Visible and immediate rewards of quitting
Quitting helps stop the damaging effects of tobacco on your appearance including:

• premature wrinkling of the skin
• bad breath
• stained teeth
• gum disease
• bad smelling clothes and hair
• yellow fingernails

Kicking the tobacco habit also offers benefits that you'll notice immediately and some that will develop gradually in the first few weeks. These rewards can improve your day-to-day life substantially:

• Food tastes better.
• Sense of smell returns to normal.
• Ordinary activities no longer leave you out of breath (climbing stairs, housework, etc.)

Source: Quitting Smoking, www.cancer.org