This time last year I was such a mess.... off sick from work for weeks, losing weight, repeated chest infections..early signs of COPD on chest xray. And major stress at work. I coped by smoking and I knew it was killing me.
I put in for retirementa year early, started taking Champix on Feb 22, and smoked my last cig on Feb 28 last year. I found this site, which has been a lifeline.
I expected to feel better not smoking but instead I felt worse. So I just plodded thru each day feeling like death warmed up. As the weeks passed I noticed I was getting my energy back, could taste and smell again. And I was actually doing it this time!!
Now I can't imagine behaving like I did last year...shivering outside just to smoke that first/last cig of the day, the money/time/energy I wasted just to keep that habit. Big changes over the last year, good ones. I've got my life back, thank you all for helping me get here!!.
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taurean7
2 Years Smoke Free
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Love it!!! Don't miss the stress and challenges of work one bit, especially driving in these winters. Now I can pick my days out to suit the weather. No more white-knuckle trips, thank God.
Finally have time to try out loads of new recipies I'd been saving. I've baked and cooked until my freezer is full, never ate so good.
Spring is coming and I'm planning my new garden. Really missed that living in an apartment. I can't wait to get my hands in the dirt again!! Meanwhile I'm quilting up a storm (new hobby).
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One Year Anniversary :)
Oh , suddenly a sense of struggling and weird feelings 
Smokey
Almost forgot but...
Day 11 champix, day 1 smoke free