I smoked for
almost 15 years... Tonight I just finished the 4th night without a single
cigarette...
Of course like
majority of smokers ( not all but most! ) I have been thinking, trying, talking
about quitting for many years... Had a couple of attempts but always came back
to the start for some reason... Well not a reason but more of an excuse... And
the fact that I ‘loved’ the habbit L
This time – the only
difference is I did not prepare myself. It was a usual day at work and while
we were ‘chatting’ I came up with the topic –again - regarding my desire to
quit smoking. One of my colleague said ‘
you can and you should!’ a few commented ‘no way! She can never quit’ others ‘of
course she can! All she needs to do is to decide’
All of a sudden I realized –
my habit was discussed as if I was not there... It sort of gave me a chance to
see how much I had gained trust within my team. Some seemed to have total faith
in me while others obviously still had some questions...
‘I will quit on
the 27th’ – As if I wanted to end the conversation. Why 27th? I have no idea...
As days passed by – one of my team member seemed to take my decision so
seriously that she reminded 27th to me on a almost daily basis... Days flew
quickly and on the 26th while I was on my way for a smoke break her voice
whispered ‘you know what date tomorrow is right?’ – The day had come... So who
would win the debate... Would I really quit? Was I serious? Or was it a NO WAY!
for me?...
Tonight I just
finished the 4th night without a single cigarette... ( Thank you Tamuna for the support - thank you Zubin and Su for hiding the ash trays at home :))) )
Do I have any
suggestions? Well not suggestions but here is a short summary of my last 4
days:
- First day was the day of denial! Was I really doing this? Every time I wanted to smoke I drank a glass of water. I suppose I drank like 5 lt that day! It was not easy
- 2nd day was better – but I still avoided places of ‘influence’ such as restaurants, bars etc ( smoking is allowed ‘almost’ everywhere in Georgia )
- 3rd day I was brave – went out to a restaurant with team and the whole table was smoking around me ( well almost all table – at least it felt like it )
- Today – I am fine... Started to notice smokers less – enjoying the fresh air at my house and feeling that I can breathe easier...
So I will try not
to go back to this bad habbit!! As below
video shows it seriously damage the health!! J
