Show Notes

"I've been smoking Quest 3 Nicotine Free cigarettes for four days now.  I probably still smoke almost as much as before, out of ritual..."

"Truth be told, these Quest 3 cigarettes are kind of lousy..."

"I'll be smoking Quest 3's for a few more days and I'll be back with an update."

Show Notes

"The third method I mentioned in the previous podcast, and the method I'll be using, is with Quest cigarettes.  Quest offers three levels of cigarettes (Quest 1 -- Low Nicotine, Quest 2 -- Extra Low Nicotine, and Quest 3 -- Nicotine Free).  According to Quest, this is not intended for quitting smoking, but rather for smokers who want less nicotine."

"Last week I switched from Marlboro Lights to Quest 1.  This week I switchd from Quest 1 to Quest 2.  One concern I had was that as I went to lower nicotine cigarettes, I might just smoke more of them.  However, that does not appear to be happening."

"This coming weekend I plan to switch from Quest 2 to Quest 3 and be nicotine free.  I'll be back to let you know how that goes."

Show Notes

"During my unsuccessful attempt last December, I thought of smoking as a habit.  Now, I think of smoking as an addiction.  I'm linking here to an article that suggests cigarette companies have been increasing the nicotine in cigarettes, perhaps just to make it harder for smokers to quit."

"So how do you quit your nicotine addiction?  There are three main methods:

1. Cold Turkey...
2. Nicotine Replacement Therapy...
3. Another method I recently found out about..."

Show Notes

This is the first TimeToQuit podcast in eight months.  My cold turkey quit attempt last December was unsuccessful because...

However, I am excited to begin a new plan.  To be continued...