Day 3

This is my third day of the serious quit smoking process. I have gotten myself so deep into it again that I need to dig out in stages.

stage 1: quit smoking in the car.
That's were I do it the most. I have been chowing on sunflower seeds as much as I can while driving and the impact has been pretty good. I'm down 30% and the night coughs have started..but my mouth is soo raw that it hurts to the touch

Stage 2: cut back and concentrate
Once I am not smoking in the car AT ALL for one week, I'll start working on the first and last one of the day....extending the time before the first and making sure that the last one is earlier and earlier in the day.

Stage 3: Time it right
My most successful quit was when I decided I wanted to see how long I could go without one. It was timed perfectly at the end of the night and someone bummed my last one. I decided NOT to stop and get another pack on the way home...in the morning, I decided to see how long I could go. I didn't say "quit", I said "how long can I go before I buy another".

I went nearly 3 years. with a few drunken "slips" in between.