Choose to Be Smoke-Free Today

Smoking is a habit that is easy to start and difficult to stop. Nicotine is a drug that enters the system with the first drag of a cigarette. Smoking is as bad a habit as any illegal drug. Without a real desire to stop smoking, the smoker might never quit. Choose to be smoke-free today and make a plan to stop smoking.

There are other habits involved with smoking, other than just inhaling and exhaling the nicotine. There is the habit of striking a match, bringing the lit match to the cigarette, inhaling and then exhaling. Each motion before actually inhaling a lit cigarette adds to cigarette habit.

Choose to be smoke-free today by making up your mind to stop smoking and then stop. Will power plays an important part when trying to stop smoking. Choose a substitute for the cigarette to help you break the habit. Take control of your thoughts and make up your mind to choose to be smoke-free today. Take it one day at a time. With today being the first day you will not smoke.

Buy a new pack of cigarettes and put it someplace easily accessible. Know that if is available in case you must smoke. Make up your mind that you are in control of that unopened pack of cigarettes. Make yourself realize that you can have a cigarette if you really need to smoke. Walk away. Realize that you choose to be smoke-free today. Also know that if you want a cigarette it is there for you.

Find other methods that can help you to choose to be smoke-free today. Hold a pen between your fingers as if it were a cigarette. Make believe you are striking a match and lighting it. Puff on the top of the pen and inhale and exhale. Using all the motions that go with smoking will make you think that you are still smoking.

Remember that you are in complete control of your mind and body. Choose to be smoke-free today by replacing the actual cigarette with something completely harmless to your health.

Think about how much money you will save once you stop smoking. Figure out just how much money it actually costs for your pack or two a day habit. Think about how healthier you will feel by not smoking.

When you stop smoking understand that the first day is the hardest and gets easier each day. Keep in mind that the unopened pack of cigarettes is still available if you absolutely must have a cigarette. Then just walk away.