Shetiva,
I'm going through the same deal. I'm on day 53 and I'm 75, and a life long smoker. When I get the pangs here and there, i try to change the subject--that is, I stop doing whatever it is I'm doing and do something else. The pangs are getting to be fewer, but the big one says, "Take a puff of one, and see what you've given up; it will refresh your mind that you quit for a reason" That's Junkie talk for sure. I could go into a litany of all the positives that have happened in the past 53 days, but as you know, we smokers will accept any excuse to smoke. I've read Carr's book, and something I remember is this: You smoke a cigarette and then smoke another one later to get to the same level that the first cigarette gave you, and you keep reaching that level, losing it, and then reach for it again with another cigarette. You don't smoke because you enjoy it.
I don't know if this might help, but when I'm having a NIC FIT, I sometimes go to the front of the Walmart where I live, and watch and smell the smoke from the smokers--mostly they are the poor or the people who wear their "cool" clothes that say Nascar, or Motorcycle something or other. That's a visual reminder that maybe I've done the right thing finally. Also, I notice the numbers of people emerging from, or going into Walmart, who aren't smoking at all. I'm not making any holier than thou judgement on anyone. I'm just saying that there are a lot more people walking around not smoking, and they don't seem to be rushing to buy a pack of butts, and light one up, the minute they get outside--which, by the way is 30 degrees with a sharp biting wind. So hang in there. I hope this has helped.
By the way, the longest NIC FIT I've had has lasted about 5 minutes--
