A guy I knew in college told me not smoking for him was like not eating. Not physically in the stomach, but those same urges and feelings that you'd better do s

A guy I knew in college told me not smoking for him was like not eating. Not physically in the stomach, but those same urges and feelings that you'd better do something about it soon because it's important. It becomes the main thing you're thinking about until it's resolved and anything or anyone that gets in the way annoys you. Hunger never hurt me, but I used to give into it quickly because it distracted me a lot and I enjoyed cooking and eating. The first time I dieted intensively it took about 5 days but I mostly stopped feeling it. It was more of a notice "probably a good time to eat" than a strong urge anymore. It was easy to reframe in my mind as a positive - this is the feeling of fat evaporating! Getting to that point can be tough though.