Some of you have asked how I got to this place of having only slight twinges when I am usually smoking. Like many of you I have tried and failed many times. The difference this time is my attitude. Before I was "giving up smoking". This time I am not giving up anything. I am getting rid of a habit I hate! I am getting rid of the stinky smell on me and in my house. I am getting rid of standing outside in freezing weather at parties. I am getting rid of holes burned in furniture and ashes on carpet. Last but not least, I am getting rid of chronic bronchitis and asthmatic bronchitis turning to emphesema. I don't want to drag around an oxygen tank. I don't want a cancer diagnosis to make me quit. I don't want to hurry family out of my house so I can smoke in comfort.
The difference this time is I am gaining everything and losing nothing. Another difference is I post the day number daily on facebook for all my family and friends and everyone at work knows what day I am on. After I hit one month, I will post monthly. Believe me, everyone is watching and I know it and love that they all care I stick with my quit. Most of all, I care.
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