My Fifth & Sixth Day

Hey everyone!
I was so tired when I got home yesterday that I decided to make this post cover two days.
On Saturday, I went to a club with some of my band mates and others.
This was actually the first time that I actually noticed how much people smoke in there. It's screwed up!
The smell was much stronger that usual when I entered. Of course you only really notice the difference when you're not used to that smell around you all the time anymore.
And again, the factor alcohol triggered my desire for a smoke. But already at this point, you have to ask yourself: Is it worth it? Did you do all this for nothing? Aren't you trying to do something here? Even when you're through "only" 6 days without smoking, you've accomplished quite something. The first week is almost over, which, according to my theory, means that you have to go through one more day and quitting will go a lot more smoothly from there.
On Sunday, I basically just rested and sort of took a vacation from vacation.
Since I didn't eat much and spent most of the day in front of the TV (I never smoked inside), it wasn't hard resisting to smoke. Having to get up and go outside seemed like way too much effort for any form of comfort. I actually didn't think a lot about smoking, something that has actually decreased since I started quitting.
In the beginning, you tend to think about smoking all the time, sometimes even in moments that you didn't think about smoking before.
But the hard ones are actually the "triggers": situations that you used to directly connect to smoking, like waiting for the bus, having eaten a decent meal or drinking a few beers (or whatever alcohol of your choice, actually). But I have happened to find out that the more you ignore those triggers, the weaker they become. I'm actually quite confident that the next time when I go out on the weekend, I won't be thinking about smoking while drinking anymore.
We'll se about that - just stay tuned!
Meanwhile, let's observe how my 7 day theory proves itself...