How I did it: I took little baby steps.  I'd quit for a few weeks but start back up again.  So I decided that every once in a while I'd cut back.  For instance, I stopped smoking in the morning.  If I didnt smoke first thing, I tended to smoke less throughout the day.  A while later, I stopped smoking at work.  Once I figured out how to take breaks that didnt involve cigarettes, it was easy.  Then I stopped smoking in my car. (Very hard, but now I sing in the car more) Then I just quit buying cigarettes and only smoked when my husband went out to smoke.  So basically, I was only smoking three or four a day.  Then I picked a quit day for complete nicotine freedom.  I signed up at nixfixer, they have some good advice.  The hardest part was when I was drinking.  It wasnt hard though, after I had quit smoking during other activites.  Also, my sister in law was quitting some of her vices, and she has two kids to deal with AND withdraws, so whenever I felt sorry for myself I'd think about how much harder it is for her.  Anyway, it worked. 

Lessons & tips: Gum and lozenges and patches didnt really work for me, they just made me feel insane. 

Resources: Nixfixer.com

Mar 01, 2009, 10:08PM PST | 0 comments | 2 cheers