That’s why I came to FR first! The non-smokers here will set you straight in a heartbeat.
Randy, we’re here for you.
And by reading your posts, it sounds like weight gain is a major concern for you if you quit smoking, so you will need to exercise and adjust your diet if necessary, but if you are sedentary, start with the short walk after dinner and work your way up to a reasonable activity level if this is the case to keep the weight off.
With the cigs, you will need to taper down, and with the physical aspects, you will need to increase your physical activity to avoid the weight gain that you are concerned with along with examining your diet and avoiding sugar and “bad” carbohydrates which basically turn to fat and put on the weight.
As I mentioned in my post above, there are many aspects to successfully quitting.
I tried cold-turkey and while it works for some people, it made me miserable and I craved cigs 24/7 and failed every time I tried that method, but everyone is different.
Post #72 by “sockhead” also contains some very good advice.
Again, good luck and when you get the urge, take a walk and/or think about the positives of being a non-smoker.
And find yourself a big glass jar to start filling up with money!