I don't smoke and never have, but my dad smoked forever. Then one day when he was about 45 or so, he just quit, cold turkey. He's now 69 and says he still misses it, but just at times, like when he's in a restaraunt and he gets the first whiff of someone else's smoke, but he says the feeling passes quickly. I'm so glad he quit back then because he has diabetes now and has had a heart attack and bypass surgery, and it would only complicate things and make them much worse if he still smoked.

For those who quit while they were pregnant, congratulations! My best friend's sister quit when she was pregnant with her first daughter - she also quit drinking. Then when the baby was born she started smoking again, but not in the house. In summer she goes outside but in winter she goes in the basement. Then when she got pregnant again, she quit again. Now that that baby is born, she started again. Seeing as how I've never smoked, I find it amazing that she quit for 9 months and not once, but twice! And then started again. My best friend lives in Seattle, but when she comes home there is always a battle between them. Their parents have smoked forever and their sister died from an aneurism they think was induced by too much smoking, drinking and stress. They're dad has had surgery on the arteries that go to your brain which I guess is a common thing for smokers - they get blocked or something? Anyway, they have had major health problems in the family due to smoking. My best friend quit a million times and re-started before she finally quit for good. Her mom also quit and her dad cut down dramatically. My friend is quite outspoken, so when she goes home to visit, there is always a battle about the smoking. She just doesn't understand how her sister can still smoke in the basement knowing the smoke rises and the kids will breathe it anyway, and she can't understand how her dad can still smoke after already having his life threatened once by it.

Aaaannyyway, didn't mean to ramble like that. Congratulations to all those who have quit. I understand it is quite difficult and you should all be proud of yourselves!