My outing

6 years ago today I had my last smoke. It tasted like ass(I have never tasted ass I just say ass to convey how nasty it tasted) it was in the afternoon...after I had supper that night I thought about having one but I remembered how nasty my last had tasted and choose not to have one. By morning I realized that it wouldn't be much longer and I would have gone 24 hours without one so I thought to myself "Let's just see how long I can go without having a cigarette." 6 years that's how long. It was rough at first. I had to cut back on my coffee...I LOVED having one with my JOE. I had to occupy my hands after every meal..keep busy..chew gum... I even abstained for a while too, I really liked having one after that! I am glad I had already cut back in my bar/club hoping. If I was still into that scene I don't think I would have been successful. I continued to go to the gym. I filled my fridge with healthy finger foods.

I was a semi-heavy smoker. Before my first child I was a pack and a half a day smoker. I cut back A LOT when I was prego but after he was born climbed back up to a half a pack a day as he got older and I know for sure once I started working when he was 10 months I was back to a pack a day. I think when I challenged myself I was fluctuating between a half a pack to a pack a day. Notice I said "when I challenged myself" instead of when I quit? I never said I was quiting...I never told anyone I was quiting or trying to quit. I knew if I told myself I was going to try and quit smoking it would have never happened. I am quirky like that.

I am out,out of the no-showing-recent-pictures-of-myself closet. I know this is not a recent picture of myself but it sure beats that 14yr old girl one!

This photo was taken by my then 4yr old son. But what I love the most is that he took this picture on the day that would become the day I had my last cigarette.
So here I am in all my last day as a smoker glory!