Such a good post. You so right - hang on tight to all you do because in the end it's all worth it - all the sweat and tears. You do change the things you do in life after a quit. It's only five days for me, but already I can tell the changes. I have more time so I'm finding things that I haven't done in along time - I love my 8 tracks (Yes I'm young, 33, there is a whole story behind this), I fix em, play em, and trade em. Going to get back to that. My appetite surprisingly is not huge, I'm not eating everything in sight, but I'm picky about what I eat. Earlier I didn't feel like making lunch, pre quit, it was nothing for me to go to McD's. However, today - I coulda been sick just thinking about it. Went all the way to Panera and paid the money for good food (it was money I saved anyway SMILE). I imagine I will be able to play golf again soon as well - before it tired me out.
I understand what you are saying about the quit experience. When you quit, you don't just quit the smoking, you quit everything that allowed to keep the habit. That even may mean a change in friends. I never quite recognized the division between non and smokers. But it is there.
Thank you for a wonderful post!
Bea
[B]My Milage:[/B]
[B]My Quit Date: [/B]9/11/2007
[B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 5
[B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 60
[B]Amount Saved:[/B] $12.00
[B]Life Gained:[/B]
[B]Days:[/B] 0 [B]Hrs:[/B] 10 [B]Mins:[/B] 48 [B]Seconds:[/B] 42