No Cigarettes for 10 months
Today mark’s 10 months without cigarettes. For more context , I’m a 34 -year-old male, with Type 1 diabetes. I am on our journey to reduce my insulin intake to hopefully only needing long acting.
Little backstory, Me and my wife found out she was pregnant with our first child March of last year, and in June I had my last cigarette. I wasn’t the heaviest smoker this time around. I would have one or two a day, mostly purchasing from a gas station that would sell singles. Before discovering that gas station I would buy a pack, smoke three or four, get irritated with myself and throw the pack away. The amount of money I threw away is ridiculous. I smoked heavily in my early 20s before I had diabetes and quit. I also have struggled on and off, consuming large amounts of marijuana, mainly smoking it. I also smoked only a few times in the last 10 months, but have eaten many edibles. The good news? : I do not crave cigarettes at all anymore. More good news: I’ve cut back my marijuana use, but occasionally find myself binging for weeks at a time. I’ve decided that marijuana once or twice a month is a good balance for me. I also enjoy it a lot more if I’m being really active. In this last month I’ve increased my step count to 17,500 steps per day. All that’s to say, if you’re struggling, it will pass. And by 10 months, hopefully you feel the same way I do, no desire for cigarettes, only desire for energy, freedom, exploration, and health. Best of luck.
Over and out.