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for the last 5 years? Yeah cause that will work.
Well I tried changing everything the first time and let me tell you what it got memiserable. I hated waking up everyday. No coffee, can't drink alcohol, can't hang out with friends (they all smoke). What was the point? So this time I said to Hell with that and changed two things. I quit smoking and I did not drink alcohol for the first month. I am at my weakest when I drink and I did not want to get drunk and give in.

I also recommend taking those $6+ dollars that you would normally spend on your cigarettes and stashing it away so that you can do something nice for you. I did this for the first month. After that I didn't just because I wanted to get used to having that extra income. For me it was an extra $250 a month!
I have been cigarette free for going on three months now and I am happy. I won't lie. I still crave it and I still envy people when I see them enjoying one, but I can actually play a game of basketball with my kids now without struggling to breath and without stopping for a smoke. I can see how proud my children are every time someone lights up and I don't. That alone was worth it.

So let's recap what I recommend:
1) You must really want to quit
2) Set a date
3) Get the supplies you need (Patches, gum, lozenges)
4) Give up drinking for at least a month (not totally)
5) Do not make drastic changes that will make you hate getting up in the morning
6) Know that you are not craving the nicotine. You are getting that from you gum, patch, etc. You are struggling with the oral addiction and come one you are strong enough to beat that!
7) Do reward yourself by putting away the money you would spend on cigarettes and doing something nice for yourself.

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