Quit Smoking Monday Messages

If at First You Don't Succeed, Try, Try, Again
How many times have you made a serious commitment to quit smoking? More than likely, the answer is less than you can count on 10 fingers. Most long-term smokers think about quitting all of the time but rarely go beyond thought to action. In fact, statistics tell us that approximately 70 out of 100 people who smoke want to stop but go on puffing, day in and day out, seemingly powerless to quit.

Why?

In great part, the answer lies in the insidious nature of nicotine addiction. Over time, the habit of smoking weaves its way through all of the activities in our lives, and we come to think we can't be happy or productive without cigarettes. We tell ourselves that we'll quit next week, next month, by the end of the year... definitely before we do permanent damage. All the while, time marches on and we are no closer to quitting than we were last week, last month or last year. Nicotine addiction has a way of overpowering good judgement and twisting an otherwise rational person's priorities way out of whack.

Healthy Monday and Smoking Cessation

By choosing Monday as your preferred quit date, you are building 52 opportunities into your year to commit to quitting smoking and celebrating your progress as you move ahead with your quit program. No longer will you be stuck in the limbo of indecision when thinking about smoking cessation. Your fresh start comes around once every seven days. Not a bad deal!

Take The Monday Pledge
As a proud participant of the Healthy Monday initiative, About.com Smoking Cessation uses Monday to bring you quit tips and motivational messages geared toward helping you construct the quit program that lasts a lifetime.

We all have the ability to quit smoking successfully, and we all deserve a life that is free of addiction. Honor your life by choosing Monday as the day to start and reinforce your quit program.

You can quit smoking ... and we’re here to help you, one simple Monday at a time.

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