I didn't trust myself to follow through in my quit because I didn't know how I would react to cravings. During the three +/- weeks before I quit, I made a list (and checked it/added to it almost daily) of things I'd do instead of smoke. I only put things on the list that I knew I'd do (like walk, use a straw, drink coffee, read, clean cupboards etc). To you, my list may sound completely unappealing. That's the thing about quitting, each of us has to adopt the stuff that works for us. Only you can know what crave busters to adopt. Lots of suggestions on Ex on this subject, so please keep reading. Dealing with cravings is the main thing at the start of a quit, after that it is about smobering up (destroying the power of the addiction).
But first things first, what is your approach plan for cravings?
One last point I'd like to make about my crave plan....I did make a fail plan though it was not big in my mind. I decided that should I buckle (again, I had no intention of doing this, I just didn't want to make choosing to smoke easy ---a guilty pleasure play) that I would buy a cigarette brand that I detested. There would be no easy out, ooops, I guess I didn't mean it, let me go to the store and get MY FAVORITE BRAND, oooo how bad I feel. I also bought a vape thing-a-do which I never used and returned within two weeks. I had never vaped, didn't intend to...I just wanted braking power should my resolve crack.
First and foremost, I accepted (didn't like) my decision to quit. That helped me get through some unhappy moments, that and the plan. I wore out some shoes walking.
