its been almost six years now that I quit smoking
the same time I was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes
during this past time, my average weight has been
around 140 pounds plus/minus a pound or three
before I was hospitalized my weight was around
170-175 pounds and for my height of 5’6″ that to
me was a lot of excess baggage to carry around
at 75 years of age I never felt better in my life
back in the day when I was a smoker I was sometimes
smoking up to two packs a day which is way too much
so about a few months before I quit I was slowly
weaning myself away from the horrible habit
now I can’t even stand the smell of cigarette smoke
I will say this the smell of a it cigarette and the
smoke it produces is fucking disgusting and I don’t
miss smoking at all
A Pondering Mind 
6 responses to “March 7th Essay”
Kudos on remaining a nonsmoker!
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Thank you, Liz
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You’re welcome, Don.
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I had ten years ‘thereabouts’ of smoking in my late teens, early twenties. The reason I gave it up was because of the terrible cough I acquired. Cold turkey was hard, but continuing would have been worse.
As Liz said – kudos man; quitting and staying stopped is not an easy thing to do.
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Good for you for quitting cigarettes!! That is one of the best things you could have done for your health. I too am type 2 diabetic, but I have it under control and I also lost weight once I changed my lifestyle and eating habits.
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You did a fantastic job.
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