Good Morning Loving,
Glad to hear that your day started out so well. And what a great group of friends you have who know you so well. While you are there today, dig a little deeper into the back threads and count how many were still having cravings at this point. Then jump ahead two weeks and see what the topics were then. This is the point where the psychological game kicks in hard.
One of the tricks for me was to acknowledge the craving, but not give it any strength. Like "Oh, look I am craving a cig, NO! I am not going to have one. There is not going to be another EVER." I found that if I gave thought to giving in, then the craves became more frequent and stronger. But when I put my foot down on them and then changed what I was doing, it did not take long for them to get the message that it was time to give up.
So give it a try, with all your heart and mind. For as long as you toy with the idea that you might someday give in and smoke again, then your mind will not believe that you won't smoke and it will keep sending out the " I want a smoke" tantrums.
You just keep on the right road, your making it one day at a time.
Cheryl
[B]My Milage:[/B]
[B]My Quit Date: [/B] 7/4/2005
[B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 377
[B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 9,060
[B]Amount Saved:[/B] $1074.45
[B]Life Gained:[/B]
[B]Days:[/B] 49 [B]Hrs:[/B] 8 [B]Mins:[/B] 48 [B]Seconds:[/B] 11
