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Keep trying Keith.
Keep trying Keith
Keep trying Keith.

Do you get the mesage!!!!!!



Val.

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Keith has stopped smoking (again ) today,
Please feel free to nag him to make sure he's stopped.

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Joan you are doing so well,you are over the worst of it now,(◕‿◕)
just be careful you don't trip up ( I dont think you will )

ITS NOT



DAM

im okay fay thanks .. no plastics yet lol

Morning Keith

Its now 9.17 and I know you've been up since at least 6 o'clock

so hows it going ?

TRY TO GOOGLE


ROY CASTLE FAG ENDS
YOU MAY GET HELP FROM THEM

add me to top of the list for tomorrow

How's everyone doing?




Val.

morning fay hows you ......

had a few puffs on the plastic

When you stop smoking,Within ...

20 minutes
Your blood pressure, pulse rate, and the temperature of your hands and feet will all return to normal.

8 hours
Remaining nicotine in your bloodstream will have fallen to 6.25% of normal peak daily levels, a 93.25% reduction.

12 hours
Your blood oxygen level will have increased to normal and carbon monoxide levels will have dropped to normal.

24 hours
Anxieties peak and within two weeks should return to near pre-cessation levels.

48 hours
Damaged nerve endings have started to regrow and your sense of smell and taste are beginning to return to normal. Cessation anger and irritability peaks.

72 hours
Your entire body will test 100% nicotine-free and over 90% of all nicotine metabolites (the chemicals it breaks down into) will now have passed from your body via your urine. Symptoms of chemical withdrawal have peaked in intensity, including restlessness. The number of cue induced crave episodes will peak for the "average" ex-user. Lung bronchial tubes leading to air sacs (alveoli) are beginning to relax in recovering smokers. Breathing is becoming easier and the lungs functional abilities are starting to increase.

5 - 8 days
The "average" ex-smoker will encounter an "average" of three cue induced crave episodes per day. Although we may not be "average" and although serious cessation time distortion can make minutes feel like hours, it is unlikely that any single episode will last longer than 3 minutes. Keep a clock handy and time them.

10 days
10 days - The "average ex-user is down to encountering less than two crave episodes per day, each less than 3 minutes.

10 days to 2 weeks
Recovery has likely progressed to the point where your addiction is no longer doing the talking. Blood circulation in our gums and teeth are now similar to that of a non-user.

2 to 4 weeks
Cessation related anger, anxiety, difficulty concentrating, impatience, insomnia, restlessness and depression have ended. If still experiencing any of these symptoms get seen and evaluated by your physician.

21 days
Brain acetylcholine receptor counts up-regulated in response to nicotine's presence have now down-regulated and receptor binding has returned to levels seen in the brains of non-smokers.

2 weeks to 3 months
Your heart attack risk has started to drop. Your lung function is beginning to improve.

3 weeks to 3 months
Your circulation has substantially improved. Walking has become easier. Your chronic cough, if any, has likely disappeared.

1 to 9 months
Any smoking related sinus congestion, fatigue or shortness of breath have decreased. Cilia have regrown in your lungs thereby increasing their ability to handle mucus, keep your lungs clean, and reduce infections. Your body's overall energy has increased.

1 year
Your excess risk of coronary heart disease has dropped to less than half that of a smoker.

5 to 15 years
Your risk of stroke has declined to that of a non-smoker.

10 years
Your risk of death from lung cancer has declined by almost half if you were an average smoker (one pack per day). Your risk of cancer of the mouth, throat and esophagus has now decreased.

15 years
Your risk of coronary heart disease is now that of a person who has never smoked.

Let us know what target's you set.

It's about time you took some money of polly !


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no smoking club today for me
i need to sent a new target so ill see what they say today

Another day to try.

Keep it up all of you.


Val.

I ‘adn’t ‘ad a cigarette for two an’ ‘alf days
As I drifted in a lifeboat on rough seas,
I’d even tried to smoke a bit of torn pants leg
But it gave me such a cough and made me wheeze.

When at last I made the shore on a small desert isle,
I found that smoking seaweed made me ill
And I swore that when at last I got to civil-is-ation,
Of proper cigarettes, I’d smoke my fill.

When rescue came at last just a few days later on
I’d chewed my fingernails down to the bone,
But the boat that came to save me not one man aboard it smoked,
And by then, I would have smoked a soggy prawn.

When they dropped me on the shore I jumped on aboard a bus,
Even though I didn’t know where it was bound,
I dropped to my hands and knees searching underneath the seats,
But not the tiniest of fag ends could be found.

So I went and sat next to the only passenger on board,
And I told him of my shipwreck and my plight,
When he reached into his pocket and withdrew a pack of fags,
The whole world seemed to suddenly turn bright.

I took one in my shaking hands and put it to my trembling lips,
It was then that fate decided to be cruel,
After click, click, click, click, click, click, click,
He said, “I’m sorry but my lighter’s out of fuel.”



I think somebody telling him its time to pack in !!

Morning Jill

Please come and join in :~)

Have you a date you are stopping or are you cutting down each day until you stop ?

If you have a look on page 14,there are some really useful Web sites that give you loads of advice and support.

Let us know how you are doing ,

Good luck.

well done joan your a star

Sorry I haven't added for a while.

Hope you are all doing really well
Keep it up and good luck

Hugs
Jackie

I want to try....says sheepishly

Val,
Joan asked me to pass on her thanks for all the support. :~)