Oh you poor little grey wrinkly things. I�m sorry. I hope it�s not too late.
Remember when we used to dance? Twelve, fifteen hours a week? More? Remember when I used to laugh at the other smokers in my gang of friends trying to push the broken down car? Them wheezing, me sailing, only because I got lots of exercise while we all smoked the same number of Marlboros every day? Who�s sailing now, you ask?
The ones that quit smoking fifteen years ago, that�s who.
Remember how fast that extra lungs kick disappeared after we got the office job? How the stairs suddenly looked opera-house steep, miles long, foreboding�IMPOSSIBLE?
Nuff said. No more Miss Nice Gal. You and me? We�re now at war. You�re full of gunk and need a blowout. Call me Drill Sergeant Todash. I�m about to kick your ashes into shape and you�ll LIKE it. Sound off ONE TWO and all that malarkey.
The weight gain from the quit? This year�s resolution I�m afraid. Year 1 = quit smoking. Year 2 = quit fat. End of. Now quit whinging.
Now I�m back on the old treadmill. Sure go ahead, make the (frighteningly high but decreasing!) weight throw my shins into agony. See if I care. I�ll jack up the incline and WALK baby. I�ll get to wheezing and panting and turning into a human beetroot. Dripping wet, gasping. BRING IT ON! We�re at WAR you and me. I�m going to win. You�ve been treated like crap for far too long, but you�re not gonna hold that against me and pressure me into laziness. WAKE UP I said.
Oh cripes, what have I done to you? Lung one and lung two? Inhale. Exhale. (Hey, I really CAN get that breath in there now�maybe, just maybe�)
Right. I still am sorry, but no use dwelling on the past. This is today. This is tomorrow. This is FOREVER. Your smokes aren�t coming back. You could use some pinking up. I could use some new trainers.
Let�s run.
x T
[B]My Milage:[/B]
[B]My Quit Date: [/B]1/1/2007
[B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 404
[B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 9,292
[B]Amount Saved:[/B] �2,222.00
[B]Life Gained:[/B]
[B]Days:[/B] 34 [B]Hrs:[/B] 9 [B]Mins:[/B] 59 [B]Seconds:[/B] 34
