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Timeline about some of the more immediate effects of quitting smoking and how that will affect your body RIGHT NOW.

• In 20 minutes your blood pressure will drop back down to normal.
• In 8 hours the carbon monoxide (a toxic gas) levels in your blood stream will drop by half, and oxygen levels will return to normal.
• In 48 hours your chance of having a heart attack will have decreased. All nicotine will have left your body. Your sense of taste and smell will return to a normal level.
• In 72 hours your bronchial tubes will relax, and your energy levels will increase.
• In 2 weeks your circulation will increase, and it will continue to improve for the next 10 weeks.
• In three to nine months coughs, wheezing and breathing problems will dissipate as your lung capacity improves by 10%.
• In 1 year your risk of having a heart attack will have dropped by half.
• In 5 years your risk of having a stroke returns to that of a non-smoker.
• In 10 years your risk of lung cancer will have returned to that of a non-smoker.
• In 15 years your risk of heart attack will have returned to that of a non-smoker.

me… I’m in between the 8 and 48 hour mark. Can’t wait for the 72 hour mark! keep you updated.

Those of you that know me, know that I tried once in 2002 to stop and lasted almost a year, and then again in 2004 and lasted almost 2 years. This time I can’t be for certain… and it’s much different now… The last two times I stopped because of my own will and that’s what contributed to making it that easy. This time, it’s a decision that I was forced to make.

We’ll see how it goes… wish me luck