Day 3 or Day 11

[bma]

My posted quit day was Jan 19th.  I chose to quit cold turkey but by the third day I had such strong urges to smoke that I would have one cigarette.  Each day I ended up having one or a half of one, or 4 puffs.  But, I was still smoking.  I saw the "I slipped" button but decided each day that I did not want to stop quitting.  I wanted to keep going.  

I kept reading and one thing that really stuck in my mind was saying "I don't do that anymore".  I thought, how could those little words help?  Amazinngly, they make a huge difference.  My mind would say how much I would like a smoke, then I would tell myself "I don't do that anymore" and I would move on.  

I have not had a smoke or puff since tuesday night.  It may only be day 3 with no nicotine, but I am going to keep my quit day 11 days ago, because that was when I decided this was it for me.  I am done.  I am an ex-smoker.