Mark Penix

So Day 8 has come and gone. I only had one noticeable craving today… the rest was easy as… um instant oatmeal. Which is easier than pie… so yeah it was damn easy!

Day Seven is DONE! One full week! I’ve quit smoking, I’ve got less cravings for nicotine than I thought. But the cravings that do come seem to be more out of habit than “neural necessity” as I call it. For example, I formerly would wake up and want a cigarette… no longer. I still eat though and crave a cigarette after every meal. These cravings I get aren’t nearly as strong as they have been previously and I believe the monthly planner with big red X’s on the days that have past are helping me quit… along with these daily posts!

Nearly One Week Later (6 days) and I still haven’t even touched another cigarette. I don’t think I’ve even touched a lighter… I’ve touched matches though… only because I use them after I go to the bathroom… what I’m considerate!

So here we are, 5 business days into my working 30 day challenge of quitting smoking. Things are going quite well. Better than I expected. I’ve never applied the 30 day challenge to much of anything in my life… and now it’s just showing me how powerful of a tool it can be. This Thursday will be a full 7 days… but as of today, I’ve got 25 days more to go until this personal 30 day challenge is complete.

Cravings come and go for nicotine, especially after eating… but they subside quickly once I get my mind off it. That’s another thing… the fact that I’m conscious of my 30 day challenge… makes it harder to “forget” about smoking in the first place. It’s a bit of an obstacle but nothing I can’t handle.

Day 4 has come and passed. It is not getting much harder to deny myself of this “monster”. I hate the fact that I became so hooked on something that is so terribly bad for me in so many ways. I’m about to lay down to stave off some of these nicotine cravings. I’ve noticed my attitude is lack lust as of late, but I know that about this time next week I won’t even know what I was missing! I can’t wait for that time! There really isn’t much to these posts… just basically saying that

“HEY WORLD, I’M DOING IT… and you can too!”

All cliche like!