right stuff to succeed. Or did I? 1/hour, 12, 24/hours, 2 days, 5 days a week and so on. 3 and a half years later...here I am. Still rocking a cold turkey quit! I don't visit this site often these days, but I just want to give a shot of encouragement as the holiday season approaches.