Quit Smoking: Day Fifteen – ‘I Caved’
Posted on August 23, 2007
Filed Under Health, Personal
Successfully completing day ten was a great victory, and as the days progressed, I began to notice changes within myself and my habits. It’s true what they say; food was beginning to taste a lot better again. The smell of polluted city air was actually refreshing, and whenever I would climb a flight of stairs, I felt that I still had enough air in my lungs to climb up ten more flights.  It was a great feeling.Â
Unfortunately, I am not pleased to report that on the evening of Day Thirteen, while having drinks on the patio with my friends, I had a drag or two off my friend’s cigarette. Although it was disappointing, many positive things resulted from it.Â
I realize how bad the taste of cigarettes were, I only had two drags out of the four drinks I had that evening, and when I got up the next morning, my throat was sore and I got sick, which resulted in me not hitting the gym for a few days. It was a clear reminder and good lesson why it was a good decision that I quit.Â
So I guess the moral of the story is, if you are trying to quit and find yourself wanting to have a cigarette, it’s ok to have that one or two drags, but only after 10 days of non smoking. Trust me, you’ll feel and realize that it was a good decision to quit.
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