13 Tips to Effectively Quit Smoking in Daily Life

 We all know that smoking is harmful to health, but it is not easy to quit smoking. Many people may choose E-cigarette as a replacement. Here are several very useful methods for quitting smoking and I hope that we can live a healthier life. 

1. Sup cold water chew carefully and swallow slowly 

 Drinking cold water can replace the urge to smoke a cigarette. New research shows that using a straw to drink cold water to facilitate the release of dopamine in the pituitary, which will making you feel good and can help alleviate the negative emotions.

While eating small meals can help you reduce the urge to smoke. Of course, you should choose lean meat and some healthy food in order to avoid excessive intake which can cause weight gain.

2. Record the achievements of every moment

In fact, after a short time, you will appreciate many good changes brought about smoking cessation. You should enjoy these feelings, and record them bit by bit. And keep a written list of these and enjoy your experience. These may include control feelings, save money, a better sense of smell, taste the food more subtle way and feel more energetic and so on. When these feelings gradually accumulated over your urge to smoke, you have entered another realm of smoking cessation.

3. Brush your teeth more frequently than in the past 

For quitting smoking, the immediate benefit of brushing teeth is that you become cleaner; and you breath odor becomes better. Always brushing your teeth, your mouth and even the original, residual tobacco smoke flavor of the oil will be washed away more quickly, so that the inside of your mouth, no longer have that bad taste of smoking, but replaced by fresh odor.

4. Stop drinking

Drinking is one of the most common causes that people want to smoke. Anesthetized by alcohol, it can weaken your intention to quit. Many people who have drinking habits, they are always smoking. So, drinking alcohol during the period of quitting smoking is very bad.

5. Find your own non-smoking area

When you want to quit smoking, you need to find your own smoke-free environment. For example, you can go to the cinema, library or store. More distracting the place is, the easier it is to help you go through the cravings.

6. Remember the reason that you quit smoking

Write down a list of all your reasons for quitting smoking. Please copy this list and post it in the place ---may be in the bedroom, kitchen, office, bathroom mirror and so on. To be sure, you can see the list at any time and they can remind you anytime and anywhere. Some smokers say that they think that the list should be next to the family portrait photo, so that it is more conducive to increase motivation to quit smoking.

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7. Maintain a positive state every day

Exercise can take you a lot of energy. When your body is active, it can help you get a better feeling. The natural chemical substances secreted by the body also can help you reduce stress. For most people, walking is one of the simplest exercises. Whether you choose any kinds of activities, it can help you to maintain vitality. Especially in the first few weeks after quitting smoking, you should take time to exercise, and it is very beneficial for smoking cessation.

8. Enrich your schedule 

In the first few weeks, you should make sure your daily schedule is very full. Except smoking, you should make things you like to do and need to be done fulfill your schedule. There are plans to eat dinner with family or friends, try to avoid the temptation of smoking. Schedule can also include your favorite activities. You are busy; then you will not feel that smoking cessation is a very agonizing thing. The more upset you are, the more you will increase the urge to smoke.

9. Choose something else into your mouth

Some smokers smoke in order to satisfy his mouth. So, for these people, you can choose some alternatives to your mouth. Such as chewing gum, hard candy, or some healthy snacks. Remember, you must not leave any opportunity to addiction. If you are concerned about weight gain, then select some low-sugar, low calorie healthy snacks instead of sugar.

10. Reduce the intake of caffeine

Caffeine can help some people continue to be awake in a very tired state. But caffeine can also make some people nervous, panic, and even depression. These effects can be amplified by some of the factors in your life. In the process of the sudden withdrawal of nicotine addiction, the negative effects of caffeine are likely to be amplified. Therefore, in the smoking cessation period, please try to reduce the intake of caffeine, which can better help you reduce anxiety.

11. Guard against negative emotions 

Some negative emotions, such as depression, anger, frustration or anxiety, etc, are another common cause of smoking. Negative emotions will make a lot of people do not know what to do; they can not find a good way to vent. Many people choose to smoke to vent all these negative emotions. Therefore, in the process of quitting smoking, you want to keep a good attitude in a bad mood. You can find good friends to have a dinner or chat. It will be a good vent displeasure heart out, not to remain too long bad mood. Otherwise, not only is not conducive to smoking, the body is not a small injury.

12. Avoid contacting with people who cause trouble 

Although your friends and family should support you quit smoking, but they are not always the case. Some people may affect your decision to quit smoking; they are even trying to undermine your efforts. If you feel there are such people in your life, you should avoid contacting with them. If it is inevitable to contact with them, then, you need to sit down and explain to them why the smoking cessation and this matter are important to you. Then, let them support your decision.

13. Be patient, step by step

Once you have successfully quit smoking through the first two weeks, then congratulations, you have already started moving away from the temptation of nicotine addiction. But if you appeared shaken during the period, please do not be too anxious. Remember, the occasional mistake does not mean completely wasted. You need a good analysis of what went wrong, and then find measures that you can deal with to prevent the recurrence of the same situation.û

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