Congratulations to both of you - that's wonderful.

That is a wonderful anniversary, 1 year smoke free.

Thank you for sharing that. You two climbed a tall mountain, together! Reason to celebrate.

Good for you, tooting your horn. You may inspire others.

Great news!

Congratulations! I admire anyone who can quit!

Toot away-that is great for the both of you!

Did the cold turkey thing years ago and have never regretted it. Have you noticed the clinging smoke smell in your home that you'll be glad to lose? So many good points about not smoking - mostly your health. Keep up the good work!

Congratulations!

That is AWESOME!!! Congrats! Putting on a couple of pounds comes with the territory, but while chewing ice can be just the result of nervousness from quitting, it can also be a sign of an iron (or possibly a calcium) deficiency, so you may want to at least run the issue past your physician.

Congratulations on a wonderful achievement!! I wish DH would quit, but I doubt that will ever happen. On February 2, 2005, I had my last cigarette...so I just passed the 12-year mark. It was hard, but worth it.

Congrats to you and your hubby.

That is a great accomplishment and congratulations. I quit 30 years ago cold turkey but once in a while I still get tempted.

My dear mother smoked from the time she was 16, and she lived to be 80 years. She stopped smoking as she became ill with emphysema and was tethered to an oxygen tank, but she still missed it. She told me she enjoyed every single cigarette she smoked. It's a terrible addiction. Hard to believe the human body could tolerate that abuse for so many decades.

To those of you who gave it up, my heartfelt congratulations on having the personal power to do it.

Way to go!

Congrats!!!!

Thanks everyone. The support has been great.

What is really great is that both you and DH were committed and doing it together.

It would be so hard to quick while a spouse was still smoking.

Congratulations. Keep up the good work.

So nice. Don't settle for only a horn, bring in the whole band.

Congratulations! You and DH have done yourselves a great favor by quitting. And, I might add, it benefits many other people who now get to breathe smoke-free air.

What a tremendous accomplishment, gal!

That is an accomplishment to be proud of -- congratulations!

Good on you! Both of you! You beat the addiction.

(I smoked lightly from age 20 to age 30. I thought it was a harmless habit. I only realized I was addicted when I quit.)

Yay!!! Congratulations.

You both should pat each other"s backs, so much more romantic lol.

Congrats - that's an awesome accomplishment for both of you!

Kudos to you both. Hope you lead long,healthy lives together.

Contgrats, you both deserve a medal! I've watched many friends/co-workers try to beat this addiction. Some seem to be able, yet others want it so badly and just can't.

Yea for both of you. My hubby was a smoker for many years so I know how hard this can be.. stand tall and proud!!

Good for you both!!!! You'll never regret doing this. I go to pulmonary rehab 3 times weekly - have been doing this for 10 years. My respiratory problems are not caused by smoking but just about everyone else there has problems that were caused by it. To watch them slowly walk in with their oxygen tanks just breaks my heart. If young people can see how "glamorous" the later life of a smoker is, they might think about quitting.

Not an easy accomplishment but sounds like you both have it beat! Congrats!

DH and I both quit some years ago and I still occasionally get a momentary urge but he never does. He says he feels as if he never was a smoker.

That is just wonderful!

Wow! I love a success story!

I know from personal experience--long ago--how hard it is, but you did it!!!

Happy for you!

Congratulations! As one who had both parents suffer with lung cancer, I'm especially happy for you.

Congratulations to you and your DH! Keep on tooting! I also quit cold turkey in 1981 after smoking for about 10 years. So happy I did that. Eventually turned into a health nut about what I ate and started running and working out.

Congratulations! What a great V-Day gift to give each other.

Well done. My husband died at 58 and I have no doubt in my mind that it was a lifetime of smoking that killed him. It's a VERY difficult habit to break, but it's the best gift you can give yourself.

Congratulations to both of you on this hard-won and worthwhile achievement.

As for not just tooting the horn but bringing in the whole band to celebrate ...

... now, with the healthier lungs, you'll be better able to get into that band.

But ... would you find it not helpful to go out on a toot, to celebrate? That kind would be O.K., I guess.

ole joyful

Hurray for you! My ex was a lifelong smoker. Now he has had major heart surgery and kidney failure. He can barely get out of a chair and he is only 70, a time when a lot of retirees are enjoying life. Not him. I almost feel bad for his SO, whose time is spent caring for him. Rotten old cigarettes.