Weekend Wind-Down

I had all intentions to getting to the next step of Vitamin week (Vitamin-D) today, but It will have to wait until Sunday or Monday. Vitamin week might end up being “Vitamin Week And A Half. Sometimes trying to find that time to live healthy and relax once in awhile is tough. Sometimes living healthy take a toll on your work.

Last week went fast but I found myself staying up late, getting up early and napping a little during the day just so I could workout in the morning. With a reduction of caffeine and an absence of nicotine in my system I’ve had to adapt to a lack of stimulants. Needless to say it’s tiring sometimes.

Last time I tried quitting smoking I failed. I made excuses that the time wasn’t right or that I just wasn’t ready, but the truth is that I just wasn’t committed. I didn’t smoke a lot so it would have been easy. This time around I’ve stayed true to myself as I did the first time I quit. This time I only used a nicotine supplement on two occasions, just to curb a strong craving. It’s been well over a week now and my body is free of nicotine, my sinuses are clear and I feel good. As a smoker you always have a reason why you smoke, but the reasons to not smoke are so much better. When you quit it’s such a great feeling, but you miss smoking a little bit. When/if you start smoking again you hate yourself for it and you miss all the things about being a non-smoker.

Habit change is harder than dealing with nicotine withdrawals but it’s all about direction and distraction. Sometimes you have to disassociate yourself with things that you did when you smoked. Most people smoke when they drive. You can’t just quit driving so you have to find a way. The best way to do that is to prepare yourself for it before you quit. Stop smoking in the car will make quitting all together a lot easier. Whatever excuse you make for not quitting is irrelevant. I said it before, when you think about quitting and tell yourself that you need to quit every time you light up a cigarette, that’s when you know you are ready.

It’s just up to you to smoke that last one and tell yourself that it’s over. Dispose of the rest of your cigarettes and ashtrays. After a couple of weeks you might think of how nice it would be to smoke a cigarette, but the habit and addiction is gone, so the thought fades just as quickly as it came. Cravings will come and go, but they won’t be strong like they were when you smoked. I have them all the time, but they go away just as soon as I start doing something. It’s a want, not a need but in reality you don’t want it and you certainly don’t need it. Have a nice weekend.

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