When I wake up on Sunday, it'll be 4 weeks ... still with the gum, but, it seems I'm chewing a little less. There are still 2 more weeks of "Step 1" before I cut down on the gum, so I think all's good. I'm not saying I don't miss it -- cuz under certain circumstances, I do, cuz I was used to always smoking during those situations -- but they are fleeting feelings at this point (the gum DOES work!!).

I briefly thought about e-cigs, but I thought it'd be a step backwards. Last thing I need, I think, is to stick a fake cig in my mouth, after almost 4 weeks of just the gum (and that awful half-cig I tried a couple weeks ago). I actually think I could relapse if I did! But, we'll see. So far I've avoided them, too.