I gave up smokes on 16th November 2014 I’m now feeling a whole lot better today is an exciting day for me as my eldest sons partner is currently in labour with my first grandchild my future is looking so much better starting next week I’ll be back doing my morning runs to try get my fitness back I never thought I could do it but I am 👍👌

Still going well, still take chewing gum now and again. I had a mail from I Can Quit reminding me it was a year and telling me my risk of heart disease is halved compared to continuing smokers. The health benifits and the money saved are just great motivators. The freedom you get is amazing!

Hi fellow quitters. Another milestone reached for my personal quit journey today. I live with a chain smoker so getting here is even more special for me and I feel stronger for it. It really is a mindset thing and no matter how or what aids you use, the important thing is to quit completely with the conviction of forever. Thanks Champix, thanks "My Quit Buddy" app (highly recommend it) and ...

When the initial angry 😤 cravings die down after a period of time then the odd thoughts creep in unexpectedly. I needed to train my mind to quickly change the subject in my head by reading a magazine 📚or anything to distract me. I found that dwelling on the cigarette thoughts was an unhelpful 👎 strategy. 814 days now an very very occasionally the unexpected thought still pops in.

Well, who would of thought i would be saying today.... i have achieved reaching 800 smoke free days....what a journey. I survived not being dictated to by something i never thought i could get rid of from my life, How lovely it is to not smell of an ashtray on my skin clothes, and my home n car, i can leave the house and not concern myself on having enough smokes for my duration away from the h...

762 days nicotine free and am still surprised that miracles can really happen. For 53 years apart from the odd sick day I smoked incessantly. For the last 30 years of the 53 years I hated myself for smoking and really was so badly addicted. Now I am free I still find it so exciting. Every time I'm at an event or out for dinner I watch the poor smokers who need their fix. Feeling so grateful.

I am typing this note just to encourage our newbies that you can do this. This time last year, I was barely out of the gate with less than 60 days under my belt. Now, im just weeks shy of 14 months. Yes, at some stage, you will have enough time under your belt to start counting months and not just days. Why months? Because, eventually, you won’t notice days anymore. I have to look at a pho...

Today is another milestone, its 600 days today. Thanks everyone for support, this is a great site and I am so grateful I no longer pay for something that was killing me. Every quitter is a winner.

Smoke-free for one year and three months! I've started working at a location that I worked when I was a smoker. I avoid all smokers areas! I don't even look in that direction if I have to walk near it. Unavoidably i'm always walking past people on the footpath having a smoke. I hold my breath as much as possible and remind myself of the hard work I've done to finally quit. It visually looks famil...

I have been absent for sometime from this site, apologies for that, I have been dealing with some very stressful issues. It is 12 months today since I quit smoking and it really has flown, it was one heck of a wild ride of emotions. I am so grateful to everyone on this site for their support, this platform was integral to my staying quit & staying sane! Thank you! from the bottom of my heart ...