Good decision!

Drink lots of water and good luck, you made the best decision you'll ever make in your life.

Take a deep breath.....just go with it. You can do it!!!
Keep a positive attitude......
Keep coming back here to help yourself and to get encouragement. Know that the first two weeks are hell week, so keep VERY busy!
Keep telling yourself that you are a non smoker now.

Approaching 15 hours and so far Chantix is doing a great job of suppressing the physical craving. Today is Week 2 for Chantix so I started 2 x 1 mg.

I also restarted my exercise routine this week, and yesterday was aerobics day. Put in 35 minutes and today I pump some iron.

I'm feeling very confident I can make it past the first 72 hours and get beyond the window of physical withdrawal. What I do notice and I think will be a bigger challenge is the psychological urge to smoke. For instance after eating breakfast this morning the first thought that came to mind is get a cup of coffee, get on the PC and check out a news site and DS while having my first smoke of the day. Doh! :-)

It's the ingrained routine that will take longer to dissolve.

You are absolutely right! The psychological addiction appears to be stronger and last much longer.
Keep BUSY....drink tons of water.....and change up your routine.
MayberryDeb use to take straws and cut them up and smoke them like a cigarette (minus the tobacco and just sucking in good clean air...lol). She claims she even ashed them (silly gal).
Hang in there....you CAN do this!!!

first few weeks are rough is right, seems everything reminds you of smoking and when you smoked. try to keep your mind busy and sometimes other sites will give you other info. I used to read of others quits and what they went through. I think I had an easy time of quitting with Chantix, compared to a lot of others. keep the quit !

It's been 18.5 hours since my last puff and what I can say is Chantix is doing an amazing job of suppressing the physical urge and associated withdrawal symptoms. At this point I can honestly say they are so close to zero as to effectively be non-existent.

Another thing that's helping is since I started Chantix last Wednesday I had a week to prepare myself mentally. I think that's a biggie.

As for the psychological aspect, I've been meditating daily for the better part of 17 months. That's a HUGE help for not dwelling on negative thoughts. Just notice them arise and let them go, just like during sitting meditation.

And then there's this support group. The icing on the cake! Support and sharing from people who have gone through or are going through a similar experience is invaluable!! It's a place for inspiration, motivation and possibilities! :-)

JustA, Great news!! a bit of a head start. After the physical cravings are gone, then it is just a mind game. There are so many things that we associate with a cig. For me it was going outside to feed my dogs, my morning coffee, reading a book, talking on the phone. I only smoked outside so I moved my coffee, book reading and phone calling outside. You have to try to change things up. You have a GREAT attitude. Keep it up and keep breathing free. We are all with you.

24 hours down!

Plus 3/4 carton of Extra Cheddar Goldfish and about a dozen hard lemon candies. Oh, and 3 straws. :-)

LMBO!!!!
Love the humor....that is soooo important ("3/4 box of extra chedder goldfish...a dozen lemon candies....and straws".....LOVE IT).
Now put on the song "Happy" by Pharrell Williams and dance around. That should wear ya down and make you happy at the same time :P

Pat yourself on the back and keep it goin!

Here's my favorite Happy Song!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-diB65scQU

And my favorite Happy Dance!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3w4B7QxL_n4

Loved the song SimpleGuy and love your attitude also. The first week is called HELL WEEK for a reason, then the 2nd week is HEECK WEEK. Hang tough and know we have all gone thru this. After smoking cigs for over 37 years, If I can do it, so can you.Proud of you Dude

I will choose Free Will :-)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Cgm9ZoXdrA&list=RD5Cgm9ZoXdrA

Great song and as long as my willpower is stronger than my addiction I can exercise free will. Right now my willpower has the upper hand and I'm determined to keep it that way.

Not that I'm keeping track...


...but it's been 48 hours since my last puff!!!

:-)

Keep track I did. Even vented I will not smoke for 30 sec a few times.Loved the song