Many people have found that including physical activity in their program to quit smoking has added a tremendous benefit to assist in quitting. There are many reasons for this:
When people are more active, they gain confidence and like themselves more. They feel more energy, and are more capable of dealing with tension in their lives. With increased activity, the smell of tobacco actually becomes offensive. Whenever you feel the need to smoke after you have decided to quit, get up and move around instead. A brief physical activity can provide you with the lift that you may have received from nicotine.
SOME ADVICE FOR THE DAY THAT YOU QUIT SMOKING
If you are not completely confident that you can resist the urge to smoke after you have quit, it may be necessary to remove any visual reminders of smoking from your living and work areas. Throw away or give away those leftover cigarettes, get rid of lighters, ashtrays, matches, and anything else that could be associated with smoking. Why should you force yourself to resist the urge to smoke when it is far simpler to just remove the reminders. If you keep a pack of cigarettes in your home or office, there is a good chance that you may pick one up. Just this one may be the cigarette that hooks you again.
HANDLING THE REASONS FOR SMOKING
Become a high energy person without cigarettes.
Relax and enjoy the pleasure of relaxation without cigarettes.
Deal with your tensions without a cigarette.
Deal with psychological dependence.
Deal with chemical dependency on nicotine.
Keep your hands busy fighting boredom.
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Great advice for smokers who are redy to quit.One of the reasons why it is so difficult to quit, is that every smoker is hooked into their cigarettes in a different way--Every quitting method will work for some, NO method will work for everyone. Every smoker needs to figure out what will work for them. For some individuals, they do need help with the physical cravings and the use of nicotine replacement products can fit into their quitting plan very effectively, for others this is not a good choice. since 1990, I have been holding workshops to help smokers quit and what I have learned is that there is no right way to quit, it is whatever works for the individual. Unfortunately if the method a smoker chooses doesn't work for them and it worked for someone else, the smoker feels shame that there is something wrong with them instead of realizing, the method just didn't work for them and they need to understand to try, try, try again, until the smoker finds the right combination of behavior modification, medicinal support and successful coping strategies for stress and emotions. For free quitting tips visit: www.StopSmokingStayQuit.blogspot.com
VJ Sleight, Queen of Quitting, a former smoker, cancer thrivor and Tobacco
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