Kickin’ My Habit: The Smokers Diary 2009

January 7, 2009     Posted in Body

actualsmokefreezoneandsymbolsticker.jpgI know I’ve taken a mini-hiatus for the holidays on my no smoking resolution, but let me fill you in. The holidays for me require lots of drinks, food, laughs, and the obligatory smoke here and there. So, I let myself smoke when I wanted for the holiday…I smoked up until New Years Eve. One week ago.


By Kelly

And since then, I have been completely 100% smoke free.

No packs. No puffs. No nothing. I went completely cold turkey after NYE and I’ve maintained it for an entire week. It’s very difficult; especially when I had a few glasses of wine this weekend and desperately wanted one, but I had the will power to say NO to myself.

I am a strong willed person and if I set my mind to something, I stick to it. After seeing a series of horrific smoking commercials, I made a serious resolution to myself that, on top of not wanting my teeth to turn yellow and my hair to permanently smell like an ashtray, I don’t want to die from lung cancer (cliché but true).

So, for now, I’ve a week smoke free. I feel cleaner, healthier, and will hopefully continue on this path. Wish me luck!

(Photo courtesy of smokefreezone.org)

7 Comments on "Kickin’ My Habit: The Smokers Diary 2009"

  1. Jess says:
    Wed, 7th Jan 20096:12 am 

    Way to go! Keep it up! Good luck!!

  2. Anonymous Coward says:
    Wed, 7th Jan 20096:23 am 

    I give you two weeks.

  3. Lauren, University o says:
    Wed, 7th Jan 20096:38 am 

    Way to be supportive. Its really easy to be a hater from the privacy of your home, but no need to be a jerk to someone trying to better themselves.

  4. Kiwi says:
    Wed, 7th Jan 20099:28 am 

    Congratulations! I've never smoked but my mother smokes so I know it's very hard to quit. Keep on it and good luck!

  5. Anonymous Coward says:
    Wed, 7th Jan 200911:32 am 

    Lauren,

    Reverse psychology. Thanks to the mental health industry…you can care and still be an asshole.

    If someone told you that you were incapable of something, would that motivate you, or would that incapacitate you?

  6. Kelly M. - UMass says:
    Fri, 9th Jan 20093:57 am 

    Hey Anonymous coward,

    if you look at the name you plugged in, it pretty much suits your inconsiderate comment. But be a hater, that's cool…kharma is a b*tch. :)

  7. Bex says:
    Mon, 12th Jan 20097:48 pm 

    keep up the good work! you are slowly but surely inspiring me to do the same thing!

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