Healthylife® QuitWell™ Part 2 What you eat or drink and how you eat or drink can influence your urges for tobacco products. By working on quitting, you are taking an important step to manage what goes into your body. * Drink at least 8 glasses of low-sugar, natural liquids per day: water, herbal tea, sparkling […]
Healthylife® QuitWell™ Part 1 Heart Disease Smoking is the greatest risk factor for heart disease. A smoker’s chance of having a heart attack is 3 times that of a non-smoker. High blood pressure is a major cause of stroke and a prime risk factor for heart disease. High blood pressure is more severe in smokers.
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Healthylife® QuitWell™ Part 3 1.Be patient.I am trying to free myself from tobacco/nicotine. Quitting may make me tense, anxious, and prone to sudden mood swings. This is because I am doing without something I was used to having. Soon I will be secure in my ability to manage and I will be better than ever.
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Healthylife® QuitWell™ Part 1 Maybe you have started this program in the action phase-you are already quitting or have just quit. While you may have a quit date in mind, this phase is more than just one day. This phase usually lasts about six months for any behavior change. It starts when you start putting
Healthylife® QuitWell™ Part 1 Relapse means you have returned to your old habit. This is different from a lapse, which is a slip-up or small step back in your active quit process. Lapses are very common and do not always lead to a full relapse. It can be discouraging to relapse. You are not back
Healthylife® QuitWell™ Part 1 The maintenance phase of quitting starts after you have been quit for about six months. At this point, your tobacco/nicotine free lifestyle has started to feel more normal and routine. It can take years to feel like tobacco/nicotine is truly in the past, though. In this phase, you may not be
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Healthylife® QuitWell™ Part 3 Think of the actions you take on a daily basis as small steps towards your bigger goal. This guide will give you many ideas for small steps, such as putting your cigarettes in a different place or buying one tin of chew at a time. Identify your next step and use
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Healthylife® QuitWell™ Part 2 * What are you really good at? * What have you overcome in your life? * How do you help others? * How do you take care of yourself? Trust that the things that make you strong will continue to be there during your quit attempt. Repeat after me: “I am
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Healthylife® QuitWell™ Part 3 Use a notebook, or a note in your phone. You can also find a sample scorecard at the end of this program. Each time that you use tobacco or nicotine, mark down the time. If you have space to write more, jot down the trigger or what you were doing right
Healthylife® QuitWell™ Part 4 Removing tobacco/nicotine doesn’t mean your entire strategy for managing stress has to go away. Many things you are doing ARE healthy and genuinely calming to your body and mind. Reasons why you may feel calmer after taking a smoke break at work: * Getting away from your work area * Getting
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