Excellent plan Leroy! I think it took me about ten days of being quit cold turkey before it got easier. So when you’re still ingesting nicotine like you do, expect it to take a bit longer as you still feed your physical dependency to nicotine. The mind games -breaking the habit of smoking- continued for quite a bit longer with me. But it’s so worth it! It’s the first addiction I tackled and it changed my life. No joke.
As for tips, practising the 4 D’s when craving helped me big time early on. Here they are:
- Distract. You can do that in a 100 different ways. Reading this thread can give you some distraction (and is really helpful too): Grumpy A-holes (quitting cigarettes/ nicotine products)
- Discuss. When a craving hits, discuss it with others, instead of giving in.
- Deep breaths. Doing some breathing exercises helps you relax and also mimics inhaling , which will help lessening the crave.
- Drink water. Drinking lots of water when a craving hits helps. Really!
There was a fifth D too, but I can’t remember what it was right now. Wishing you all success! And here’s my numbers, not to boast (well a little bit maybe) but to inspire. I hope. 
