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Well done! I did it two years ago and feel tons better for it :-)

thank you all so much for your replies i have had a chuckle at your reply Annabel of perth you are so right i could never smell it on me but today when i was clocking off at work a couple of people came in reception REEKING OF CIGS yuk!! that was me up until Sunday .I have only been stopped three days and my sense of smell is coming back and thankfully i have only suffered 1 craving today but i am treating that like a contraction lol slow deep breathing it only lasts about 3 minutes .Thanks again to you all for all your support much appreciated xx

I gave up the end of Sep. 2004 but have to admit not a day goes by when I do not long for one. Bridget x

Well done Jane. I also was a very heavy smoker. 30 a day. Gave up some years ago now. I used to run out of puff just running upstairs, at 30 years of age. Now i can bolt up stairs at 56. and still run a mile to boot. Tony Oz

hi there Jayne, good for you to quit smoking. I tried a couple of years ago to quit but it didn't come to much. I'm now seriously considering having another go and sticking to it.

Well done Jayne. I'm off to buy the Alan Carr book at lunch time. I really want to stop but don't have much willpower. I have done a few surveys and I am an emotional and social smoker with low addiction levels so I should be able to do it. The Alan Carr book has been highly recommended so I'm going to give it a go. Jack x

Good luck Jayne, I gave up in 1977 never felt better health wise and saved money, after a while when you do not smoke you will realise that smokers stink and cough, I went on the train today sitting by a smoker makes you feel sick, when you are a smoker you can not smell your self, been there no way would I want smell like that again, so stick at it good luckANNABEL ps I did so enjoy my smoke

Well done Jayne, i stopped in 1997. Best thing i ever did. Good Luck Sally xxx

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!!!

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 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!

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

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

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