Hello, my name’s Kim, I’m a little new at using a blog, but I wanted to be able to share my story, day by day, while I quit smoking cigarettes.
Let me give you some background:
I started smoking at the age of 15. I never really worried about the effects of smoking on my health throughout my late teens and early twenties. I was very aware that all of the additives in cigarettes were harmful to my body, but I just ignored those facts as if they didn’t apply to me. I’ve been pregnant twice, both times, I quit smoking cold turkey the day I found out for sure. Both times after the birth of my sons, I started right back up as soon as I was home from the hospital. For some reason, a baby was a good and worthy reason to stop smoking, but my own health was not. For the past few years, I averaged around a pack per day, sometimes less and sometimes a little more given what my activities or stress level were. I’ve smoked for the better part of 16 years, the last few, reluctantly. continue reading…
