Congrads Tess, I smoked for 27 years and after trying to give the bloody things away several times, my son finally gave me the encouragement I needed and I have not had a smoke for seven years now.
the one thing I did come to realise is you can try to give them up as many times as you like but you wont succeed unto you are actually ready to quit, then the journey to break the habit is not as hard as you think.
I should also say the other peoples advice is excellent keeping your hands busy does take your mind off reaching into your pocket or purse looking for the cigs, so keep up the good work, one last thing wait to you get your taste buds back and you suddenly realise what you have been missing
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