Great start! Now - rinse and repeat (ooops, sorry, that's shampoo instructions!!) Ignore the "rinse" part and repeat this day over and over!
The idea is to distract yourself through any craves. You can take slow, deep breaths, go for a walk, play a computer game, do a crossword, bite into a lemon (yup, rind and all). Here is a link to a list of 100 things to do instead of smoke if you need fresh ideas:
The conversation in your head CANNOT be: "I want a cigarette. No! But - I WANT a cigarette!”
Instead, it needs to be "I want a cigarette. Well, since I have decided not to do that anymore, what shall I do instead for the three minutes this crave will last?" Then DO it!
Stay close to us here; ask questions as you have them and for support when you need it. We will be with you every step of the way.
Promise yourself you won't and honor your promise- You know that smoking does not change anything -life still happens good, bad and everything in between. You can stop.Make it priority 1 and stick by it.
