And My Life is Sweet Like Cinnamon.....

Ten months smoke free todayI think I can officially call myself a  confirmed non smokerMy uncle was here the other dayHe was telling us about his upcoming holiday in SpainOut of pure habitI opened my mouth to ask him to get me cigarettes400 cigarettesThen I rememberedOhI don't smoke anymore It was a nice feeling
I regularly have dreams in which I am smoking And I'm really annoyed at myself for relapsingTen months down the drainThen I wake up and realize that I haven't in fact smoked And All is well
I can remember the day I stopped smoking like it was yesterdayI had put it off for so longAs I had fallen for the myth that you gain weight when you quitTo meBeing thin and broke was more important that being a healthy weight or over weight and flush with money The sane uncle had just come back from Turkey And had brought me home two cartons of smokesI decided that dayThat when I had finished the cartonsThen I would give upSo I smoked my little head off for the next two weeks I was averaging 30 - 35 a dayI smoked like it was going out of fashionWhich in fact it was 
I thoroughly enjoyed smokingI loved itCigarettes punctuated my lifeI remember when you could smoke in restaurantsOn trainsIn pubs and clubsThen the smoking ban came inAnd us smokers were banished outsideSome pubs and clubs made very comfortable smoking areasAnd do all the 'craic' seemed to be happening out there
I always had cigarettes in my bagI bought two packs a dayAnd always had a selection of lighters on the go tooI even had a cigarette caseAnd a cigarettes purse ala Betty Draper from MadmenI smoked any where and everywhere I could At homeI smoked out the window Up the chimney In front of the extractor fanAnd I thought I was being considerate of others!
Smoking was a huge part of my lifeAnd if my identityIt was the first thing I did in the morning Make a cup of teaAnd light up a smokeI smoked after food especially It was like a cigarette finished off the meAnd smoking was a social thingMe and my friends would nip outside for a cheeky smoke any chance we gotThere was great banter out with the smokersIt was like we were all doing something naughtyAnd we were all In it together
I used to really enjoy a cuppa with a smokeI did my best thinking thenAnd also had the best chats over a cuppa and a smokeThe worlds problems could be solved thenSo now I am a non smokerAnd I can't deny the benefitsMy number one reason for quitting was the moneyI wish I could say it was for health reasons But if I'm honest it wasn't I was broke all the timeAnd I couldn't stand it anymoreSo They had to goThere was no other option
I've so noticed an improvement in my healthMy fitness has improvedMy breathingMy lung functionMy staminaHave all drastically improved
To address the weight gainI did gain weight after I quit But I was gaining weight anywaySo I don't know if it was my quitting or my body re-gaining naturallyWhichever it wasIt seems to have settled down  nowThank Jebus
I was wondering about youDo you smoke?How long have you been smoking?What made you give up?What stops you from giving up?Inquiring minds want to know......