You don't have to leave. Just try stepping outside the door for a minute or two. Get some fresh air... shake it off... regroup.
Try to imagine how you'd feel if you blew your quit. You'd just be angry and upset with yourself. Don't forget how far you've come. You certainly don't want to lose this progress.
At 20 minutes - Your blood pressure, pulse rate, and the temperature of your hands and feet returned to normal.
At 8 hours - Your blood oxygen level increased to normal and carbon monoxide levels dropped to normal.
At 24 hours - Your risk of a heart attack decreased by 50%.
At 48 hours - Damaged nerve endings started to regrow and your sense of smell and taste began to return to normal.
At 72 hours - Your entire body would test 100% nicotine-free and over 90% of all nicotine metabolites have now passed from your body via your urine. Your bronchial tubes began to relax thus making it easier to breathe. Your lung capacity also started to increase.
Now THAT's progress! The feelings you're having aren't for nothing... there's much more you're working towards.
At 10 days to 2 weeks - Your brain and body will have physically adjusted to again functioning without nicotine and the more than 3,500 chemical particles and 500 gases present in each and every puff.
At 3 weeks to 3 months - Your circulation will substantially improve. Walking will become easier. Your chronic cough, if any, will likely disappear. Your overall lung function will improve up to thirty percent.
Keep on goin', you can get through this. Let us know how you're doing.
[B]My Milage:[/B]
[B]My Quit Date: [/B] 2/2/2005
[B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 370
[B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 7,410
[B]Amount Saved:[/B] $1320.9
[B]Life Gained:[/B]
[B]Days:[/B] 39 [B]Hrs:[/B] 5 [B]Mins:[/B] 34 [B]Seconds:[/B] 26
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$20,204.66
Amount Saved
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Days: 759
Hours: 19
Minutes: 0
Seconds: 50
Life Gained
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5194
Smoke Free Days
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103,880
Cigarettes Not Smoked
