Day 7 - A Great Smoke-Free Weekend!

Well, well, well - not that I wasn't confident in my ability to kick the nasty habit...but, I believe this habit is definitely gone - FOR GOOD! I was out and about with the wife and kids all day yesterday - went to a summer festival, farmer's market, garage sales, looking at houses - all the while - never had a craving to light up a smoke. In fact, I was near someone at some point that was smoking and tought that the smell was REPULSIVE!

Today, I would imagine, would be just more of the same. I do have a lot I need to accomplish on the computer today for some clients.

I guess that's about it for now! Talk to you soon!

~ Jeff ~

My Last Cigarette Readings (9:28 a.m. CST)
Increased Life Expectancy: 8 hours 38 minutes, 38 seconds
Money Saved: $20.58
Cigarettes Not Smoked: 89.6853
Number of People died from smoking causes since I've quit: 57,334
Poor Circulation (Level continues to fall...but at an EXTREMELY slow pace!)
Poor Lung Health
Excellent (None) Carbon Monoxide Levels
Exteme Cravings (Continuing to drop...still a LONG way to go, though!)
Excellent (None) Nicotine Levels in Body

Day 6 - The Weekend is Finally Here!

It's Saturday...FINALLY! After a long week at work, I can enjoy some quality family time...without cigarettes! Today we're heading out to Wagonerfest - a local festival about 20-25 minutes away from the house. This will get us out of the house and enjoying this weather!

After that...probably just business as usual - come home and play with the boys!

The non-smoking thing really is getting easier every minute. It is definitely more of a mental game than a pharmacalogical game. It's kind of like a competition to me now. I've hit 100 hours of being smoke-free. My attitude was..."Okay, bring on the 200 hour mark!"

I really am feeling better, I'm sleeping better, I'm more awake in the mornings now - hell, I was up and at 'em by 7:00 this morning on the weekend - and HAPPY about it!

Hope all of you have a great weekend...here's to a great one for my family!

Talk soon!

~ Jeff ~

My Last Cigarette Readings (8:47 a.m. CST)
Increased Life Expectancy: 7 hours 9 minutes, 25 seconds
Money Saved: $17.04
Cigarettes Not Smoked: 74.2556
Number of People died from smoking causes since I've quit: 47,470
Poor Circulation (Level continues to fall...but at an EXTREMELY slow pace!)
Poor Lung Health
Excellent (None) Carbon Monoxide Levels
Exteme Cravings (Continuing to drop...still a LONG way to go, though!)
Excellent (None) Nicotine Levels in Body

Here's a screenshot of what the iPhone app looked like after Day #1 and then today on Day #6:

Day 5 - 100 Hours Has Come and Gone!

I'm so excited that I can honestly say I've been smoke free for more than 100 straight hours. It's actually been much easier, all things considered, than I originally thought it would be. The day here at the office is FINALLY wrapping up - seems like it's gone on for an eternity! I decided to take the last couple of minutes to share with you my celebration of hitting 100 hours and, of course, my latest reading. The circulation meter is starting to move some more...hopefully with another couple of days, I'll be more in the "moderate" section of the chart.

Nevertheless...here's to a great weekend!

~ Jeff ~

My Last Cigarette Readings (4:51 p.m. CST)
Increased Life Expectancy: 6 hours 11 minutes, 46 seconds
Money Saved: $14.75
Cigarettes Not Smoked: 64.2871
Number of People died from smoking causes since I've quit: 41,097
Poor Circulation (Level continues to fall...but at an EXTREMELY slow pace!)
Poor Lung Health
Excellent (None) Carbon Monoxide Levels
Exteme Cravings (Continuing to drop...still a LONG way to go, though!)
Excellent (None) Nicotine Levels in Body