#1 Tip on stopping smoking If you are like most smokers, you are using smoking as an "excuse" to take small breaks during the day.
I am not going to ask you to stop taking small breaks during the day, because it is good to do so, however I am going to let you in on a little secret.
Those breaks have become associated with smoking in your mind, and it will be harder for you to stay a non-smoker if you keep doing what you have done as a smoker.
So instead of going to the same place, and being around the same people, do something different to break up the habit pattern, walk around the block, drink water instead of coffee, or anything you can think of that is not associated with smoking.
Doing this habit breaking, will make it a lot easier to stay stopped.
#2 Tip on stopping smoking Most smokers drink a lot of coffee.
If you are one of them, you need to know, that the nicotine you take in while smoking, breaks down some of the effect of the caffeine in the coffee.
Therefore when you quit, you should cut down on how much coffee you drink.
Instead drink a lot of water, 8-10 bottles of water daily, will help your body flush out the poisonous nicotine even faster, and the sooner that poison is out of your body, the better your health will be.
#3 Tip on stopping smoking Beware of your inner dialogue: We all have an inner dialogue, and when you quit smoking the cessation your body feels, is going to make your inner dialogue try to convince you that it is OK to have a cigarette.
So be aware of the fact that this is going to happen, and be sure to hold yourself firmly decided to hold on to your decision to stay quit.
Always remember that you are fighting to get away from bad smell, bad health and whatever else is your main motivation.
And remind yourself about why you have decided that it is better for you to be a non-smoker, it will all help you in fighting your inner dialogue.