Or, drink a glass of water each time the urge to smoke occurs. Also, try hiding your cigarettes in places where you ordinarily wouldn't look for them, such as in the trunk of your car, down in the basement or in a bureau drawer. You will then have to make a conscious effort to look for them, and hopefully, this will be troublesome enough so that you will smoke fewer of them. Also, from now on, buy cigarettes by the single pack only and not by the carton. The added inconvenience may deter you even more.
Weight gain is a frequent problem for smokers who are quitting.
This is because food tastes better and also helps to satisfy an oral craving. So avoid sweets and other fattening foods, and use low calorie, healthful ones instead, e.g., chew carrots or celery sticks. Start an exercise program to burn off those calories. Exercise also reduces stress and anxiety. By providing an alternative source of nicotine, without the other harmful additives found in tobacco products, they allow the smoker to concentrate on overcoming psychological and social factors of the smoking habit.