Hello all! My name is Erik, and I decided to quit smoking cigarettes on August 18th, 2016. I have been smoking for 25 years, and that is enough! Last weekend I did a 24-hour bike ride where I had 13 hours in the saddle, and rode for 150 miles. Afterward, I was thinking to myself, if I am capable of this type of feat at 40 having smoked for 25 years, what am I capable of as a non-smoker? Then it hit me. I was done.
I feel like I have a bit of training under my belt and support in this as I am also a recovering alcoholic and drug addict. I was addicted to those substances as well for 25 years, and quit everything except cigarettes and caffeine 26 months ago. I will be practicing a lot of the same principles to this as I did to that, a couple of them being total honesty, and not isolating. Hence the reason you are reading this, I am always looking for any support I can find and also offer. Thank you, and I wish the best to you all. If I can be of any assistance to anyone, please let me know. I keep what I have by giving it away!!
Erik