One of the basic elements you need to achieve your Quit Smoking goal is to be able to count on a Stop Smoking Support Group. Why is it important?

Within a couple of days of the last time you took a puff your system will be completely clean from nicotine and other toxics contained in industrial cigarettes. At this point in time your withdrawal symptoms will peak in intensity. This is when you are going to have an internal mental battle. Part of you is going to want to stick to your objective. The other part of you is going to be pushing you to forget about the whole thing and take back on smoking.

This is when a Stop Smoking Support Group is so important. But how can it help exactly?

By participating on a stop smoking support group you can interact with other people going through the same issues. You will find yourself giving advice to them. Aren’t we much wiser when it comes to other people’s lives? When giving advice to them you will, in fact, realize you should be following your own advice.

You will also realize that you are not the only one going through withdrawal symptoms, and you will most likely form bonds with a few members of these groups. You will help them and they will help you through this struggle.

Most often these groups count with the participation of people who have already achieved their goals of quitting smoking. The testimonials of these people are very important and very often they are willing to answer any questions you may have. They are happy to help other people beat their addiction to nicotine, just like they did.

Not sure why you should go through the hassle of quitting smoking?

We give you 30 reasons right here right now. Read along my dear future ex-smokers:

1. You will reduce drastically the risk of getting lung cancer
2. Your blood pressure will get back to normal levels
3. Oxygen levels in your blood will get back to normal
4. Your chances of getting a heart attack will come back to normal
5. Your risk of having a stroke will be the same as any average person
6. Your respiratory system will gain efficiency making you feel less tired
7. You will sleep better
8. You will need less hours of sleeping time since your body won’t need to recover from getting daily doses of toxins
9. You will feel like working out more, therefore increasing your overall health condition
10. You will have better sex
11. You will feel the real taste of food
12. You will feel the real taste of wine
13. Your non smoker friends, wife/husbands, business associates will stop complaining about you being a chimney
14. You will make it to old with all your teeth
15. You will make it to old
16. Your skin won’t look like Freddy Kruegers
17. Your clothes won’t smell like tobacco
18. Your hand won’t smell like tobacco
19. Your breath won’t smell
20. In winter, your hands and feet won’t get cold so easily because your blood flow will sail faster through your limbs
21. You will save approximately $1K a year (this would depend on how much you spend on cigarettes at the moment - chek out prices of cigarettes)
22. If you have kids, you won’t sound like a fool when you tell them: “You shouldn’t smoke because it’s bad for you”
23. You won’t have to freeze to death to go outside to smoke and leave all your pals drinking warm at the pub
24. You won’t have to put up with your co-workers judgmental look when you go out to smoke outside
25. You will get a better deal when you hire your life insurance policy
26. You will get a better deal when you hire your medical insurance
27. Your car seats won’t get burned accidentally by flying lit ashes
28. You won’t have car accidents for lighting up a cigarette instead of looking at the intersection
29. You won’t suffer withdrawal symptoms when traveling long distances on a plane
30. You won’t have to keep coming back to My Quit Smoking Support

Did you know that it only takes 20 minutes to start seeing positive results after quitting smoking?

However, some long term effects are not that quick to go away. For example, it will take as much as 20 years for your chances of getting a heart attack to come back down to normal. So what are you waiting for?

Click Here to see image in full size

This is the beginning of a long story. The story that will have a happy ending: You will finally quit smoking.

We know what it feels like to be addicted to cigarettes. What it feels like to have to go outside in the cold just to light one up while everyone else gives you the judging look. To spend all your pocket money on cigarettes. Not being able to enjoy food anymore because you can’t feel the taste.

The list could go on and on. No matter what your reasons are to quit smoking. The fact is that you are reading this. You probably want to quit smoking. You made the decision. Now all you need is a plan. An action guide to quit smoking. It aint gonna be easy, I will tell you that. But we are going to be right there with you every step of the way. There’s a reason this site is called My Quit Smoking Support. We are going to give you all the support you need for you to succeed and achieve your goals. There is no question about it: you will quit smoking.

Don’t panic. Don’t fret. Let’s take one step at a time. Make sure you bookmark this site so you know where to find us next time you want to read us, or alternatively just subscribe to our RSS Feeds or Email Updates so we can stay in touch.

Objective of this post: To engage with you, our reader. We are aware that you have more questions than answers at this point in time, and that you may not be so sure about being able to succeed on your desire to quit smoking. It doesn’t matter (yet). All we want from you now is to give us the benefit of the doubt. Just hang in there and we’ll take it step by step. All the way to a healthy and smoke-free lifestyle.