Healthylife® QuitWell™ Part 2 Quitting is one of the most important things you can do for your health. Quitting tobacco/nicotine can lead to changes in your weight. There are ways you can manage your weight, as you are quitting and afterwards. You may even find that you lose weight over time as you adopt more […]
Healthylife® QuitWell™ Part 3 Summary of Small Steps You Can Take: * Keep tracking your habit. * Wait 5 minutes when you have an urge to use. * Buy your cigarettes by the pack (not the carton), your chewing tobacco by the can, or a lower concentration of e-cigarette cartridge. * Store tobacco/nicotine products in
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Healthylife® QuitWell™ Part 3 There are medications available to help you quit. Some of them contain nicotine and some do not. The idea behind nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) is that by replacing the nicotine with nicotine in another form, one can focus on becoming comfortable with the new behavior with less withdrawal/symptoms. Then, later, the
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Healthylife® QuitWell™ Part 4 You can help your body and mind relax by imagining a calm, restful place. Your brain waves and breathing slow down, allowing you to feel relaxed. The stressor may still be there, but the way you feel can change. Physical relaxation can give your logical-problem-solving brain a chance to work. Read
Healthylife® QuitWell™ Part 1 In 2020, the average price of a pack of cigarettes in the United States was $6.30. In some states, the average price was over $10 per pack. A pack-a-day smoker in those states spends $70 per week on cigarettes. That could buy a week’s worth of groceries, two to three tanks
Healthylife® QuitWell™ Part 5 All physical activity has benefits for the body and mind. View exercise as a break from your day. Use this time to focus on the present, instead of past or future problems and worries. What are your favorite ways to be physically active? Physical activity can help you quit and stay
Healthylife® QuitWell™ Part 1 Over the next few weeks, as you move through the QuitWell™ program, you might notice yourself moving back and forth between the stages as different factors affect your thinking. For example, a stressful day at work can make you feel like you’ve taken a step backward. Don’t let that stop you!
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Healthylife® QuitWell™ Part 1 What motivates you to try quitting? How might your life change if you quit? If you feel something on that list is one of your reasons to try quitting, write it here. You can also write this list on a separate piece of paper or keep a list in your phone.
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Healthylife® QuitWell™ Part 4 If you are punished for doing something, you are less likely to keep doing it. If a person threw a bucket of water in your face each time you walked around the block, you would take fewer walks. Urge Zapper 1. Place a stretchy band on your wrist. 2. Snap your
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Healthylife® QuitWell™ Part 3 All of these products contain nicotine. Patches, gum, and lozenges are available other-the-counter. The nicotine nasal spray and nicotine inhaler require a prescription. © American Institute for Preventive Medicine
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