Ok, I've been doing great. No smoking in 2 months but I keep thinking about cigarettes. I have no craving to smoke, don't even want to do it. It smells disgusting when my wife smokes but I keep thinking about it. Is this normal?

I will be at 2 months on the 5th. I have been craving a cigarette so badly lately that I went out and bought some commit lozenges. I figure it is better than cheating (plus like you I can't stand the smell), I am a little worried I will now be addicted to nicotine replacement stuff rather than cigarettes. But I figure at two months I am still a pretty new quitter and I deserve some non tobacco nicotine.

I still think about smoking from time to time and it's been over a year! Second hand smoke always bothered me, even as a smoker... never understood why but it did so I never want one when I smell it either. If you guys need an oral fixation then just chew regular gum or suck on sugar free lollipops or other things like that. I chewed gum for about the first 4 months... constantly... my dentist was ready to kill me but even he agreed it was better than smoking as long as you stop chewing at some point!

Hey Gang! Still kickin, still mad at the world for all the snow, still shovelling off roofs and such but thought I'd kick in my two cents on this one. First of all Sully, let me just say I love this and the last avatars you've had. Two of my favorite movies. As far as thinking of smokes, IMHO, the thoughts will always be there. I wish I could tell you different, and I don't want to scare anybody that's trying to quit, but yes there will be for one reason or another thoughts of smoking again. That being said, it's what we do with those thoughts that count. For the record, after a HUGE fight with the boss today I too was thinking of a smoke. ( no I didn't have one ) Remember, our addiction was both physical and mental. As we get over the physical addition the mental addiction is still there, and can be triggered by almost anything, ie: certain foods, stress, alcohol, crowds, social situations and a plethora of other things. ( I've always wanted to use that word in a sentence ) What we must remember is that "this too shall pass". It's temporary. Obviously, it will get easier with time but I don't think it ever truly goes away. Again, my opinions. Hope it helps. Andy

Have not run since Half Mary in Feb. Been too sore from climbing roofs and shovelling. hope to get back to it soon!

Hey Kris, I'll be in Disney the week of Apr. 26-May 3rd. Any running I'll be doing will strictly be training. Of course that means I'll actually have to START runnning again sometime soon. Will you be there that week at all? I'm so looking forward to warm temps., sunny skies, and Disney. Andy

try reading a bible.i've read something like this "is everything you do to your body, gives glory to GOD?".always ask this before you plan to smoke.