Whew! At around the 55th day, the cravings hit. They came in waves, and I don't know why. Boredom, maybe. As most of you know, I fractured my pelvis, so that limits my activity.
Anyway, when the cravings hit, I tried to read, watch TV, anything to get my mind going in another direction. I came up here to this forum and read for a long time each day. Nothing seemed to work, I wanted a cigarette. I started telling myself how much better I felt when I smoked, I sure didn't feel like this. But I did forget how bad I felt, coughing, gagging when I tried to talk in cold weather, etc. If I could just smoke one, surely it wouldn't hurt, and it would relieve this craving. But I couldn't drive, and my wife surely wouldn't go get me a pack.
In desperation, I remember a partial box of nicotine lozenges. I got one, it worked. I used a couple of these. I don't know if this was the right thing to do, but it worked for me. I know I can't resort to the lozenges every time a crave hits. But that one time it got me through.
Bill
[B]My Milage:[/B]
[B]My Quit Date: [/B] 11/14/2005
[B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 62
[B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 2,490
[B]Amount Saved:[/B] $372
[B]Life Gained:[/B]
[B]Days:[/B] 12 [B]Hrs:[/B] 20 [B]Mins:[/B] 22 [B]Seconds:[/B] 33
