STOP SMOKING

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"The assurance that the odour of smoke is not on my clothes."

"Be confident when I am speaking."

"Would like to spend most of the evening in the sitting room and not in the kitchen (which is only place I smoke)."

"Awarenesss that it is shortening my life and not just shortening but effecting quality of life."

"Constantly being reminded that smoking is becoming socially unacceptable and feeling 'outcast'."

"When in an unfamiliar situation/location always seeking out where smoking is allowed."

"Hating the fact that people can tell you smoke, hair, breath, clothes etc."

"Health reasons being told by doctors that I'm in danger of becoming chronic bronchitic."

"To feel clean, non-smelly and have more stamina"

"Much better health, more confidence and personal hygiene."

"I have a couple of friends that smoke, my daughter smokes (she stops between pregnancies) and so do my sister and brother, though we hide it from our mother and father. We have been known to sneak out like school kids to the back of the garagefor a crafty ciggie, again it's like being in with the 'in crowd'."

"I really don't enjoy it its become a habit, I have one before taking my little boy to school and then another one in the car after I've dropped him off. Most of my smoking seems to be in the car as I go everywhere in it. I don't socialise must these days though the sean of Christmas do's is upon us. I have my last one before bed and before brushing my teeth. My teeth are stained, my breath stinks, first thing in the morning especially, my chest feels tight first thing too. I once nursed a man with cancer of the pallet and mouth and it was not a pretty sight and a terrible ending, I imagine my gums are smoked' like kippers (and taste like it too sometimes) this scares me. My head feels woolly after a cigarette and the back of my throat burns sometimes too but I carry on. I hate not being in control so why do I let cigarettes control me? I want to stop for me and hope my daughter will take heed and not go back to smoking once she has her second baby. As I get older I worry more and everything scares me even though outwardly I put on a laid back attitude."

"To improve my health, I don't enjoy smoking."

"To say that I have achived something that I have wanted to do for years."

"Stop feeling so tired, stop smelling like a ashtray and put more weight on."

"Don't have to stand outside in the cold to smoke-jokes aside, to have a healthier lifestyle."

"I want freedom. I want a healthier lifestyle and want to stop feeling a failure when it somes to stopping smoking."

"For myself and family"

"Have 2 children who know the dangers of smokling and I want to stop and I'm worried about health."

"Have more money, not smell like a shtray, have a better chest. Go on holiday (flights)."

"Be able to pay for my daughter to go to university."

"Breathe easier when exercising"

"Freedom from smoking"

"Travel without thinking about can I smoke or not"

"Eating out-not restricted"

"I am just getting over another chest infection and I have seen the concern on my daughters face."

"Smell, money, clean home, stop lines round mouth and better skin."

"I will be able to walk for much longer, not have to worry if I am in a meeting and dieing for s cigarette, going out for a meal and not having to go out for a cigarette. Go on holiday without worrying how long the flight will take before I can have a cigarette. I want to stop for me and my wife."

"Hopefully to be able to walk briskly without feeling breathless. Confidence without a cigarette."

"Health would like to feel better"

"Smell"

"Daughter, more chance of her not starting plus she doesn't like it."

"Better breathing, healthier body, more money and fill my smoking time with better things."

"Clean fingers, feel good, no more bad breath"

"Walk better, feel healthier, less wheezing, more oxygen in the blood"

"Peace of mind and healthier"

"Go out without cigarettes and not think about them"

"I'll be able to play football and other sports, a girlfriend perhaps."

"Be a better example to my children, better off not just wasting money, no need to smoke secretly anymore as I have felt ashamed being a smoker so few of my friends smoke."

"Enjoy the taste and smell of food."

"Run up and down stairs without getting out of breath"

"To look good and be a non-smoker"

"To be fitter and not a social outcast"

"Free from addiction and possible health problems"

"I want to get fit and have irritating cough"

"I will be free and live my life without an addiction which I no longer enjoy. I will gain confidence in knowing I don't have to depend on cigarettes. Smoking is a horrible habit which makes me feel filthy and smelly. I hate it. I will also be more healthier and breath clearly and feel a lot cleaner inside, financially better off too."

"Do anything without saying 'I'll just have a fag first.'"

"To avoid ill health and set a good example to my daughter"

"Unsociable habit"

"As a 'non-smoker' I look forward to being able to do more sports and further certain activities that I would not usually consider. Also, I would like to experience a better sense of smell and taste."

"Vanity want to stay looking younger for longer - I don't want to look 45 when I am only 35"

"I don't want to be a smoker in front of my future children"

"Be fitter and not thinking about if I can light up when out for a meal etc."

"Be fitter and richer"

"Cessation of what I call a 'dependancy' (addiction)"

"Not plan what I do to fit in with smoking. I could educate my parents who need to give up that they can and not feel such a hypocrite"

"Lingering cough after a cold"

"Weight"

"Satisfaction that against the odds I will look (on the outside) like the person I feel like (on the inside)."

"Be able to shop for clothes that fit and be more confident. Better self esteem."

"Want new clothes, feel great on the beach and when I go out.Want to be able to borrow friends and fit in clothes that I have brought and can't get in to."

"Stop living behind doors and experience a better quality of life."

"I would like to have more confidence in myself and I would like to go line-dancing."

"Better health, fashionable clothes, more energy, be able to do more things with the children, feel better about myself."

"I hate myself for smoking, I wish I hadn't started and I will be able to work towards getting fitter more easily."

"Feel more positive and confident with myself"