Once you have finally made the momentous decision you are planning to quit smoking and also have set a date so you can kick off this grand adventure, let’s ensure that it works. Setting a day is just a small aspect of the programme of course plus you’ve got to have a plan set up to help you while you proceed.
Always remember, above all else a journey of 1000 miles begins with a simple and single step. Take a look at every morning as an achievement and know that you’ll be one step closer to your ultimate goal of stopping smoking.
Through taking this entire journey step-by-step you’ll find it a lot easier and many people advocate that you need to give yourself some sort of a treat for a reward once you get to a particular benchmarks along this road. If you are fully aware of the financial price of smoking and the way it may happen to be depriving you of so many things during years gone by, it is a smart idea to put the cash aside you are saving through not smoking and to physically spend that money at a specified period in the future as a reward for not using it to acquire cigarettes.
It doesn’t take long to add up just how much smoking costs you in financial terms. It’s a awfully expensive habit these days in particular because the government appears to apply so much taxation. Just imagine if you were able to have a fantastic, high-quality dinner out with your loved one at one of your favourite restaurants a month or so from now, as a reward for your efforts?
Did you know that you can get an App for your iPhone or other device these days which can show you how much money you have saved on a rolling basis, together with the volume of chemicals that you have avoided by not smoking? It is a great App to have and another tool that will help you understand just how foolish you have been and how sensible you are right now.
Of course the financial element of your effort to cease smoking is only part of the battle. You’re going to find that you have a much more active and enjoyable social life and will not be ostracised so much as you may have been in the past by the more than 75% of the friends and acquaintances who do not smoke. You will find that you are transitioning into a larger part of society and won’t feel out of place in an increasing number of public places, simply because you’re unable to “light up” when you want to.
Stand in the mirror and practice saying “sorry, I’m a non-smoker.” You should get very used to saying this and whenever you are confronted by a situation where other smokers are around you, be prepared to say firmly but politely that you won’t be joining them, not now and not ever.