quit the dum

Well, a friend of mine called me yesterday and asked me if i dint mind writing an article on how I quit smoking and I said "why not" ! I wrote the article and then decided to blog it as well. So all you smokers out there, all I can say is watch out ! This post may end up being your nemesis; Or your incentive to quit ! So here goes..
Hailing from a family of tobacco smokers it was inevitable that I would smoke too, someday or the other. That day came when i was in the second year of college. I would, like every other smoker, blame it on peer pressure. In comparison to chronic smokers though, my smoking era can only be considered a stint. That phase of my life, as fugacious as it was, did manage to play a detrimental effect on my health. Smoking became an addiction. My exercise endurance levels took a declivous turn. Being a healthcare professional I knew that what iwas doing was rather dopey. Knowing fully well ill-effects of smoking,I knew I was trudging down the wrong path. I then slowly realised the need to quit. Like most smokers who try to quit I went through the times when I would quit for a few days only to start once again. I was once told that my uncle who was once a smoker woke up one morning and kicked the habit. I realised that was the only way to do it.I quit one fine day, and have never looked back ever since then. My smoking days(about 5 yrs) were over ! Its all in the mind. The urge to smoke surfaces very rarely these days. But my mind fights that urge,supresses it and the urge is gone. I feel so much more healthier thesedays. I would like to thank 2 people for helping me kick the habit; my girlfriend and a professor of mine. They have been my pillars of strength with regard to quitting smoking.
When one gives excuses such as "I am trying", "I have reduced the number of cigarettes I smoke", "I will quit smoking in a few days".. it only reflects the person's obstinacy to not let go of the habit. One more thing I would like to mention is that smoking is the provenance of all other drug intake and addiction. It is just not worth it ! Smoking by all means is a pestilential habit. Stub your cigarette today ! Thats the only way you can quit smoking.