The Benefits to The Challenge

In order to get an appreciation of why we are doing this to ourselves I thort it would be good to show the physical/health improvements.

20 Minutes
Your blood pressure, heart rate and the temperature of your hands and feet normalize.

8 Hours
The oxygen and carbon dioxide levels in your blood normalize.

1 Day
Your likelihood of having a heart attack decreases.

2 Days
Your sense of smell and taste improves. Nerve endings start to regrow.

2 Weeks - 3 Months
Your circulation becomes better and breathing improves; it becomes easier to walk.

1 - 9 Months
Coughing, sinus congestion, shortness of breath and fatigue decrease and you have more energy.

1 Year
Happy Birthday! Your excess risk of heart disease is now less than half what it was a year ago.

5 Years
Your risk of cancer of the lung, mouth, throat and esophagus is half that of a pack-a-day smoker.

10 Years
Your risk of dying of lung cancer is similar to non-smokers'. Precancerous cells have been replaced.

15 Years
You are at no more risk of heart disease than if you never smoked.

[UPDATE]

I'm still koo. No gwaai yet. But i did have 1 or 2 jointys so 2nite will be a tester as i can't smoke, got to learn for a test. I told Wayne to come check out the site and add his 2 cents but it appears that he hasn't. This could be because he's already ignited a cyg and is now a little blog shy or he hasn't found time or has forgotten. I have my 6th sense telling me he snuck a little cygie in somewhere. Sorry wayne but you're gonna have to convince me that you're still on course.