I Live Younger - October 2017

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TAKE IT DAY BY DAY
You should treat quitting smoking
day-by-day. This is a process that could
take months before results are apparent.
Don’t waste your time thinking about
next year, next month, or even next
week. Make efforts on a daily basis
and focus on getting through each
day without smoking so that this new
habit becomes part of your lifestyle.
If your goal is to finally stop smoking, you
need to practice your skills at quitting.
Most people who try to quit will fail on the
first and second times. When you decide
to quit smoking, take it day by day. If you
do succumb to smoking again, you must
immediately set a new quit date. Just keep
quitting and go longer each time, learning
along the way. Each time you attempt
to quit smoking, you will develop new
tactics which will eventually enable you
to quit completely.
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GET SOME GOOD REST
If you are trying to stop smoking,
see to it that you have plenty of rest. The
longer you stay up, the more cravings
you’ll face. Late nights tend to be a time
when no one is around, and it makes it
easier to be tempted to smoke. When you
get the rest you need, it is easier to focus
on your commitment to stop and resist
the temptation to give in to cravings.
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JOIN A SUPPORT GROUP
Make sure you have a strong support
group of friends and family members,
when you decide to quit smoking. You
need to let them know that you want their
support, not their judgment. Also, warn
them that you may be bad-tempered in the
beginning and that your judgment may be
somewhat cloudy. Make sure that you have
support from close friends and loved ones
during your quitting process; this support
can come in handy as quitting is not easy.
Issue 9 • October 2017
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