Posts Tagged Smoking
Still smoke-free
It’s been eight days since my temporary lapse and I successfully made it through the weekend without smoking or drinking. Feeling pretty pleased with myself as a result.
This week, I want to focus on cutting down a bit on my coffee and chocolate consumption, which seems to have partly taken the place of my nicotine [...]
Something for the weekend?
Today is my fifth completely smoke-free day and the weekend is here. In previous attempts, including last weekend, this is when I’ve had the most difficulty.
I’ve been thinking a little about why weekends seem so much harder than weekdays- why should I happily not smoke in the week, then start craving badly on a Friday [...]
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How much do I spend on cigarettes and alcohol?
When I had my temporary lapse at stopping smoking and drinking last weekend, one other thing that dawned on me was how much extra money I had spent compared to the weekend before.
A couple of months ago, in an attempt to start managing my money better, I downloaded the iXpenseIt App for my iPhone. Since [...]
Falling off the wagon
This weekend was a failure. I lasted about one and a half hours into my Friday night out with friends when I relented and smoked a cigarette. Then, I decided to order a beer.
Seeing as my resolve was broken, I continued to drink on Saturday night as well and smoked all weekend. Bad news.
As always, [...]
What happens when you quit smoking?
Today is the tenth day since I stopped smoking and I’ve noticed a few things since I quit.
First of all, my energy levels have increased. This may be partly due to giving up drinking for a month, but I can really notice the difference. My persistent cough is easing up and I don’t get as [...]
No alcohol for seven days
Today is my eight day of not drinking. So far so good, although I have cheated a little by not going out that much. Aside from a work colleague’s leaving drinks on Friday, I spent most of the weekend doing non-pub related stuff. Partly to avoid the temptation and partly as the weather was horrible [...]
Stopping smoking
I smoked my last cigarette on Tuesday morning, almost exactly four days ago. As I mentioned in my post about how this blog started I have quit smoking many, many times before. I’m really good at stopping smoking. Staying quit is another matter altogether.
That said, I’m four days in and so far, so good. Also, [...]
My habit-busting targets for 2009
So there are a bunch of habits that I’d like to quit, and I’ll be following my progress on this blog. To see how successful I’ve been, I’ll be setting SMART targets for each one. SMART stands for:
Specific
Measurable
Achievable
Realistic
Time-based
So “I’d like to lose weight” would not be SMART, but “I’d like to lose 4 pounds in [...]
A new beginning
Welcome to my blog, and thanks for reading. Since you’re here, a good place to start would probably be to tell you a bit about me. I’m a 32 year-old guy and I have a bunch of bad lifestyle habits that I’m constantly saying that I’m going to do something about, one day.