The Challenge
WARNING: This article is NOT about selling cures or anything like that. So keep reading with peace of mind.
So here’s the thing . . .
Last September, on my birthday, I decided to quit smoking. And I said to myself, if I can go cold turkey and do this . . . then I can do absolutely anything. Now the seriousness of such a statement may not mean a thing to a non—smoker, but to smokers worldwide, well, you know what I’m saying, don’t you?
So what happened?
I did it. I quit smoking. I didn’t use pills or patches. I just did it. And I didn’t kill anyone either, nor did I have a nervous breakdown. I just sat down and figured the whole thing out, for ME, and made a plan that worked for ME. See, I got sick and tired of having cigarettes interrupt my life. I got tired of smelling like smoke. Tired of passing my habit onto my kids (yeah, I felt really bad for doing that), I didn’t want to die of lung cancer, and I got sick and tired of being sick and tired. I began to remember what I was like before I started smoking. I had patience—endless amounts. Nothing got on my nerves—-my nerves were made of steel. I had loads of energy—I was the energizer bunny!
Yeah, wanting to get myself right again, I flat out quit.
Am I worried that I might smoke again…one day?
Nope. I got it so together that whenever I go somewhere and someone lights up around me, it literally makes me sick. My allergies and sinuses get so messed up that it isn’t even funny. Then I get sick to the stomach and the headaches start. So yeah, I am absolutely positive that I won’t start smoking, ever again. Even if certain relatives of mine will light up one after another, and then when I cover my face with a shirt or what not, they get a devious smirk on their face. I secretly hope the sky falls on them. lol. I mean, I can honestly say that when I was a SMOKER, I never did that to a non-smoker. If someone didn’t smoke, I didn’t smoke around them. Period.
Anyway, moving on…
So it’s almost a year (about a month away) and now I’m wondering what else can I accomplish? At 36—almost 37, certain things are really important to me… like my health and not dying of something that I brought on myself because I was doing something stupid. lol
Really concerned with how I eat, I have decided to become a full-time Vegetarian. I gave this a test run awhile back, just to wade into the waters and see if I would sink or swim. Now I am ready to take a full plunge.
Why?
I want to see if I get more energy and if I feel better inside and out. For the few months I toyed with being a Vegetarian, I did start to feel better AND have more energy. But, I toyed, meaning if I went to a restaurant, I’d have a steak because I wasn’t trying to restrict or torment myself. I am at the point now, though, that I’m ready to hit deeper waters. So I am going full-time.
So just like I did when I quit smoking, I am working things out….preparing myself for what may come or what i may have to do….
When I quit smoking, I lost half my friends because not lighting up around me, or having to sit in a non-smoking section was too much of an inconvenience for them. So I figure, if i stop eating meat, then I’ll probably lose my other half. Oh well lol. I live for me and mine…not for others.
I also know I have to put some time in planning my meals. I need to keep things exciting. Meaning—I can’t crack open a can of green beans every single night and expect to be happy. I think that’s important and how a lot of people go nuts when they give something up. They don’t try to keep things exciting, or maybe they don’t know how. So they end up making themselves nuts or feel deprived.
So, I’m going to blog on my progress, maybe share some recipes, maybe share articles which inspire me…will add new categories too—Vegetarian Challenge, Recipes, and Vegetarian Articles. And I plan on doing some more articles on how I quit smoking—under Quit Smoking. Maybe they will help someone else. But if nothing else, they will help me work this out….an online diary so to speak.
(OH and I am starting today lol)
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