Wednesday, March 14, 2012

Success Tips To Stop Being A Smoker

Habit of smoking is very detrimental to health. in fact, active smokers already know and realize that their risk of developing lung cancer, emphysema and heart attack risk in later life due to smoking.
But, if you seriously want to quit smoking, try some of these steps and hopefully can help you to get away from unhealthy habits.

STEP 1: Choose a day to start quitting smoking
Take a calendar and select the appropriate time to prepare for out of the habit of smoking. Nothing was wrong to begin to stop smoking on the day that is considered the level of stress is not too high compared to other days, like the days on weekends. Mark your calendar and begin to commit to do so.

Cleaning up after the commit was important. avoid or get rid of ashtrays, lighters and cigarettes is the first step for the success of smoking cessation.

STEP 2: Prediction situations trigger the desire to smoke
Try to predict the trigger situations that will appear on your first day at the time wanted to quit smoking. There are times when a particular situation can be a strong incentive to return to smoking. Then write in a special notebook that you have provided.

Then look at the first week of the decision to quit smoking. If you can pass the exam on the first seven days, would be a good sign to stop smoking forever. If you find other triggers in the first seven days you quit smoking, immediately wrote the book. Therefore, trigger the desire to smoke again during the day weekdays weekends are usually always different.

If you are having trouble making a list of triggers, then you need 'special observations' on one week prior to the realization of the intention to quit smoking, so you can find out when and why the desire to smoke.

STEP 3: Strategic plan for your trigger situations
Now think of any trigger points. What are your main reasons for smoking? What is it to fill the time? Reduce stress? Makes you more mature? For example, say the trigger is stress at work and cigarettes help calm you. Then find the solution, what can be done to cope with stress other than smoking? You could try a short break from work, consume water, or try to relax by doing light yoga. For each trigger, write down two or three strategies. Then commit to using that strategy when the situation occurs.

STEP 4: Find support from family or close friends
Quitting smoking will be easier when family and close friends helped to pass it your intention. Types of support provided in the form of action to ensure there are no cigarettes lying around the house. Or tell you that the family proud of you for all the work done.


Once you've managed to stop being a smoker on the first day, try to feel the difference.
1. After 20 minutes, blood pressure and pulse return to normal.
2. After 8 hours, increased oxygen in the blood return to normal.
3. After 24 hours, the lungs begin to clean the tar buildup.
4. And after 48 hours, the smell and taste a good start to increase.
5. After 72 hours, breathing easier, bronchial tubes to relax and increase energy.
6. Two to 12 weeks, walking and running much easier. After three to nine months, the lungs have room for oxygen up to 10 percent more.
7. At one year, the risk of heart attack decreases by half. Even after 10 years, the risk of lung cancer was also reduced by 50 percent. And in 15 years, your risk of heart attack as those with non-smokers.

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