I never believed I would be able to quit my smoking habit. It seemed like I was constantly waiting until the strain in my life was at a low point to begin to quit and of course that did not happen.I used my smoking habit as anxiety reliever and I just didn't know what smoking control could do. Please note that "Smoking Control" is a branded product of the NOXO company. I was apprehensive of gaining weight and it seemed like every time I quit smoking I replaced eating with my smoking and when I saw a weight gain of more than eight pound I was once again smoking.
So, I was convinced I was going to have to find a behavior to oust my smoking or different means of dealing with anxiety. At work instead of taking a smoke break I would use some smoking control. In the morning instead of a cigarette with my hot chocolate I ate a good breakfast instead of my customary morning meal of a cigarette and coffee. After eating in place of a smoking I took a little walk or exercised or read the newspaper. In the car I listened to books on tape or music that took my mind off usual times in the car when I would smoke.
It was not easy but I started doing other activities and habits for times when I would usually smoke and I started using smoking control. When I decided that I had to quit the smoking habit I started with a list of dos and don't s for my decision to have a smoke or not. In other words what I was getting out of smoking and then the cons to keeping with my smoking habit. Not surprisingly the pros far outweighed the cons. The monetary and health expenses of a smoking habit makes the decision to carry on one you can not really excuse in any sense except for the fact that as a smoker this is a habit that you relish.
After I made my list I hung this checklist up on my bedroom door and also on my mud room door. I wanted everyday to see my motive for changing my behavior this helped a bit since quitting smoking is a determination one has to make daily day by day. When you quit smoking you have to anticipate some times when you may stumble but in the past when I messed up I just accepted the fact that I had failed and began smoking full steam ahead but this time if I back slid and bought a package of cigarettes or smoked a single I bummed from a buddy I allowed myself forgiveness for not being perfect and started right back up.
As I saw my weight go up I tried to exercise more and not to eat as much I also rewarded myself by buying some boy toys and treating myself with something I more often than not would not do for myself. Maybe by a splurge on shopping or a cinema I wanted to see a nice dinner a cup of coffee just something I enjoyed to remind myself that smoking wasn't the only pleasant thing for me. I can not say I still don't think about smoking from time to time and quite possibly always will on the other hand I also remind myself that what you save is hard cash your health and generally just feeling more healthy. Your clothes don't smell like smoke your hair does not reek of smoke you can taste the food you eat. You can also put the cash you would have used for buying smokes into a bank account and watch it add up.
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