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I am thinking about quiting smoking and I really need some help.? |
I have been smoking for over four years. I have never been able to stay off of the smokes for more than six or seven weeks at a time. I want to quit before my husband and I have a baby. I am afraid I won't be able to do it without some help, but what do I need to look for to help me? And also, how can I be sure I won't gain thirty pounds again? Any advice would be great, thanks. That's great that you WANT to quit! That's half the battle right there! Think about the baby you and your husband want to have someday...how healthy it will be if you don't smoke! Smoking is an expensive, disgusting habit that is hard to break once you are hooked on nicotine. If you haven't tried the patches that are available, ask your doctor for some help. Put aside all the money you WOULD have spent on cigarettes and go on a trip! Buy baby things! And as far as gaining weight, be sure to have lots of veggies at home...carrots and celery, and lots of fresh fruit. I don't buy junk food at all, because if it's here in the house, I WILL eat it! If it isn't around me then I won't be tempted. Try taking up a dance class or join a gym. GOOD LUCK!!!!! BE DETERMINED! I found the only way to quit for me was with the Nicotrol inhaler...you can get it prescribed by a doctor. It's a nicotine inhaler, which worked for me because it gave me something to suck on other than a death stick. I quit by listening to tapes that they sell at bookstores, self help stop smoking tapes/cd's read a book by Allen Carr called the easy way to quit smoking (or something similar to that, the authors name is right so search for it on amazon). i was a 20-30 a day smoker for about 12 years, read his book, quit and never looked back. never known a person who didn't quit after reading his book Congratulations on taking the first step. As a former smoker of 33 years who has now been smoke free for 10 years i feel qualified in answering your question. 1. It may take more than 1 try to quit. 2. Set a date. 3. Rid your home of all cigarettes and ashtrays. 4. Let people know what you are trying to do and ask them to give you support in your endeavor. 5. Take it 5 minutes at a time. Tell yourself you won't smoke for 5 minutes, when that time is up, pat yourself on the back and try for 5 more minutes. Then try for 10 minutes and then keep adding minutes. 6. Drink lots of water. It helps flush out the nicotine. 7. Change your habits, especially ones where you used to smoke. For instance I used to smoke after a meal. I got up immediately after the meal and started clearing the table. 8. Get your hands wet or dirty. 9. Keep busy. 10. Use anti-smoking aids as necessary. Good luck to you and don't give up giving up. the first step is to want to quit. some ppl find it difficult to quit on their own. Ur Gp surgery will have advice and contact numbers for your local smoking cessation clinic, where u have ur own councillor who will help and give you free patches, inhalers etc. i eventually did it on willpower. it was difficult for the first couple of weeks but i substituted the craving for fruit, it passes within minutes. take up a hobby, it helps to take ur mind off it. Good luck This method works for me and is the only money back guaranteed. I quit smoking 2 years ago Get the Facts Easyway, founded by Allen Carr in 1983, has the highest independently verified 12-month success rate (75.8% for a smoker completing the program) of any quit smoking technique and a 90% satisfaction rating. Compare Easyway to other methods and see for yourself why Easyway is called 鈥淭he Cadillac of quit smoking methods.鈥?br /> The Allen Carr Method HOW THE METHOD WORKS Using psychotherapy, the method works in the opposite way to the 鈥渨illpower鈥?method. It does not concentrate on the reasons the smoker should not smoke : the money, the slavery, the health risks and the stigma. Smokers know all that already. Instead it focuses on why smokers continue to smoke in spite of the obvious disadvantages. It is fear that keeps smokers hooked! Fear the smoker will have to give up their pleasure or crutch. Fear the smoker will be unable to enjoy life or handle stress. Fear the smoker will have to go through an awful trauma to get free. Fear the smoker will never get completely free from the craving. The Method removes these fears Smokers quit with the Allen Carr Method as happy non-smokers, not feeling deprived but with a huge sense of relief and elation that they have finally achieved what they always wanted鈥? TO BE FREE! What about the terrible withdrawal pangs from nicotine? The physical withdrawal from nicotine is so slight that most smokers don鈥檛 realise that they are addicts. What smokers suffer when they try and quit using other methods is the misery and depression caused by the belief that they are being deprived of a pleasure or a crutch. The Allen Carr Method removes this feeling of deprivation. It removes the need and desire to smoke. Once the smoker is in the right frame of mind and they follow the simple instructions, the physical withdrawal from nicotine is hardly noticeable. No Gimmicks! The Method does not use any gimmicks, useless aids or substitutes. No nicotine gum, patches, lozenges, tabs, inhilators or nasal sprays! No needles! No lasers! No drugs! No herbs! No shock treatment! The Allen Carr Method is successful because: It removes the smokers鈥?conflict of will. There are no bad withdrawal pangs. It is instantaneous and easy. It is equally effective for long-term heavy smokers and light smokers. You need not gain weight. You will not miss smoking. Medical Endorsements A personal view from Professor Judith Mackay MBE, JP, FRCO (Edin), FRCP (Lon), World Health Organisation Advisory Panel on Tobacco and Health 鈥淚 have no hesitation in supporting Allen Carr鈥檚 work. Many clinics use some of his techniques but it would appear that few do it in quite such a successful package.鈥?br /> Carole Johnson, Coronary Heart Disease Prevention Unit, Tyne Tees 鈥渉is success rate was such that, when budgets allow, we continue to use Easyway for work with specific groups and individuals.鈥?br /> Dr Anil Visa BSc, MBBch., FRCA, Consultant 鈥?Royal Hospitals NHS Trust 鈥?Royal London Hospital 鈥淚 have observed the Allen Carr method at first hand and have found it to be very successful and I wholeheartedly support it as an effective way to quit smoking.鈥?br /> Dr William Green, Head of Psychiatric Dept, Matilda Hospital, Hong Kong 鈥淚t is a remarkable fact that Allen Carr, on his own admission a non-professional in behaviour modification, should have succeeded where countless psychologists and psychiatrists holding postgraduate qualifications have failed, in formulating a simple and effective way to stop smoking.鈥?br /> Dr Martin Jarvis, Principle Scientist, Imperial Cancer Research Fund and Reader in Health Psychology, University College London 鈥?..I am more than happy to testify to Allen Carr鈥檚 enduring involvement and to recognise the value of the kind of behavioural and cognitive support he provides.鈥?br /> Dr PM Bray MB CH.b., MRCGP 鈥淚 was really impressed by the method. In spite of the Allen Carr organisation鈥檚 success and fame, there were no gimmicks and the professional approach was something a GP could readily respect. I would be happy to give a medical endorsement of the method to anyone.鈥?br /> Celebrity Endorsements "His method is absolutely unique, removing the dependence on cigarettes, while you are actually smoking. I鈥檓 pleased to say it has worked for many of my friends and staff.鈥?br /> Sir Richard Branson 鈥淪ome friends of mine who had stopped using Allen Carr鈥檚 method suggested I tried it. I did. It was such a revelation that instantly I was freed from my addiction. Like those friends of mine, I found it not only easy but unbelievably enjoyable to stay stopped.鈥?br /> Sir Anthony Hopkins GOOD LUCK |
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