My quit was easy or at least it feels that way - I was bored of it and the reasons I smoked no longer applied to my life. I made many changes, some drastic and others just mild - at the end of the day I decided I was done and woke up a non-smoker the next morning. I am ultra competitive and I started my quit as a game of sorts if you will. I challenged myself to be around triggers, social situations and other smokers and found it quite simple. To me it was always Psychological I was very aware of my smoking behaviors - I didn't have withdrawals or even crave a cigarette after my decision to become a non-smoker. That is one thing that I have a hard time with when I hear of relapses etc at times - the physical dependency leaves your body very quickly - here are a few documented facts (keep this in mind next time you "think you are having a craving" or someone tells you "they relapsed because of a craving" Bottom Line they just wanted that emotional connection again - like a sick twisted unhealthy romance.
Three Days After You Quit
At this point, the nicotine will be completely out of your body. Unfortunately, that means that the symptoms of nicotine withdrawal will generally peak around this time. You may experience some physical symptoms such as headaches, nausea, or cramps in addition to the emotional symptoms mentioned in
For most smokers, withdrawal symptoms dissipate about two weeks after quitting.
Oh I almost forgot - I started Running a few months after I quit and I am now training to run a Half Marathon in November with DD if all goes well.
2 Hours of running is much more rewarding then smoking 20 cigarettes or more in a day.