1. Ask yourself, �do I really want to quit� and then list as many reason as you can why you want to quit smoking, list at least three.
2. After you write down the reasons why you want to quit, carry the list of the top three with you each day to help remind you of your commitment to stop smoking.
3. Try to visualize yourself without smoking. Think of how your home, your car, your family, your clothes, and the way you feel will change without smoking in your everyday life.
4. Focus on your desire to quit smoking, not on the possible effects of quitting such as withdraw symptoms, bad cravings, stress, or weight gain. If you focus on the negatives, they are more likely to happen. Focus on the positive and your chances of success increase dramatically.
5. If you encounter tough cravings or withdraw symptoms, stay strong, be tough, if you overcome them one day, you can overcome them every day, one day at a time.
6. Smoking habits are mostly based on routines, so if you know you usually smoke during the same times or in the same place each day, try to alter your daily routine a bit to help break the trend.
7. Get the people around you involved. The more support and positive reinforcement you have around you, the easier it will be to achieve that goal of quitting smoking.
8. Try to replace the time you spend smoking with other activities. Many smokers smoke for lack of something else to do. If you smoke more in certain situations (such as when you drink alcohol), avoid those situations for awhile.
9. Add up how much you spend on cigarettes and anything related to smoking. Make a list of all the things you could do with that extra money.
10. Down load a quit meter to your computer, track your statistics daily, this will reinforce your confidence that you can stay quit.
11. Get rid of everything related to smoking in your house and work (ashtrays, lighters, matches, cigarettes, or anything else you can think of). Anything that you associate with smoking should be eliminated if possible. Do not stash away a �just in case pack�.
12. It sounds silly, but pat yourself on the back every day that you do not smoke, being a non-smoker will become your new way of life.
Jim
Four years, five months, one week, 5 hours, 44 minutes and 40 seconds. 81011 cigarettes not smoked, saving $12,151.79. Life saved: 40 weeks, 1 day, 6 hours, 55 minutes.
[B]My Milage:[/B]
[B]My Quit Date: [/B]11/19/2003
[B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 1621
[B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 81,050
[B]Amount Saved:[/B] $12,968.00
[B]Life Gained:[/B]
[B]Days:[/B] 296 [B]Hrs:[/B] 20 [B]Mins:[/B] 37 [B]Seconds:[/B] 6
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Quit Meter
$36,672.80
Amount Saved
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Quit Meter
Days: 5433
Hours: 0
Minutes: 18
Seconds: 20
Life Gained
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Quit Meter
45841
Smoke Free Days
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Quit Meter
183,364
Cigarettes Not Smoked
