Yesterday was a milestone - it was a full 10 weeks since I had a cigarette. Thank god for those Champix tablets. I am still holding out and its still relatviely painless. I have ebough tablets for another 12 days and then it is all up to me as the tablets must stop for a while.
Wednesday last week was another milestone- I achieved the remarkable age of 60- not bad for someone who had been smoking for over 45 years. I intend many more years in the future but dont ask me how many.
For those following this blog I am please to announce that my relationship with the couch on the back verandah has been reestablished. We are back together again albeit not quite as full on as it used to be. It must be working out OK as I am not hearing any complaints from the other party at all.
The next milstone will be the clock winding itself down to lass than 100 days before my beloved daughter needs to make a committment and go book her travel back to Oz. How much I am looking forward to it-oh so very much.
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very nice work dad - 10 weeks is like a MILLION years!!! well, more like a million minutes!!! but it's a LONG time. here's to getting off those tablets!!
ReplyDeleteflights are still hovering at the same price, my eye is beady like though, and the moment they slip i'm there with bells on xx
Hi, great blog!
ReplyDeleteI haven't read it all but a really great story and one I'm going to show my Dad who's 60 tomorrow! Oddly, I stopped smoking a year ago (almost to the day) using Champix! Since then I've had THE greatest year of my life - in no small part due to giving up smoking. Actually, I was really worried about stopping taking the Champix too, but I actually found things easier after stopping taking them then for the last few week with, it's all from within - though it certainly does help ease you through the first few weeks.
Although I feel fitter than ever, have enjoyed my wedding more than if I'd had to take fag-breaks, feel better about spending time with other people and have £100's more than otherwise, the best bit about not smoking, for me, has been being mentally free. Some ex-smokers get wound up by their cravings, this is madness - when I was a smoker I'd have 20+ cravings a day! Now I get one a week and can laugh it off.
You seem to be struggling with motivation to continue blogging...This could be an eternal monument to your achievement and inspire hundreds of other to emulate you...and for every person who comments there's 20 who feel the same but don't so...or so they say.
Thanks again and keep it up!