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140 cigarettes not smoked, $26.88 saved.  Well it definitely much easier now than it was a few days ago.  I went to a party Saturday night, drank beer, and did some other things and manages to remain cigarette free.  I'm awfully proud of myself.  I was discussing the benefits of being smoke free with a couple of friends of mine who recently began putting serious effort into consuming a healthier diet.  Chris said he was thinking about quiting, I told him about my experience over the course of the week.  If they decide to quit I'll definitely put some effort into helping them.

I don't want to be that annoying anti-smoking crusader or anything, it just feels good to help.

Saturday night wasn't completely with out its craves.  Each time I caught a whiff of a cigarette being smoked I felt the urge to smoke momentarily.  It actually helped to see people smoking though.  When I see people smoking it reminds me of why I smoke.  Addiction.  Nothing more nothing less.  I think I will work on a simple survey that just ask one question: "Why do you smoke?" and include a few simple demographic pieces of info such as age, sex, salary range and so on…and begin collecting statistics.