I am going to quit smoking when I wake up in the morning, any suggestions?

I am tired of smoking and realize everyday I am making an excuse to not quit. Lately my throat hurts in the morning and my chest feels a bit heavy. I have been smoking for 8 years now and I realized it went far past that brief time of smoking with my friends after school. I always thought I would stop smoking….but I didn’t.

I have tried quitting before and I didn’t like the light headed feeling, lack of concentration, dizzy head so I gave up. This time I am going to prepare for that and I really feel I want this to be over. I feel like my whole life revolves around a cigarette and thats sad.

So question is, for those of you who have quit what are some tips, help, advice, anything that will aid me in getting through a month of not smoking and keeping it that way.

For me it’s more the habit of smoking and a way to kill time when I am bored then it is the nicotine.

I’m actually scared to do this but I know it needs to be done for my own health and wallet, not to mention the people around me that I love.