.... the jackal rides and run....

This is the first day after a ciggy-less year. It has been a tough while especially in the first few hours, days, weeks, months but I'm really proud of myself over this one for having pull through for a year! Now the second goal is to remain smoke free for another year, and another, and another. To be real honest, I still do dream of smoking once in a while. In those dreams, I light and puff on a cigarette and then always after that, I feel guilty about it, even in the dream! Amazing. Sometimes it was a nightmare as I thought I had failed....until I woke up, of course. I guess this is the part and parcel of dealing with post-nicotine-addiction. Ok, todays ride; on my single speed did the ECP - Siglap speed challenge. Did average of 31.6km/h, very decent considering my personal solo best on the Z3 was 32.1km/h. Average HR, indicative of effort is about the same and as far as I could remember, the wind conditions are quite similar as well. So, there is a 0.5km/h delta (faster) on my ...

.....at 10pm I had my last cigarette! Since then, I've saved some money.....spent even more on bikes. Rode harder, longer. Did things faster, more enthusiastically. Felt more confident, knowing I did not smell like a burnt butt. Did not have to hide at some corner of a coffee shop to book my corner. All the good things I can think of. Thanks to my dad exactly a year ago when he seemed to have stopped nagging at me on this point as I sent him to the bus station. Incidentally, I kept my own quit smoking chronicle. This I will close today! This is just about one of the hardest thing I ever did! Genting was a tough 2 hours. This was worse as the suffering stretches for a much longer time (especially in the first few days and weeks!!!) Respect to those who've have or about to stub this bad habit. Feel free to PM me for tips and expectations!!! http://thejackalquitssmoking.blogspot.com/2010/06/day-1-hope-hope-hope.html