My smoking has had its day......ALMOST!!

Well.....having started smoking at the age of 15 (now 29) and recently seeing my intake steadily increase (20+ easily/day) the moment of eternal quitting is nigh. I have never tried to quit before...indeed believe it do be at least 12 years since I haven\'t smoked for a whole day. I\'m sitting here now at work looking at a ciggie I\'m about to smoke....and thinking about what life will be like on the other side....Smoking is seriosly such a part of my everyday existance its hard to imagine waking up in the morning without one.

HOWEVER....I am really starting to hate it....and as most of my friends have stopped I am not short of inspiration. I do feel that quitting however, will knock on the head some of my other favourite pastimes....namely clubbing to beautiful, pumping music.....smoking chugga\'s, drinking red wine and listening to music at home...indeed, this non-smoking thing is probably going to have to lead to a much healthier life PERIOD. Which I\'m not really ready for.

However....TO LIVE WITHOUT CIGGIES!!!!! What a thought. A regained sense of smell....no big gobs in the morning.....intense sense of taste....a long(er) life without all the complication...and OH BOY....the money!!!!!! I reckon I spend $100/ week on ciggies...for what one may ask!!!!

So here I go....I think I\'m ready....and I\'m ultra certain that when I stop it is for good. It helps I think when you put an ultimatum on it.

BRING IT ON!!!!!

Anyone else got any stories/hints/ etc...I\'m after all the inspiration I can get.

I gave up a couple of years ago after a 5 year stint of smoking 20 a day. Two weeks of hell then - FREE!!!!! It\'s great to have a sense of smell and a sense of taste! And a lot more cash on hand as well . . . I could never bring myself to pay what they\'re asking for ciggies nowadays.

Go hard man

It is never gonna be easy to get the ball rolling, but kia kaha man it\'ll all be worth it

It is incredible how much one spends on ciggies...not my main reason for giving up by any stretch but a DEFINATE bonus on the side...

$100/ week to spend on something other than durries....Clothes!!!!!CD\'s!.....Wahoo!!!!

i have been meaning to give up for the last x amount of years. i tried to give up cold turkey on my birthday this year and have decided that cold turkey is not the way to go... its some kinda aid for me when i do give up... good luck aint_gonna!