Dani, it is great that you have set a date. Try and change around a few routines now. When I had set my date, I started checking my email first with juice, THEN had my coffee and fix. After dinner I'd go for a walk THEN have my fix. You are a smart young woman to quit now. Best wishes to you.

Good for you to decide to quit now. You will be a non smoker for most of your life if you quit now.
Shell7 is right about the routines. Maybe try not to smoke in the car or in the house if you still do. You will be giving up a habit and changing it to something else.
Make this new routine become a habit. It will not happen overnight but it will continue to get easier.
Coming here really helps! I know you can do it and I promise you will never regret it.!! :)

....start devoting 10 or 20 minutes everyday to whyquit.com now, you will be inspired if not scared out of your whits to quit come December 13th!

Your're very smart for your age ! If you relapse , never let the addiction demon convince you that you can't live with out him ! Just continue on

I quit for a couple of months when I was 18 or 19. Wish I had not started back. But I did and smoked until I was 54. That was about 2 1/2 years ago.

I see a lot of stress, worry, and apprehension about your ability to quit. I know how you feel. All that is really wonderful, too, because it tells me you really do desire to quit. That desire is a necessary part of a successful quit. So, even though it may not feel like it now, you are off to a good start.

During the next few weeks, pay close attention to your smoking, to the details of the act. The heat on your fingers, lips, mouth, and throat. The sting in your throat and nose and eyes. Notice how the smoke you exhale has changed color. Know that what has changed is stuck in your lungs, possibly altering the DNA of your lung tissue. Notice the staining on your fingers and how it stinks. Check your clothes for burn holes. When you buy a pack, think what better use that money could go for. And remember all this. Call it up when you feel your quit is in danger.

Pay attention to when and why you smoke. Do you do it when you are bored, angry, annoyed, frustrated, after meals, leaving a store, or ??? After you quit, watch for those times approaching. When you recognize one, assume you are going to experience the Mother Of All Craves and be ready for it. What I've found is anticipated craves are always less than expected, if they happen at all.

Plan out some rewards. Rewards are very important, especially during the early stages of a quit. They help offset the missing effects of nicotine and the damage it has done to the pleasure/reward centers of your brain (damage that will be repaired over time). Rewards dont have to be expensive, or cost anything at all. All they have to do are make you happy with yourself, give you that warm and fuzzy feeling. Window shopping, a walk in the park, relaxing under a tree, browsing a bookstore, some extra time soaking in a tub, whatever works for you, Dani.

This is a tremendous gift you are giving to yourself and those who love you. Stay close and lean on people who know what youre going through. Your never-smoked friends wont have a clue and cant help, your smoking friends may actually feel threatened by your quit and may not help (may actually hinder). So come here as much as you can or desire to. If you can find a smoking cessation group local to you, that could provide more immediate support if needed.

Strength, peace, and blessings to you, Dani.
Shevie
Quit May, 2005