It has been 3 weeks since I’ve smoked. Hold your applause. I started on the 2nd of this month. When I first started the cravings were there. I had the biggest problem when I would drive to work. It’s not the place where I did the most smoking but it was the routine of my habit that was going to be the hardest to over come. I bought myself some gum and some mints. I would chew the gum or suck on the mint to occupy myself when I went to work. The mints are gone and the gum is about out. I don’t need them anymore. I still suck on a mint or chew the gum just to do it. It’s a new habit but at least a healthier and less costly one.
I am pretty stoked that I am still going strong without smoking. It’s nearly been a month and I still cannot label myself as an ex-smoker. I hope to actually make this run with quitting the final one. Do I miss smoking? Yeah. Somewhat. There are times that I would
With smoking hopefully out of the picture for good, I am trying to start running. Crazy idea. This will be my first time running since high school. Smoking and running don’t mix. I didn’t want to run then light up a smoke afterwards. Knowing me, I would have smoked and ran at the same time. Talk about knocking on Death’s door.
I am attempting to start running. I’ve only ran once so far and it killed me. Next time I will stretch first. I want to continue to run. It was invigorating. While running nearly killed a first time runner, I thoroughly enjoyed it. I am still enjoying the soreness in every inch of my legs. I need to do something productive since I quit smoking. This seems like a logical, athletic, and healthy (crazy even) way to curb the habit and put my lungs to better use than just having them fill up with tar and who knows what else.
I still use the same iPhone app I’ve been using since day one of quitting. It’s an app for the iPhone. I still cannot testify if it is helping me or if the quitting is all me and not from the help of a clinical hypnotherapist. If Ewan McGregor can quit, so can I. I am not telling smokers to quit. I will never force it on you if you don’t want to. If you’re trying to quit, then I support you. It needs to be your decision and not someone else. Quit when you’re ready. It’s been 3 weeks since I lit up and while I still have a craving here and there, it’s not life threatening. I manage and I move on. It’s easy not to smoke. Just don’t smoke. At this time, I’ve saved $45.00 bucks! There’s a tank of gas, a nice steak dinner with a friend, or a good night at the bar. Good luck if you plan on quitting and good luck if you quit like I have. I am rooting for you!
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