5 months and counting

It's been 5 months since I started the thread about quitting smoking. A few others were trying to quit at the same time. I find it a struggle every day but I still have not had a single smoke since December 5th 2012. I wonder if it will get any easier. An aquaintence (sp)? congratulated me the other day and I said thanks, but I feel that I won't be able to say I have quit smoking for at least a year from my last smoke if ever.
The weight gain has been slow but is there. At first I lost 8 lbs, but now I have gained that and 15 more back. I will work on that end of things after I am sure I have quit smoking.

So how is everybody else doing? Better than me I hope.

Jack