Monday morning and day 3 of not smoking!

Usually day three is supposed to be one of the hardest.  When I get to 11:00 tonight it will have been 72 hours smoke free so the nicotine is pretty much all gone from my system.  Until then it's like a last ditch effort on the part of the nicotine demanding I put more into my body so it can have what it's used to.

Fact is I feel pretty good!  I really feel fairly solid in being able to do this.  Of course I'm having thoughts of wanting a cigarette or thinking just one would be so good right now.  But really I'm able to focus on the idea that I don't want to smoke, and just kind of leave it at that.  It was fairly easy this weekend, my boyfriend really helped keep me distracted and on target for most of the time.  On my own today, but still feeling the nice strong resolve it takes to keep saying NO when the urge to have one comes up.  So just focusing on the positive and saying NOPE whenever I get an urge!

Some things that have changed already...

• I don't smell like an ashtray :)  Although when I cough or breath deep I do still smell stale smoke, gross!
• My skin is already starting to look better :)  I did go buy some new products to help the healing move along a bit faster
• I've already saved $25.00!  woooohoooo, that's amazing! ( I spend $100 on the above products! ha)
• I feel better about myself - a little tense and jittery, but mostly I'm proud!
• I'm feeling the desire to make other positive changes to my life and feeling like I can finally take my health seriously.

The first two are the best so far.  Those were the two main reasons I wanted to stop smoking in the first place and man such a quick improvement is pretty motivating. What happens 24 hours after quitting.

So today is a good day, just focusing on what's right in front of me and not worrying about what's to come down the road.  I think I'll go post a little on the about.com forum, see if I can inspire someone just to make it to day 3!