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1 week 3 days and 45 minutes without a ciggy. I feel gooooooooooooooooooood

I stopped smoking last year and still remember crying as I wanted a fag soooo much ...and I really mean I cried!!! Every day you manage not to smoke is absolutely brilliant...you are a credit to yourself!! Sue xx PS you should be so bl**dy proud

keep it up, guys! 9 weeks today for me and 5 months for my husband. The oddest thing is that i can now smell a smoker and think, OMG i used to smell like that

Hi James.. I was also a 'very' heavy smoker. A chain smoker.. Although I am still getting the craving it is getting easier by the week. Wishing you good luck.. Into another week...Hope the others are coping. Gray

well done james and wifey,your doing great.well ive save 127.00 up till now ,packed up new year.so keep doing your bit ,i find patches are great,but as you say is it in the mind.hope everyone else is ok,xxxxxxxxxxjoy

Came home from shopping today and friend (smoker) was in my kitchen. I could smell his ciggy from the front door. Yeuch!!!! Joy (11 days without a ciggy)

Well done everyone especially James and wife who have just stopped! Keep on walking James! Hope you are all patting yourselves on back and treating yourselves. You are doing such an amazing thing, you should feel sp proud...XXX BC

james and wifey your doing great,what a saving eh what you gonna spend money on,had a good day,craved about 3 times,[coz i was stressed]but got round it,i must admit if i can smell a cigarette burning its lovely,but if someone has finished a fag they smell rotten.xxxxxxxxxxxjoy

*waves to Elaine!! Hey you have survived!! Has hubby joined you yet or is he still having a sneaky one! lol Well done and hope others will join in:-) XX BC

Today's nearly over with..........tomorrow's a new day!!! Keep up the good work everybody....and just incase you didn't know here is a list of ingrediants we used to crave. Ammonia: Household cleaner Angelica root extract: Known to cause cancer in animals Arsenic: Used in rat poisons Benzene: Used in making dyes, synthetic rubber Butane: Gas; used in lighter fluid Carbon monoxide: Poisonous gas Cadmium: Used in batteries Cyanide: Deadly poison DDT: A banned insecticide Ethyl Furoate: Causes liver damage in animals Lead: Poisonous in high doses Formaldehiyde: Used to preserve dead specimens Methoprene: Insecticide Megastigmatrienone: Chemical naturally found in grapefruit juice Maltitol: Sweetener for diabetics Napthalene: Ingredient in mothballs Methyl isocyanate: Its accidental release killed 2000 people in Bhopal, India in 1984 Polonium: Cancer-causing radioactive element Sue xx

Into day 15 without a ciggy. My sense of smell is returning, I can actually smell OH stinky trainers. Yeuch!!! Joy

Keep it up guys, you are doing well! Mine now says Two months, five days, 21 hours, 53 minutes and 51 seconds. 1672 cigarettes not smoked, saving $752.76. Life saved: 5 days, 19 hours, 20 minutes.

keep it up you are all doing so well Gloria

i think were slowly starting to stand on our own 2 feet,were getting braver and stronger without the weed,im sooooooooo proud of us ,lolxxxxxxxxxxjoy

sobs....does this mean am redundant as your cheer leader then? surely not! lol I am so glad you all seem to coping great and a huge well done to you all. Bet you are looking glowing and non wrinkly orange peely now! Keep it up....I shall be watching you from the shadows...lol BC

Day 18 and I've had to reduce the strength of the gum I'm chewing from 4mg to 2mg. When I'm only chewing 2 gums per day then I stop using the gum. Things I've noticed:- Sense of smell/taste is returning. Skin doesn't feel as dirty. How bad other smokers smell. House smells nicer. Joy

hi all,bc how could you think your not needed,lol.what i ment was were getting stronger and stronger,thats a good sign eh.3 wks and 1 day,YAY.xxxxxxxxxjoy

Sorry.. It is back to day ONE for me... Had a cigarette dinner time..which led to another..etc. I really thought I had cracked it but the craving was getting worse...not easier..will try again tomorrow.. Not pleased with myself..to say the 'Very' least Grayxx

thanks Elaine... just the craving was getting worse.. rather than easier.. Grayx

hi gray,thats fine ,it does,nt matter.start again tomorrow,your not back to day one,you,ve just had a blip thats all.tomorrow you will be fine honnest.xxxjoy