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I have finally quit the fags i have been smoking for 25 years i want to do it for my health i want to be able to smell and taste for the first time in twenty five years.I had my last one Sunday night I took at look at a web site tonight WHY QUIT .COM if you are thinking of packing in the ciggies please take a look at this web site it is a bit shocking but sometimes the shock tactics work i can say hand on heart i will never smoke again in my life !!!

HURRAY just wanted to say well done hope you keep at it, its not easy but well done for making the break

Congratulations Jayne! I'm down from 30 a day to 2 so hoping to knock them on the head soon Jeanette x

Good luck. I last had one February 1992, having started about 1963. Joy

Well done Jayne and everyone else! I have managed to stop now the bubs is on the way but it wasn't easy. Keep going Naomi x

thanks i just wanted to share it with every one .I know its a long path to walk down but i am thinking positive and read all about the nicotine addiction and how it effects the brain i still having the cravings about 7 times a day but these will pass in time and i am taking each day as it comes .So far i have £8.00 in my jam jar its giving me a buzz knowing the money is going to be spent on me and not my addiction .xx

well done Jayne ,it's never too late to stop,and you soon feel a lot better for it.Fred.ptfg.&a&g&s.

Good for you Jayne ...... give yourself a pat on the back. Glenys x

Well done Jayne Will be joining you at the end of this week, quit day friday Best wishes Jan

Congratulations Jayne i wish you all the luck. I had my last cigarette on Monday morning and like you have smoked for 26 years. I am finding it tough at times though i must admid but i am determined to stick to it. Extra strong menthol mints are my saviour at the moment. Best Wishes Alyson

And dont forget to keep patting yourself on the back Jayne. It is the best thing you can do for yourself, so make sure you are very nice to you! I gave up three years ago and have never looked back. Good luck. BC

Well done from one Jane to another Jayne I had my last one in May 2002. I never thiught I would be able to stop but I actually found it easier than I ever thought it would be. I used patches but say to anyone it doesn't matter what method you use as long as it works. Take it a day at a time. The longer you go the more you will want to carry on as a non-smoker. Well done!

thank you all so much for your kind words of encouragment and advice it really means a lot to me and good luck Jan for Friday you can do it !! xxx

Well done and keep up the good work! You CAN do it! Claire xx

I too gave up after many years.........used to roll my own,( but never knew about Prada then) sometimes for devilment if I see a mate rolling up i offer to make one or two.........you can get quite a big ciggie with with four papers and a half ounce of baccy..........LOL

Jayne - well done,keep it up. :o)))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))) jude sarf wales

Well done Jayne! Keep it up, I haven't had a ciggie since April 2003 after smoking for 40 years. Keep putting the money in the jar and watch it grow :o) Good luck Sue xx

PS I could never say hand on heart that I will never have one in the future!! Joy

Hi Joy, My Dad quit in 1979. He was 66 years old, and the doctor told him if he didn't quit he would be dead in 6 months because of bronchitis etc. He came home and threw his cigs in the bin there and then. He never smoked again from that day till he passed away in 2001 (from something totally unrelated). He always said that up until just before he died that he could have ripped your arm off for a cig! He never did smoke though, and I believe it certainly prolonged his life somewhat. He was 87 when he died. So although the craving never does go away completely, don't give in!! Well done! Julie

I don't have a craving, just couldn't promise I'd never have another one ever! (I did that before in the past, more than once, and broke that promise!.) Joy PS a kind ambulanceman gave me one after a car crash the year before last - he'd said is there anything you want? and I said I'd love a cigarette ........ but I didn't smoke it!!!