Wednesday, January 4, 2012

First Week in Review Of NOT smoking.


So 9 days ago, I quit smoking. I thought I would write out how the first week went. 
I'm not going to lie though, this has been waaaaaay easier than I thought. I honestly couldn't have done this without prayer and the grace of God. 

Day One:
This was by far the hardest day. I kept thinking, "I don't have to do this today. I could start tomorrow", which made me want a cigarette the whole day. I also about beat a woman up at Ross for being rude to a cashier. 

Day Two:
I realized today that since a lot of my friends are smokers, it's hard to be around them. I bought an electronic cigarette on an impulse and used it for the better part of the evening. 

Day Three: 
I really started to feel "released" today. Every time I had a serious craving, I prayed. AND IT WORKED! God took the craving away. 

Day Four: 
After doing more research on the electronic cigarette, I stopped using it. The whole point to not smoking was to be released from addiction. I started to feel the physical repercussions of quitting today. I think I got some form of cold. Oh, and sleep was pretty unusual too, (weird dreams). 

Day Five: 
I was sick today. Cough and sinus crap. I'm sure it was because of not smoking. At this point I stopped having serious cravings. I had one craving today and it only lasted for about 2-3 minutes. 

Day Six: 
I really think quitting has been too easy. But we had the opportunity to go to a bar, and we declined. I was not quite ready to be around it all. 

Day Seven: 
It's so nice to reach a milestone. I'm beginning to feel better physically. It's a little hard to concentrate, but I think that has something to do with how lazy I've been. I can smell better, taste things, and overall feel way better about myself. It's nice to not stink all the time. 

God is sooo good. I couldn't have done this alone. 



12 comments:

Anonymous said...

That's so great, praise God! Praying you can keep with it, just keep relying on God for it, and not on your own strength - which it sounds like you're doing an awesome job of!

henning love said...

this is so so awesome you are quitting kylee!! use god and prayer and He will help you quit for good, you can do it girlie!!

Kourtney said...

I didn't know this. But praise God it's going well! Keep with it.

Cassie @ Live.Laugh.L0ve. said...

This is great! WAY TO GO!!

Unknown said...

Good stuff.

Unknown said...

Prouda you! My husband & I quit too & we are on day 4.. I have found it pretty easy but I only smoked a couple a day. My husband hasn't lit up but he has used chewing tobacco... Still so proud of him because he was a very heavy smoker.

Hooray for healthier lungs!

Stephanie said...

Way to go! I don't know you and I'm still proud of you. I've never smoked so I don't know what it's like to try to quit, but I have my share of things I'd like to change...I need to remember to take advantage of that help from above!

Ashley said...

SO PROUD OF YOU!! :0) Thanks for being so awesome!

Alyx said...

YAY!!!!!!!! Congratulations on starting to quit! I've heard it's super hard, and you are doing so well!

Jamie W said...

awesome! :) congrats! keep it up! remember, only takes 21 days to kick a habit. ;)

Jill said...

Yay! Good job Kylee. Keep it up!!! I'm proud of you!!!

Liesl said...

GOOD FOR YOU!!! :) :) :)

Liesl :)