I downloaded an app called QuitSM onto my Droid phone that shows me basic statistics about my current non-smoking status:
- I haven't smoked since October 8,2010.
- I have avoided 200 cigarettes.
- It's been 13 days since I quit smoking.
- I have saved $73.87 by not smoking.
It goes on to tell me some basic health details related to my progress, as well. Things like increased lung capacity, better circulation, lower blood pressure, and decreased risk of heart attack are displayed as progress meters -- the app does a pretty decent job of inspiring me to stay quit.
I feel like I'm succeeding -- I've been fighting the cravings (they aren't even that bad), but then again, I've tried this before and every time before I have fallen back into the habit. The longest I've quit for has been 8 months.... that was nearly 10 years ago... and when I think of it in those terms (how many cigarettes I've smoked, how much money I've spent on puffing away my health), it's scary and depressing. The reality that smoking will kill me has finally hit home. I just hope it's not too late.
It was by chance that I checked my phone at the exact moment that I'd reached the "200 cigarettes" mark. It made me think of the movie 200 Cigarettes... even though that movie had nothing to do with quitting smoking. Somehow, my thought process rushed me to my computer to start a blog -- partly because I am proud of myself for hitting that milestone and wanted to ensure that I kept up the good work, and partly because it seemed like an interesting way to start a blog.
My hopes are that maintaining this blog at regular intervals will help keep me on track... and perhaps help someone else one day.
I don't want to be a smoker anymore.
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