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Quit Smoking in 28 days
For some people, quitting smoking is as easy as simply not doing it any more. However, for the majority of folks, it’s definitely not that simple.Once smoking become a habit, it becomes hard to break.
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Here are 4 tips you can take action on today. These will help you create new, healthier habits that can help you ditch smoking for good.
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Remember that it takes 28 days to form a habit. The same rule applies whether the habit is bad or good. Instead of focusing on how to break a habit, in this case, smoking, we’re going to focus on forming of new habits.
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So, with a duration of 28 days, don’t expect results overnight. However, if you’re patient and take small steps in the right direction each day, you’ll be on the road to quitting for good !
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Eat something healthy at smoke time (instead of smoking!)
If you like to have your first cigarette with a coffee to start your day off, why not have something healthy to eat with your coffee instead of a cigarette?
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Of course, like any habit you’re actively trying to create, this will take a little getting used to. Once you actually do this, you’ll actually feel better after eating something healthy right. In addition, you’ll also start to notice results once you’ve been doing this consistently for about a week. That should keep your motivation up!
Take up a sport or activity:
One of the best and fastest ways to get away from smoking is to do something that has the complete opposite effect on your body – usually this can be found by doing something active.
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It doesn’t have to be extreme; it just has to work for you. Depending on your current fitness level, it’s recommended you start out small.
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Going for a short walk or even a swim each day will significantly improve your health. Once you see the mental boost it gives you, you’ll want to keep going with it.
Switch to e-cigarettes
If you’re finding it too difficult to quit cold turkey and need to wean yourself off more slowly, then e-cigarettes are definitely the way to go.
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They’re so much more common now than they ever were, so you won’t look odd. E-Cigs don’t contain the nasty stuff that traditional cigarettes do. Many different types are readily available online and offline.
Create a money jar
I saved this one for last because it’s the best motivational tactic I’ve seen: you quit smoking AND build a healthy habit of saving money at the same time.
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How this works is very simple. You simply take an old jar, bottle or container (clear is best, so you can see the money).
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Then every time you feel the urge to buy a pack of cigarettes, you take your money and put it in the jar instead. You can do this over the course of a month, or as long as you like.
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I guarantee that even if you only do it for 28 days, you’re going to see just how much you’re saving by not smoking.
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