Day 6...

And it's getting a bit easier. The past few days have been very rough. Trying to cut back on how many cigarettes I smoked each day was not easy, and the Chantix had not built up in my system enough to help. Today seems to be better. I have a limit of 6 today and 3 tomorrow. I have had 4 to this point, spacing them out 3 hours apart. This morning I was having some bad cravings that I had to fight through, but the afternoon seems much better.

Did I mention that I went for a walk the other day? Anthony and I went after I got home from work and he got home from school. Didn't want to walk around the block, because I had no interest in measuring how far I walked. I was more concerned with the amount of time. So, we decided to walk up the highway to where my wife works. Now, here's the funny part. My wife sees us walking by, sticks her head out the door and asks what we are doing there. I told her we are walking. She asked how we got there. *SIGH* I told her we took a helicopter to the empty lot across the street and walked over from there. She said "No, really, where's your car?" I reiterated that we WALKED there. The total walk time was 32 minutes, which was great. I was not tired, not out of breath. It felt good.

Today, worked from home, so during lunch decided to go for another walk. This time I took the dog. She was there to pace me. Worked out great until we had to stop so she could poop in the street. I guess it was better than on someone's lawn, but I was still a little shocked. Next time have to remember to bring a scooper and a bag.

Tomorrow is the big day. My last 3 cigarettes, then on Sunday NONE! Will continue to take the Chantix for 2-3 months and hopefully there will be no relapse.