No more smoke?

Hubby and I have finally decided to definately quit smoking. We got a prescription for Chantix.. Now we just have to decide on a date to start taking the meds. It comes in 4 weekly packs, daytime and nightime doses. The first week is a low dose and only has 3 nighttime doses. The 3 weeks following are slightly over 1mg doses twice a day.

We have read about the side affects and are willing to put up with them to make ourselves healthier and help keep our children healthy. We have both been smoking for aprox. 10 years give or take. We have lately started to realize the effects smoking is having on our bodies, as well as the effects it could have on our children. Neither of us want our kids to start smoking when they are teenagers, or ever. If we were to keep it up, the odds of our kids lighting up one day are too high for us to ignore. On top of that, I am tired of getting sick all the time and coughing every morning when I wake up. It's a disgusting habit that I wish I had never started. It's possibly the one thing in life that I truly regret doing. I want to be healthy for my kids, and for myself. My desire to watch my kids graduate and have kids of their own, as well as seeing my great grandchildren is too great to ignore. I want to run with my kids without feeling like I am going to collapse.

I will try to do daily updates of our journey to quit smoking. I'm hoping this will be it and I will never pick up another ciggarette in my life.

As for the day we are starting.... I have no clue. We want to be able to remember that day and tell our kids how speacial it is to us.

Maybe April 1st. I would like it if we didn't pick up a ciggarette on our 4th anniversary (April 13th)

If you smoke, really take a look at how your body is doing. Think about it. If you want to live a normal healthy life, quitting smoking is the first thing to start you on that path.