Just shows what a spur of the moment decision to support a work friend just over a year ago can do! That was on the 11th February 2006 and I went spent the next three and half weeks trying to quit smoking but still had the occasional puff last thing at night. It then became obvious that I was very close to complete failure and I felt angry and frustrated with myself. It was at this point that I stumbled on Whyquit and Freedom and with the knowledge and support I've found here I haven't smoked at all since 6th March 2006.
My work friend used patches for her quit smoking attempt which lasted about 5 weeks as far as I can remember, sadly she is back to smoking. Our joint quitting must have been memorable to her because last week she said that I must be coming up to my one year anniversary soon and that we should have a celebration. She wanted to know if I felt healthier - I think that is the first question I would have asked a quitter a year ago - but for me the greatest bonuses have proved to be (a) not having every hour of the day ruled by my need for nicotine (b) not feeling the humiliation of being a smoker any more (c) regaining some self respect and sense of achievement (d) hopefully I smell a bit better too!