...smoking, a year ago today. I feel better and my health has improved.
I tried various ways to quit for more than 50 years that I smoked. None worked. Here's how I did it.
Starting in the fall of 2014, I stopped habit smoking. That's the cigarette that you don't really crave, but smoke out of habit only - the one you have with your coffee in the morning, the one you smoke after dinner, etc. At the same time, I resolved to not smoke in the car (I never smoked in the house.)
After a month or so, I found that I had cut smoking by about 50 percent. I was only smoking when I had a strong craving to do so. Then, I started to smoke only half the cigarette. I would put it out and leave it for the next time I really had to have one. And when I did, I smoked the other half.
At this point, I had gone from a pack-a-day habit to two packs a week.
After a month or so of that, I started taking only 2 or 3 drags on the cigarette and then butting it, saving it for the next craving.I did this for about four weeks until it was really easy for me to take just a puff on a cigarette, and then put it out.
On Jan. 14, 2015, I butted my last smoke, threw away the pack and all the lighters. I haven't had a smoke since. Slowly weaning myself off smoking worked for me. I hope it does for you too.