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Starting day 4......need to rant

18 years ago 0 +0 / -0 290

I guess I need to go back and review a few things about what to expect and maybe get the timelines down. I know It is not "normal" to have all these (smoke) chemicals in my body. But, when am I going to feel "normal" again? the last time my body felt "normal" I was 15 years old when I started smoking. I know it is still way early in my game. I have done real good with coping skills, it is just a continuous battle, every once in a while I get this feeling of panic, kind of like when you went somewhere and forgot your smokes kinda feeling, that feeling isnt the average crave that I've been getting. I mean it is an all consuming wave, that doesnt last long,mind you, but the frequency is just getting old. Thanks for hearing me. [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 11/7/2006 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 3 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 68 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $15 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 0 [B]Hrs:[/B] 11 [B]Mins:[/B] 41 [B]Seconds:[/B] 33

18 years ago 0 +0 / -0 290

You got it Kim! Look at us...almost a week since our last puff!! go us ..it's your bday...go us..... get your party on!!

18 years ago 0 +0 / -0 290

gonnadoit, your post's Always brings a smile to my face. :p Look at you! 65 days smober! CONGRATS on that! Sorry I didnt give you a shout out for your 2 month anny!! QUACK....QUACK.....QUACK.....AFLAC.....QUACK

18 years ago 0 +0 / -0 290

Thanks Pete ...I just got done posting on your patch dilema. Yeah what a trip, huh? UPDATE TO THIS POST: I Am finishing off my 6th day, and you all are right. one day at a time it does get better. I have cravings like "oh, time for a smoke" then I kinda nervously laugh it off saying to myself "I dont smoke anymore". Thanks everybody--Kevin [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 11/7/2006 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 5 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 118 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $23 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 0 [B]Hrs:[/B] 20 [B]Mins:[/B] 8 [B]Seconds:[/B] 15

18 years ago 0 +0 / -0 290

Peteg and Monica: I am back, I need a breather(?) I guess. Anyway I posted in "forum to new users and general discussion" It might, maybe, quite possibly explain my absence.. I have been thinking of you guys...especially you pete...I know you just got off the patch and how are you doing with that?? [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 11/7/2006 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 9 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 196 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $41.4 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 1 [B]Hrs:[/B] 9 [B]Mins:[/B] 24 [B]Seconds:[/B] 29

18 years ago 0 +0 / -0 2670

hey kevin, congrats on getting throught the first three days. You are doing well we are all behind you and are here for you hugs lynnexx [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 10/24/2006 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 17 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 262 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] �68 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 1 [B]Hrs:[/B] 23 [B]Mins:[/B] 7 [B]Seconds:[/B] 10

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18 years ago 0 +0 / -0 327

Nothing too normal feeling during the first few weeks but you really do need to be in this for the long haul. I liked that serenity prayer for quitters where it said to accept whatever comes. You just have to accept the craves, the anxiety, etc., and they will pass. It takes time. My experience in quitting a number of times in the past has been that 3 weeks is a milestone, then something like 2-3 months is another one, then maybe 6 months is the last one. That's just me - you'll probably be different. The first three weeks are pretty much a smorgasboard of blah, hell, heck, anger, dizziness, toothpain, etc. There is a dessert tray at the end of the smorgasboard. It has rice cakes with a sugar cube glued to the top. Get the picture? Accept that there aren't going to be a lot of great moments too early in the quit. That said, know that the great moments will come. So, keep your head down, don't look back. Link up arms with the rest of us and keep on slogging down the path. QM [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 10/16/2006 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 27 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 547 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $108 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 4 [B]Hrs:[/B] 2 [B]Mins:[/B] 27 [B]Seconds:[/B] 31

18 years ago 0 +0 / -0 85

It's not easy..nothing important ever is. Please keep reading and posting here. It's made a difference for me in what I know is my last quit. This forum is just like Carol King's song..you just call out my name..and you know wherever I am..etc. Anyone, anytime, can call out here and know that someone will respond, when family, friends, who don't, haven't, did it so long ago they can't, won't, guilt trip etc. This is real. We were there, we are here. [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 10/3/2006 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 41 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 1,230 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $338.25 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 5 [B]Hrs:[/B] 7 [B]Mins:[/B] 37 [B]Seconds:[/B] 22

18 years ago 0 +0 / -0 537

Hang in there! The first week is the worst and it does get better. I remember thinking how long will I have to fight this urge??? It does slowly go away. You can do this! Terri [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 9/28/2006 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 44 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 666 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $160.6 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 4 [B]Hrs:[/B] 7 [B]Mins:[/B] 48 [B]Seconds:[/B] 23

18 years ago 0 +0 / -0 2838

You are taking to quitting like a duck to water! I admire the grace with which you are quitting. I go for periods of quiet brooding to outlandish fits of rage and hysteria.... CONGRATULATIONS! You guys are doing so well! [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 9/8/2006 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 65 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 3,296 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $520 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 6 [B]Hrs:[/B] 18 [B]Mins:[/B] 48 [B]Seconds:[/B] 30

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