Do you want to stop smoking today?
I would say that when smokers decide to throw away their cigarettes, around 80% of them are thinking - 'this is it, I'm going to stop smoking today!'
The good news sit that if you are one of these people you are making a good decision. The bad news is that it is pretty much impossible to say to yourself, I'm going to stop smoking today, and then be able to do it.
The only way that'll happen is if, 'today' is half way through your planned strategy! You see, it is pretty much inpossible for you to stop smoking in one day!
Think about it. You have to beat your nicotine addiction, your reliance on cigarettes to help you relax and reduce stress. You have to disassociate smoking from all of the things you do.
I mean, you probably smoke as soon as you wake up, with your coffee, on the way to work, when you are relaxing and reading a book, when you are with friends and when you finish your meal and after sex.
So how can you realistically expect to stop smoking today?!!
Heck, it's a good idea to stop smoking. But one of the meain reasons why smokers fail is because they have high and unrealistic expectations about the time it will take to stop smoking and the efforts that are needed.
You have smoked for years, you are used to having cigarettes as a major part of your life, you rely on them and you need them. So stopping smoking in one day is a little far fetched!
If you want to stop smoking today, then 'today' needs to be smack bang in the middle of your stop smoking campaign!
You should plan on the days leading up to your stop smoking date. Things you should do in this time include - how are you going to prevent weight gain, withdrawal symptoms and cravings, and how are you going to break your smoking habits.
On your stop smoking day, you should re-inforce your thoughts beliefs and desires to stop smoking and you should throw away everything that reminds you about smoking, cigarettes, novelty ash trays and lighters and you should clean out your smoke filled car and smoke filling curtains in your home.
Then in the days after your stop smoking day you need to put into practive all the things you planned on, like preventing withdrawals and weight gain.
Stopping smoking a process that needs a little thought and some effort. That's why I tell my friends and clients that unless you make good plans, you can't realistically expect to stop smoking today!
Just make sure you are aware of this before you try to stop smoking today, fail and then end up broken hearted!
The good news sit that if you are one of these people you are making a good decision. The bad news is that it is pretty much impossible to say to yourself, I'm going to stop smoking today, and then be able to do it.
The only way that'll happen is if, 'today' is half way through your planned strategy! You see, it is pretty much inpossible for you to stop smoking in one day!
Think about it. You have to beat your nicotine addiction, your reliance on cigarettes to help you relax and reduce stress. You have to disassociate smoking from all of the things you do.
I mean, you probably smoke as soon as you wake up, with your coffee, on the way to work, when you are relaxing and reading a book, when you are with friends and when you finish your meal and after sex.
So how can you realistically expect to stop smoking today?!!
Heck, it's a good idea to stop smoking. But one of the meain reasons why smokers fail is because they have high and unrealistic expectations about the time it will take to stop smoking and the efforts that are needed.
You have smoked for years, you are used to having cigarettes as a major part of your life, you rely on them and you need them. So stopping smoking in one day is a little far fetched!
If you want to stop smoking today, then 'today' needs to be smack bang in the middle of your stop smoking campaign!
You should plan on the days leading up to your stop smoking date. Things you should do in this time include - how are you going to prevent weight gain, withdrawal symptoms and cravings, and how are you going to break your smoking habits.
On your stop smoking day, you should re-inforce your thoughts beliefs and desires to stop smoking and you should throw away everything that reminds you about smoking, cigarettes, novelty ash trays and lighters and you should clean out your smoke filled car and smoke filling curtains in your home.
Then in the days after your stop smoking day you need to put into practive all the things you planned on, like preventing withdrawals and weight gain.
Stopping smoking a process that needs a little thought and some effort. That's why I tell my friends and clients that unless you make good plans, you can't realistically expect to stop smoking today!
Just make sure you are aware of this before you try to stop smoking today, fail and then end up broken hearted!
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