I have just completed day 7 and I am elated. Next stop is week two.
This website, stopsmokingcenter.net and whyquit have been godsends. I know that I am early in my quit, but I can see a big blue sky ahead (albeit far ahead). If you are just quitting, take it 5 minutes, one hour, half day, full day at a time. With the passage of time, each day is easier than the last.
I have subscribed whole heartedly to the educated cold turkey approach and it by far feels as though it is working the best. With the past several attempts to quit I have used the patch, the gum, daily smoking reduction/transition and nothing worked. I will attribute my will to being the culprit in each of my previous failures.
I am here to say that if you feel that you can handle three pure days of hell and just stop cold turkey than just go CT. In the past I found that using NRT's just prolonged the inevitable withdrawal that you will face when quiting the NRT's. I have found that while smoking is a problem, the real problem is nicotine and the other 4000 chemicals found in cigarettes. In effect it is the addiction that you have to break. Break the addiction and you break the habit.
Anyway, I hope all of you are feeling equaly empowered by your freedom from smoking. Reading and posting in this forum is probably one of the best anti-smoking aids.
Thanks,
Ken
[B]My Milage:[/B]
[B]My Quit Date: [/B] 11/23/2006
[B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 7
[B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 233
[B]Amount Saved:[/B] $35
[B]Life Gained:[/B]
[B]Days:[/B] 0 [B]Hrs:[/B] 21 [B]Mins:[/B] 27 [B]Seconds:[/B] 1