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I have not quit yet.. I am mentally preparing myself and I am finding lots of good stuff on this site. Thank you for all the resources and information you all are providing. My quit date is May 29th.. I chose that date because that will be the day I am 21 days alcohol free. The alcohol had to go first as I smoke a lot when I drink and I drank everyday. I feel I have to eliminate as many triggers as I can. I smoke about 10 cigs a day. Misty 120 menthol ultra lights. I buy the long ones as I take a few puffs, maybe smoke 1/2 of it and put it out and then go back to it later. Anyway, just wanted to post and acknowledge my desire to quit for the 100th time.. this time I really MUST make this happen. I think quitting smoking will be harder than quitting alcohol, but that alone has given me confidence that I am strong enough to do this. I am tired of my hacking cough. I am tired of lying about smoking and hiding behind buildings and always thinking about where is the next place I can sneak a few puffs. I am 63 years old and thought in 1968 smoking was really cool as most of us on this site as a baby boomer probably can relate to. Except for short periods of time when I was expecting babies I have smoked consistently and tried to quit consistently. So, what does it really feel like to be smoke free?? How do you fill in your time and can I do this without gaining a ton of weight? Has anybody tried hypnosis? I really don't want to take prescription drugs. A friend tried Chantix and he got so depressed he was almost suicidal. Anyway, thanks again and am sure I will visit this site quite a lot during my journey to being smoke free. G