Sugar free lemon drops

My aunt liked lemon drops - so we bought her lots and lots of sugar free lemon drops. She said every time she felt like a smoke - she chose one of those instead. She had been a heavy smoker for years. And it helped her quit. I would suggest getting a sugar free candy to your liking and give it a whirl.

If I quit smoking, won't I gain weight?

Many people are afraid to quit smoking because they think they will gain weight. In reality, many do gain a little but not enough to change how they look. People don't gain weight because they stop smoking. They gain weight because they start eating more. Often, people confuse the feeling of craving nicotine with hunger and eat to try to make this uncomfortable feeling go away. Smokers are also used to having something in their hands and in their mouth, so they may pick up food to replace holding a cigarette. To keep from gaining weight, try these things:

• Drink sips of water instead of eating when you feel uncomfortable.
• Eat carrot or celery sticks or other healthy, low calorie foods.
• Exercise. This will also help take your mind off smoking and make you healthier.
• Keep busy. You will be less likely to eat when you're not really hungry if you are doing other things.

http://www.youngwomenshealth.org/smokeinfo.html

Little by little. Quit smoking.

Don't try to just quit, try to cut back little by little. If you smoke a pack a day, then work on only 1/2 a pack a day, then only 1/3...and so on and so forth... Another tip i've heard also is that you can try keeping the cigarettes in a different place from your lighter or matches. that way it's extra work to have one, say if you're sitting down watching TV you don't want to get up or something. And try walking or jogging every day...start little...and work your way up. maybe at 10 min for a few days, then 15 min. maybe switch a minute of work out for one cigarette??? i dunno. be creative!! good luck!

By beckerton12

Start by trying to smoke less and less each day

Start by trying to smoke less and less each day. Every time you crave a smoke try to hold it off a little longer, do something to keep u busy untill the craving passes, when u can no longer hold it off have a smoke but only have a few drags. This way u satisfy ur craving but still smoke less. While you are cutting down pick a date to stop smoking, it can be a personally significant date or just one picked outta the blue. Write that date on the calander and continue with cutting down.

Try to come up with a list of things u can do to help cope with the cravings, and practice by putting them into action while ur cutting down. These could be things like ---- Going for a walk, exercising, everyone is different so u have to make ur own list.Also try to notice and make a list of the things that cause u to crave smokes like----- having drinks with friends, after dinner, surfing the net, then try to think of ways to cope with those situations after u quit. For example if you know you always crave a smoke after a meal then resolve to go for a walk after eating.

When you quit day comes...... QUIT!! thats it done, wake up and say to yourself "Today Im a non-smoker" Put ur best foot forward and all ur new coping skills to work. You can do it!

And if you want you can talk to your Doctor about taking Zyban or using the patch. I smoked for 15 years and quit 4 and a half years ago, I took Zyban and did what I described above. I only once tried smoling since my Quit date and that was the night my mom died.... and it made me sick as hell ... which is a good thing. : )
Good luck

By jane r