How My Second Week Without Cigarettes Compares to the First

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In 2016, I was at the unhealthiest point in my life. I was a heavy drinker, I smoked a pack of cigarettes a day, I rarely exercised, and I had packed on so much weight that I reached the “obese” category on the BMI chart.

Over the past two years, I’ve slowly but steadily worked to change that. I started by getting sober, then began to exercise and eat better…