My thoughts after 17 days of quitting

I smoked my last cigarette on Jan 31st, 2019. I thought it would be impossible to quit smoking, but guess what!! I am succeeding. And it's not as difficult as I had thought it would be.

I do get cravings, but I am able to fend them off easily. In fact I am enjoying these moments of cravings. They are reminders of how cigarettes play with our minds. I don't want these ugly sticks to play with my mind anymore. I don't want to be a slave to them. So! Come on, You Cravings! Do your best! You can't force me to smoke anymore.

I know it's too early for me. Only 17 days!!! And I have a long way to go. My next target is 21 days (3 Weeks). I want to keep it simple. Week by week, I want to cover months and years. I also know that it's the game of just about 3-4 weeks. After that things would be really easy (as other ex-smokers have pointed out). In fact, I am already feeling like a non-smoker. I know if I can survive 17 days, I can survive rest of my life without cigarettes. The worst part is over. Even if it isn't, I am ready to fight the cravings. They are not as strong as they were on the day 1,2, & 3 of quitting. I am calm now. I don't feel like I have to do anything special to keep me away from smoking. These cravings are so weak that I find them funny.

I loved smoking. I still love it, but I know it's not good for me. Sometimes, we have to let go! This is what life is. It's like leaving behind a loved one due to certain circumstances. It's hard, but we always learn to move on! For cigarettes also, I know, we can easily learn to move on.

One Tip:

"Do not think quitting cigarette is hard. It's not. It's just that we love cigarettes so much that we don't want to let them go. But we should understand that--cigarette doesn't love us back. It hates us. Do you still want to love it?"