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Thank You, Bruce
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> 1. Believe in yourself. Believe that you can quit. Think about some of
> the most difficult things you have done in your life and realize that
> you have the guts and determination to quit smoking. It's up to you.
>
> 2. After reading this list, sit down and write your own list,
> customized to your personality and way of doing things. Create you own
> plan for quitting.
>
> 3. Write down why you want to quit (the benefits of quitting): live
> longer, feel better, for your family, save money, smell better, find a
> mate more easily, etc. You know what's bad about smoking and you know
> what you'll get by quitting. Put it on paper and read it daily.
>
> 4. Ask your family and friends to support your decision to quit. Ask
> them to be completely supportive and non-judgmental. Let them know
> ahead of time that you will probably be irritable and even irrational
> while you withdraw from your smoking habit.
>
> 5. Set a quit date. Decide what day you will extinguish your
> cigarettes forever. Write it down. Plan for it. Prepare your mind for
> the "first day of the rest of your life". You might even hold a small
> ceremony when you smoke you last cigarette, or on the morning of the
> quit date.
>
> 6. Talk with your doctor about quitting. Support and guidance from a
> physician is a proven way to better your chances to quit.
>
> 7. Begin an exercise program. Exercise is simply incompatible with
> smoking. Exercise relieves stress and helps your body recover from
> years of damage from cigarettes. If necessary, start slow, with a
> short walk once or twice per day. Build up to 30 to 40 minutes of
> rigorous activity, 3 or 4 times per week. Consult your physician
> before beginning any exercise program.
>
> 8. Do some deep breathing each day for 3 to 5 minutes. Breathe in
> through your nose very slowly, hold the breath for a few seconds, and
> exhale very slowly through your mouth. Try doing your breathing with
> your eyes closed and go to step 9.
>
> 9. Visualize your way to becoming a non-smoker. While doing your deep
> breathing in step 8, you can close your eyes and begin to imagine
> yourself as a non-smoker. See yourself enjoying your exercise in step
> 7. See yourself turning down a cigarette that someone offers you. See
> yourself throwing all your cigarettes away, and winning a gold medal
> for doing so. Develop your own creative visualizations. Visualization
> works.
>
> 10. Cut back on cigarettes gradually (if you cut back gradually, be
> sure to set a quit date on which you WILL quit). Ways to cut back
> gradually include: plan how many cigarettes you will smoke each day
> until your quit date, making the number you smoke smaller each day;
> buy only one pack at a time; change brands so you don't enjoy smoking
> as much; give your cigarettes to someone else, so that you have to ask
> for them each time you want to smoke.
>
> 11. Quit smoking "cold turkey". Many smokers find that the only way
> they can truly quit once and for all is to just quit abruptly without
> trying to slowly taper off. Find the method that works best for you:
> gradually quitting or cold turkey. If one way doesn't work do the
> other.
>
> 12. Find another smoker who is trying to quit, and help each other
> with positive words and by lending an ear when quitting becomes
> difficult. Visit this Bulletin Board and this Chat Room to find a
> "quit buddy."
>
> 13. Have your teeth cleaned. Enjoy the way your teeth look and feel
> and plan to keep them that way.
>
> 14. After you quit, plan to celebrate the milestones in your journey
> to becoming a non-smoker. After two weeks of being smoke-free, see a
> movie. After a month, go to a fancy restaurant (be sure to sit in the
> non-smoking section). After three months, go for a long weekend to a
> favorite get-away. After six months, buy yourself something frivolous.
> After a year, have a party for yourself. Invite your family and
> friends to your "birthday" party and celebrate your new chance at a
> long, healthy life.
>
> 15. Drink lots of water. Water is good for you anyway, and most people
> don't get enough. It will help flush the nicotine and other chemicals
> out of your body, plus it can help reduce cravings by fulfilling the
> "oral desires" that you may have.
>
> 16. Learn what triggers your desire for a cigarette, such as stress,
> the end of a meal, arrival at work, entering a bar, etc. Avoid these
> triggers or if that's impossible, plan alternative ways to deal with
> the triggers.
>
> http://www.giveupsmokingtoday.co.cc