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Message: <blockquote data-quote="jollyninja" data-source="post: 425382" data-attributes="member: 3208">i quit in febuary, cold turkey with no notice to myself, no last pack as it were. i woke up and had no cigarettes. i just decided that it was time to quit, that i did not want any more cigarettes. even now there are times when i want one, i play with a smoker and that's where it is the worst. just be strong, if you truly do not want a cigarette that's half the battle. i smoked for 10 years, i started when i was 15. i smoked a pack and a half every day (that's 37 here in alberta, 25 in a pack). it was one of the things that had come to define me as a person to others along with my shaved head, big gut and stupid little chin goatee (which i still have).one thing i did was buy a car with the money, after i was sure i had it kicked physically. now i could not afford to smoke even if i wanted to so the choice is not really there. also, and most importantly, i can not really express properly just how much better i feel on a daily basis. i wake up more alert, i can actually run more then 200 feet without getting winded, no coughing in the morning, whiter teeth, no yellow on the fingernails, a million small things that just taste/smell better. the car is just a '95 ford escort but it's better then the '86 toyota corrola i had when i smoked. i hope that helps a little bit.</blockquote>