Strategies

I found online that I can use the following things to help with the mission.

Make a Plan: Quiting cold turkey. No ifs, buts or excuses. After 3 months I'll be free.

Change your Environment: set food I'm okay with eating a lot of in front of me (ie. nuts, fruit, veggies) always have a sketch pad near by and when ever on the computer open a window to this blog.

Enlist Help: Call someone, write on the blog

Avoid Triggers: Don't be alone (I'd never chew and spit in front of anyone), I get nervous if I didn't do anything I needed to get done in a day so I'm making an achievements box to remind myself I did do something, practice saying positive things to myself

Find a Substitute: Play piano, sketch, sing, bite lip, pick self with pin, mold something out of clay, dance, pet dog, write, paint, sleep, hump a pillow, go for a walk, and close eyes and dream

Understand There Will Be Relapses: This one I like the least but if it's bound to happen and is just part of the process I'll accept this and use what happens to learn from and figure out what can be done to avoid having that happen again. In quite smoking groups they say "Relapse is part of the process"

So far it's been a few hours and I'm eating, avoiding all other important things that I need to be doing and drinking tea.  Maybe the first day is just as hard as the 30th day. I'm going to make it to 10pm tonight.