Hi murph:) I want to say congratulations ! quitting smoking is an amazing venture , I too have battled with it and am quitting for the same reasons , I found that exercising helps tremendously because I have huge amounts of energy and am too tired to smoke and that I can play with my kids without being out of breath and I am praying and hoping you succeed ! the patches are a good tool too as long as you follow all the steps:) good wishes hun !