Originally posted by catland

1. Don't kid yourself by saying that you are "quitting smoking". Either smoke or don't smoke.
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5. Quitting is terribly hard, but the rewards are so worth it.

Good luck
I quit smoking last year in May and I know for sure I will never smoke again. It was hard to decide to quit, but I can relate to Catland point 1. It works only if you just stop and that's it. Cutting the number of cigarettes doesn't work, or at least it didn't work for me.
I started smoking in the University in Romania - they used to smoke EVERYWHERE, on the street, in the dormitory and what I found strange inside the University. I had to smoke, it was unbearable to inhale others' smoke. When I returned to Moldova, I tried to quit 3 times by limiting the number of cigarettes per day. Ha-ha, I just started smoking less, but I was craving for one when somebody else was smoking. Last year, on May 15, I said to my friends: To celebrate the International Day without Smoking (May 31) I will not smoke until that day! Because it just worked so well, I decided not to smoke a cigarette again in my life. I am not sure, if I would try again if I could stop, so, why not quit for good now, while I can.

Good luck to all those who want to quit. It's easy when you don't let a small gate for yourself to come in and out. (I hope it's not confusing )