Quitting smoking is a journey many will embark on every year and fail, or at least feel like failures. One thing to remember is that just because you can't quit smoking "cold turkey" or without help does not make you a failure. The success rate of people quitting cold turkey is not that great, and then the percentage of them staying quit is even lower.

So listed next you will find a quick action plan that you can use to quit smoking, you will find quit smoking tips and suggestions, as well as a week by week plan. If you follow this plan, and stay 100% committed to it, your chances of quitting and staying quit are catapulted dramatically.

1. Right down your why(s), knowing why you are quitting is huge. It will keep you focused and on the right track.

2. Tell Your Family and Friends, tell them what you are doing, and ask for their support. They should be enthusiastic about your decision, and keep you positive and support you throughout your entire journey.

3. Get Rid of Everything Smoking, by disposing of things that remind you of smoking you are keeping it further from your mind, and helping the habit part of it go away.

4. Gradually Decrease Your Nicotine Intake, by decreasing your nicotine intake you will be changing the amount of nicotine that your body is expecting everyday.

Week by Week Plan:

Week 1: Do the numbers 1 through 3 listed above

Week 2: Start by figuring out how many cigarettes you smoke daily and decrease that amount by 25% for the entire week. Start a new hobby, exercise, scrap booking, whatever you enjoy.

Week 3: Now decrease your nicotine intake another 25% from the previous week. Make it a point that every time you get a craving to go work on your hobby, go for a walk, etc.

Week 4: Decrease the amount another 25%. You should be feeling a lot better by now, with taking in a lot less nicotine, one more thing for this week, only smoke on either odd or even hours of the day, while smoking 25% less than you did last week. Continue your hobby, and get some healthy snacks. Now with the cravings, work on your hobby and start eating healthier.

Week 5: This is the final week, no smoking this week. This week will not be as hard as you think it will. By continuing to work on your hobby and eating the healthy snacks, you could also add eating healthy meals, it will make this final week very easy and successful.

Remember a relapse is not a failure, only a bump in the road. Continue to push forward, and you will prevail. There is nothing wrong with seeking help, there are plenty of programs out there to help you be successful, don't be ashamed of using them.

Scott Hughes

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