Hello blogging world!
First blog entries are always a little awkward. You don't want to say too much or too little. Anyways I'm Brittany, and I'm pretty fantastic. I am a wife and a mom and I love it all too much! I don't really need to get into a long history about myself because I am sure along the lines I will bitch about something that can tie into a story from the past. I'm just cool like that!
Today is the second day in my I'm quitting smoking journey. I have decided to quit for a few reasons.
- I want to live a long time
- I hate smoking outside in the summer with the bugs!
- I want to set a good example for Braden
- It smells yucky!
It is harder than I thought it would be. I guess I never really wanted to admit that I am ADDICTED...I preferred to say that I "just enjoyed" it. I don't think I am doing all that terrible, it has been exactly 39 hours since I have had a cigarette and I have only needed to chew 3 Nicorette gums, OK so I bought the knock off brand WHATEVER!
I decided to find out the immediate benefit to quitting smoking and here's what I found:
20 minutes after my last cigarette my body went through the following changes:
- my blood pressure decreased
- my pulse rate dropped
- and my body temperature went up
8 hours after my last cigarette:
- Carbon monoxide levels in the blood return to normal
- Oxygen levels in blood return to normal
24 hours after my last cigarette:
- chance of heart attack decreases (scary!)
48 hours after my last cigarette (and where I currently am):
- Nerve endings start regrowing (what??)
- Ability to smell and taste is enhanced (great not I'll be hungry more)
- Shortness of breath decreases
So it is nice to know there are some benefits since we are a world of "get immediate results"
Now if I could just find a diet or a magic pill to make weight fall off IMMEDIATELY!
yay! im so proud of you! your first blog and you've finally really committed to quitting. you can do it gurl.
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