Friday, December 11, 2009

Day 13


5 Cigarettes in the Last Two Days

< Oh if only this were true! Been outta commission for a few days now, at home, sick with the flu. Nothin' like a good flu to keep you from smoking. I can hardly breathe let alone suck down a cancer stick. But that's good. I have almost gotten over that three day hump. I just have to make sure that even though I'm better now (besides having some congestion and consequently some sudden hearing loss in my right ear) doesn't mean I can up the ante.

[AUTHOR EDIT] The point of me writing about this is that I usually smoke a cigarette after something makes me angry and today I had no desire to smoke at all. This shows me that I am ever closer to kicking the habit! I wish I were strong enough to just crush that entire pack and flush it down the toilet, but I am not there yet.  Baby steps, Kristin, baby steps.

Overall since I started this process and this blog, I am proud of how far I have come. We're coming up on the two week mark and I have cut my cigarette intake in at least half, without the aid of patches, gum, therapy, or hyponosis.  I am so close to being smoke free I can, how you say, smell it. Maybe another week at this pace and I'll be able to start writing about how I want to "kill" people who smoke in front of  me. To quote one of my favorite movies Keeping The Faith: "I quit smoking two years ago. When people smoke in front of me, I want to French kiss them just suck the smoke out of their lungs!" Too true. 

As I struggle to write something to tie everything together, I think of how awesome reaching my ultimate goal of being tobacco-free will be. Of how much healthier and happier I will feel. Of how different my life will be. I'm on my way now, one baby step at a time.

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