Thanks everyone, It is really interesting to see how diverse the bad days are from person to person. I feel really lucky my quit has gone so well, and because of that I kind of expect those really bad days to come on later. I guess I will see at the 30-34 and 86-89 day marks. For now I just made my 10 day goal, and next 2 weeks, then 20 days. Jason [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 11/26/2006 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 10 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 310 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $50 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 1 [B]Hrs:[/B] 8 [B]Mins:[/B] 55 [B]Seconds:[/B] 13

So was it in the first, second week, a month into it. When? J [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 11/26/2006 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 8 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 258 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $40 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 1 [B]Hrs:[/B] 3 [B]Mins:[/B] 23 [B]Seconds:[/B] 23

Thank you Josie, that makes it a more helpful post also! J [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 11/26/2006 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 8 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 258 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $40 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 1 [B]Hrs:[/B] 3 [B]Mins:[/B] 24 [B]Seconds:[/B] 9

hmmmmm, really good question.....I think the first three days were the worst for me. After that, I had bad 1/2 days and now I have just moments (now some moments can last an hour or so). Hot tea was my distraction that first week. I had to do something with my hands and keep busy. Also, I did laundry and cleaned, and washed the dishes ALOT! I also ate alot of mints in the car. Reward yourself for reaching certain days. This is important. I have a CD that I purchased my 2nd week that I listen to in the car to keep me occupied. Your doing great, stay tough and keep asking questions and posting. It helps all of us. [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 11/7/2006 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 27 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 607 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $148.5 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 2 [B]Hrs:[/B] 10 [B]Mins:[/B] 24 [B]Seconds:[/B] 54

All of these days thus far have been the toughest>>> [url=http://www.stopsmokingcenter.net/support/viewmessages.aspx?forum=1&topic=34695]http://www.stopsmokingcenter.net/support/viewmessages.aspx?forum=1&topic=34695[/url] Monica58 [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 10/31/2006 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 35 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 717 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $315 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 3 [B]Hrs:[/B] 21 [B]Mins:[/B] 55 [B]Seconds:[/B] 27

I'm right with Monica on this one -- every damn day presents its own challenges, most of which are unexpected and therefore really difficult to face. Me, I'm all about the milestones (3 days, nicotine gone; Week 1, Hell Week; Week 3, unexpected relapse week;) -- but they've proven more "fluid" than I've been able to rely on. Every time I think I've turned a corner and can "breathe easier," so to speak, some old trigger or crave or habitual thing or the just the devil himself is lurking right there, telling me that one hit off someone else's cigarette won't do a bit of damage. Yeah, right. Fortunately, in addition to the ubiquitous nicodemons, we have, as my friend dunedude so astutely pointed out on a different thread, nico-angels (as oppsed to necco wafers?), who stand between us and our "slips," which is a euphomism for screw-ups. Every damn day is hard -- sometimes harder than the one that came before it (ask Monica). But every day brings a new army of nico-angels to help us fight the good fight and run the good race. (I hope this doesn't sound churchy --- total agnostics can have angels, right??) Me, I gotta have someone stronger than me on my side. I'd be in the gutter without them. peteg [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 10/30/2006 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 38 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 1,938 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $209 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 6 [B]Hrs:[/B] 18 [B]Mins:[/B] 45 [B]Seconds:[/B] 15

with me, it was the sixth week, as i had some problems really stressing me out other than that, the second week was when i really had a crave rang the helpline and they talked to me until the crave went lynnexx [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 10/24/2006 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 42 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 631 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] �168 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 4 [B]Hrs:[/B] 17 [B]Mins:[/B] 27 [B]Seconds:[/B] 19

For me it was Hell Week, the first DEADLY SEVEN DAYS. How did I get through it? I used the patches, joined SSC, and got support from my best friend that quit 3 years ago. [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 9/19/2006 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 76 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 1,921 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $608 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 8 [B]Hrs:[/B] 9 [B]Mins:[/B] 15 [B]Seconds:[/B] 1

I agrre with Kaitilina! The first 3 days was hellish !!! :( Cheers, nmc [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 8/25/2006 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 101 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 1,018 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $505 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 18 [B]Hrs:[/B] 22 [B]Mins:[/B] 8 [B]Seconds:[/B] 38

Every Thursday still... Phil I love Tuesday! [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 8/8/2006 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 119 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 2,501 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] �624.75 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 24 [B]Hrs:[/B] 13 [B]Mins:[/B] 52 [B]Seconds:[/B] 13