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Well, the week went much better than the first day. When I looked at the date of the last entry, I realized it was Sunday night. That was the very first day my wife and son were gone! I could have sworn that day was later in the week. But enough rambling.

The rest of the week has gone really well. The urges to smoke really seem to be getting fewer and further between. I haven't been as active on B.E.X. as I perhaps should have been, but it's been a busy week. I should spend some time t…

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One of the worst times I have in quitting is when I lose the folks around me who provide accountability. The last two quits I've blown were when I was away from my family. The first was about five years ago when I was on a business trip. I finished on Friday and since Monday was a holiday, I decided to go snow skiing in Maine. Well, I found a pack of cigarettes in my ski jacket from the previous year (yuck). By the next day, I was back to a pack a day.

The next one was about two years a… Continue

Wow. It seems like only yesterday, but I guess it's been almost 2 1/2 weeks since I stopped smoking. Chantix, if you can put up with the side effects, is a wonder drug that will get you through "hell week" to the point where you no longer physically crave cigarettes. It has been the single most important thing in getting me this far. This site has been the second. I've corresponded with many wonderful people here and it's starting to feel a little bit like a second home (blush).

I can…

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Yesterday at work, I had the "anti-Midas" touch. It seems like everything I touched turned to sh*t. I swear, I believe I could have started a manure business around lunchtime. It was one of the most stressful days I've had as a nonsmoker. But the amazing thing was that throughout the whole day, I never ever thought about smoking a cigarette!

Stress has always been a major trigger for me. The natural reaction to a stressful situation or event was to…

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Well, week one is in the can, so to speak. While it hasn't been all that difficult (thank you, Chantix and BecomeAnEx), it does seem like it's been a very long seven days. Part of that was, I suppose, because I worked four ten-hour days so I could go to the beach with Rolf and his friend on Friday. And part of it is that I've been trying to organize a group of quitters which is kind of like herding cats.

But, I made it through what some people refer to as "hell week" in one piece and wi… Continue