'Why I binned the fags'

What finally happened to make you stop making excuses and set a quit date? Share your story below with other people who are determined to stop smoking too!

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  • "I woke one morning , made a brew & a roll up as usual & sparked up . But something just clicked in my head , I immediately stubbed my fag out in disgust & vowed never to smoke again . This time I mean it , this time - I WILL QIT SMOKING !!"
    Submitted by jokjok
  • "I started smoking when I was 12 years old and tried to quit many times over the next 15 years. Just the thought of quitting made me light up! And then I got pregnant. That was finally the motivation I needed to stop and I've never smoked since."
    Submitted by maya
  • "My stressful job was the main reason I smoked. Cigs were the 'reward' that kept me working until 1am. I smoked my last cigarette on the evening I left that job and haven't smoked since."
    Submitted by stubbuddies
  • "My dad was driving me to a restaurant and saw the fags in my bag. 'There's something I didn't know about you!' he said and I was ashamed that he knew. When he was told he had cancer and three months to live, I was a million times more ashamed. So I quit."
    Submitted by stubbuddies
  • "I remember being in the bath listening to the radio. Claire Rayner was on, talking about how stupid it was to smoke. And that, with all the bad things that can happen to you in life, why would you choose to do something bad to yourself? So I stopped."
    Submitted by stubbuddies
  • "I used to go outside for a sneaky fag thinking the kids didn't know what I was up to, but they my 4-year-old announced at dinner that when she was grown up she wanted to smoke in the garden like Mummy. I knew I couldn't hide it from the kids any longer!"
    Submitted by daniz39
  • "I work so hard and have 4 kids, so taking a fag break is a bit of me time."
    Submitted by daniz39
  • "I nearly fell off the wagon when I realised I was piling on the pounds but I joined my local running group instead and now I'm getting fit, too."
    Submitted by stubbuddies
  • "I've tried to stop smoking loads of times so I wasn't going to try again as surely it will only get harder. But my doctor says that each time I try I've got the same chance of success, especially if she helps me, and so far it's working!"
    Submitted by stubbuddies
  • "I was worried about being grumpy and annoying everyone around me but actually they'd rather put up with it than having to inhale my second-hand smoke so they don't mind as much as I thought they would."
    Submitted by stubbuddies
  • "If I don't smoke, I eat chocolate."
    Submitted by dani