One extremely bad habit that I have for my health is cigar smoking. I used to be a cigarette smoker about a decade ago, but I quit cigarette's about seven years ago and haven't had one since. Unfortunately, when I was extremely stressed and depressed after my father passed away two years ago, I took up cigars.
During my medical physical last week, my doctor performed a lung capacity test on me and the results were not good. The cigar smoking has dramatically affected me. Luckily, she said it was reversible, if I cut out the cigars.
Now, giving them up cold turkey is an option, but that is extremely difficult and may ultimately backfire on me. So, I'm going to try it one step at a time. This week, I'm setting the goal of not having a cigar during the workday. Typically, I will take a lunch or a midday break to have a cigar, but this week I will attempt to pass on those. If this is successful, I can then attempt to scale back more.
As with all my weekly goals, I'll check back in next Monday with an update. Wish me luck!
you can do this!
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