This morning at 10am I celebrated 48 hours smoke-free...with a bowl of cereal...ok, it wasn't a real celebration but I have been smoke-free for almost 60 hours now. From this and past experiences I've figured out that one of the cardinal rules of quitting is to not think about quitting. Don't just put smoking out of your mind, put not smoking out of your mind, too. Thinking about either of these things still eventually leads to thinking about smoking, a craving, a caving, and a smoke. Ok, you deserve a little more credit than that, but let's try not to take any chances we don't have to.
So when you start to think about smoking, the correct course of action is to completely switch gears. It doesn't happen magically but you want to get to some other thought train as soon as you can change your ticket. When I'm confronted with smoking thoughts I'll try and think about FIFA 2010 and how my team isn't doing so well mid-season or what errands I need to run or what I could be doing around the house. If you're already busy, it's easy to just return your thoughts to the task at hand.
The human brain is a powerful thing. Don't let the enemy use your own weapon against you.
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