Stop smoking cigarettes- reasons and tips

Mark Twain said “To quit smoking it easy, I personally have done it at least 100 times”

Before disposing of a cigarette packet you have to convince yourself why you will do it. One of the mail reasons to stop smoking is purely health and not just because of your lungs, but also for fresh skin, nice nails and hair, unpleasant cough which every smoker has early in the morning, the bad breath, unpleasant “aroma” of your clothes and hands. Another good reason to stop smoking cigarettes is the increasingly limited number of restaurants and coffee bars where smoking is allowed. Once you find the strongest reasons why you should stop smoking cigarettes, you need to decide what will replace the cigarettes, because one of the hardest things is to deny the combination of morning coffee with cigarette and also the habit to have something between your fingers. The biggest fear of every woman who decides to stop smoking is the fear of getting fat. This happens most often because people replace cigarettes with food and high calorie drinks.

            There are many ways to quit smoking – patches, acupuncture and pills. On the market there are plenty of brands as well as funds which can help you stop smoking, but the safest method is the human will. Here are a few proven tips to stop smoking forever:

1. Prepare yourself mentally for quitting smoking – make a list with your reasons why you will stop cigarettes and mark the most serious of them.
2. Determine the date when you will stop smoking. If you are not a heavy smoker is the best to stop smoking at once, otherwise the risk to start smoking again like before is very big. If you are heavy smoker you should first consult with doctor - specialist in this area and start first days with patches or pills which will prevent your body from nicotine shock.
3. Tell to your friends and family your wish to stop smoking. They will encourage you in the first hardest days.
4. adjust your diet and take an active sport which will provide a flow of oxygen to all cells of your body
5. The most important condition is not giving up in the first days when it is the most difficult. Repeat constantly to yourself why you want to stop smoking cigarettes, avoid the company of smokers and focus on the positive effect on your health and mood.

Once you stop smoking you must never take again a cigarette!