14 days
Day 14. No big deal. I don't believe I am truly a non-smoker. I don't believe anyone that has smoked for sooooo many years like myself is ever a non-smoker. I am just not smoking. The moment I categorise who and what I am is the moment I would question what I am doing and excuse what I can and can't do (if that makes any sense). The biggest difference in my life is that when I was smoking I was extremely fit and could run 10 kilometres a day, BONUS now as I can run sooo much further and I find my bodies ability to cool down working much more efficiently at the peak of exercise. I actually love the taste of coffee more but know full well I cannot have one drop of alcohol, as that will be the moment I turn back to my good old friend ciggie. It's a win/win for the bank account though.
I smoked for 40 years and have been smoke free for 20 days. I completely agree. It's weird, I feel like I'm on holidays from smoking and I have wanted one every one of those 20 days. But the wallets healthy and I feel good, so I'll keep strong. Good luck
Well done on 14 days. I use to believe i could not be a non smoker and only ever an ex smoker but I now disagree with that logic. After many attempts and always being "ex" not "non" I now use hypnotherapy tapes. I also felt ciggies where my best friend but the tapes have changed my thinking at a subconscious level and I truly feel I am a NON smoker now. They don't even enter my mind. Good luck on your journey and may you get fitter and fitter.
Sorry to hear you have emphysema Eric and blessed you told us this. It makes it very real. My sister was diagnosed 2 years ago with first stage emphysema and refuses to quit, she is 44 now and does not discuss it. I know it will kill her. I had an illness Eric 8 years ago that almost took my life, which actually took my fathers life when I was 9 (I am 43 now) and he was only 36 at the time (which was not smoking related) so I have always believed my destiny was predetermined from birth and had nothing to do with whether I smoked or not. Ignorant yes and no. I am doing this to hopefully be selfish enough and be granted a long life (or longer life than when I smoked)to see my children get married and have children of their own one day. If I can stay off ciggies for 2 years I will maybe call myself a non smoker then. May we all be lucky enough to love and laugh hard everyday.