How to Quit Smoking for the New Year Using Smoking Cessation Aids.

There is not one distinctive formula that stands out when trying to quit smoking for the new year. The one thing all potential quitters need and do have in common is  "The Want" and the realisation that smoking has no future.

To become a non smoker thakes guts, determination, will power and a little bit of help, possibly in the form of a smoking cessation aid. Just because you choose to take advantage of the many cessation Aids that are out there on the market, doesn't mean that you are cheating yourself in any way. On the contrary you are much more likely to succeed with your Quit Smoking Program by using one of the many cessation products.

I'm not here to sell anyone a particular cessation brand or product but I feel I am very qualified to comment on them as I have probably tried most of them at one stage or another of my life.
Theres no better time than the New Year to Quit Smoking. Start over with a fresh new leaf, use the New Year as a the beginneing of your New Health Plan. You have a week to build up your confidence, get your mind in the right place before you Quit Smoking. Research all the Stop Smoking Aids that are out there and choose one. If you dont like the one you have chosen or it doesn't suit you, select another. Get as much help as you can, you deserve it!

My preferance for Smoking Cessation Aids would probably be either the patches or the Gum. I would lean towards the gum as it is tangible, it requires a process and is quite effective. There are different strengths and flavours, so it is quite versatile to use.

Take advantage of  this opportunity that presents itself once a year, the new year is a symbolic time for change and the best time of the year to promise yourself some new resolutions. Be good to your mind and body and try to Quit Smoking for the New Year and dont be afraid to use Smoking Cessation Aids.

How to Quit Smoking for the New Year Using Smoking Cessation Aids.

Need Help to Quit Smoking The Cold Turkey Way?

I came across this article on the web about quitting smoking Cold Turkey without using any Cessation Aids. Its well worth a read as it has great tips throughout.

Cold Turkey Really Works

One of the most popular and well-known ways smokers choose to quit smoking is what is known as "cold turkey." The phrase cold turkey is universally understood to mean to quit smoking abruptly, often without forethought or preparation, nor a gradual reduction in amount smoked. Most people also assume cold turkey means to quit smoking without using any Smoking Cessation aids such as nicotine gum or patches.

The origins of the phrase cold turkey are not completely clear but some quick searches online reveal several explanations.
One site states, "The state addicts are in when withdrawing from drug addition, especially heroin. Origin: In the state of drug withdrawal the addicts blood is directed to the internal organs leaving the skin white and with goose bumps and thus resembling a turkey."

Another site explains, "This phrase meaning "without preparation" dates to 1910. The use in relation to withdrawal from an addictive substance (originally heroin) dates to around 1922. The derivation is from the idea that cold turkey is a food that requires little preparation in the kitchen. So to quit like cold turkey is to do so suddenly and without preparation. It is also boosted by the image of the pallid flesh of a cold, dead, plucked turkey. In the state of drug withdrawal the addicts blood is directed to the internal organs leaving the skin white and with goose bumps and thus resembling a turkey."


Yet another site says, "'Cold turkey' is actually based on another colloquial phrase, "to talk turkey" (sometimes "to talk cold turkey"), meaning to face unpleasant truths squarely. It's not entirely clear how turkeys came to be associated with honesty and straightforward confrontation of difficulties, but it may simply be that turkey farmers were renowned at one time for their lack of pretense and blunt speech."

Whatever the actual origin, quitting smoking cold turkey is probably the most popular, while not necessarily the most successful, method for quitting. It may also be the most challenging due to the severity of withdrawal symptoms the new ex-smoker faces.
You can improve your chances for permanently quitting with the cold turkey method if you follow a few guidelines:

• Understand that withdrawal symptoms such as irritability, tiredness and more, may be fairly intense, but they will lessen after just a few days.
  
• Drink lots of water to help your body flush itself out quickly.
  
• Keep a straw or other Cigarette sustitute handy to keep your hands and mouth busy.
  
• When cravings hit, close your eyes and count down from 10 to 0, very slowly. Breathe deeply with each count.
  
• Call a friend when you feel like reaching for a smoke. Divert your attention.
  
• Take a quick walk, even if it is just to the bathroom or mailbox.
  

Superhuman willpower is often associated with using cold turkey to quit smoking. While having strong willpower is important, ultimately your success depends on how badly you want to quit and whether or not you believe you can do it. If you want to quit more than you want to smoke, and you believe that you can quit, you'll likely be successful.
The cold turkey method is free, and you can do it at any time. Why not today?

Need Help to Quit Smoking The Cold Turkey Way?

Ways to Quit Smoking Even if You Love to Smoke

Surfing around the web this week I was thinking alot about the effects of Smoking and how to give up when I found an interesting article that talked about Quitting Cigarettes. It was really informative Quitting Smoking is so important an worthy of attention. Ive added the article below for your benefit. 

Let's face it, you probably enjoy some aspects of smoking. Some
people truly love to smoke. There's no denying that smoking
provides real benefits such as relaxation or feelings of
security.


So, how do you quit when you love to smoke?

YOU GOTTA WANNA

First and foremost, you have to have the desire to quit. If you
love smoking and don't want or plan to quit, then there's almost
no point in reading further. But if you honestly do want to
quit, then you have the first and most important ingredient for
quitting.

Is it possible to love smoking while simultaneously wanting to
quit? Of course! Think about any destructive behavior you or
other people engage in. For example, you may love to speed when
you drive around town, yet you know it is dangerous and you want
to quit doing it. Alcoholics have a love-hate relationship with
their drink. You smoke and enjoy it, but you know it is bad for
you.

DEVELOP THE DESIRE TO QUIT

"I love smoking too much to develop the desire to quit," you may
be saying. However, there are some simple steps you can take to
create the will to quit.

1. Make a list of the benefits you receive from smoking. Write
down as many benefits as you can think of.

2. Make a list of the bad things that have resulted or may
result from continuing to smoke.

3. Make a list of the reasons YOU want to quit. For example,
your list might include "live longer", "set a good example for
my children", "save money", etc. Everyone needs a purpose or a
reason to do anything before he or she is truly motivated to do
it. Make sure you know why you want to quit.

Read each of your lists at least once per day. These lists will
provide you with concrete motivation for quitting.

4. Make an appointment with your doctor and ask him or her to be
very frank with you about the destructiveness of smoking. Ask to
see pictures of lungs taken out of smokers' bodies. Have your
doctor explain what good things will happen after you quit.
Hearing and seeing these things from your doctor may influence
you more than anything else. After all, this person has devoted
their life to understanding the human body. They know the
truth, and most likely you'll believe what they have to say.

EXAMINE THE "BENEFITS"

Once you have a definite desire to quit smoking, it's time to
examine the so-called "benefits" of smoking. By now you should
have the "benefits of smoking" list that you made in step 1
above.

You must become very objective when you analyze your list. Is
each list item truly a benefit or just a "fix". If you smoke to
relax, ask yourself "how does a non-smoker deal with stress
without smoking?" If you smoke to relieve boredom are you
benefiting yourself temporarily by smoking, while paying for it
with reduced health and expensive cigarettes?

Look at each item in your list from the perspective of a non-
smoker. What would a non-smoker have to say about your list? How
does a non-smoker deal with the world without smoking? Can you
obtain the same or similar benefits without a cigarette?

Remember that much of the "positive" benefit of smoking is
temporary. The long-term effects of smoking are nearly all
negative.

FIND REPLACEMENTS

After examining the benefits you get from smoking, you need to
develop replacements for your cigarettes (and their effects) so
that you can continue to receive the benefits that smoking
provides you, but without the downside.

First, you need to understand that some of the so-called
benefits of smoking are really just a cruel lie. As your body
has grown accustomed to smoking and the accompanying physical
and chemical effects on your body, you have developed a need to
smoke to achieve these "benefits." You feel that the only way
you can relax is to smoke, and you do find that smoking calms
your nerves. But how long has it been since you relaxed on your
own, without the aid of a cigarette? Again, how does a non-
smoker relax? Smoking has become your crutch, when your ankle
really isn't broken.

So, on your list of "benefits of smoking" next to each benefit,
write down something you can do, other than smoking, that will
replicate the benefit.

For example, if the benefit you wrote down was that smoking
helps you sleep, you might write down that you would exercise
regularly. Exercise can aid your body in so many ways, including
better sleep. If you wrote that smoking helps you to get moving
in the morning, you might write down that you will listen to
your favorite high-energy music while you get dressed.

Be creative! This is the fun part. You get to re-invent your
life!

TURN LOVE TO DISGUST

If you love to smoke, you need to begin to despise it.

Switch to a different brand of cigarettes--one that you don't
like.

Look at yourself in the mirror when you smoke. Looks stupid,
doesn't it? No other animal in the world, even the lowliest,
purposefully inhales smoke. Why do you?

Look at your hands and teeth. They're disgusting, aren't they?
You're not going to get a date looking like that!

And you stink too! Yuck!

The cigarette companies are robbing you of $1,000 per year. Are
you going to let them get away with that? And your car smells
terrible. You won't be able to get as much for it when you sell
it.

You're a social outcast at restaurants. Nobody likes to smell
your stinky smoke.

Get the idea?

NOW GO OUT AND DO IT

You can read this and do nothing or you can follow the steps and
take ACTION! Nothing in your life worth doing happens magically.
You have to create your own magic by taking action. Action.
ACTION.

** Article © Copyright Fred Kelley of QuitSmoking.com. Visit the web site at http://www.quitsmoking.com/
for great information and products designed to help you
quit smoking.

Quit smoking - forgive yourself

Ways to Quit Smoking Even if You Love to Smoke

Quit Smoking - Forgive Yourself First

Forgiving yourself leads to great things!

Whether you've smoked for a year or a lifetime, you probably
have experienced guilt or shame about smoking. Many smokers feel
shame over their own failure to control themselves. Others feel
guilt over the perceived "sin" of smoking. Still others hide
their smoking from society's persecution of "obnoxious, weak,
unconcerned, polluting, smelly" smokers, due to feeling ashamed.
Guilt and shame paralyze and polarize. The sad thing about guilt
and shame is that it is often the result of incorrect perceptions of a situation.

Have you ever wronged another
person, then felt guilty for it? Did you avoid that person for a
long time? When you finally got back together with that person
you may have found that they had forgiven you long ago, and they
wished that you were in their life again. How much time did you
waste feeling guilty?

Many smokers, in an effort to make themselves feel better, tell
themselves "I've smoked this long. It's too late now for me to
quit. I might as well keep on smoking." They may think they are
forgiving themselves, but the reality is they are only making
excuses. There's a big difference between making excuses and
truly forgiving. An excuse denies the reality of a problem.
Forgiveness acknowledges a problem, yet moves beyond the
problem.


To forgive your own smoking, you must admit to yourself that you
have a problem that began in the past. Acknowledge the past, but
also acknowledge that the past is over and can never be changed.
What's done is done, now you must move on. Forgive yourself for
starting to smoke. Did you smoke to be disobedient to your
parents or other authority figure? Acknowledge that this
happened and that it may have been wrong, but what's done is
done. Are you ashamed that you have become dependent on a drug?
There are many reasons why this has happened, many of which you
were probably unaware of at the time. Forgive yourself for
falling into the trap. Millions of people are right there with
you. You are not alone, so don't beat yourself up for it.


The goal of forgiveness is renewal. On the other side of guilt
is a new freedom. By freeing yourself from feeling inadequate
over old shortcomings, you empower yourself to achieve great
results. When you are no longer trapped in self-doubt and self-
pity you can overcome any obstacle. You can look at smoking
objectively and turn away from it at last. Change what you can
change; don't worry about the rest.


If you ask yourself who's to blame for your smoking habit, you
could probably come up with three or four answers: yourself, the
tobacco companies, your parents, your friends. Whoever or
whatever the cause for your habit, forgive. It really doesn't
matter anymore. What you want to concern yourself with now is
moving past smoking. You'll never do that until you let go of
the guilt and shame and blame, and simply let go of all of it.
What matters is that you quit.

It's odd how the things we desire the least can control us the
most. Instead of focusing on the negative past, draw your
attention to your positive future. Forgive your past and get
excited about today, because today you can do something amazing!

** Article © Copyright Fred Kelley of QuitSmoking.com. Visit the web site at http://www.quitsmoking.com/
for great information and products designed to help you
quit smoking.

Quit Smoking - Forgive Yourself First

Passive Smoking - How Does It Effect Us

15% of Cigarette Smoke is all that is inhaled by the Smoker. The 85% of the smoke thats not inhaled goes directly and immediately into the surrounding air. This is called Second Hand Cigarette Smoke. This smoke that enters the air around us also becomes Sidestream Smoke. The smoke will contain more Nicotine,Tar, carbon monoxide and other cancer causing chemicals.
The original smoke inhaled by the smoker contains less.
Passive smoking is when we breathe in this second hand smoke exhaled by smokers.
The short term effects of this smoke will cause:

• Eye irritation
• Headache
• Cough
• Sore throat
• Dizziness
• Nausea

Most passive smokers live with smokers and are subjected to cigarette smoke exposure on a regular basis. This will no doubt have a long term effect as numerous case studies have shown all over the world.

Apart from these, there are several other long term passive smoking effects which can lead to disability or even death. They include:

• Lung Cancer
  
• Asthma
  
• Pneumonia
• Bronchitis
• Tuberculosis
• Hypertension

When it comes to Children, Passive Smoking is much more serious and can have many health implications. Because a childs immune system can be weaker than that of an adults, they are more susceptible and are at a higher risk of becoming very ill.
Some of the illnesses than can effect a child due to passive smoking include:

• Asthma
• Bronchitis
• Pneumonia
• Allergy
• Infection in lungs / ear / throat

Smoking should never be done around children. Ideally total cessation is the best way to prevent theses illnesses. If the adult continues to smoke, they should do it outdoors away from any children.
Quit Smoking Today For Beginners recommends you try stopping altogether. Follow this blog for some really good advice regarding Quitting.

Passive Smoking - How Does It Effect Us

Quit Diary: Day 1 - New Lease Of Life

Quitting is Everything I Expected and More.


Well today been the first day of my quit, I thought i should document my progress on my blog. The first couple of hours were a dodle as I am not treally an early morning smoker. I wasn't until I started my work day and routine that it happenend. My body started to cry out for nicotine, it cried like a baby!


Eleven O Clock Coffee break was my first real challenge of the day, no longer was I slipping outside with the girls from accounts to share some idol gossip. I felt Alienated, I felt I had nothing to offer anymore. It wasn't negotiable, I just couldn't go outside with them and not smoke, I didn't want to look temptation face on so early into my quit. This was something I was going to have to deal with on my lonesome.

I got through the rest of the work day with difficulty. Giving up Smoking is not easy, nobody said it would be. Anyway as the evening progressed I began to adapt to the lack of Nicotine. I must admit it was always on my mind, hard to think about anything else. Withdrawel symptons seem to ebb and flow, sometimes they are unbearable and other times you dont feel a thing.

Headed to bed with a smile on my face after completing day one of Quitting Smoking, felt great, one day at a time. Tune in again for the latest Diary update on Quit Smoking Today For Beginners.

Quit Diary: Day 1 - New Lease Of Life

How To Quit Smoking and Lose Weight

How to Quit Smoking without the Weight Gain

How can you fight this problem? Cigarettes stimulate metabolism according to smoking cessation therapists, 250 calories in the body get burned when smoking a pack of cigarettes per day. When you quit, the body metabolism slows down resulting in calories burning slower and making you prone to weight gain. Some people can gain 1-2 pounds per week after quitting smoking. In certain cases some will return to smoking in fear of weight gain.

Sticking to the decision to quit will not be that much of a burden as the metabolism in time will normalize. Typically, smokers only gain 5-7 pounds throughout the process of quitting. And when you think about the advantages of having a healthy and smoke free living, you will feel great inside and out and not minding those gained extra pounds.You vital organs like the lungs, heart and arteries will be free of the toxins and will start to regenerate new cells after being intoxicated with nicotine.

Gradually after quitting you will notice changes in your physical appearance. Your skin is free from stress and will appeal to be fairer and smoother, those yellow stains on your fingers and fingernails will disappear, you won’t have bad breath anymore, and your teeth will be free from stains and you will have healthier gums too. These are the good positive results of quitting, in fact there are only positives to quitting cigarettes. Drinking plenty of water will weaken the cravings and flush out toxins and keep down weight gain, .

Don’t go for sugar rich and unhealthy foods. Make sure to keep a good exercise regime in order to increase metabolism. Join online Forums as they are a great place to seek advice and encouragement. Use nicotine replacements, if needed as they are proven to increase your chances of staying of cigarettes permanently. You have to have a focused mind to be able to fight challenging moments that will tempt you to go back to smoking.

Follow these simple tips and weight gain will not be a problem.

How To Quit Smoking and Lose Weight

Top 10 Reasons You Must Quit Smoking Today

Listed below are the Top 10 reasons why every Smoker should stop today. After reading through this simple list, you should have no excuse to have a re think about your cigarette smoking habits and do something about it...

1. I will reduce my chances of having a heart attack or stroke.

2. I will reduce my chances of getting lung cancer, emphysema, and other lung diseases.

3. I will have better smelling clothes, hair, breath, home, and car.

4. I will climb stairs and walk without getting out of breath.

5. I will have fewer wrinkles.

6. I will be free of my morning cough.

7. I will reduce the number of coughs, colds, and earaches my child will have.

8. I will have more energy to pursue physical activities I enjoy.

9. I will treat myself to new books or music with the money I save from not buying cigarettes.

10. I will have more control over my life.

Quitting Smoking is not the easiest habit to break, but with the right direction and mindset it is a challenge that anyone can overcome. Be true to yourself and read up on the health implications smoking has on you well being -There are many products out there that can help in your quest to be smoke free... We will discuss at a later time, what stop smoking aids will help you with your Quit...

Top 10 Reasons You Must Quit Smoking Today