I wanted to let those of you who are still smoking or have someone in your life who smokes in on how I quit the butts. I was lucky enough to have a co-worker prescribe me this new pill called Chantix. I had smoked for 11 years and a pack a day. The pill allows you to smoke but locates the receptors in the brain that crave cigarettes. I quickly went from a pack a day to a few cigs a day and within month completely quit. I continued to take the pill for another month just to make sure I would not restart like in the past. I had cravings from habit and boredom. The cravings didn't last long, but they were still there. I have now been smoke free for over a month.
I wanted to quit smoking to start running after seeing my friend Baye run The Lasalle Bank Chicago Marathon 2 years in a row. This past year even with all drama during the race I said again that I wanted to run it next year and within a month I was on Chantix and running.
Its never to late to quit. I hear rumors that after a few months of being smoke-free my lungs will repair themselves. I'm in healthcare and think it might take longer then that, but regardless not smoking is better then smoking.
I wanted to quit smoking to start running after seeing my friend Baye run The Lasalle Bank Chicago Marathon 2 years in a row. This past year even with all drama during the race I said again that I wanted to run it next year and within a month I was on Chantix and running.
Its never to late to quit. I hear rumors that after a few months of being smoke-free my lungs will repair themselves. I'm in healthcare and think it might take longer then that, but regardless not smoking is better then smoking.
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