I could never judge you - I smoked for 14 years. Started at 18, quit at 32.

I quite, then took up mountain biking. Best thing I ever did.

Two things - First - there is nothing wrong with trying and not succeeding - you're learning about what works for you. Second - When you are truly ready to quit, you will know it and you will quit. I knew the last time I quit and "stayed quit" that that was it. I used nicorette. It was not easy - I actually had a harder time with handling stress than I did the oral fixation. I finally realized that it was the act of inhaling (aka deep breathing) that relaxed me and once I started working on that, I was able to better deal with my stress.

Have fun riding!!