Second Day

I want to start by thanking my friend Andy for suggesting I write this blog. It has been really helpful in keeping my mind off of smoking, and it's a good, creative outlet for writing. Thanks, Andy!

I'm really excited about this, so I'm going to start with the stats before I go to bed, then talk about my day.

Your heart rate and blood pressure have dropped: 100%

The CO level in your blood has dropped to normal: 100%

Your sense of taste and smell have improved: 100% (but the status bar isn't completely full, I am wondering if it's literally saying has improved by 100% and the remainder of the status is for when tastebuds and cilia start growing back... I guess I'll know in the morning)

Nicotine has been removed from your body: 66% (I'm cutting this in half, so I'm putting 33% in my mind, since I had the patch on during day 1)

Your dependence on nicotine has been eliminated: 14% 

Withdrawal symptoms have subsided: 7% (I cannot WAIT to get to 100% on this one... I was feeling like a REAL BITCH today)

Your circulation has substantially improved: 2%

Smoking related sinus congestion, fatigue, or shortness of breath have decreased: 0%

Your excess risk of coronary heart disease, heart attack, and stroke has dropped to less than half that of a smoker: 0%

Your risk of stroke has declined to that of a non-smoker: 0%

Risk of death from lung cancer has declined by almost half: 0%

Your risk of smoking-induced tooth loss has declined to that of a non-smoker: 0%

Your risk of coronary heart disease is now that of a person who has never smoked: 0%

So today, I ate a ton. But a ton of reasonably healthy food. I woke up, had some yogurt. Had a small romaine salad, lots of sliced apples and peanut butter on toast. Ate some baby carrots (a lot of baby carrots, actually.) Drank a couple of glasses of milk. JD came over and we had Thai food. 2 spring rolls, the usually Pad Sea Ewe with chicken and lots of spice. I ate 2 Skor bars for dessert. Drank a cup of tea (remember, I'm not doing Diet Coke, either). 

So I've eaten a TON.

The rest is TMI alert. Some of you may not want to hear about my bodily functions. Some of you already have in the past and don't care, and some of you may think it's kind of... you know...

And I've been farting nonstop. Which is gross, because they all stink. I'm not sure why this is, and I can assure you that this was happening before the spicy Thai food... but I also haven't had a normal bowel movement since yesterday. It's been lots of eating, farting, and rabbit pellets, even if I feel like I'm going to shit myself when I fart. I'm kind of grossed out with myself. But I think this is also because I quit the Diet Coke. Since Diet Coke was about the only thing I ever drank, I haven't replaced it with anything. I have to force water upon myself. So I guess that's another thing that I need to work on. 

Anyway, it was a tough day, but I made it. I'm sure tomorrow will be more of the same. I'm actually going back to work tomorrow, so let's see if I punch someone in the face or still have a job by 8pm.