I figure that I may as well update my stats/story.
I Quit 1 Year, 1 Month, 4 Weeks, 10 hours and 40 minutes ago.
By not smoking 6,366 cigarettes, I have saved $3,183.33.
About 13 hours short of 14 months! A couple of things have happened recently that I didn't expect:
- I have developed a fairly strong dislike for the smell. I used to love the aroma of a cigarette (seriously), and enjoyed walking past people that were smoking. That's gone now, and I find it pretty much revolting.
- I found a cigarette (just one) laying in the hallway of my condo. I picked it up and carried it around with me until I found a garbage. I didn't even think about lighting it up, or how it felt in my hands, or what it would be like to puff on it. It was just another piece of litter, like a gum wrapper.
These two things tell me that I have truly moved on - a great feeling that I never really expected to have. I sincerely thought it would be a lifelong struggle, but am pleased to report that it does get easy after a while.
Keep up the good work everyone! If you didn't quite get there this time, try again!
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