Top Ten Stop Smoking
Tips
 If you have made the decision to stop smoking,
and if you are serious about breaking the habit, there are
ten useful stop smoking tips and pointers
that you will want to keep in mind. By following these top
ten smoking tips, you will be in the best possible
position to achieve your goal of stopping smoking ... for
good.
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Set a specific stop smoking date – and commit that
date to writing. Let others around you know that
you intend to stop smoking on a date certain. (If
you plan on tapering off your smoking habit, set a
date on which you will start the process of
reducing the amount you smoke.)
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Make a list of the specific reasons that you want
to stop smoking. Keep that list posted in a
conspicuous place.
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Don't conclude that you have to go it alone. There
are different products, tools and support programs
that can help you through the process of stopping
smoke, of breaking the smoking habit. Make use of
the resources, products and tools that are
available to you.
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Get rid of those items that are associated with
smoking. Of course, toss out any and all remaining
cigarettes. But, also get rid of ashtrays, lighters
and any other paraphernalia that was related to
your smoking habit.
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Develop healthy replace habits. The reality is that
you spent a great deal of time each and every day
huffing and puffing on your cigarettes. Replace the
time you spent smoking with something else that is
positive for you and that you may even enjoy. For
example, set aside time each day to take a
leisurely walk. You might to join a health
club. On so many levels, the sky is the limit – and
it is a clear sky at that.
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Maintain a diary to chart your progress and to
allow you the ability to write about your concerns.
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Learn to relax and calm yourself when you feel
anxious or uncomfortable during the stop smoking
process.
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Make sure that you have a plan of action in place
to deal with the symptoms of withdrawal from
nicotine. You cannot forget that nicotine is a drug
and the sudden absence of nicotine in your system
can have very unpleasant consequences.
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Don't replace one bad habit with another. There are
many people who will replace smoking cigarettes
with another harmful habit. For example, some men
will replace smoking cigarettes with chewing
tobacco. Some women (and some men) will replace
smoking with overeating sweets.
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Take it all one day at a time.
By coming to an understanding and
appreciation of these tips and pointers, by following these
suggestions, you will put yourself in a better position to be
able to stop smoking once and for all. Of course, you need to
understand that smoking is a habit that oftentimes has been
years in creation. Therefore, you simply cannot expect to find
an easy, overnight cure to the problem. Patience, perseverance
and resolve will lead you to the day in which smoking has
become a distant memory.
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