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You can already check our stop smoking products page or read the articles that may tell you more about smoking and risks but also the beauty and freedom of being a non smoker. We know how hard it is to stop smoking, but you are not alone.

We have a first tip for you : just focus on your goal and visualize your achievement now. Feel how free and smart you are to take the decision to stop smoking. Can you see yourself annoyed, disgusted by that smell and taste ? Yes, smoking stinks ! See how you can say NO, and how you don’t need, don’t want this anymore. If you can see this happen, then you will do it.

Either it is for you, for your family or for whatever reason, quitting smoking will make you stronger : physically, because your health will improve, and mentally because you will have won one of the most important challenge of your life.

So get back your health, get back your life, and stop smoking !

1. Set up a quit smoking date. Tell everyone you will stop smoking at this date. People around you need to know. Your family first, your lifestyle will start to change and your behavior too. You will take support from them. Is anyone in your family (your partner ?) smoking too ? Why don’t stop smoking together and support each other. Also your work colleagues and friends need to know. They may be smokers too, so they have to respect your decision and avoid to smoke in the room you are.

2. No more cigarettes. Throw away the cigarettes you still have and hide the ashtrays. If you are at a date before your quit date, you will need to find cigarettes elsewhere. At home you will not have anymore cigarettes, and at work you may not want to ask your colleagues. So you will start to cut down your cigarette supply.

3. Get rid of the smoke odor. Clean the house, your clothes, everything that smells smoke.

4. Change your lifestyle. Were you smoking after diner ? With a coffee ? Replace cigarette by something else, a sugarless chewing gum for example.

5. Do something else. Nicotine abstinence syndrome or (withdrawal symptoms) will make you nervous. So you would want to have a cigarette. You have to keep your body and mind busy. Go for a walk, call a friend (maybe a person who chose to stop smoking with you) and get support, breath deeply, write a letter, listen to music, clean the house.

6. Eat and drink. You know stopping smoking may make you gain some weight. But don’t smoke another cigarette to lose weight, this is not a solution. Eat fruits and vegetables, drink plenty of water. If you decide to make some sport then you will really improve your shape and energy, and you will not gain weight. (Read the article Stop smoking without gaining weight)

7. Make yourself a gift. You didn’t buy cigarettes for a while so you saved money. How much is it for a week, a month or a year ? You deserved to offer you or someone you love a gift. It can be a nice restaurant with your partner, vacation with your whole family or even the fuel for your car. This will satisfy you and be a concrete proof of your achievement.

There are many more things to do instead of smoking. Just think about something you can or like to do. Anytime you want to smoke, just do this special thing you like. And tell yourself : I want to stop smoking !

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You just wanted to try. You just wanted to do what the others were doing. Well done, you tried once and actually you tried twice, and more. When you smoke your first cigarette, can you really be addicted so fast ? It seems yes, isn’t it too easy for an answer ? The truth is you also wanted to smoke a second cigarette because you “passed the test”. You were only a teen, you wouldn’t die so young, so why bother ? The first cigarette didn’t really addicted yourself, but others were doing it and they were healthy… at that time.

Others insisted on you to try, or maybe just asked if you wanted one. You could have said no. You should have said no. Saying NO was even what you thought before you said YES. You knew that it was bad to smoke, you knew the reasons why it was bad.

You wanted to look more mature. A few years ago, I had a walk with a friend. A teen, I may say a child, asked us some fire. My friend asked him how old he was. He answered “twelve”. I don’t know if he still smokes these days but all I can say is this child looked twelve, no more, and a cigarette in the hand didn’t make him look more mature. I, and you, see also sometimes older teens, 14 or more, they look their ages. Not more. When they will reach 30 or 40, as many of us, they will want to look younger. We all want to be forever young.

You were a rebell. People said it was bad to smoke, because you could have a lung cancer or other diseases. It will make you cough and increase the risk to have a heart attack. You didn’t care. Hey “We’re all gonna die someday !”. At 15, you already knew that you do what you want with your life. So, you shew your parents, teachers or anyone you chose your way. Who cares you were a rebell now ?

Kids, no one will care more about you because you smoke. If you think smoking attracts the opposite sex or will make you more friends, you’re wrong.

It’s pretty funny when you think about it. All these reasons are so stupid. Actually, this is not funny at all.

Now, if you stopped smoking and succeeded, congratulations. I know that is not easy. But if you just decided to quit smoking, or maybe to stop smoking AGAIN, you know the situation is not funny. Now do you really want to stop smoking ? Some people say this is a pleasure to smoke, they like it. They also feel a bit of glamour, the movie or photograph style.

I don’t know really why. When you think about it, the taste and smell of smoke is the same it was when you start smoking. And before you start you said smoke stinks. And it still does. Stinking is not glamour, if you like bad breath then…

Now maybe you really want to stop smoking and you tried a few times. Well, this is a first step, and a good one. Because you want it, and because you know what are the smoking effects. Unfortunately you failed but maybe this is just because you didn’t take the good plan. This article is written around the reasons that made you START smoking.

Now, can you find one or more reasons why you should STOP smoking ?

20 minutes after you stop smoking your blood pressure will drop back to normal. So does your pulse rate. High blood pressure and pulse rate increases the risk of heart attack. Also the body temperature of hands and feet increases to normal. Are you ready to take these first minutes ? If so, let’s go further.

8 hours after you quit smoking, the carbon monoxide levels in your blood will drop by half. Smoking causes carbon monoxide (combustion) in your lungs, but your lungs need oxygen. Carbon monoxide is a POISON. This is why you can’t breath normally : if you have carbon monoxide in your lungs and blood, you have less oxygen.

24 hours after your last puff, you get rid of carbon monoxide in your body. You have more oxygen now and can think about sport again !

After 48 hours, your body also get rid of nicotine. The risk of having a heart attack is lower. The senses of taste and smell will improve. Shall I remind you how smoke stinks ? There are better taste and smells than the cigarette one. Another effect at this time is the nerve endings are regrowing.

After 72 hours, a nice sequence starts : bronchial tubes will relax, so you will breath more easily. Breathing easily leads to a bigger lung capacity. Breathing better leads to higher energy levels. (Thank you Mr Oxygen !)

From 2 weeks to 6 months after you quit smoking, many things happen. Your blood circulation constantly improves, walking will become easier, your lung functions increase, you will cough less, sinus congestion will decrease.

After 9 months you will see improvements for almost everything told above. You really are getting healthier and you will feel it. Your lungs and your heart will thank you.

After 1 year your risk of having a heart attack will drop by half.

After 5 years the risk of having a lung cancer decreases.

After 10 years the risk of lung cancer and other cancers is the same as a non-smoker.

After 15 years your can expect a longer and healthier life : the risk of heart attack is the same as a non-smoker.

Don’t you think that’s worth it ? So, what are you waiting to stop smoking now ? By stopping smoking you are also stopping killing yourself, or at least you will lower the risk of diseases and heart attack (not only for you, but also for your circle).

When you stop smoking cravings are not only for cigarettes but also for food. Lots of people take as an excuse that quitting smoking will make them gain weight, and prefer continue smoking instead of gaining a few pounds. The solution is to think or do something else when cravings occur. First, did you know that the average craving last 5 minutes only ?

There are a lot of things you can do within five minutes. When doing something you will at the same time think about what you are doing, therefore you will keep your mind busy. It is up to you to find what is the perfect activity : crosswords, listening to music, watching TV, exercises, calling a friend, writing a letter, browsing the internet. If you can manage to keep your mind AND you hands active, you will generally overcome cravings.

Sport is always an effective way to control your weight, but relaxation is also a method you should consider. You can find an audio tape about meditation and practice at home, a simple exercise is to take deep breaths. When you stop smoking you will recover your lungs capacity. So, deep breathes are not only a relaxation exercise, it is also a good way to check your lungs functions.

Or you can join a yoga or taï-chi group and control your energy.

I have another craving managing method for you, and you can make it last as long as you want, more than 5 minutes, and it is also very enjoyable and satisfying : have sex. And please, don’t smoke after that. Of course you can’t have sex anytime or anywhere you want. Okay, some people do it at work but we do not recommend it. Have a nice hot shower or bath, it is very relaxing too.

The cost of your cigarette packet X 365 days = what you could save and spend elsewhere than in cigarettes.
If you are smoking 2 packets a day just multiply this amount by two.
If your packet costs $5, it’s $1825 a year that you are spending to destroy your organs.

If you are not smoking a full packet every day, divide the amount of your packet by the number of cigarettes it contains. You now know how much is worth one cigarette.
If your packet is $5 and it contains 20 cigarettes : one cigarette costs 5 / 20 = $0.25

Multiply this by the number you are smoking every day. Say you are smoking 5 cigarettes a day : 0.25 x 5 = $1.25
Finally multiply this by 365 and know how much it is for one year. In this case you would spend $465.

Okay it was just some simple math but what could you buy with $1825, or even just $465. You could offer some nice gift to yourself to reward you to have stopped smoking for such a long time. Even each month the amount could be spent on gas for your car or in a restaurant with your loved one.

Now how many years have you been smoking ? 10 years ? You may have spent $18,250, it could have been a new car. Imagine that for 20 years or more and all that you could offer to you or your family. Sorry, if you are rich and reading this, you don’t care about the cost because you can get everything you want. This doesn’t mean you can avoid the risk to have a heart attack

There is a much higher cost than only the price of your packets. This is the cost of your health and life, and the cost of your family, children, friends ones.

Now, smoking or stop smoking ?

The second reason is because of the metabolism. People with higher metabolism, burn more calories. This is the case when you are a smoker : your body fights against the toxins all day, so your metabolism accelerates. When you become a non smoker, your body don’t have toxicity anymore to fight, and your metabolism slow down. The result is of course that you don’t burn calories as fast as you did.

So eating to compensate the cigarette and having a slower metabolism leads you to gain weight. Metabolism is something bodybuilders know well. What’s the relation with bodybuilding, you ask. Well, these guys can eat more frequently and eat a lot more calories than you, but their meals are much smaller. Their metabolism speed up so they burn more calories too : they lose fat, and gain muscle.

Now here is what usually happens for you. You find that you are always hungry, you open the fridge several times per day, and eat to compensate. Of course this is not a solution, because you kept your regular meals the same quantity as when you were a smoker. If you have to eat more often then, eat smaller quantities, you will reduce your calories intake and even increase your metabolism.

How to eat like a bodybuilder : up to 6 meals a day but small meals and small portions. Have a preference for fresh fruits and vegetables. And remember bodybuilders make sport, so do some exercises if you can. If you can manage to walk or run everyday, this will considerably help you to not gain weight, even if you do it for a few minutes.

We often say that we need to get new habits and keep our mind and body busy to lower the withdrawal symptoms. This involves to substitute the cigarette between our fingers or between our lips. Here are some more tips to stop smoking without gaining weight :

• A toothpick can be a good solution to replace the oral fixation, just don’t try to light or eat it.
• You can have a sugarless chewing gum packet in your pocket : this will replace your cigarette packet and the habit will be to chew instead of smoking.
• Sunflower seeds are generally an effective substitution to cigarette. It seems that sunflower seeds effects are the same as nicotine.

You know eating less is just common sense when you don’t want to gain weight. So control yourself, this is also part of your new habit. Eat low calorie food, such as fresh fruits and vegetables. You don’t have to eat more to satisfy your stomach. Eat slowly and enjoy your meals, don’t go fast and eat normal quantities. If you choose to take some sugarless chewing gums, there are many flavors you can taste. Make some sport and think that when you are not smoking, you are already getting healthier.

A lot of people know this will be hard to stop smoking and already think about a replacement for cigarettes. Is it a lack of motivation ? No, smokers need help, as many other addicted to many other drugs.

The cold turkey method is based around smokers motivation and commitment. But this is not only the will power that will lead to success. Other parameters have to be taken into account. Help from family, doctor, physician, friends. There are few steps of planning before stopping that way. Cold turkey involves smokers to sop right away and never take back another cigarette. This is the hardest way since the smokers feels the drug withrawal effects. The body needs nicotine.

Nicotine replacement generally includes… nicotine : nicotine chewing gums, nicotine nasal spray, nicotine inhaler, nicotine patches, nicotine tab to put under your tongue. These nicotine replacement therapies are effective as long as you strictly follow the instructions and advices of your doctor.

But natural stop smoking products exist, and these include only safe ingredients and no nicotine. They can also be found in the form of gums, patches or pills. Alternative ways like hypnosis also have been proven to be effective. If this is true that you may need more than one session, you can also find self hypnosis method that you can use multiple times at home.

Now what if you replace the cost of your cigarettes by the cost of a stop smoking treatment ? Smoking has a price, higher than a treatment. If you are a long time smoker you may already have spent thousands of dollars. Remember also that the price of your health and life (and your family ones) is way higher than cigarettes.

The first step to stop smoking is planning. You will need help and you will need people, not only a treatment or your motivation. Then, choose YOUR way to stop smoking.

There are also other ways that need to be introduced. First because they get some interesting success rate, and second, because you may have tried a lot of stop smoking treatments that didn’t work. So let’s have a look to these alternative methods to stop moking. Also, the alternative ways to stop smoking only require one or two sessions, making the treatment very short.

Hypnosis to Stop Smoking
This is getting more and more popular, some people claim that after one or two sessions they completely stop smoking without feeling anymore the need of smoking. Studies also reported a success rate from 60% to 70%, and even up to 90%. This is the case if you consult a hypnotherapist, but you can also practice self hypnosis. Today many audios, videos and books material can help you to reach your subcouncious mind. Self hypnosis is less expensive and may take more time to master, but with practice, you can success.

Acupuncture to Stop Smoking
Acupuncture comes from China. Chinese medicine already existed 5000 years ago and acupuncture is based on energy lines that circulate through the body. The acupuncturist insert needles at specific points into these lines to restore your energy. Needles are inserted near ears, in the wrist and hands. At the end of sessions the body want to reject the cigarette and you don’t want to smoke anymore since you feel the taste and smell ugly. Some people swear by acupuncture but some studies showed that it can’t be proven that acupuncture is helpful to quit smoking. Hit or miss. Anyway it can be worth a try and work for you.

Laser to Stop Smoking
Laser therapy to stop smoking stimulates acupuncture points (maybe a confirmation that acupuncture works) and requires only one treatment. The treatment is totally painless and actually relaxing, and last about 30 minutes to 1 hour. Success rates reported are as high as 80% up to 90%, with immediate results. The price is around $300 so if you can afford it this is of course a solution to try.

These alternative ways to stop smoking are effective. They have all produced impressive results but now, this is up to you to make your choice and see what will work for you.

(You can see our recommended stop smoking self hypnosis methods.)