Looking back

Looking back on this whole experience, I can see how strongly it affected me. I was a totally different person. This has been and still is one of the hardest things I have ever done. Jennifer has been my guiding light this whole time and I feel that if it were not for her I would still be a smoking failure. Thanks to her, I have actually started and finished something.

I still have the occasional urge to light up, but whenever I smell cigarette smoke now, I get a little sick. I hate being that kind of nerd that cant stand cigarette smoke, but at least I am not doing it anymore at the cost of my health.

I have not been seriously sick one time since I quit. I used to get sinus infections, sore throats, bronchitis and border on pneumonia at least 1 time every 3 months. Now, I hardly seem to show severe allergy symptoms like I had as a kid. I have read that once you are allergic to something, you are always allergic, but I don't seem to have a problem like I used to. I didn't smoke when I was a kid, and I don't think that smoking cured me of allergies, and I am not saying that if you quit smoking, it will cure you of all your ills including allergies. No chance. quitting smoking is going to be a monthly struggle for a long time from now for me. I enjoyed it so much.

I enjoy my brisk walks in the morning with Jennifer and the 2 girls without coughing, though. Laughing without having to cough. Singing in the shower without having to cough. Waking up in the morning without having to cough. Really, now I only cough when I am near cigarette smoke...or whenever I eat almonds. Thanks for reading!