10 Easy ways to Quit Smoking
and failed before, take comfort in the fact that most smokers fail several
times before quitting successfully.
Your past failures are not a lesson that you are unable to quit. Instead, view
them as part of the normal journey toward becoming a nonsmoker.
Here are 10 techniques that will help you quit the habit.
1. Deep Breathing Perhaps The Single Most Powerful And Important
Technique:
Every time you want a cigarette, do the following. Do it three times. Inhale
the deepest lung-full of air you can, and then, very slowly, exhale. Purse
your lips so that the air must come out slowly. As you exhale, close your
eyes, and let your chin gradually sink over onto your chest. Visualize all the
tension leaving your body, slowly draining out of your fingers and toes, just
flowing on out.
2.Taking In Fluids:
The first few days, drink LOTS of water and fluids to help flush out the
nicotine and other poisons from your body.
Remember that the urge to smoke only lasts a few minutes, and will then
pass. The urges gradually become farther and farther apart as the days go
by.
3. Stay Away From Alcohol, Sugar And Coffee:
Do your very best to stay away from alcohol, sugar and coffee the first week
or longer, as these tend to stimulate the desire for a cigarette. Avoid fatty
foods, as your metabolism will slow down a bit without the nicotine, and you
may gain weight even if you eat the same amount as before quitting. So
discipline about diet is extra important now. No one ever said acquiring new
habits would be easy!
Nibble on low calorie foods like celery, apples and carrots. Chew gum or suck
on cinnamon sticks. After dinner, instead of a cigarette, treat yourself to a
cup of mint tea or a peppermint candy.
4. Taking An Oral Substitute:
In one study, about 25% of quitters found that an oral substitute was
invaluable. Another 25% didn't like the idea at all - they wanted a clean
break with cigarettes. The rest weren't certain.
One can use cinnamon sticks, chewing gum or artificial cigarettes as a
substitute. You will mostly find that after the first week of being a non
smoker, you wouldn’t even need these.
5. Get Exercising:
Go to a gym, sit in the steam, exercise. Change your normal routine – take
time to walk or even jog around the block or in the local park.
6. Ask For Support:
Ask for support from co-workers, friends and family members. Ask for their
tolerance. Let them know you're quitting, and that you might be edgy or
grumpy for a few days. If you don't ask for support, you certainly won't get
any. If you do, you'll be surprised how much it can help. Take a chance - try
it and see!
7. Destroy All Your Cigarettes:
On your quit day, hide all ashtrays and destroy all your cigarettes, preferably
with water, so no part of them is smokeable.
8. Write It Down:
Write down ten good things about being a nonsmoker - and then write out
ten bad things about smoking. Do it. It really helps.
9. Affirm Yourself:
Several times a day, quietly repeat to yourself the affirmation, "I am a
nonsmoker." Many quitters see themselves as smokers who are just not
smoking for the moment. They have a self-image as smokers who still want
a cigarette.
10. Don’t Pretend:
Don't pretend smoking wasn't enjoyable – it was. This is like losing a good
friend – and it's okay to grieve the loss. Feel that grief, don't worry, it's okay.
Feel, and you heal. Stay with it - you can do it!
Conclusion:
Remember that if you quit you will live longer and feel better. Quitting will
lower your chances of having a heart attack, stroke, or cancer. The people
you live with, especially children, will be healthier. If you are pregnant, you
will improve your chances of having a healthy baby. And you will have extra
money to spend on things other than cigarettes.
What do you decided? Quit or Continue...........
" NOTHING IS IMPOSIBLE"
Thanks & Regards
Ani.....
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