Smoking- it's a addiction, and not good for you (Smoking in general)

Member Name: mummy2twogirls

Product:	Smoking in general
Date:	04/11/08 (110 review reads)
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Advantages: none really

Disadvantages: Where do i start??

Ok hands up i admit i'm a smoker- there said it.
At present i have given up because im pregnant, and although it isn't easy, im doing it for the sake of my unborn child. I have done it twice before in my last two pregnancies, but for some reason i simply cannot kick the dirty habit altogether.
I first started smoking when i was 14, and tried it because all my friends where doing it and i guess i didn't want to feel left out- how stupid was i?? and from that moment smoking became part of my life.
Im not proud of what i do, because i know the effects it can have on my body now and long term.
Bad breath
yellow fingers
Stained teeth
The smell lingering in your hair
and the worst of all cancer.
Yes all of these reasons should make me want to quit cold turkey, but you have to have gut's and willpower, something i lack in.
It's funny really because my dad smokes quite heavily and i remember being in primary school and we learnt about smoking and the bad effects it can do to you, that night i came home and begged my Dad to stop, and he said he will try but it's not that easy, i didn't believe him, but now i do. Smoking is a addiction which can take over your life.!
I used to smoke all the time between the ages of 15 and 18 and had anything up to 20 a day and more if i went out to pubs and clubs.
Nowadays i only smoke if im stressed, tired, feeling low, which are probably the worst reasons too smoke.
I keep saying to myself that when my baby is born i will continue not to smoke, and this time around i will do everything in my power to make that happen.
I think it boils down to the huge amount of publicity smokers get nowadays, and the fact that i want to be fit and healthy for my children, and watch them grow up.
Yes smoking can kill, but there again i could be knocked over by a bus tomorrow, but at least by giving up smoking theres one less worry to think about, ns many different ways
I will save a hell of a lot of money
I won't get stained teeth
I will feel so much better about myself
I won't get puffed out when walking up the stairs
and the most important reason off all, i gave up knowing i did it all by myself

Summary: yes i smoke, but i feel stupid for every starting