| Quitting smoking cigarettes can be a trial for many | | | | 2. Making a Plan |
| people be it their first attempt to stop smoking, a | | | | The key to making the foundations of willpower work |
| second time, a third or even more it is never easy. | | | | for you is by having a plan to quit smoking cigarettes |
| These 3 tips on quitting smoking cigarettes focus not | | | | for the short term and the long term. It is advised you |
| just the everyday things that you need to do to not | | | | should even write these down with your goals and |
| give in to the cravings but also the big picture to help | | | | aspirations so that they are firm and not changeable |
| you get over smoking for good by a change of | | | | like goals you keep in your head that can |
| mindset that is essential to stop smoking. | | | | ‘change’ when things get tough. |
| 1. Dealing With Cravings | | | | If you plan to quit cold turkey, set a date that you will |
| The first challenge confronted by men and women | | | | quit and make that date the time you throw out all |
| looking to quit smoking cigarettes is the cravings that | | | | your smoking paraphernalia like lighters, any remaining |
| hit when the body is demanding nicotine and also the | | | | cigarettes, tobacco, rollups or whatever! Even dry |
| psychological urge to smoke for its comforting action | | | | clean your clothes to get the smoking smell out of |
| built up over years of smoking. While there are | | | | them to make a clean break. |
| patches, gum and plenty of other aides that can help | | | | If you plan to reduce your smoking over time makes |
| none of them will stop you smoking for good without | | | | sure you have a daily or weekly plan of how many |
| the key facet of breaking any addiction which is | | | | cigarettes you are allowing yourself to smoke and do |
| WILLPOWER! | | | | not break it! in fact write it down every time you have |
| This does not mean that you just need superhuman | | | | one and check it before you smoke another. Then |
| willpower to sustain yourself through periods of intense | | | | every day or week reduce that amount until you have |
| withdrawals and cravings but without the belief that | | | | a date where you have no smoking days left and you |
| you can and will succeed it makes it all the harder. | | | | quit for good! |
| Apart from this there are some tricks to fighting | | | | Goals can only be achieved if we have them set |
| cravings you can use when they hit which are usually | | | | down and monitored or they just become dreams and |
| simply ways to distract you until they pass. These | | | | like dreams can slip away when we wake up. |
| cravings do not usually last longer than 10 minutes and | | | | 3. Change of Mindset |
| are usually only 5 minutes long according to research | | | | Lastly to achieve these tips on quitting smoking you |
| so when you fee the tell tale withdrawal symptoms try | | | | must have the binding that allows you to do |
| doing one of these things: | | | | accomplish them because you WANT to accomplish |
| - Immediately do something, clean up your desk, clean | | | | them. While you may believe you need to quit smoking |
| up the house … busy yourself instead of sitting there | | | | now do you want to quit or do you feel regret or |
| thinking about the nicotine cravings which only makes it | | | | longing. Do you feel forced to do this or can you not |
| worse. | | | | wait to give up the habit? |
| - A mental trick that many use to great effect is to | | | | This is the question that will ensure long term success |
| imagine a tennis match in your mind. Sounds silly right | | | | and a healthier life as a non smoker rather than a |
| but the steady back and forth actually has an effect | | | | quick foray into that world and a retreat back to |
| of calming and applying a steady beat for you to | | | | smoking and nicotine addiction. You must change your |
| concentrate on … try it! | | | | mindset and believe all the great things that come from |
| - Exercise, not a full workout but have a 5-10 minute | | | | being smoke free and that when cravings hit you do |
| light workout you can do at home or in an office even | | | | not see the easy way out by smoking but only see |
| if you head is pounding or you feel nauseous doing | | | | this as a speed bump on your journey because your |
| something to get the body’s feel good chemicals | | | | DESIRE to quit smoking is greater than your desire for |
| pumping will help. | | | | instant relief! |