I am not sure if the information i am sharing will help anyone,as its all subjective
For a 20 a day smoker,who played tennis and cycled to his job each day,smoking seemed like a vice I had earned."Balanced out" with the physical activity and work related issues.Perhaps you balance it out with the stress you endure,perhaps a permanent state of stress is perpetual and a cigarette helps you through it.What made me quit was not my health,it was not the money.It was a strange sense that I could have a better existence without being joined at the hip to these little white monsters,which if we are honest,do they make you feel that much better?
Cigarettes fill a void,a hole within ourselves, for whatever reason we smoke.If we look into ourselves we need them due to the nicotine,but for other reasons as well.Its not just nicotine,a cigarette is a friend on a cold rainy morning, or a comfortable arm round the shoulder at the end of a hard days work.If you replace the cigarette void with something else, you will reap the rewards and I guarantee you will feel better, but not isolated to a physical feeling of health, it will transcend into feeling mentally stronger,and knowing you don't have to fall back on a cigarette in a time of stress, or simple boredom.
On the flip side It turns out i cant stand milk with my new sense of taste which sucks! Dont have a "last ciggerette" simply means you still want them.Throw away that pack and start right now.