One of the fears of smokers quit when gaining weight is to get it. The withdrawal syndrome is often mistaken for hunger.

What I can do not to smoke today?

The withdrawal only lasts 24 hours but the situations reminder of smoking are much more durable. You must change your way of acting to adapt to your new status as a non-smoker.

Set yourself an easy target: TODAY I’M NOT SMOKING. No need to say that will smoke any more because that phrase you will create a significant stress and you can frustrate you needlessly.

From these lines we offer tips to help you to not smoke TODAY.

- Avoid unnecessary stress do not try to stop smoking and lose weight at a time.
- Instead of envying smokers, look at the attitude of those who do not smoke. What do while not smoke? that’s what you should do.
- Do not drink alcohol while you have a high alcohol cravings.
- Drink water, always have water nearby.
- Eat foods rich in vitamin C to help the body eliminate toxins. But do not take orange juice, regaled in peeling an orange or a tangerine.
- Coffee or tea after lunch to spend the desktop help but invite you to smoke so if this is your habit is best to avoid coffee after dinner.
- Walking and often stimulates appetite and the urge to smoke so the ride today should not be stressful.
- You can keep your mouth busy with sugarless gum.
- Keep your hands busy. A sprig of a plant to turn it between your fingers, a piece of paper to fold or make small pieces, a key to open or close.
- When you can not hold on and you’re about to … Stand up, breathe deeply with your eyes closed to feel the fresh air enters the lungs and through all the alveoli … and count to 10 slowly, if you can not do it aloud, write the numbers on paper or finger into the palm of your hand … That’s it ran anxiety. Continue Reading