Addiction

.Change to a brand you dislike.

.Vary to a brand that's low in tar and nicotine a couple of weeks before your target date. This will help change your smoking behavior. Yet, DO NOT smoke more cigarettes, inhale them more often or more deeply, or place your fingertips over the holes in the filters. All of these will increase your nicotine intake, and the idea is to get your body used to functioning without nicotine

Decrease the number of cigarettes you smoke

.Smoke only half of your cigarette.

.Postpone lighting your first cigarette 1 hour each day.

.Decide you'll smoke only during odd or even hours of the day.

.Decide how many cigarettes you'll smoke a day. For each additional cigarette, give a dollar to your favorite charity.

.Change your eating habits to help you cut down. People consider drinking milk incompatible with smoking. Don’t eat meals or snacks with something that will lead to a cigarette.

.Reach for a glass of juice instead of a cigarette for a "pick-me-up."
Cutting down can help you quit, but it's not a substitute for quitting. If you're down to about seven cigarettes a day, it's time to set your target date and get ready to stick to it.
Don't Smoke "Automatically"

.Smoke only those cigarettes you really want.

.Don't empty your ashtrays. This will remind you of how many cigarettes you've smoked each day, and the sight and smell of stale butts will be very unpleasant.

.If you light up numerous times during the day without even thoughts about it, try to look in a mirror each time you put a match to your cigarette - you may decide you don't need it.
Make smoking inconvenient

.Don’t carry cigarettes with you at home and at work. Make them hard to get to.
Make smoking horrible

.Smoke only under circumstances those aren’t especially pleasurable for you. If you like to smoke with others, smoke alone. Rotate your chair toward an empty corner and focus only on the cigarette you are smoking and its many negative effects.

.Gather all you cigarette butts in one large glass container as a visual reminder of the filth smoking represents.

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