Old habit died the hard way

Yup, my old habit died for the last 2 weeks and in the hard way. If you remember, I blogged about an old habit that I was kicking last month. And it was too soon to let you know the result.

Well, 2 weeks on, I can proudly say that I have kicked it successfully... For new friends or any of you who are still wondering what habit I managed to kick.... Here's the story...

I was a heavy smoker. I started smoking when I was a teenager (something that I am not proud of). My father is a smoker and my grandfather was a smoker and I was especially close to both of them, made me think that smoking was ok... cool even at that time. It's stupid, I know... but I didn't realize back then. And as I grow older, the social smoking became a bad habit. I tried giving up a lot of times, believe me but the urge was even stronger when I tried to fight it. The longest I could live without smoking was 4 days... After I resigned from my previous job, I have been a heavier smoker. A pack of 20's cigarettes used to last 2 days when I was working. And then, a pack a day. I sometimes felt chest pain but normally they would go away the next day. So I never take the chest pains nor the coughing seriously.

Bo quit smoking in 2006 but he never pressured me to stop smoking. And then, it just hit me one day that I should give up... for better health and for better stamina. I love my sports more than I love smoking. So, I decided and I went to the pharmacy to get a nicotine patch but the pharmacist introduced me to a kind of pills instead. He claimed that I will stop smoking after my second packaging which is equivalent to a month's intake. I am just finishing my first pack and already I hate the smell of cigarette smoke. Isn't that great!? It's way better than the patches.

To those of you who smoke and really want to kick the habit, I recommend you to take the pills. Side effects are withdrawal symptoms like headache, mood swing, constantly hungry but that all will go away in the second week... so no worry... it's not permanent.

The pill I mentioned is called Champix. Can be found in local pharmacy/drug store.

p/s: Lucy darling, I'm sure you are glad that I chose to quit...