I have been researching the health benefits of why I should quit smoking. The benefits begin twenty minutes after my last cigarette. My normal heart rate while sleeping is around 62 and 72 while awake these numbers will return to a normal level, I should feel energized, my heart and lungs will heal but my mind tells me otherwise. Because of my addiction, I have found that the intensity of craving for a cigarette intensifies and anxiety builds in my chest. I will follow the advice my doctor once told me: when I feel like a cigarette, go work out. This is exactly what I will do. I eliminated caffeine from my diet so I could have a better chance of abstaining. Not having morning tea was easier than I expected. I stopped drinking coffee almost a year ago because I wanted a healthier life, but I continued smoking. Reading it makes me laugh! As far as my math goes, I've spent at least $60 a carton a week on cigarettes for the last nine years. If I multiplied that number by 52 weeks in a year times 9 years it means I spent more than $28,080. only in cigarettes. With all that money I could have paid off my student debt or paid off my car, taken a nice vacation several times. I literally burned my money. I feel like the best way to deal with cravings is distractions, good to think about having class. I'll think about it while I go to class