Hi my wonderful forum friends. I am happy to say that today is my 8th month without a cigarette hanging out of my mouth. 8 months since I stopped being a slave to the nicotine demon. Weight gain, yes I have that but I can deal with and work on that. I feel like I have made such an accomplishment and I would shout it from the roofs if I could but I can't so I would like to shout it on this wonderf...

Hi @Happiness and all of my post friends. At my 5th month posting I said I would post on the 22nd December as it marked my 6 month anniversary of quitting the disgusting cancer sticks. I was unable to post due to the busy period leading up to Christmas but I am very happy to say that I achieved goal. Actually as I write this, I am now 6 months and 1 week, or 189.5 days free, and so very happy th...

As a now proud to say nonsmoker, my advice is to stay focused and committed. We all have the strength inside of us to stop harmful habits and self-defeat. I know that when we fight the fight and remain determined and view the cancer-causing sticks as the enemy, we win the war. I have not thought of smoking since I stopped abruptly, cold turkey, after making myself consciously hate the disgusting...

I am now two months, two weeks and four days free from the disgusting cancer sticks. As a 61 year old female I started smoking at 14 because at the time it was a cool thing to do. I never ever, thought I would be able to get out of the clutches of the evil that had consumed and controlled me, from the moment I woke til I went to bed. In health and sickness, if nicotine had continued on it's dest...