Here are a bunch of tips and a few other facts about smoking.

http://www.dailystrength.org/groups/good-posts

Welcome to the group.

Welcome to the 'family' of quitters.The best advise I can give you is to plan ahead how you will handle difficult emotions that trigger you to smoke. The link that Grannie sent you is for Good Posts. There is so much information and advise there so I suggest you start reading. Keep your mind and hands busy, stay away from smokers at least for the first month. Please know you are not alone in this journey. We ALL have been exactly where you are now. We all started on day one.With the help of Chantix and this amazing group of supporters, I am now over 3 years cigarette free...you can do it too.Join us for daily roll call and pledge. It is a great way to be accountable.

Welcome to our family!! You will get a lot of information in the group and make some friends also!!

I quit smoking one month AFTER my dad passed away (call me crazy). I had kept putting off my quit for almost 2 years, but enough was enough. The key is planning cuz you will get cravings and have triggers....know how you will handle them when they come.
Keep yourself busy, busy, busy. Change up your routine. Have an incentive and post it where you can see it often. Throw out ALL cigarettes, ash trays, lighters, etc.
Do not go out to the smoking spots with friends or family.
Know that when you get a urge that it will last for around 5 minutes.....so keep busy!!!!!
KEEP POSITIVE!!!!! If you look at your quit like you are losing your best friend, chances are you will fail. If you keep positive and hang onto your sense of humor, your chances are higher at staying quit.
Check in daily for the check in and pledge....it keeps you honest and responsible to yourself and others. Come here as often as necessary for support and venting.....sharing victories is always good as well.
Welcome to our little group of quitters! We are an awesome group!!!!

I find distraction gets me through the difficult cravings.

Oh, and also, just plain whining about it to people who will listen and encourage me:)

hi and welcome. Congrats on your decision to quit. Do some reading on whyquit.com because knowledge is power when you are fighting this addiction
Have some strategies worked out for when you are stressed or sad so that you dont slip up and smoke.
I used deep breathing and sipping from a water bottle to help with stress and I gave myself small rewards to deal with sadness
Download a quitmeter that will help you stay motivated and track your quit. Come here each day for the pledge and rollcall as that will keep you motivated and accountable
Remember you can do this its hard but its doable and your lungs will love you for it
Hugsssssssssss Deb