Right; I think they want you to track your habit so that you can most effectively plan for what to do when you get in those situations. Perhaps you track your cigarettes for a few weeks and it shows that you smoke most when you are stressed out, or maybe after eating a meal. That way you can plan and be prepared when the urges come up. I am in the same boat as you - wanted to quit after a big birthday party I'm having, but it suggested waiting till April as well. The only difficult thing for me is hoping to keep a good log of my smoking habits. I don't expect to track every single one, but hopefully can develop some statistics to show me when I smoke most.
By all means, don't think that because you're quit date is in April you have to smoke normally until then; I would say to try to resist your urges and just start thinking about why you get them, and brainstorming ideas of how to treat them.
Hope I helped a little, and best of luck to all of us!
Cheers,
Mike
