Hi Julie! Welcome to the group! You've come to the right place to find help. If you really, really want to quit you can do it. It's really a matter of mind over matter. The first week is called hell week for a good reason. It's hard....probably the hardest thing you've ever done. Just keep thinking of all the reasons you don't want to smoke anymore, take deep breaths...they are so calming...not so much that you faint, but you know what I mean. Keep busy with something interesting. Drink lots of water and let yourself eat whatever appeals to you. I know that's not good, but I probably wouldn't have made it had I not eaten some goodies along the way. I now have to lose the 12 lbs. that I gained in 6 months, but I'm doing that, too. You'd be surprised how much will power you attain by successfully quitting smoking.