Great News!!
Thanks fer sharin' something positive!
I quit 3.5 years ago. Know your enemy. Just like professional sports teams, meet to discuss strategies. Sometimes they review videos of the game, to enable them to make the necessary changes to succeed next time.
In order to be able to quit, I identified the triggers that caused me to crave a cigarette.
For me it was when I started my morning with coffee. If I did not drink coffee, I did not get that intense desire to light up a cigarette and take a nice long drag. Although giving up the coffee wasn't that pleasant, it the heck was a lot more manageable than the nicotine fit. Another trigger was alcohol. After a couple of beer, all notions of quitting were quickly dismissed. With a reassuring promise to quit " next week". .
For me, stopping drinking wasn't a problem, so then I hardly experienced any severe cravings. I was able to resist the minute long cravings, and soon had 3 weeks without smoking!
Then, I decided to have a coffee. Big mistake. I craved a cigarette so bad........I almost (whew) bought a pack of cigarettes, but I somehow calmed myself down and decided not to. It was about 4 months later when I thought I try again, but this time I was able to drink the coffee and not sustain any severe nic fit.
The point I'm trying to get across is don't waltz into this half cocked without really psyching yourself out. You might not have the resolve to beat this thing. And, if you fail, it's gonna be harder the next time. You need to make some changes. Don't give in. Don't be a wuss. Hang in there and it will all go away, and you'll never look back. I know! It feels great.