I replaced the cigs with walks, extra tea/coffee but decaffeinated, a Worry Stone to hold and play with instead of a cig. that also doubles as a Gratitude Stone. I gave myself treats from time to time and frequently celebrated my smoke free days - all 52 of them to date. I spent time at this site and quickly discovered that I wasn't alone. And yes, I STILL DO ALL THESE THINGS AND I HAVE NO DESIRE TO SMOKE!

Do anything that 'turns' your mind away from the cravings (which will pass). Just don't smoke and YOU WILL MAKE IT THROUGH!!!

I started drinking a lot more coffee and crocheting my brains out! I think keeping your hands busy and changing your everyday habits is really important.
Good luck!

Most often when I crave I come straight to this site and in the beginning I spent a minimum of 20 minutes every day on whyquit.com reading EVERYTHING to remind myself why I don't want to be controlled any longer by the tobacco industry. I used to always sit at the patio and smoke, sat there damned near all summer smoking my life away, so I also started watching more TV, going for walks, sometimes I push back the furniture turn the music on loud and DANCE! Bottom line is you have to really "want" your quit and nurture and love your quit and yourself enough to keep it. Good luck, keep coming back here it works!

I chew gum with my coffee and after meals. I do a lot of reading (on this site and similar ones) and I try to clean and do a little walking. Oh yeah and I do watch tv for short periods of time...most of the time I'm too antsy to sit there though. I agree with you that the psychological part is still there even while taking Chantix. That part doesn't go away. It takes real grit determination. Good luck to you!

Knitting; nintendo gameboy, singing outloud; deep breathing; petting my dog; sudoku puzzles, solataire;
walking; sugarless candy; gum; TV; organizing my junk.

I replaced smoking with working on my relationship with God. I started reading my Bible more, journaling more, praying (talking out loud) more. I used this site a whole heck of a lot. I'm 2 months no smoking and I'm doing pretty darn well. Cravings hit from time to time, but seldom and when they do I can remind myself how bad my addiction was, how hard the first month was and how I really, really, really don't want to go through all of that again!!!! So for me it was all God, this site and frienDS here....that's it!

I SPENT THE FIRST YEAR CRACKING ON FLAVORED SUNFLOWER SEEDS! THE RANCH FLAVOR WERE MY FAVORITE! ANYTIME MY KIDS AGGRAVATED ME....ALL YOU COULD HEAR COMING FROM MY ROOM WAS THE FAST AND FURIOUS CRACKING SOUND OF SUNFLOWER SEEDS!! (MUCH HEALTHIER THAN LIGHTING UP!) THE MAGNESIUM IS A BENEFIT!
GOOD LUCK!
JERI