- Set a quit date.
Choose a date within the next two weeks, so you have enough time to prepare without losing your motivation to quit.
- Consider your Diet
- A study revealed that some foods, including meat, makes cigarettes taste better. Cutting down on your meat intake might make it easier to stick to your quitting smoking resolution. Other foods like cheese, fresh fruits like oranges, pears, apples, banana and vegetables make cigarette taste terrible.
- Eat a regular meal pattern and avoid skipping meals. Feeling hungry may make you feel like reaching for a cigarette.
- Munch on raw carrots or celery. Nibbling on something crunchy will keep your mouth distracted.
- Be prepared with mints or gum and reach for those every time you feel a craving coming on.
- Change your Drink
Fizzy drinks, alcohol, cola, tea and coffee all make cigarettes taste better. Replace them with water and fresh juices.
- Get Moving
A regular workout of 45 minutes to 1 hour everyday helps your brain to produce anti craving chemicals.
- Anticipate and plan for the challenges you’ll face while quitting.
Most people who begin smoking again do so within the first three months. You can help yourself make it through by preparing ahead for common challenges, such as nicotine withdrawal and cigarette cravings.
- Remove cigarettes and other tobacco products from your home, car, and work.
Throw away all of your cigarettes, lighters, ashtrays, and matches. Wash your clothes and freshen up anything that smells like smoke.
- Make non-smoking friends
When you are at gathering / party / tea or lunch break, stick with the non-smokers.
- Talk to your doctor about getting help to quit.
Your doctor can prescribe medication to help with withdrawal symptoms. If you can’t see a doctor, you can get many products over the counter at your local pharmacy, including nicotine patches and gum.