Share your quitting journey
I quit smoking after numerous attempts on Jan 1, 1999. For the next 14 years, I didn't even think about smoking. I took up running, cycling, hiking - basically anything that kept me moving forward.
During those years, I went through multiple stressful situations without even considering smoking. Then, out with friends one night, someone lit up and I did too. We smoked that night, but the next day I didn't even think about it again.
A few weeks later, I bought a pack and started smoking again. !!!!!!!!!!
For the past year now, I've become a full-time closet smoker. I feel guilty about it, but since I have nobody to answer to, it is just too easy to continue down the same path - always tomorrow, tomorrow, next week, after this pack.
I travel for work, usually changing location every three months, so I don't see familty or friends on a day-to-day basis. Needless to say, my outdoor activities have slowed down and performance is pathetic. It is utterly ridiculous to smoke a cigarette immediately before and after a bike ride - but that's what I do!
I'm looking for encouragement and reminders to stay on the right path. Anybody else quitting in the next few days? I would like someone to be personallty accountable to. Someone to send me messages occasionally (or often) to keep my spirits up.
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