Day 1 of No Smoking Was A Bust

We woke up yesterday morning with maintenance at our door first thing with a plumbing problem. Overnight, the water main in our driveway broke causing us not to get out to my appt or being able to get our son on the bus for school. Everything was going haywire and we smoked. 

The good thing is we smoked substantially less than normal, about half what we would have had we not been wanting to quit. Today, day 2, is ok. We're still smoking but still not like we would have usually. We also bought some ecigs, to help us when we feel like we need a hit and have definitely agreed that when those ecigs are gone, we are done. I'm not giving up, we WILL do this.

The Newest and Perhaps Biggest Change Starts TODAY!

Today, both my husband and I will quit smoking. I have been smoking regularly for 11 years now, and him for 30 years. We will be quitting cold turkey.

Tomorrow, I will wake up, put our covers, pillows, pillowcases in the washer. I will go to the store and grab some Febreeze and carpet freshener. I'll come home and spray everything, vacuum everything, and spray out the van even though we've only had it for 2 days. There will no longer be any smoking anywhere.

Once they day is over with, I will wash our jackets and be officially smoke free. We NEED to do this and I can't wait to start!

C25K Is Out For Me! :(

So I tried to do the C25K and while my legs could take it, my lungs literally can't. I have been a smoker for so long, it has taken it's toll. I really do hate it, so in the coming months, I am going to quit smoking. I can't put it off any longer, I HAVE to quit smoking.

So for now, I have came up with my own routine for exercise. Starting this week, Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays will be my calisthenics days where I will do 10 minutes of sit ups (or crunches whichever I feel like that day),  5 minutes of push ups, and 5 minutes of squats (no weight). On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, I will walk for no less than 30 minutes with a day of rest on Sunday.

I have continued to use MyFitnessPal with very few days of cheating and I am very proud of myself. I've officially been keeping track for 50 days today and I feel so much better just knowing that I'm sticking to it. My support network is what I think helps the most :)