Checkin in

Good Friday Evening Everyone, Just checking in to say I'm just into my 23rd smoke free day and lovin life! It has been going really well so far. I would like to tell people that are on this message board and are thinking about quitting but haven't done so yet my own experience so far. All I have ever heard is how hard it is to quit. How it will probably be the hardest or one of the hardest things you will ever do. That has not been the case with me. I waited till I was good and ready to quit and I was 100% commited to succeeding. I smoked for over 30 years and by the time I decided to quit I had really had it with cigarettes. The smell of them made me nauseus, the taste of them made me sick,stop smoking now, I was embarrassed to be seen smoking cause I felt like a loser, I was ashamed of myself for wasting my money on 2 pks of cigs a day instead of using it for my family and all the things 5 kids need. So basically I had hit rock bottom and was so ready to quit. I did use the patch for the first week or so because I was afraid of the withdrawal but I got off the patch as quick as I could. Anyway what I would like to say is ,quit smoking, if anyone is thinking of quitting but you are afraid because all you ever hear is how hard it is, know this. Our mind is a mighty powerful thing. If you make up your mind and are convinced that you can do this, you can do this! Just know that once you are ready you can do it, with the power of your mind and the immense support of all the people here you will win! So thank you folks for being here for me on day 23 and I will continue to check in. Oh by the way, I haven't gained any weight either which was another excuse that I used to use to not quit. I didn't want to gain weight and if you quit smoking you will gain weight. I am being really careful to not gain weight and I'm excercising as much as I can such as walking my little dog Max. He is very happy that his mommy is not smoking, when I would take him in the car for rides he would sneeze when I lit up my butt. Ah life is much better without those damn nasty things.