I was smoking for long time around 9 years, tried quitting for almost 2 years ...
and not smoking for last 3 years.. here are things which worked for me

1. Accept It

Accept that you are sick.
you are in control of Nicotine, you have already damaged your body, most of time its affecting your social life and relationships with people who you care or people who care for you.

I lost initial 5-6 years, as like others..i always told myself, its not a habit and i am different from other smokers and stop anytime. who are you fooling ?

2. Find many reasons to stop

anything ...just anything...you need to find a reason to stop.

for me, it was friends, then it was new year resolution, then it was my daughter....
i am doubtful that if i listen to my friends many a times, or kept any new year resolutions,
apart from this one.


3. Find a replacement

smoking is habit, disease and curse, it has its own world

for each time your mind say NO to 1 smoke, 10 things around make you beg for one.
the shop you stop over for your daily stock, your morning coffee, your friends at smoking place,
walk after lunch, break in long meeting ..and stars starting at you in night
...everything wants you to take just one puff.

I eat bananas, for every craving i can.
I said " i luv you" to my wife wherever I used to ask "can I smoke just one",
I found a new route to my office..

4. Breathing

we breath and we live..its basic of life..smoking destroys this balance of inhaling and exhaling air.
learn yoga, walk, exercise..go to place with fresh air...

Enjoy breathing

I always avoid preaching about smoking..
I very well remember my feeling for the guys who tried doing this to me...when I was smoking.
I know..everybody is different ..and there are different things works for everybody.

but if you are a smoker...and you have read..till this point..
in that case ..you have a problem and a already proven solution..try it...and share results..