On day 20 here I think & doing great!
Once I got over the fear of quitting and quit, I then started dealing with the mental cravings and some mild physical cravings (I'm on the patch). Right now I feel very strong as far as the mental aspect of my quit goes and I am just plain pissed off that nicotine ever had such a hold on me. One thing I have realized is that my quit thus far has been a lot easier than what society told me it was going to be. I could kick myself for believing all the hype about how hard it is to quit ... because I let myself believe that & believing that does not work toward a smoker's benefit. Being so scared of all the withdrawals, the change and of failing was one of the big reasons I didn't quit sooner than later.
I no longer believe it is hard to quit, which was more than 1/2 the battle in my opinion. What is hard is taking the first step, getting past the fear; what is hard is changing your way of thinking from 'Man this is hard' to 'Man this is easy'. Once you believe and I mean truly believe the truth and not the lie ... you are on your way to PERMANENT change! I also realized that I out grew my crutch a long time ago ... why I kept on smoking was purely out of habit. It is disgusting what fear of change or failure will keep you from accomplishing. Not anymore!
My goal for the next two weeks is to get this crap (nicotine) totally out of my body ... FOR GOOD & FOREVER!!!!
Feel the fear and do it anyway!!!!!!!!!!!!!
[B]My Milage:[/B]
[B]My Quit Date: [/B] 5/12/2006
[B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 20
[B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 619
[B]Amount Saved:[/B] $80
[B]Life Gained:[/B]
[B]Days:[/B] 1 [B]Hrs:[/B] 17 [B]Mins:[/B] 39 [B]Seconds:[/B] 21
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$54,952.80
Amount Saved
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Days: 6058
Hours: 10
Minutes: 5
Seconds: 50
Life Gained
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45794
Smoke Free Days
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137,382
Cigarettes Not Smoked