Keep a journal before you quit smoking to document your feelings about your habit. You want to include details about where you smoke most often, when you smoke, with whom and why. Review your diary after four or five days to identify feelings and circumstances that trigger your cravings for nicotine. Modify your behavior. Take the fun out of smoking.
Most people have favorite brands of cigarettes.
In the week or so leading up to your quit date, ditch your favorites for other, less-appealing varieties. For example, buy menthols if you normally don t smoke them. Buy low-tar filters or light versions of your favorite brand or try new, unusual brands that you ve never smoked before. Tell everyone you know you re quitting so that you can develop a network of family members, co-workers and friends who can support your efforts. Get rid of your smoking paraphernalia.