Well, I’m here at week two ~ day 14 ~ without a single, solitary cigarette! I’m also using my last nicotine patch and don’t plan to buy anymore. My cravings are almost down to nil, so I’ll just stick with the gum until they pass completely. As it is, I’ve only been using the gum about twice a day, anyway. With the exception of the odd moment when my mind summons involuntary thoughts of smoking (like, the other night when I had trouble sleeping and I suddenly thought “Whatever, I’ll just have a smoke before trying again”) I’m really kinda over it. My only issue is the amount of EATING I’ve been doing over the last week, but that’s also passing. I’ve had a couple of days where I literally made myself sick from eating and that kind of discomfort helps to knock that crap off!

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