THE ABC'S OF QUITTING SMOKING

Everyone needs help quitting smoking. Even if you want to quit, I've heard and read that quitting is harder than stopping a herion addition ! I've put together a series of suggestions that might help you quit. It helped me to post these suggestions on "post it" notes on my bathroom mirror, car dashboard, and on my desk at work. It takes alot of willpower to quit, but it also takes retraing your mind. After 33 years of this same habit I know what you are going through, but I also know you can do it ! Let me hear from you soon and Good Luck !


C. IMMEDIATELY AFTER QUITTING...


• Develop a clean, fresh, nonsmoking environment around yourself - at work and at home. Buy yourself flowers - you may be surprised how much you can enjoy their scent now.

• The first few days after you quit smoking, spend as much free time as possible in places where smoking isn't allowed, such as libraries, museums, theaters, department stores, and churches.

• Drink large quantities of water and fruit juice (but avoid sodas that contain caffeine).

• Try to avoid alcohol, coffee, and other beverages that you associate with cigarette smoking.

• Strike up a conversation instead of a match for a cigarette.

• If you miss the sensation of having a cigarette in your hand, play with something else - a pencil, a paper clip, a marble.

• If you miss having something in your mouth, try toothpicks or a fake cigarette. TRY THIS

• Avoid temptation

• Instead of smoking after meals, get up from the table and brush your teeth or go for a walk.

• If you always smoke while driving, listen to a particularly interesting radio program or your favorite music, or take public transportation for a while, if you can. 
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