It has now been one week since I last had a cigarette. I had a moment on Friday night when I really went crazy and almost caved into the cravings, but I pushed through it and I am still standing here a non-smoker.
One thing that really keeps me going…
I feel like I am experiencing all sensations for the first time…everything smells and tastes differently to me. I used to dump an excruciatingly large amount of salt onto everything I ate. I would say it was just because I loved salt. However, by the third day of quitting smoking, I found that I no longer wanted to put salt on much of anything. Everything tastes so fresh and new to me.
I am continuing to go out running each morning, and I am perpetually amazed by the new scents that I smell when I am outside. It is like I am smelling everything for the first time.
I, like Mark, had an excruciating headache Friday night which was so bad, I could barely hold my eyes open. However, I went to sleep and felt much better the next morning. I am told these headaches, which can come and go for the first 7-10 days are just simply part of the body’s detox.
Other than that, there is not much more to report today. Each day, I am feeling better than I did the day before. I can already feel my lung capacity expanding. There is a place down at the bottom of my breath that expands now that wasn’t there even three days ago.
And so, I just keep moving along. Eating so many good foods, vegetables and fruits, makes my cravings practically nothing at this point. I do think throughout the day about cigarettes (I think this is natural), however, I don’t find that I desire to have them.
Updates will follow.