sugarfig is doing everything she should've done all last month.
I am so proud of you for doing this. Even though I still do enjoy smoking a cigarette with you at the bar every once in a while :P
How to quit Smoking
It made me
exuberant 
"a little tough at times, but so friggin worth it"
How I did it: I actually used 43 things a LOT to help. Reading about other people doing the same thing I was helped immensely. Also, I kept reminding myself of all the nasty things smoking does to you. Perhaps a little vain, it was the more shallow things that did it for me: having an aura of stench around you, having fingers develop a permanent yellow tinge, developing nasty smoker's wrinkles around your mouth (the big one for me). Also, adding up all the money I'd save in just a month was a good motivator.
I also thought about how I wanted to NOT be a smoker when I have children eventually. I grew up with my mother smoking, and I remember how horrible it was when we'd ride in the car with her, etc. I didn't want to do that to my children, especially when considering the statistics on how much more likely children are to smoke when one of their parents model that behavior to them during formative years.
There have been a handful of times since I quit that I'll have a smoke when out drinking, but I don't feel bad about this (pretty rare anyway). I know I will NEVER be a smoker again.
And it's true what they say about the 'three day hump'. It takes three days for nicotine and other chemicals to evacuate your system, those three days being the hardest since you are experiencing detox and the effects of physical addiction. After that, it's all psychological and social habit. Use some self-talk when you're feeling weak.
Resources: 43 things
