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I used to smoke 25 a day from the age of 15 to the age of 39. Then when my daughter was born I stopped just like that. I was always a very polite smoker - eg I would never smoke in a restaurant even back in the 1980's when everybody smoked - so the way I decided to look at it is that I haven't actually stopped smoking; it's just going to be a very long time between cigarettes.

I'm so glad I stopped though, for no other reason than there is no sight sadder these days than to see a pathetic huddle of smokers shivering outside of pubs and offices.

Plough more of my energy into the things that matter to me and my friends and insted of working my socks off for morons who expect you to grovel for scraps and thank them for the privilige

Thought I'd give you all a quick update, not one cigarette has passed my lips since 12am on the 1st day of 2008 and it's good now. Day two when I wrote the stressy post was definitely the worst, but since then it's just been getting easier. Haven't had a nicotine tab since Wednesday either.

So if you are in the same process of giving up as me, stick with it, it gets easier!

Lady of Mystery wrote:I'm going to try cutting back on the chocolate and the vodka and coke (or maybe just one, both might be pushing it a little)

I plan to give up coke this year. It was heroin last year that I managed to kick.

Well here we are almost a month after the start of 2008 and I just got to wondering how people are doing with their new year resolutions?

I still haven't had a cigarette since New Years Eve 2007, a personal victory!

What about the rest of you? Any joy with those resolutions?

well I've managed to cut right back on the vodka and coke as I said I would. Only problem is that I've got a taste for Pina Coladas now