Quit Smoking - Which Way is Best to Quit Smoking?
There are many ways to quit smoking but regardless of your reasons you will need to either quit by tapering off or quitting cold turkey.
There is of course a good strategy for both of these methods of quitting smoking.
And I would like to flesh out these two methods to quit smoking and then I will let you decide which is best with my bit of ideas.
So If you want to try tapering off to quit smoking here is how to do it.
First take a day and answer a few questions.
When do you smoke? How many cigarettes do you smoke in the morning? In the afternoon? In the evening? When do you have a real urge to smoke? Now that you have this list you need a plan.
You want to start your first day with a victory so you will plan the first day cutting down by not feeling guilty about smoking but instead smoking when you really need it.
Make a goal of how many smokes you will have that first day and then you can go to bed on that first night knowing that you did well.
Every day after this you want a goal and you will start to need a way to cope with not smoking during the days and nights that you really have a nic fit and an urge to smoke.
Eventually you will be down to just 5 cigarettes or so a day and one day you will have to make that leap to being a non smoker.
The other way to quit smoking is to just quit cold turkey.
To quit cold turkey you need to do the same as above.
You will start with one day where you just smoke as usual and write down when you smoke and why.
What are your triggers and when are you times that you really struggle and feel the stress of needing to smoke.
Once you have figured this out you set a date and get rid of all of those smoking paraphernalia.
You need to get rid of all cigarettes, ashtrays, lighters, actually anything that reminds you of smoking or makes you more comfortable to smoke.
Also it is important to stay away from smoking situations like bars, smoking restaurants and in those smoking spots that we all see and look for when we look for a place to smoke.
On that first day without tobacco, cigarettes and nicotine expect to have conflicting emotions about your decision to quit.
Quitting is hard but if you give yourself the chance you will be able to quit smoking easily enough and after just a few weeks you will have the confidence to not think of yourself as a smoker anymore and then you will really be a non-smoker.
So what is the best way to quit smoking? I have tried a few times and was always unsuccessful but finally I stopped smoking by going cold turkey and have now been quit for 12 years.
You may be different but take a look at what successes that you have had in the past and build on those.
Success leaves clues they say and your past successes should help you determine the best method for you.
There is of course a good strategy for both of these methods of quitting smoking.
And I would like to flesh out these two methods to quit smoking and then I will let you decide which is best with my bit of ideas.
So If you want to try tapering off to quit smoking here is how to do it.
First take a day and answer a few questions.
When do you smoke? How many cigarettes do you smoke in the morning? In the afternoon? In the evening? When do you have a real urge to smoke? Now that you have this list you need a plan.
You want to start your first day with a victory so you will plan the first day cutting down by not feeling guilty about smoking but instead smoking when you really need it.
Make a goal of how many smokes you will have that first day and then you can go to bed on that first night knowing that you did well.
Every day after this you want a goal and you will start to need a way to cope with not smoking during the days and nights that you really have a nic fit and an urge to smoke.
Eventually you will be down to just 5 cigarettes or so a day and one day you will have to make that leap to being a non smoker.
The other way to quit smoking is to just quit cold turkey.
To quit cold turkey you need to do the same as above.
You will start with one day where you just smoke as usual and write down when you smoke and why.
What are your triggers and when are you times that you really struggle and feel the stress of needing to smoke.
Once you have figured this out you set a date and get rid of all of those smoking paraphernalia.
You need to get rid of all cigarettes, ashtrays, lighters, actually anything that reminds you of smoking or makes you more comfortable to smoke.
Also it is important to stay away from smoking situations like bars, smoking restaurants and in those smoking spots that we all see and look for when we look for a place to smoke.
On that first day without tobacco, cigarettes and nicotine expect to have conflicting emotions about your decision to quit.
Quitting is hard but if you give yourself the chance you will be able to quit smoking easily enough and after just a few weeks you will have the confidence to not think of yourself as a smoker anymore and then you will really be a non-smoker.
So what is the best way to quit smoking? I have tried a few times and was always unsuccessful but finally I stopped smoking by going cold turkey and have now been quit for 12 years.
You may be different but take a look at what successes that you have had in the past and build on those.
Success leaves clues they say and your past successes should help you determine the best method for you.
