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RE: Quitting smoking support thread - 8/18/2008 12:46:15 PM
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Silverstring
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That is wonderful Kat! Two more days, and your out of the toughest woods!
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RE: Quitting smoking support thread - 8/19/2008 10:02:42 AM
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KatMack
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Nicotine free count: 1 Day, 15 hours, 31 minutes!
I know I'm going to make it now. After getting 24 hours under my belt, it's be a shame to have to reset the clock! I'm going to take some time to check out the links that others have mentioned to me (thank you, stellaluna for the PM). I was wondering if anyone knows where a list of the things that happen once you quit might be. I remember years ago getting a flier and part of it was stuff like "one hour after your last cigarette, your body..." and I'd like to find that again to show me how I'm getting better.
--Kat
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RE: Quitting smoking support thread - 8/19/2008 10:36:45 AM
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stellaluna
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At 20 minutes after quitting:
* Blood pressure decreases
* Pulse rate drops
* Body temperature of hands and feet increases.
At 8 hours:
* Carbon monoxide level in blood drops to normal
* Oxygen level in blood increases to normal
At 24 hours:
* Chance of a heart attack decreases
At 48 hours:
* nerve endings begin regrowth
* ability to smell and taste improves
Between 2 weeks and 3 months:
* Circulation improves
* Walking becomes easier
* Lung function increases
Between 1 to 9 months smoke-free:
* less coughing
* less sinus congestion
* less fatigue
* less shortness of breath
At One Year Smoke-Free:
Your excess risk of coronary heart disease is decreased to half that of a smoker after one year.
At Two years Smoke-Free:
Your chance of achieving long-term success with quitting tobacco increases significantly after two years.
At 5 years smoke-free:
* from 5 to 15 years after quitting tobacco, stroke risk is reduced to that of people who have never smoked
At 10 years smoke-free:
* risk of lung cancer drops to as little as one-half that of continuing smokers
* risk of cancer of the mouth, throat, esophagus, bladder, kidney, and pancreas decreases
* risk of ulcers decreases
At 15 years smoke-free:
* risk of coronary heart disease is now similar to that of people who have never smoked
* risk of death returns to nearly the level of people who have never smoked
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RE: Quitting smoking support thread - 8/19/2008 11:50:20 AM
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KatMack
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Thank you, stellaluna! That's exactly what I was looking for!
--Kat
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RE: Quitting smoking support thread - 8/19/2008 12:46:34 PM
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Mrs.X
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Kat, BecomeAnEx.org has a panic button you can use without signing up. I think it's on the upper right hand side of the page if you feel like you wanna smoke.
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A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger. -Proverbs 15:1
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RE: Quitting smoking support thread - 8/27/2008 10:26:17 AM
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bettymackII
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Can we who have never smoked join in to encourage you all who are trying to quit and to encourage those who have quit to stay that way?
IF the answer is yes, then I want to say keep up the good work,Kat!
We are so proud of you!
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RE: Quitting smoking support thread - 8/27/2008 11:32:40 AM
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JimboFletch
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ORIGINAL: DenimDiva
I start stopping today.
WTG ROBERTA!
I began my quit nicotine on the Thursday before Labor Day in 2006. That long weekend really helped me.
Day 728 nicotine-free, Day 825 tobacco-free
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RE: Quitting smoking support thread - 8/27/2008 12:16:30 PM
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KatMack
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Unfortunately, I fell. I'm thinking and praying that this weekend will be it for me. DH is on a business trip and it would be wonderful to be smokefree for his homecoming on Friday!
--Kat
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"God will do what God will do. What I'm responsible for is to believe he's all he says he is and obey what he tells me to do. " -magdaleine
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RE: Quitting smoking support thread - 8/28/2008 5:28:27 PM
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bettymackII
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Thanks for your invite, Roberta!
I will be praying for all who asked to be on my list.
Roberta= How is it going?
Kat = Friday will be good day to start. You fell ( like we all do when we are breaking a habit). Please don't give up, start again and we pray for you for the strength.
JimboFletch = Wow! Congratulation! You are a super poster boy for these
precious winners to be smoke-free and tobacco-free!
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ORIGINAL: DenimDiva
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ORIGINAL: bettymackII
Can we who have never smoked join in to encourage you all who are trying to quit and to encourage those who have quit to stay that way?
IF the answer is yes, then I want to say keep up the good work,Kat!
We are so proud of you!
Yes, we can use all the prayers and encouragement we can get. 
I start stopping today.
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RE: Quitting smoking support thread - 8/29/2008 6:46:27 AM
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Silverstring
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Good job Roberta! Keep at it!
And Bettymack: Yes please, you are most welcome to!
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RE: Quitting smoking support thread - 8/29/2008 11:22:00 AM
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Silverstring
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Jimbo. In this you are a shining example and a great encourragement. I pray that you allways will remain 629 days ahead of me.
101 days smoke free. Translates into:
x15 $ = 1515 $'s saved
x20 smoked a day = 2020 cigarettes not smoked
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RE: Quitting smoking support thread - 8/29/2008 7:12:11 PM
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bettymackII
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Wow! Silverstring
You are a winner! You have been a true winner for 101 days!
We are all going to keep praying for you to continue to be a winner!
Maybe you would like to share your successful story with another smoker who might be reading this site and who is thinking about
quitting and you could tell them how you were able to overcome those
tempting urges to stay the course.Just a thought not a command. lol
Congratulations ! Silverstring and JimboFletch!
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RE: Quitting smoking support thread - 8/31/2008 10:32:57 AM
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bettymackII
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Thanks for sharing your personal experience. This is helpful to us who have never smoked,but is similar to us who have a habit of eating too much and too much junk food.
How are you doing? We are praying for you all!
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Will do indeed!
For all of you entering: Scroll back to post #511 on page 21, and follow my personal roller-coaster ride the first couple of weeks. Thinking back, I chose perhaps the worst time possible to quit, much tedious, tiring and time-consuming stuff at work + much socialising. Triggers abounded! And I doubled my coffee-intake, something that reliable sources tells me quadrupled my caffeine-intake since I didn't have the nicotine in my body anymore. I remember having this sorta electric blue glow around me the first week, if you turned off the lights you could make out what part of the room I was in, that's how high strung I was (close to me you could hear the static electricity humming...) 
It gets better! My concern today is not the everyday crave and caving, my concern is the sudden and unexpected crave / temptation that "I can have one now that I'm quit". That's how I caved last time.
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RE: Quitting smoking support thread - 9/1/2008 10:03:30 AM
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stellaluna
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Oh...I'm in month 16? now. I don't even think about smoking anymore, except that I hate it and don't like hanging around friends who smoke. (Which is a whole other thread.)
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RE: Quitting smoking support thread - 9/1/2008 10:30:17 AM
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bettymackII
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ORIGINAL: stellaluna
Oh...I'm in month 16? now. I don't even think about smoking anymore, except that I hate it and don't like hanging around friends who smoke. (Which is a whole other thread.)
Way to go, stelluna! 16 months successful is WOW!
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RE: Quitting smoking support thread - 9/1/2008 10:41:08 AM
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bettymackII
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ORIGINAL: Mrs.X
I'm still smoking Sarah.  Not sure when we're going to try again yet.
We will be here for you as a smoker or as one who desire to quit smoking.
I am new here and was wondering how many days, hours
have you quit in the past? To me any amount of time is a successful story.
I am still trying to lose weight. I am not giving up although I have
gain some weight back, praying that you Christina or is it Tina will
not give up either. We all love and care about you!
. Praying for you Christine? or is it Stina?
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YAY Roberta!!!!!!!!!!!! 
Kat.....thats ok.....just start again....you can do this. Just think of the witness you are being to your hubby. 
WOOHOO Jimbo!!!!!!!!!!! 
YAY Silverstring!!!!! (btw...when my dad quit smoking years ago he went up to 6 pots of coffee a day....lol) 
We haven't seen Jordan in a while, but if you are reading this Jordan, my hubby and I are still praying for you daily.