Smokefree in 2008

I started a stop smoking venue 12 months ago and unfortunately relapsed for two weeks but being determined to crack it I returned in the New Year to succeed.  I used to smoke 20 cigarettes a day and since taking Champix I have not smoked for seven months.

I am feeling great now and I am delighted I don't smell of smoke all the time.  I hated the smell on my hair and clothes and inside my home, my husband doesn't smoke and I was really conscious of it.  I did start to put on a bit of weight but joined a gym to help the problem and because I have more energy I am also playing squash and going swimming.  Every day activities are a lot easier to do and I am not becoming breathless like I used to.  I had a smoker's cough and bad wheezing which has now gone and I feel a lot healthier.

The support I receive from Lynne and the group is very important to me and meeting everyday people in the same position as myself is helping and encouraging me.