[GUIDE] Fixing your life Part 2 - Quit Smoking!

**If you haven't read part 1 yet, go check it out! **
https://steemit.com/life/@mrkuujo/guide-fixing-your-life-part-1-identifying-problems

Welcome back

In my last post I addressed the Issue of Identifying the problems you actually have your life!. I used my ex girlfriend as an example of something that needed to be fixed in order for my to move on and in this post I'll be focusing on another issue I have;- Smoking

Part 2 - Quit Smoking

2 years ago I finished university, I parted ways with friends, tutors and the general student life however one habit from university stuck around and still haunts me to this day and that's smoking. As noted in my first post, around a year and a half ago signs of depression were radiating from me, it got progressively worse and with it, I ended up smoking more and more, That stops today.

If there's anything I've learnt so far in life its that sometimes you just need to bite the bullet and take what is coming to you, in this case ill have to embrace the initial stages of nicotine abstinence. One way I've heard that makes this easier is to read up on the stages of recovery your body goes through when you quit smoking. Here is a list of some of the more immediate effects of quiting.

within 20 minutes - Your heart rate drops to a more regular pace.
within 2 hours - Your heart rate and blood pressure are close to normal levels again.
within 12 hours - The carbon monoxide levels within your body start to drop and the Oxygen levels in your blood rises.
within 1 day - Your risk of coronary artery disease starts to decrease.
within 2 days - Your nerve endings start to regrow and you ability to smell and taste begin to improve.
within 3 weeks - Your ability to exercise increases. The damage you've done to your body is clearing and you'll be feeling benefits all round.

If this isn't enough to convince you, I suggest you use money as an incentive. What I've taken to doing the last few weeks is, every time I would've normally spent money on cigarettes, I put it in a jar instead. My plan is to look at the jar at the end of the month, If I find I'm struggling without smoking, ill use the money to buy something nice, possibly an item of clothing that I wouldn't want to get the smell of smoke all over.

This brings me to the end of my second post on this series. The next one will be about clearing debt and planning your future! Thank you for reading and I hope this helps at least one person.