You're already feeling a difference after just one week? Have any of you other quitters (and I say "quitters" with deep respect ) experienced the same thing? I've got a race coming up in the middle of September... if I quit smoking for a week before the race, would I be noticeably faster?

Good job on the quitting! Last time I tried, I cracked on the third day. Pretty frustrating... I was sick, and was doing pretty well. Hadn't even wanted a smoke the whole time, and I knew I'd be fine if I made it past the third day. Then I got really mad at something, and a friend with a fresh pack of smokes was nearby.

Reading everyone's success stories here made me want to make another attempt, but I'm a high school teacher and second term starts on Thursday. Horrible, horrible timing.