you're doing the right thing - instead of smoking, you're using a nicotine replacement and venting - WELL DONE - you know, those cravings seem like they last a long time but they really don't......and you are going to notice fewer and fewer cravings as you handle these crises without that health-compromising crutch.......WELL DONE!!!

N.O.P.E. <--------- NOT ONE PUFF EVER!!!

things are rough right now and i was near tears getting through it, but i did it. i could have easily bummed a smoke, but i'll take the discomfort over throwing away the effort i've put into this.

and I mean, over and over

http://whyquit.com/joel/Joel_01_07_smoke_for_stress.html

good motivation there.

Joel Spitzer's library covers all excuses!

Good for you keep it up. I so wish my husband would quit.

just making sure!!!

i quit on a whim and have been able to make it through.

good luck with your husband.

He's just not ready yet.

You however sound like you're ready. Good for you. It can't be easy.

I have lost 70 lbs since August. I knew I needed to for a long time, just wasn't ready until then. He will get there some day.

when i had my physical last year the doc didn't bust on me because she understood that.

You're doing good if you've made it for 3 weeks. The craving will start to lessen.

but i'm so grateful to my mom for sending me all that gum. it really saved my butt today.

but each day is a wee bit easier.

been quit almost 6 years and I never crave a smoke. Even when I walk by somebody smoking. One of the best things I ever did getting rid of the 'mokes.

Using both pen and patch.
I made the decision that a cigarette will never again touch my lips. When you actually say those words out loud it's very reaffirming.

it's a thought i've had plenty of times, just haven't said it out loud yet.

you are one cigarette away from being a smoker again. As every day goes by you will be tempted less and less. But it's a long process. I quit 12 years ago and I still think of it occasionally.

Best of luck to you.

i'm really not interested in being a smoker again. i'm feeling better than i have in a long time but i don't expect the thoughts to ever fully go away

In the early days of quitting it would have been too tempting
in the later days of quitting it simply stank to high heaven.
I found I was not comfortable around smoking areas, and there were a couple of people who could not deal with my no smoking in the home, they stopped coming around.

coffee...I had to quit coffee for awhile....went to tea..too much association with a cig.

not allowed under our leases, although we did cheat on especially cold nights during the winter. it's the smell on my clothes rather than the smoke itself that bothers me when i leave somewhere there's smoking inside.

it doesn't bother me to be around smoking and i vape in the smoking area at work.

i can see coffee being a trigger, but it will be pried out of my cold, dead hands. i like that vaping allows me to keep that morning routine of caffeine and nicotine. i'll dial back the level at some point, but want to feel stable with the no cig thing first.

Whatever gets you through the night
It's alright, It's alright!

Focus forward and keep going.
Believe me you will never forgive yourself if you have even one puff.

but really wasn't vested in it. this time i am and don't want to let myself down.

it vaporizes nicotine liquid. i can get my fix without the cigs.

You're doing just great. I'm so impressed! The hardest part is over, hopefully!

it's a bit easier each day and i'm noticing a small decrease in how frequently i use the pen.

each day is one day further away from those cigs

Had some hard days too, but getting thru and feeling good overall.

Stick with it! Rooting for you!