2 year anniversary as a non-smoker

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Hi all! I meant to pop on here a couple days ago but lost track of time. It has been a really busy last month. I didn’t have a car (was borrowing my sisters and dads when able to) due to it being in the shop after someone rear ended me, but I was also doing TONS of overtime being Omicron COVID was making its way through our office-at one point 9 people were out-and I was doing 14 hour days with no days off. That will be a nice paycheck but left me exhausted with no energy for anything else. Now things have gone back to normal-ish, everyone is back at work (and no one else has gotten it yet!), my cars repairs were done, and I am getting used to my new schedule at work, getting back into a regular exercise schedule and better eating… and spending time with friends and family again. But… On January 29th I surpassed my 2 YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF NO SMOKING! I do admit to having a “quarterly puff” to see how the taste has evolved. I am way overdue but no rush. I take one drag, it’s kind of gross on the exhale, and for that I am thankful! As a result, I am no longer spending $10/day on a pack of cigarettes, am not longer smelling badly, I no longer cough at all or cough up phlegm, and I have started jogging some, which I could never do before. I haven’t saved UP money per say but was able to pay down debt on credit cards, medical, and my car loan, so I am fully out of debt and I am sure having not smoked has contributed to that. The downside is that I love to eat, now more than ever, and have gained about 40 lbs through the whole process. Constantly hungry, and sugar is on my mind a lot. Now that I have the smoking under control, it’s time to get the eating under control. But I’ll save that for another discussion. Amazing to think that 2 years and 2 days ago I said-no more. And amazing to think what you can accomplish with work and willpower!