I Quit!

That's right!! After 35 years of smoking, I have QUIT! Yes, I am proud of myself! I have QUIT! I DO NOT Smoke!!!

So, why do you ask now and not before or how about in another year? Well, the time was right. I always told my kids when the time was right, I would quit.

I decided one day that I did not want to smoke outside again this winter. I was sick of smelling, I noticed I was more and more out of breath. Then in the beginning of the month I got sick and it all came together. I called my doctor's office - not for being sick - I knew I would get over that but instead for the prescription Chantix. She talked to me almost a year ago about getting on it. I researched it after that doctor appt and put it out of my mind. But I started thinking and thinking more about it and decided to try it.

It is THE best thing I have ever done. This prescription does not have any nicotine. I tried the zyban (or something like that) and I tried the patches before and always smoked anyways. I guess my heart wasn't into it then. This prescription blocks the receptors in your mind from thinking you want one.

You smoke the first week while taking the pills. Then on your second week, that's your end date on your smoking. I almost did. I continued to have 2 a day. There was just some sort of block in my head. It wasn't really that I was craving one, more that I started thinking "I feel like I should be doing something right now" And once I realized it was because I would've been smoking, then I couldn't stop thinking about it. Once I had one, I was fine but to just give it up.....well, I just couldn't. I mean, it is something I've done for 35 years. Friends and family encouraged me even with still smoking 2 a day - they didn't put me down, the encouraged me on the success I had had to date.

Well, I am proud to say that I have OFFICIALLY gone MORE than 24 hours without one! That's right!! I have not done this I was a teenager!

I'm really nervous about gaining weight so I bought some exercise equipment and have been working out faithfully every night. Although not doing great on the eating, I've bought some healthier snacks so as I work through this obsession of smoking (I mean NOT smoking), I'll hopefully, keep the weight off and emerge as a goddess this spring - LOL