* Next, decide on specific time and date when to quit smoking. It can be immediately or after specific event or time. Stick to your decision.

* Inform family and friends about your decision. Take it up as a challenge and do not go back on it.

* Follow specific pattern of eating. Avoid fatty foods and do not indulge in any substitute foods for smoking. Drink lots of water and refrain from too much tea or coffee.

* Make exercises like walking, swimming, and jogging an integral part of your daily routine. Practice mental relaxation techniques like yoga, meditation, and breathing exercises.

* Keep a specific reward as an incentive for quitting smoking. Do not reward immediately the day you stop smoking. Rather, reward should be scheduled for few weeks after that date. Reward could be a CD, dining at a restaurant, going for a vacation, watching a movie, or anything that you like very much.