Hints To Get You Started On Quitting Smoking
Hints To Get You Started On Quitting Smoking. When a person decides that they want to quit smoking it is often a good idea to lay down a bunch of basic guidelines for themselves to help them get through the initial steps to quitting.
Quitting smoking is so much more than the act of not putting a cigarette to your lips. It is both a physical and emotional change to ones daily routines.
Motivation and support are two of the most important factors when quitting. A person who can offer support can be a big bonus to the smoker who wants to quit.
Knowing that someone supports their decisions and will listen to the gamut of feelings that they will be dealing with can make the difference between quitting successfully and failure.
This person will also be there to cheer you on and make you feel that your struggles are not all for nothing. A positive influence can help you remain resolute. Another important thing to do is to give yourself goals and stick to them.
Reward yourself as you pass those goals; maybe go out for dinner when you have passed the first week or something equally enjoyable as you passed the first month. Use your own positive reinforcement to tell yourself that you are doing the right thing, which is that you will quit, have confidence in yourself and you will be able to succeed.
Other guidelines that will help a smoker quit are to set boundaries for themselves. This includes trying to stay away from friends, family, or co-workers who smoke.
Stay away from those places you used to enjoy smoking. If your spouse smokes try to convince them to stop, or not smoke around you. There are some food choices that would be wise to make when quitting smoking.
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A father of an asthmatic son may need to hear his son wheezing and watch him reach for his inhaler to serve as a reminder that he needs to make his home smoke free.
Having gone cold turkey without a plan does not mean that you need to continue without one. You can device a plan anytime and can enlist the help of family and friends anytime.
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Drink lots of water throughout the day. Studies have confirmed that when a person feels dry they are more likely to crave a cigarette. Make sure it is water you are drinking to keep your mouth and throat moist.
Coffee has the opposite effect. It not only encourages those smokers cravings but it can cause dehydration.
Some of the best foods to eat, especially in the early days for quitting, include carrot sticks, celery stalks, as well as other fruit and vegetables that are easy to munch on.
This fills the craving need without being foods that are likely to cause weight gain. Stay away from candy since it upsets the sugar levels in your body and will actually encourage the craving for a cigarette.
When you have a craving for a cigarette there are certain ways to deal with them that will help you make it through another day of not smoking.
Quick Facts About How To Quit Smoking.
When you decide that you are having your last cigarette, make sure to enjoy the elation of knowing it is your last ever smoke!
Remember the joy of knowing that you will be able to beat the little craving monster. ( did you know he wears a frilly green hat even though it makes him look really stupid? ) |
Some suggestions include going for a walk, listening to a favorite song, doing yoga or talking to the person in your life who has offered support.
Doing any of these is a better plan then giving into the craving.
If you set up a good reaction to your cravings you will make it through those tortuous early days of quitting smoking.
Latest Stop Smoking News
08/27/2008
WHO: Stop smoking to fight cancer 27 Aug 2008, 1800 hrs IST,AP (The Times of India)
GENEVA : The head of the World Health Organization says anti-smoking campaigns are the world's best weapon in the fight against cancer.
WHO: Stop smoking to fight cancer 27 Aug 2008, 1800 hrs IST,AP (The Times of India)
08/29/2008
Restaurants extinguish smoking (The Wichita Eagle)
Labor Day weekend won't be all that restful for local restaurateurs. Many of them will be ripping out carpet, scrubbing down walls and otherwise preparing to de-smoke their dining rooms. Wichita's new smoking ordinance goes into effect on Thursday, meaning that any business that allows patrons under the age of 18 must either ban smoking or build a separate room to contain it. Many ...
Restaurants extinguish smoking (The Wichita Eagle)
08/29/2008
TV talk shows for Sept. 2 (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
9 a.m. Live With Regis and Kelly: Actor Jeremy Piven ("Entourage"); actress Lori Loughlin ("90210"). 9 a.m. Jerry Springer: Best friends feud over a man; a man tries to stop his mother from marrying her controlling boyfriend; a woman tells her man she is sleeping with his brother. 10 a.m. Rachael Ray: A preview of "The Doctors"; Dr. Travis Stork helps a woman quit smoking; gazpacho. 10 a.m. ...
TV talk shows for Sept. 2 (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
08/28/2008
SGA designates smoking zones (Loyola Maroon)
For many Loyola students who light up after a few hours of studying, the library entrance's steps are the perfect social smoking area. But if a new Loyola SGA proposal passes this year, the smoke clouds that rise above the Monroe Library and many other places on campus will permanently disappear.
SGA designates smoking zones (Loyola Maroon)
08/27/2008
Newly-defined factors may prevent postpartum smoking relapse (EurekAlert!)
( University of North Carolina School of Medicine ) Although many women quit smoking during pregnancy to protect their unborn children from the effects of cigarettes, half resume the habit within a few months of giving birth. By shedding light on the factors that enable the other half to put down that cigarette for good, a study by researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ...
Newly-defined factors may prevent postpartum smoking relapse (EurekAlert!)
08/26/2008
California stop-smoking campaign saved $86 billion: report (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
California's large-scale tobacco control campaign has saved $86 billion in health care costs in its first 15 years, U.S. researchers said on Monday.
California stop-smoking campaign saved $86 billion: report (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
08/29/2008
Restaurants extinguish smoking (The Wichita Eagle)
Labor Day weekend won't be all that restful for local restaurateurs. Many of them will be ripping out carpet, scrubbing down walls and otherwise preparing to de-smoke their dining rooms. Wichita's new smoking ordinance goes into effect on Thursday, meaning that any business that allows patrons under the age of 18 must either ban smoking or build a separate room to contain it. Many ...
Restaurants extinguish smoking (The Wichita Eagle)
08/29/2008
TV talk shows for Sept. 2 (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
9 a.m. Live With Regis and Kelly: Actor Jeremy Piven ("Entourage"); actress Lori Loughlin ("90210"). 9 a.m. Jerry Springer: Best friends feud over a man; a man tries to stop his mother from marrying her controlling boyfriend; a woman tells her man she is sleeping with his brother. 10 a.m. Rachael Ray: A preview of "The Doctors"; Dr. Travis Stork helps a woman quit smoking; gazpacho. 10 a.m. ...
TV talk shows for Sept. 2 (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
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