Hi friends,

As you know, if you've been a subscriber of my blogs, I went through quitting smoking last year and had a successful 8-1/2 months free from smoking and then I started again. All the reasons that everybody picks that nasty stick up again, because my stressful life and some medical problems were so overwhelming, I reached for my old pal, Nicco Teen. And he was more than happy to be called into his old position, Supervisor of Sure Death.
I fought him and promised friends and family that I'll do it, I'll do it. But I kept procrastinating setting a date to quit and announcing it yet again only to fail.

Thankfully, for me, yesterday cigarettes went up $1.00 more a pack, which put it in the category of things I can't afford anymore. I knew if I bought that first pack at the new price, I would somehow try to fit it into a budget that I already can't work with. Ha, just like the government!

So, last night, at 11:45 pm, I had one more cigarette and 15 minutes to smoke it. I broke it in half and flushed it, which is the way I wanted it to happen. I wanted to take my control back and let go while I still had a choice of smoking it. I did a little cheer dancing around the toilet and then went to bed, knowing that the first cravings would hit while I was sleeping.

Got up this morning and debated on whether or not drink a cup of coffee because it's a trigger for me, but with a slight headache brewing, I decided to make the coffee, but I did slap a nicotine patch on too.

So...Day 1, so far, is a success. I am going to win this time. I'll just slap the freckles off the Demon when he starts whispering in my ear. I've also recorded what I've eaten so I can keep a watch on that and now I've got to go take a little walk. And that's my strategy to quit the smoking and lose some weight while I'm at it and get a little toned.

I'll update as I go through this. I hope I don't get bitchy but if I do, just slap the freckles off me. :-)