since I smoked my last cigarette.
The first two weeks were absolute hell. I was angry, irritable, and just plain nasty to be around. After that, the cravings died down quite a bit, and it was much easier to ignore them.
I smoked a pack a day for six years, and I had tried to quit several other times with no success. The straw that broke the proverbial camel's back was the increased monthly premium I had to pay for health insurance through my new employer because of the fact that I smoked. Because of my tobacco use I will have to pay an extra $300 per year for the next 2 years. This, combined with the fact that I would quickly become out of breath after any strenuous activity, finally gave me the motivation I needed to quit.
I quit cold turkey. No gum, no patches, no pills. Perhaps the cravings would have been less severe if I had used the gum or patches, but after wasting so much money on smokes for the last six years, I was determined that my bad habit was not going to cost me any more money.
Since I have quit smoking, I can breath easier. Food tastes better, and I can actually run more than a few blocks without collapsing into a heap on the side of the road. Giving up smoking is one of the smartest things I have ever done, and I don't regret it for a moment.
Hopefully I can stick with this for the rest of my life...
The first two weeks were absolute hell. I was angry, irritable, and just plain nasty to be around. After that, the cravings died down quite a bit, and it was much easier to ignore them.
I smoked a pack a day for six years, and I had tried to quit several other times with no success. The straw that broke the proverbial camel's back was the increased monthly premium I had to pay for health insurance through my new employer because of the fact that I smoked. Because of my tobacco use I will have to pay an extra $300 per year for the next 2 years. This, combined with the fact that I would quickly become out of breath after any strenuous activity, finally gave me the motivation I needed to quit.
I quit cold turkey. No gum, no patches, no pills. Perhaps the cravings would have been less severe if I had used the gum or patches, but after wasting so much money on smokes for the last six years, I was determined that my bad habit was not going to cost me any more money.
Since I have quit smoking, I can breath easier. Food tastes better, and I can actually run more than a few blocks without collapsing into a heap on the side of the road. Giving up smoking is one of the smartest things I have ever done, and I don't regret it for a moment.
Hopefully I can stick with this for the rest of my life...
