Stop Smoking Today

As I woke up this morning it didn’t take more that 30 seconds for smoking to drift into my mind.  Now a few weeks ago what would have happened is that I would have acted upon that thought and my first activity of the day would have been to go outside and have a cigarette.  It’s impossible to describe the freedom I feel by not having to do it.  On the subject of the first fag of the day, I also have to say it was rarely satisfying.  While there were cigarettes I enjoyed (like the one with my coffee), that first cigarette of the day was usually pretty nasty.   As we head into the third week, I’m amazed how good I feel not to be smoking a cigarette at 7am!

Even if you’ve made the decision to stop smoking, during your time as a smoker there were cigarettes that become habitual (smoking after dinner, smoking during a break etc etc).  For me, having a cigarette with a coffee was a particularly habit forming combination.  I wonder how i’ll cope without the double whammy of nicotene and caffeine simultaneously first thing in the morning.  More importantly, will I stop enjoying coffee without the cigarettes….

As things stand, I’ve added a spoon of sugar to the coffee to see if that does the trick…