Quit Smoking Timeline

Mark your one-year anniversary on a calendar and celebrate it. Going public helps you stick with your quit.
One year smoke-free is a genuine occasion. Besides your birthday, you now have another day you can get special attention, and hear congratulations and compliments. Tell people that you have been smoke-free for one year. Maybe they don't make a card for it, but they should. This is one time when it's okay to blow your own horn. And, in fact, it makes you less likely to ever pick up another cigarette. You can share your story here so you can inspire others to stick to their plan to quit. Read the stories of successful quitters.

Now you can realize the financial impact of not smoking: savings in the thousands.
Even if you live some place where cigarettes are $5 a pack and you smoked just a pack a day, the math is all on your side now. Your savings are over $1,800. Elsewhere at close to $10 a pack, your savings are $3,650. That's a tidy sum to put in the bank where it can earn interest over time. Or consider giving yourself the special reward you've been planning for your efforts.

Most people try several times before they finally reap the benefits of quitting for good. Even those who have made it a day, a week, or a month — have made it.
Quitting smoking is a process. You can't turn off a switch and be done with it. So if you are among those not quite celebrating a complete success at one year, then celebrate your desire to quit and determination to keep at it. For some people, the second or third attempt at quitting is the one that works. The important thing is that you don't give up. Learn from your mistakes, take a harder look at your triggers and use more of the support and tools Nicorette offers. Make the adjustments that can help you stay a quitter. Choose a new quit date and then try again. The next time, you may be able to quit for good. You can succeed. You just haven't succeeded yet.