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Day 37: Booze N Loose
Another Monday after another weekend without cigarettes, and if it weren’t for a seemingly never-ceasing cold, I hope I’d be able to tell you I feel awesome!
Although I can say that playing with the kids at my friend’s son’s first birthday party on Saturday without worrying about smelling like smoke — or having to run off and sneak a cig — was convenient. And my only craving, as usual, was at night when I went to my hometown’s shabby little beach bar and hung around a lot of old friends and family members who remained dedicated to the cancer stick.
Which brings me to the issue of alcohol. Several people have suggested that if your cigarette habit goes hand in hand with your alcohol consumption, you should quit drinking, too. And I think that is a really good idea.
The only times I have relapsed and the only times I crave cigarettes now are in bar environments. I know now that if I had stayed away from the establishments — at least for the first few weeks — my journey to cessation would have been much easier.
But that’s said and done. And now it becomes an issue of how much I am willing to change my life. These last few weeks I’ve been successful in taming my cravings, and thus haven’t put much thought into which social engagements I attend and which to avoid.
However, if being in an alcohol-infused environment ever began to compromise my goals, I would certainly have to start engaging less in nightlife and more in healthy, sunny activities.
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