I've gone into my 8th month without a cigarette. I've gone through autumn and winter and now we're into spring and for some odd reason, I want a cigarette and instead of smoking, I'm chewing gum from the time I wake up until I go to bed at night and my jaws are tired. It has to be the season, that I'm outside as much as I can be and it's without a cigarette in hand.
I see that $1,000 saved coming up and almost 4,500 cigarettes I haven't smoked (no doubt should be more than 5,000) and I know I'm not going to buy cigarettes to smoke. The urges come, the urges go and I'm getting healthier every hour that I don't light up.
Although the benefits to not smoking should be obvious, one of the biggest benefits is not so apparent and that's the friends I've made blogging when I first quit. Without these people I would probably still be smoking. These women were there when I needed support and encouragement and they are still with me now.
I Love You like you're my sisters!!
3 hours ago
6 COMMENTS:
w00t!!! that's fantastic! you have already undone a lot of damage. I think you need a treat.
I am your sister and I'm very proud of your accomplishment, YOU ROCK!!!!!!
Congrats and keep the will power burning! Cheers! :D
They used to say that it takes 10 years to undo the damage, of smoking, to your lungs. I don't know if that's still what the say, but it takes only weeks to feel the benefits. Like suddenly realising that you don't cough any more, and you don't wheeze when you run up stairs!
Well done! I am still chewing after twenty years!
Many congrats. I'm so glad we found each other along our journeys.
Congratulations! Eight months is a huge accomplishment.
Have you seen this list about the effects of quitting?
1 to 9 months after quitting: Coughing and shortness of breath decrease; cilia (tiny hair-like structures that move mucus out of the lungs) regain normal function in the lungs, increasing the ability to handle mucus, clean the lungs, and reduce the risk of infection.
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