One of the most important things to do when you make the decision to quit smoking is be committed. You have to commit to yourself more than you have ever been committed to anything before. Quitting smoking is a very difficult task for many of us to accomplish, but with the right quit smoking tips, mind set and a solid commitment you will be way ahead of the game when it comes to quit smoking for good.
The first piece of advice is to decide on a quitting date, and write it down. It doesn't have to be carved in stone, just pick one 2 -3 weeks away. Next gather everything that reminds you of smoking and put it in one place or one room. Then write down what things you do that cause a craving, for example drinking coffee, reading a book or talking on the phone. Your goal will eventually be to cut down on these things to keep you from having a relapse during the quitting period. You will also want to let your loved ones know about your decision to quit smoking, so they will be there to support you and help you in your journey to smoking freedom.
Once you have completed those tasks its time to move on, put your action plan into action. Let's start by keeping track of how many cigarettes you smoke in an average day. Then let's figure out what makes you smoke more heavily, things that stress you out and push you into smoking even more. By recognizing the amount you smoke and what triggers you to smoke more you will be able to cut down on those things that trigger the added daily cigarette count.
Now get focused, and design a plan to steer clear from the things that make you smoke more than normal. It is important to stay away from these things because by staying away from them, you will immediately be decreasing the amount of nicotine your body takes in, thus decreasing the amount of nicotine your body is desiring.
Now that you have that under control, you can start decreasing your normal daily nicotine intake. Make a commitment to start smoking only on even or odd hours of the day. Regardless as to when your work breaks are, or when you normally would be doing something that you normally smoke during, for example picking the kids up from school, you might smoke on your way to the school. Decided on which of the two you will be smoking on even or odd hours and stick to it. Once you implement this step your body will be expecting even less amounts of nicotine, and actually start healing itself, slowly at first.
Okay, so you have eliminated the added stress situations which drive you to smoking as well as only smoking every other hour. Next let's stop smoking in the car, this is step is done fairly easy if you are still 100% committed to quitting, just stop taking cigarettes with you when you leave. If you are visiting people that don't smoke then you will be going even longer without smoking, and this is a huge step in the right direction. The next step is a little more difficult for some of us, but if you are committed then you will fight through.
First take everything that reminds you of smoking, everything that you gathered earlier, for example ash trays, and get rid of them. You will also want to disassemble your "smoking area". The only 2 things you should have left that remind you of smoking should be something to light them with, and your cigarettes, and your normal smoking area should be gone. If you have a certain spot you sit in to smoke, or a certain side of the couch then change where you sit, and don't put your cigarettes near there. Let's put your cigarettes in a very inconvenient spot. If you are short, out them on top of the refrigerator, if you are tall put them as close to the floor as possible, I think you get the point.
The final step is actually a series of steps in one. You need to commit to cutting your daily amount of smoking down each week by a fourth. For example, if you smoke 12 cigarettes days, then cut it down to 8 for three or four days, then the next three or four days down to 6, then 4 then 3, 2, 1 and then go into to every other day, and so on. Don't try to make daily changes, but instead go for changes every three or four days, daily changes are too hard to keep up with and put a lot of strain and stress on your body, which is what we are trying to avoid in the first place. Right down on a calendar when your daily cigarette amount lessens.
The important thing to remember is stay COMMITTED. Do this for you and no one else, don't wait until Monday to take action, do it now. Start your quitting smoking action plan right now. The best thing to do when you get new information is use it as soon as you learn it, if you put it off it just gets harder and harder to do. So what are you waiting for? Let's become smoke free by the end of next month.
The first piece of advice is to decide on a quitting date, and write it down. It doesn't have to be carved in stone, just pick one 2 -3 weeks away. Next gather everything that reminds you of smoking and put it in one place or one room. Then write down what things you do that cause a craving, for example drinking coffee, reading a book or talking on the phone. Your goal will eventually be to cut down on these things to keep you from having a relapse during the quitting period. You will also want to let your loved ones know about your decision to quit smoking, so they will be there to support you and help you in your journey to smoking freedom.
Once you have completed those tasks its time to move on, put your action plan into action. Let's start by keeping track of how many cigarettes you smoke in an average day. Then let's figure out what makes you smoke more heavily, things that stress you out and push you into smoking even more. By recognizing the amount you smoke and what triggers you to smoke more you will be able to cut down on those things that trigger the added daily cigarette count.
Now get focused, and design a plan to steer clear from the things that make you smoke more than normal. It is important to stay away from these things because by staying away from them, you will immediately be decreasing the amount of nicotine your body takes in, thus decreasing the amount of nicotine your body is desiring.
Now that you have that under control, you can start decreasing your normal daily nicotine intake. Make a commitment to start smoking only on even or odd hours of the day. Regardless as to when your work breaks are, or when you normally would be doing something that you normally smoke during, for example picking the kids up from school, you might smoke on your way to the school. Decided on which of the two you will be smoking on even or odd hours and stick to it. Once you implement this step your body will be expecting even less amounts of nicotine, and actually start healing itself, slowly at first.
Okay, so you have eliminated the added stress situations which drive you to smoking as well as only smoking every other hour. Next let's stop smoking in the car, this is step is done fairly easy if you are still 100% committed to quitting, just stop taking cigarettes with you when you leave. If you are visiting people that don't smoke then you will be going even longer without smoking, and this is a huge step in the right direction. The next step is a little more difficult for some of us, but if you are committed then you will fight through.
First take everything that reminds you of smoking, everything that you gathered earlier, for example ash trays, and get rid of them. You will also want to disassemble your "smoking area". The only 2 things you should have left that remind you of smoking should be something to light them with, and your cigarettes, and your normal smoking area should be gone. If you have a certain spot you sit in to smoke, or a certain side of the couch then change where you sit, and don't put your cigarettes near there. Let's put your cigarettes in a very inconvenient spot. If you are short, out them on top of the refrigerator, if you are tall put them as close to the floor as possible, I think you get the point.
The final step is actually a series of steps in one. You need to commit to cutting your daily amount of smoking down each week by a fourth. For example, if you smoke 12 cigarettes days, then cut it down to 8 for three or four days, then the next three or four days down to 6, then 4 then 3, 2, 1 and then go into to every other day, and so on. Don't try to make daily changes, but instead go for changes every three or four days, daily changes are too hard to keep up with and put a lot of strain and stress on your body, which is what we are trying to avoid in the first place. Right down on a calendar when your daily cigarette amount lessens.
The important thing to remember is stay COMMITTED. Do this for you and no one else, don't wait until Monday to take action, do it now. Start your quitting smoking action plan right now. The best thing to do when you get new information is use it as soon as you learn it, if you put it off it just gets harder and harder to do. So what are you waiting for? Let's become smoke free by the end of next month.
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