Tips to Quit Smoking that Work Well

1. It's okay to feel like you are losing something important when you decide to stop smoking especially if you have smoked for a long period of time. Let the emotions out somehow so they don't build up creating stress you don't want or need. Exercise, writing, yelling, punching a pillow or a stop smoking group where you will feel less alone may help.

2. Keep it simple. Use distracting tools such as deep breathing and twirling a pen or pencil between your fingers to help when your mind and body are feeling out of sorts going without.

3. A concrete way to increase motivation to succeed quitting smoking is to calculate how much money you would save over the years and thinking of a goal to save towards. A car or a vacation are fun to look forward to having.

I bought a Jeep Wrangler with my savings and it's been a fun ride and it feels really good that it was paid for with cash saved from not smoking for nine years (at the time). I'll post a photo soon.

Best Wishes from Someone Who's Been There.

Ten Years Smober

Today is the day and I'm excited!
Double digits!

To be smober means to be sober from smoking. Lingo picked up from the online stop smoking message boards.

When I quit for good we had just bought our first computer and I was learning how to use it and finding things online that interested me.

One day I found stop smoking message boards and forums.
I wasn't alone.
Hundreds of people were quitting smoking and talking about their days with one another. Giving and asking for encouragement, prayers, hints, tips and tricks to stop smoking and please, please would someone show me how to make it easy?!

Having online connections really helped me "suffer through" better than I think I would have on my own.

Granted, some were not very serious and some were just starting their quit smoking journey and finding out what worked best for them.

Here are some links to get you started: http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=online+stop+smoking+message+boards&aq=f&oq==

I had gone to a face to face support group a few times but felt somewhat claustrophobic and pressured to be perfect.
I wasn't ready but it was good practice.

The moral of the story is to find what works BEST for you. For your personality, your position in the work force and --especially these days-- your financial position.

Look for coupons and/or try generics if you must so that you don't give up the right to be healthy and not addicted when you don't want to be.

Here are some links to help you find coupons, discounts or rebates for quit smoking products: http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=online+coupons+for+stop+smoking+products

Let Freedom Ring!