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16 years ago 0 +0 / -0 18

Today, was my last day of smoking before my quit date and it seemed to me that everything got on my nerves. So, I can understand why you thought everyone was smoking because, I will be going through it tommorow.

16 years ago 0 +0 / -0 3307

Yes each quit is different and yet very similar. The first few days were not to bad for me. I was ready to do battle. It was days later that was hard for me. Just be on guard, that crave sometimes can come from no where. It can be mild to horrible, but you can get though them. You are doing great. Keep the Quit Sparky [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B]4/30/2007 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 169 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 1,690 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $507.00 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 22 [B]Hrs:[/B] 19 [B]Mins:[/B] 18 [B]Seconds:[/B] 51

16 years ago 0 +0 / -0 23

Interesting, I thought the first day would be a breeze, boy was I wrong, and it turns out that today, the second day, is easier, thus far! Thanks for everyone's support. I have had three people either ask for a cigarette or offer one, it was so easy to reject those invites! [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B]10/15/2007 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 1 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 16 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $3.20 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 0 [B]Hrs:[/B] 2 [B]Mins:[/B] 32 [B]Seconds:[/B] 50

16 years ago 0 +0 / -0 816

You can do this Iwillnotfail, I think the first three days were the hardest for me and as you know the first week is called hell week, but after day 3 it got a little easier each day. Hang in there and soon you will feel better. [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B]8/8/2007 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 69 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 897 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $345.00 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 9 [B]Hrs:[/B] 0 [B]Mins:[/B] 38 [B]Seconds:[/B] 25

16 years ago 0 +0 / -0 8760

Iwillnotfail, This really varies person to person but roughly a few weeks. Danielle, Bilingual Support Specialist

16 years ago 0 +0 / -0 598

great name! I think that it reflects your future. new me [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B]5/26/2007 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 143 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 3,432 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $715.00 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 19 [B]Hrs:[/B] 18 [B]Mins:[/B] 3 [B]Seconds:[/B] 14

16 years ago 0 +0 / -0 42

Hang tight - get today and tomorrow behind you and then it gets easier from there. You will see it mentioned elsewhere, but if you haven't already, now might be a good time to read some of Allen Carr's writing. It sure helped me do an attitude adjustment and make it through the first days. Wishing the best, Margo [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B]9/21/2007 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 25 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 625 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $156.25 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 3 [B]Hrs:[/B] 8 [B]Mins:[/B] 16 [B]Seconds:[/B] 41

16 years ago 0 +0 / -0 23

Thanks to everyone for the support. Today is day 2. Day 1, not a easy as I first thought it might be and the nicotine withdrawals are making me not such a nice person. Does anyone know how long the withdraw symptoms actually last? Roughly, as I'm sure it is different for everyone. I know that I will always battle the urge to smoke, but how long will this part last? Thanks again!

16 years ago 0 +0 / -0 2223

Welcome and i hope you do real well with this quit, stay here for alot of support hang Tough :) Tresa [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B]8/8/2002 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 1895 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 37,900 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $6,632.50 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 267 [B]Hrs:[/B] 4 [B]Mins:[/B] 42 [B]Seconds:[/B] 46

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16 years ago 0 +0 / -0 58

Yeah, what Martha said! I think you just noticed the smokers more because you were no longer smoking. It will get easier though - yep, days 2 and 3 are real doozies (I was a monster! - that big ugly one that Sigourney Weaver fights in Alien 2) Now, I'm feeling pretty damn fine - breathing great, wheezing gone, look at the $$ I've saved (smokes are expensive in New Zealand). Every time I feel a craving I bask in it, roll in it, embrace it, touch it ... and then I push that dirty #$(@&$^@#'s head right back in the mud where it belongs. That said, my quit is my own. I don't feel sorry for people I see smoking, I don't pity them, I don't feel revulsion, I don't envy them, I don't think they're having something that I am "missing out" on - they are just people who make a choice, as I once did, to remain an addict. NZ is smoke-free in workplaces and public places though and we've had a bad winter followed by a nasty spring - it can be quite fun to watch all the smokers huddled outside the building where I work, windswept and rain-blown and think ... aaaaahhhh, that doesn't need to be me anymore. Sweet. [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B]9/23/2007 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 22 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 550 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $264.00 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 2 [B]Hrs:[/B] 2 [B]Mins:[/B] 56 [B]Seconds:[/B] 35

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