I think you've got a lot of great feedback so far, and I can only underscore what they have to say.
A word of warning to others who are reading this thread, and I know this has been around before.
When you originally want to quit, you have your full soul and mind behind it... that's why the first day is not so hard. Then the second, third, and fourth days, you start to feel the chemical withdrawal symptoms... those are tough. But if you have the mental fortitude, you can get through those. Then, in my case at least, about the fourth week, I started to want to give in. I missed the fellowship with the smokers at work, a purely behavioral point.
By 40 days, you've kicked pretty much every last trace of a physical addiction to nicotine (and the various other chemicals.) It's all psychological. I really had to recommit to my quit... I had gotten through the tough part of the physical withdrawal, and I was not about to give in to the mental part and have to do it all over again.
After a few months, you will feel absolutely fantastic!! You literally feel like you can tackle the world!!
In the meantime, keep coming back to these message boards. I would always read them when I had my low moments, and after ten minutes reading the boards, I would reconfirm why I had quit in the first place.
Good luck to you all.
[B]My Milage:[/B]
[B]My Quit Date: [/B] 2/9/2005
[B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 367
[B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 12,482
[B]Amount Saved:[/B] $2202
[B]Life Gained:[/B]
[B]Days:[/B] 39 [B]Hrs:[/B] 18 [B]Mins:[/B] 33 [B]Seconds:[/B] 53
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$11,813.10
Amount Saved
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Days: 7315
Hours: 10
Minutes: 9
Seconds: 8
Life Gained
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45435
Smoke Free Days
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45,435
Cigarettes Not Smoked
