Just had to post this to celebrate -- it was 1 year ago today that I quit smoking.

wow, peg, that is terRIFfic! You must be very proud of yourself. And you've done such great things for yourself and your family in quitting. way to go!

Congrats to Peg, WOW, I can't wait till I'll be able tosay this. It's only 3 weeks for me. Has it gotten easier?

Tanya

Thats awesome! Congrats.

I do feel great compared to a year ago!

Does it get easier? Yes and no. Yes, the cravings are few and far between now. But don't ever kid yourself into believing -- no matter how many years it's been -- that you can EVER just 'take a drag'. I was stupid enough to do that once. I smoked for 10 years and quit for 11! Then, during a very stressfull time in my life, I 'just took one drag'. I was at the point where I never craved them any more, smoke smelled so awful, and I could not stand to be around smoke. I expected it to taste awful, and to choke and cough. Boy was I wrong -- it tasted SO GOOD!!! And I was hooked again! At first just a couple of drags, then 'borrowing' one from a friend once in a while. After about 3 months of that, I bought my first pack again. It took several tries and 7 years to quit again!

So, yes, it does get easier, but no it never goes completely away. Once you've been a smoker, you can never have 'just one'.