Interesting Stop-Smoking Plan

Last night I was chatting with a friend who recently (and successfully) stopped smoking, and they had an interesting plan that they followed; at least compared to things *I’ve* tried before, and I think I’m going to give it a shot.

For me at least, I know it’s not smart to try and just “Cold Turkey” quit – just cut them off. That will never work, and I’ll cave before 1 day is over with – I have to have a plan going in!

On previous attempts, I’ve always cut out “unnecessary” cigarettes, and kept “key” cigarettes.

For me key cigarettes are:

• In the morning before work
• In the Car on the way to work
• 10 AM at work
• Lunch
• 3 PM at work
• In the car on the way home from work
• After Supper
• Before bed.

Any additional cigarettes I’ve always felt were the “habit” cigarettes – something I did simply to “do something” with my hands/mouth. However my friend suggested giving up one “necessary” cigarette a day – perhaps every two days starting with the earliest one and ending with the latest one.

Let’s try it!

Today, I haven’t smoked a cigarette yet – but I will smoke one in the car on the way to work. I’ve just given up a “key” cigarette, and I can smoke as much as I want the rest of the day. Tomorrow, I won’t smoke in the morning before leaving for work or in the car on the way to work, the next day my first cigarette will be at lunch, and so on…

Let’s see how this goes!

Wish me luck! (It worked for my friend).