Day 280 - Relief - I can even hold a pack in my hands

I've been without nicotine for a long time now. I can even hold someone's pack of smokes in my hand and not even be tempted. What a relief.

I'm so glad I'm free of the demon.

Day 273 - Quitting Smoking and You

We are all different, even with all our similarities.

But we do have something always in common: smoking hurts us.

Quitting is good.

I hope my cubs never smoke.

Cruisin' down Route (Day) 266

No Smokes
No Nicotine

I do miss it, but I like my life better without it.

CDC BMI and Smoking/Not Smoking

I'm 6'5" tall. I weigh in at between 215 and 222 pounds (depending on the day of the week, it seems).

According to the U.S. Centers For Disease Control (http://www.cdc.gov), I'm

OVERWEIGHT.

Gimme a break.

I gained those five to 12 pounds after I quit smoking.

And having a spare tire is worse than smoking, how?

So there.

Day 261 - Intermittent cruise control

It has been 261 days since I've had nicotine.

I don't miss it very much. I think I miss the nicotine drug effect from time to time, but otherwise, I don't miss the smell, feel, cost, damage, and self-loathing at all.

I've had some challenging times recently. Only once was I thinking about smoking. I talked myself out of smoking in less than 60 seconds.

You know you're getting better when it takes longer to talk yourself into smoking (than it takes to talk yourself out of it).

Cheers everyone!

I love breathing freely.

Smoking urges from positive events.

Much gets said about people who have strong urge(s) to smoke during times of stress. Indeed, most of the smokers and ex-smokers I know have a serious thing about smoking as a crutch.

However, I've observed that the strongest times for me are because of my previous life's reward system. I used to smoke to reward myself for doing something well, or for going outside and working on cars/yard/house. I have to get a mindset BEFORE I step outside for yard stuff and car stuff.

I'm 252 days without nicotine now. I've not been pushed over the edge at this point - I've much more to lose than to gain if I start smoking again.