DID I MENTION THAT IT HAS BEEN 1 MONTH????

[big-cat]

32 DAYS exactly that I have been smoke free.  Yes, and I can't believe it.  Hard....Yes IT has been extremely hard. Has it become alittle easier. Yes YEs most of the time.  I still have those moments that I think I could smoke the hell out of a cig..But I will not.  Some days I even forget to put my patch on.  I make it thru.  I probably could go completely without t them.  I am now on7mg. I guess I am so afraid that I would eventually smoke.  I have tried so many times and have ended up smoking.  I do feel this is the time.  No more for me.  You finally have to realize that you can never have that one puff ever again.  If you do then you go back to being a smoker.  My next zinger that I am adding is to start exercising at a minimum of 3 times a week.  Yes, and that does not mean in the house  with a video or on a mat doing some exercises.  I means after work going somewhere to exercise.  If the weather is good then outside is fine...if not then I have to go to a gym.   In 3 or 4 months I don't want to wonder who my friend is around my middle.  Everyone hang in there and be proud of each day that we are smoke free.

[sesposito]

Fabulous work w/not smoking, keep it up and keep posting blogs. It is inspiring.

Just a tip with the gym....I pack a gym back before work every morning and keep the bag in my car. I head right to the gym after work, no excuses, and am able to hit the gym on average 6x a week.

My obsessive compulsiveness with the gym is part of my desire to kick the smoking habit. However, an actual trigger point is before and after a great workout! Talk about making absolutely no sense! So, when you do hit up the gym, let me know how it feels to BREATH before & after a great workout!

[sesposito]

Fabulous work w/not smoking, keep it up and keep posting blogs. It is inspiring.

Just a tip with the gym....I pack a gym back before work every morning and keep the bag in my car. I head right to the gym after work, no excuses, and am able to hit the gym on average 6x a week.

My obsessive compulsiveness with the gym is part of my desire to kick the smoking habit. However, an actual trigger point is before and after a great workout! Talk about making absolutely no sense! So, when you do hit up the gym, let me know how it feels to BREATH before & after a great workout!

[anacondahead]

Yes, you are correct. The fastest way to go back to smoking is to have 'just one'. That does not work. You are a life-long nicotine addict, like the rest of us.

You'll be just fine as long as you keep your promise to yourself and not go anywhere near tobacco products! Best wishes to you!