I'm kind of late jumping on this boat but I may have a bit of inspiration for you. I was a smoker for almost ten years. At my peak I was rolling my own for two reasons- I could no longer afford prerolled smokes and I needed a stronger source. To give you an idea, I could rip the filter off a Marlboro Red and it felt like I was smoking a light. Then I was at the point where I would smoke half a cig, then I would get sick, and throw the rest away. Shortly after that point my wife became pregnant and I deemed it a great excuse to finally quit. I had quit once in the past by slowly cutting down the amount of cigs until one a day, at midnight- and it was like getting high. I quit for six months that time. This time I wanted it to be for good, because I wanted my wife to quit so the baby wouldn't be harmed. I knew if I continued to smoke, so would she. It took a LOT of convincing, but I managed to get her to quit too. We both quit cold turkey. For two weeks it was extremely hard to fight the nic cravings. After that, for a month or two, I still had a mental addiction (I like to call it). It was very hard getting used to not smoking after doing things I normally smoked after... you know, like waking up, eating, car rides, drinking, toking, social hang outs, sex, etc. There were times when I found myself smoking phantom cigs... my fingers looked like I was holding a cig and I would put my hand to my mouth and inhale... and then realize I wasn't really smoking. That was really strange. Well, my oldest son is getting close to the age of 3, so I have been cig free for almost four years. Wow. I can't actually believe that! To be honest with you, I have never felt better in my life. Ditch those, and you will experience a very noticable difference. You can do it man. Trust me. Now when I see people smoke, I think it makes them look so ugly. I used to think it was cool- which is why I started in the first place when I was like... 14. So now I am 27 and smoke free.

Also, a simple change can really help to motivate you. Today, my wife and I rearranged the living room furniture. We had always hated that our sofa had to sit directly in the middle of the room because there was only one cable outlet for the TV. Well, I hooked two long cables together and ran them along the edges of the room under the carpet/baseboard so we could put our entertainment center on the oposite wall, and push our couch against the larger wall where the TV was at first. Holy crap! I have a living room now. It looked so small before, but now it just opens up and really draws attention to the cathedral ceiling. A very homey feeling I have now. We moved our comfy chair by the window as a reading chair. Now my two sons have more room to play on the floor. Now, if I could only perform the same miracle in my music room...

I second the bring your lunch to work as oposed to eating out. I work as a painter. Everyone I work with eats out. I'm the only one who brings a lunch. A few guys have even nicknamed me "Lunchbox" as some sort of insult or whatever. I really don't care. I'm saving money and eating better. They're just jealous their wives don't make one for them! Hah! Previously I would have one soda and two bottles of water in my lunchbox. The soda would go with lunch, the water was used throughout the day. Then I swapped the water out for Gatorade (the kind you mix yourself). Water alone wasn't giving my body back the things I needed to work through the Louisiana heat. Not long ago I ditched my soda for an extra bottle of Gatorade. Mmm Gatorade. I hardly drink any soda anymore. I love juices and sweet tea (non-caff). With kids it's hard not to have a billion drink options in the fridge. I can't give up my bacon egg and cheese biscuit though. You can't make me. I'm sorry. That one I love too much. I only eat em about twice a month or so though.