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Breaking Free from Smoking: Days 2 and 3

So far so good... I have been smoke-free for the last 3 days and have been able to stick to my plans.

The weird thing is, I am not yet encountering any of the withdrawal effects that I feared and anticipated, and I think that I may never encounter them at all.

I did not suffer from constipation or migraine, which I had the first few times I attempted to quit smoking. Those were major concerns for me when I planned this. When I finished my contract for a project just last week, I chose not to accept a new one just to give way to this. I delayed this plan when I had multiple jobs and was working for 17 hours a day in fear that it would affect my jobs.

Well, I am not complaining... I just feel bad that I didnt start this a long time ago.

Also, no smoker's cough yet. I know that this would come anytime soon and since day 1, I have prepared for this by taking a lot of vitamin C (tablets and a lot of fruit juices). I hope that I would be able to get rid of 20-year-build-up of tar and toxins

Since the first day, I also increased my gym-time. I am trying to go there everyday now and increased my cardio workout from my usual 20 minutes to 30 minutes. This is out of fear of gaining weight when I quit smoking (that's what I read ).

I also am not consuming as much nicotine gum as prescribed. According to the directions, we would normally consume around 9 gums a day. I am only using it when I get the urge to smoke.. and so far, for the last 3 days, I only used 6. If I would be successful with this, I would gladly donate the remaining gums to whoever is interested and would want to stop smoking also.

Aside from feeling good that:
- I have saved Php 120 for the past 3 days (Php 40 per pack of cigarettes)
- I am starting to prove to myself that I am noone's slave (slave of my addiction, marlboro or winston, etc)
- there is still hope for me to cleanse and take care of myself

I am now able to smell myself without the awful cigarette smell. I can now now maintain the minty flavor of my toothpaste for hours, and the body spray I use now lasts much longer. I really feel good so far.. I hope I can maintain this.