The Canadian Chamojffon, Tuesdav. Match 2, 2004-9 Diane Wolstenholme Colleen Gorman Sean Miller Elizabeth WiliHams v Challenge participants are making progress It's now been a month since the Champion Smokeout Challenge started, and progress has varied fromn participant lt participant. It seems nobody knew just how they'd react once their quit date arrived. Although two partic- ipants have found il relatively easy to kiss the puffing goodbye, another is fmndig himself rather embarrassed to face Miltonians due lt bis results. And the fourth fits somewhere night in the middle. Diane Wolstenholme Diane Wolstenhohne's plan was lo go easy on herseif. With the help of the Life Brand nicotine patch, she faced her quit date with ease. 'Me original plan was several weeks after quit- ting, she was going to begin removing the seven milligram patch carlier and earlier before bcd. But about a week-and-a-balf ago, she decided she was ready lt remove Use patch completely. 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I fact, any cravings site experiences are usually for exercise. She said sbe began exercising in November, realizing she bad lt have something to take Use place of cigarettes. A newly-acquired sweet tooUs is now ber biggest problent, but Ms Wolstenholme said she isn't going to worry about it - until bathing suit season, Usat is. Colleen Gorman When Colleen Gonnan decided lt quit cold weght oss. nutio vherbol remodies CMartîS t.I 905-693-,9594 eoffet expires Match 9 2004 turkey, she thougbt she was in for a struggle. Surprisingly, she's fmndmg it casier than she thought. "It's not as hard as you think," she said. Although Ms Goman said she smoked one cigarette last week wbile reading, that's been the only one since her quit date. As she quicly dis- covered, Use temporary pleasure of inhalmng was- n't worth how she felt afterward. "I felt awful," she said. Ms Gorman said she still has cravings tome- times, but is fmndig it lest of an issue as time passes. In a few weeks she said she expects to have no cravings wbatsoever. The worst tbing Ms Gomsan can do to, jeop- ardize ber success is to think toot much about quitting. As soon as abe does Usat, she said, Use craving follows. Thankfully, Ms Gorman said, she's a naturally busy person. Since she's neyer sitng around doing nothing, ber mind isn't usually focused on smoking. Now Usat she's realized ito not in ber best interest to, tbink too bard about the chal- lenge, it's becoming easier, she said. "Before, 1 felt deprived because I was Usinking about it." Sean Miller With a sheepisb look on bis face, Sean Miller admitted he's no& yet smoke-free. "I still have one or two a day," he sald, adding its Use cigarette wben be's driving lt work in Use moming and the one rigbt before bcd that plague him. But since be was smoking about 25 cigarettes eacb day belore Use challenge began, he said he's defmnitely making progress. 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