Hey Fred. Good on you - hope your first day wasn't too horrific. The time seems to go sooooo sloooooowwwlllllyyy at the beginning. I'm now just over three weeks and time seems to finally gone back to normal. It will help you in your quit that Ireland is smoke-free (so is New Zealand) - it really does help that you can go to pubs, restaurants etc and not have to sit in other people's smoke - that would make it too hard for me, I would have to become a hermit. To help me through withdrawals, I "smoke" plastic drinking straws cut down to cig size. They're cheap, clean and you can even "smoke" them inside (but they're a bugger to light!).
I've read some people on here who say they still crave a smoke even after years. That might be so, but I can truthfully say that I have already had several days where I haven't even thought about smoking - I believe that will only get better with time. Just think, 48 hours and the nicotine's gone - everything after that is a doddle. Best of luck from Down Under.
[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] 55 [B]Seconds:[/B] 12
