Sure, I would tell her you're going to try to quit.
Now - my spiel that I give my patients: 1) Smoking is a HABIT. You are trained like Pavlov's dog to want a cigarette in certain situations. You can't expect to sit in the same place at the same time of day with the same cup of coffee and not have your brain start screaming "Where's my cigarette? I ALWAYS have a cigarette when I sit here with my coffee!" So be proactive and change as many of those triggers as you can. Take a walk on your break, eat breakfast in a different room, drink iced coffee instead of hot, whatever. If you usually smoke in the car - that's harder to change the environment (unless you want to buy a new Lexus )so keep a giant box of gum in the car. If you usually smoke while you talk on the phone, move the phone to another room and keep some knitting or something next to it to occupy your hands.
2) Drugs and patches work fine for the withdrawal, but what trips up many smokers is exactly what tripped you up - stress. People smoke for stress reduction. If you don't learn other methods of stress reduction and start practicing them NOW, you're not gonna take up yoga a year from now when the dog gets hit by a truck. Find what works for you - yoga, meditation, boxing, running, bubble baths, whatever - but PRACTICE stress reduction on a regular basis. This way you'll be prepared the next time a major stressor hits.
Good luck to you!!!! My dad died of a heart attack at 51 as a result of his 4 pack a day cigarette habit, so I am always excited when someone quits
)so keep a giant box of gum in the car. If you usually smoke while you talk on the phone, move the phone to another room and keep some knitting or something next to it to occupy your hands.
My dad died of a heart attack at 51 as a result of his 4 pack a day cigarette habit, so I am always excited when someone quits 
