Success stories

209 days smoke-free! Still get the odd craving, for lack of another term; more just a feeling I should be doing something, and then realise it's smoking. Occasionally think that I would like to sit down with a cuppa and a cigarette, but realise I can sit down with a cuppa anyway. Now to turn to losing the weight I've put on :(. But honestly, feeling so much better, breathing well, skin is clearer...

What a relief to be counting the days quit. Today the ducks line up as I have reached day 1234. Guess I just liked the number. Hope the quitters on this site are enjoying the growing number of quit days they have reached. Remember, whatever you number, we all start at day 1. Day 1 is 1234 times harder than day 1234. Those early days can be seemingly impossible but not quitting is becoming less of...

I can't believe after 35 years of smoking that at noon today I am 1 year smoke free. Ironically, I did not plan to quit. On Oct 14th last year I got the mail and we had received a HUGE premium increase on our health insurance because my husband and I were smokers. I said "I am not paying that, I quit". And I did. I never smoked another cigarette, I didn't smoke a "good bye" cig, I didn't make a b...

On this day 3 years ago was the start of a new way of living without smokes, a new journey without being controlled by smokes, which i tell myself they were/are false friends.they were always there for me but for all the wrong reasons, but when i was a smoker, they were there for the right ones.. For my 3 years i have saved and stashed away $20,280... I dont smell of an ashtray, my house or ca...

WOW smoke free for 1 year now OMG and $15,695 not spent on smokes OMG After 34 years a pack a day I have SURVIVED and LIVED a whole year smoke free. Yes it has been hard and still experience daily challenges but I put it down to learning how to live as a non smokers. Non smokers experience stress and disappointments but they dont reach for a smoke and honestly smoking never solved any problems i...

Grit your teeth and go through the pain. That’s what I decided to do three years ago. I joined this forum a few months later and really glad I did. As with all of us I soon picked up some quit buddies and I will always be eternally grateful to them. I realise that one puff will put me back in the road to destruction so I often visit here and check out the recent posts. Thanks icanquit.

131 days of no smoking 💪💪💪

I’ve been smoke free for two years today. (Well, two years here in the States, two years and one day in Au) :). To those who are on their journey, especially those just starting, two years happened just like that. I cannot even believe it’s been this long. Don’t give up, do whatever you have to to stay quit, and hang on. You can do this!

It has been a while since I have been here but each time I login and read the stories it reminds me of the struggles I had and we all have and how fantastic this website is for helping and encouraging each other. So it has been 9 months for me now. My breathing is so so much better. There has been a fair bit of stress but I guess everyone has that at intervals in their lives. I am just gratef...

Awhile ago i joined this community asking successful quit individuals how hard it is, how they did it and is it worth it. Since im nearly at 4 weeks cold turkey I had to post a huge thankyou. These stories and encouragement were so so important. I had atleast 6 people answer me with wellwishes, advice and prayers and im SO grateful. I made a plan and i stuck to it. Im lucky because i was able...