Last One (I hope)

So I am currently smoking my last cigarette, I hope.

I am doing it for many reasons:

1) I want to. It is time and I hate having to drink lots of liquid to keep my throat from being dried out.

2) It's spring. I plan to be doing much more activity and being out more. I don't want to be out of breath and I need a change.

3) It's good for me. Yeah, it's the last one because that has never been a reason why I should quit. It has always been a nagging point by some non-smokers/ex-smokers and when I am told what NOT to do, I do it more. Go fig.

Anyway, I have some concerns that the weight gain that goes with quitting smoking will be an issue. But with some hard work on my part, I should be able to keep it off and keep my downward gains I have achieved over the past year or so.

It is a matter of will for me to do this and I pride myself on my force of will when I set my mind to something. So far so good.

I also am concerned about all my smoking friends. Well a little bit anyways. I still will go out to "smoke" if only to be social. I also will have to decrease my alcohol intake because that seems to be one of the things that I associate with smoking.

In any event, wish me luck, if you care to. Though my luck in many things isn't that good, it will still be necessary perhaps. :)

I have spent most of the day attuning to my body and what triggers my urge and frankly I have been only smoking because that is what I usually do after I eat or drink alcohol. Very little urge actually. So I am confident it will work out.