Friday Afternoon Nerves

Well after smoking for close on 25 years, it was time to give quitting another go. Have quit more times than I care to remember but feel I am getting closer each time. I have been going well (26 days) with the help of patches but every Friday night when we go out for drinks after work, I seem to drop my guard after a few beers and have a couple of smokes. The next day I wake up feeling like I have eaten an ashtray and asking myself why did I give in? Thankfully I have continued each week smoke free and really dont miss it at all. Exercising daily and actually lost a couple of kg so feeling better on all sides. A cigarette with a beer has always gone hand in hand so now I need to learn to do one without the other. With just under 3 hours to go before working week is done and plans are in the wings for the Friday night outing, I thought I would put down my thoughts in an attempt to try and not fall off the wagon this week and make myself more accountable. As an expat living out of Australia and away from family and friends, the Friday night is important part of networking and relationship building in a foreign land so not something I want to also give up - 1 vice is enough for the moment. Wish me luck and have a good weekend.