Looking back at it now i can say it was surprsingly easy once i broke the habit.. It's things like getting into the car, having a smoke... having a beer, having a smoke, having a fuck me great nice meal, having a smoke afterwards...

All things like that which help you along. Also the comment about chewing gum is correct. When i'm at work i chew gum by habit and i think it helps. I was only allowed to smoke at work at breaktimes so when i was on the plant i chewed gum even before i packed up. That's a habit i really don't mind

Also weight gain is another thing which has effected me... Now... I'm a bit of a skinny motherfucker (understatement) BUT 5 months after quitting i put on 18% more bodyweight I wasn't eating that much more but suddenly had this massive gut which i only usually had a christmas. I do a bit of walking now instead of driving round friends etc and that's help me to lose about 10% of what i put on... I feel a lot healther for myself and i'm really glad a gave up when i did About 95% of my friends smoke like fuck and being a non-smoker now they absolutely fuckin STINK!!! when i picked 2 of them up last weekend for a night out as soon as they sat in my car all i smelt was smoke.. it STUNK!!!!! And to make matters worse thinking about it i smelt like that too! What a put off to others...

In 2 weeks time i'm having my first proper healthcheck at work. They test all the usual stuff including lung function. My nurse said i'm due a 30-45% increase in lung function... I will post the results when i have the test later on in the month