Getting stronger....

I have been doing really well. Except for that period around Day 10 where it was a bit tense, my cravings have been managed by drinking water, eating some fruit, exercise or munching mints.

One of the things that is really helping now is my daily tally. Now at Day 18, it feels great whenever the urge or cravings hit to know at the end of the day, I have succeeded in banking another day without smoking.

All the tips, stories and notes here at icanquit have helped heaps, but that daily tally really tells me what you can do. I see it as a score card on healthy and longer living. Each day I add is another day of being fitter and healthier.

It really shows too in how much energy and fittness I have. I was no slouch even when smoking, but now I can really feel how much difference smoking made.

We have been very busy with fire work in the last week and have been to the Blue Mountains, attended car accidents, power lines down and several other incidents. All this and still doing my Mon - Fri fulltime job.

I can keep up with the youngsters half my age, do hill walks easy and getting out of bed or jumping into work is no problem.

Coming into the warm season is a great time to being feeling fit and ready for action. I hope you are all doing fantastic and keeping the course.

We can all beat smoking. We are legends. We are the strong willed!