7 weeks today...seems almost sureal. Challange of late? I live in a remote area & insidea national park. The social scene here is nil unless your 22 so most people that are older have issues. Outside my dorm, smokers endulge in their habits & every time I walk by, it's a trigger. On the negative, they are all at least 10 years older than me & grounded in their additions. I try to remind myself how much money they are spending, how they feel when they try to take a super deep breath, & how they smell. Our showers are communal & the other day when taking a shower, the woman in the shower stall next to mine was a smoker & I could smell the cigarette smoke being washed off of her. It was mind blowing. All those times I washed my hands or took a shower to "wash' the smell off, I was only kidding myself. I find that the boredom & anxiety of living in this place are triggers for me. I will be moving in 3 months back to the "real world", as some of us call life outside a national park, so I do have that to look forward to. In cruising the rooms for rent ads, many more of them request non-smokers, than smokers. I feel proud that I can consider, often, a nicer living arrangement because I don't smoke. I was reading a trash mag today & there was a picture of a coulpe of 20somethings drinking & smoking, and there is a young girl who smokes ALOT...and none of her friends do......I remember that I thought nothing of quiting smoking back then..I felt invincible. That changes when you grow older, I suppose. I've been working out often..at least 3 to 5 times per week. I haven't gained any weight but I am not loosing also. I hope that will change if I keep up the hard work, but also realize that I am prone to snacking right now & to not be too hard on myself. Well...just wanted to rant a bit. Thanks for being here.
My Milage:
My Quit Date: 4/10/2009
Smoke-Free Days: 49
Cigarettes Not Smoked: 735
Amount Saved: $271.22
Life Gained:
Days: 4 Hrs: 11 Mins: 31 Seconds: 22
