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only 8 days for me but what a difference in breathing already, a bit hard changing routines ingrained over close on 50 yrs but I wish I'd made the effort much sooner
got a shock when put on a portable lung capacity tester, got a script for patches ($6 against $53 retail) which seem to take the edge off (or so I've convinced myself), took a tip from an Alan Carr book & kept to pretty much the same routine (beer, socialising etc), within 1 day the smell of the smoking area at the club was offensive and cig smoke was making me cough
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Welcome dpen. I am sure many of us wish we had quit decades ago. We have this wonderful site with support, ideas and tools to use in abundance. Red67 has already explained about our belief in the Mindset to another newcomer today. Read and Learn. Knowlege is Power!
Sounds like you have got it beat!
Enjoy your time having a drink at the club or at home,,,,,but beware,,,,too much alcohol has let my guard down in the past,,,,even after 2 months
I agree Puff, that's been my downfall in the past, one thing I've found is no matter what I'm doing, when I get the "taste" for a smoke a piece of chewing gum (Extra brand) takes the taste away, may only have it for a few minutes but, anything to help. Biggest thing right now is the brain saying "go on, have a smoke & see what it tastes like", another trap I've fallen into before as I know there is no such thing as "1 cigarette"