A long two years

[outsdr]

Two years ago, on this date, 2/28/06, I smoked my last cigarette.

The Pros:

I smell better.

My lungs & back don't hurt and ache like they used to do.

I don't cough any more. I don't miss the wet, nasty things that came out of me when I did.

Ike doesn't cough any more.

I don't spend $35 a week on cigarettes.

The cons:

I still get insanely irritable.

I put on 30-40 pounds when I quit that I have yet to lose again.

My sense of smell and taste never got "dramatically better! You can taste your food again!" Yeah, nothing changed.

My lung capacity never improved.

I no longer have a quick and easy way to deal with stress.

I still get cravings. Hardly a day goes by that I don't want to light up.