10 tips to quit smoking
In this new year, many of you are likely to have the same resolution: say no to the cigarette! It is easier to say than to do. To help you stop the cigarette, we give you some tips!
Create a stock of lollipops
For moments when you want to crack for a cigarette, fill the gap with a lollipop. This being the case, do not throw yourself on a confectionery of your reserve as soon as the lack is felt, at the risk of taking a lot of weight .
Calculate the savings realized
Whenever you want to buy a pack of cigarettes, think about how much you are saving. To make it look real, you can drag the equivalent of the price of a package into a piggy bank . When it's filled, you'll be proud of yourself: with the money saved, you will be able to spoil yourself and reward you for your efforts.
Self-scare
On your phone, you can put a wallpaper anti-tobacco image that will cut you any desire to grill a cigarette. To get away from nicotine, also watch the people who smoke and imagine the harmful effects it has on their health . What to be afraid of!
Change your habits
To compensate for the absence of a cigarette each morning when you jump out of bed, or every afternoon at 2:30 pm with your colleagues, create small rituals : prepare a squeezed fruit juice, read the information of an online newspaper, make a call to one of your relatives, ... By doing so, the urge to smoke should pass you.
Play sports
The many endorphins released while practicing a sporting activity will allow you to feel better in your body and therefore in your head. If you are not a sports fan, you can simply walk : by walking an hour, two to three times a week, you will experience a real well-being.
Eat spicy
The Cayenne pepper , which will raise your dishes, is known to help control cravings for nicotine, but also to prevent the harmful effects of smoking on the lungs. You can also eat ginger because it has the power to calm anxiety, which can be strongly present when you stop smoking.
Inform his entourage
Announce to your family and colleagues that you have decided to quit. Ask them to support you , to help you and encourage you in your business to stop smoking.
Test nicotine substitutes
If you feel a craving to smoke, turn to this kind of products: patches, lozenges, chewing gums, inhalers, nasal spray. Sold in pharmacies without a prescription, they release nicotine very slowly in the blood and relieve withdrawal symptoms .
Get help
If you can not get to the tobacco, turn to your doctor , he can certainly give you valuable advice and direct you to the most appropriate treatment for you. You can also see a therapist , make an appointment with an acupuncturist , or join a support group : in the latter case, you will be able to talk about your experience with people who are in the same situation as you.
Move away from smokers
If you are constantly surrounded by smokers, it will be hard for you to quit smoking. Explain the situation to people who smoke in front of you, and ask them not to smoke in your company .