Healthylife® QuitWell™ Part 2 Your worries and concerns take up time in your day. Many issues cannot simply be ignored or brushed aside. To avoid letting these thoughts trigger smoking or chewing habits, plan time to address them. Steps to Address Your Worries 1. Write a worry at the top of a piece of paper. […]
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Healthylife® QuitWell™ Part 4 Use relaxation techniques to manage daily stressors. Plan Relaxation Time Plan time during the day to relax. You can also do relaxation exercises as needed during the day. Practice these techniques before, during, or after trigger activities (like eating or talking on the phone). Relaxation techniques can help reduce stress-related health
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Healthylife® QuitWell™ Part 4 This skill involves relaxing 4 basic muscle groups. Tightening and releasing the muscles produces a soothing effect which helps you relax. Taking slow deep breaths and dropping the head and shoulders forward add to the effect. Practice every day for about 5-10 minutes. Divide the body into 4 muscle groups. Tense
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Healthylife® QuitWell™ Part 2 Mindfulness means you are fully aware of what you are sensing in the current moment. Mindfulness can help you get through a stressful or uncomfortable time without your usual tobacco/nicotine use. It can also: * Give your mind a chance to think creatively and come up with the answers to tough
Healthylife® QuitWell™ Part 5 Not getting enough sleep can affect nearly every aspect of your day: * Less energy and desire to work on your goals * Feeling down, anxious, or other negative feelings * Decreased creativity, making it harder to solve problems or imagine doing things differently * Increased cravings for tobacco/nicotine to stay
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Healthylife® QuitWell™ Part 2 Anxiety is a feeling of dread, fear, or distress over a real or imagined threat to your mental or physical well-being. Smoking, chewing, or vaping may be a way that you have coped in the past with these feelings. At all stages of change, you can learn to address anxiety in
Healthylife® QuitWell™ Part 5 Learn the differences between passive, aggressive, and assertive communication. Passive * You lack expression for yourself. * You do not stand up for your rights and needs. Result: You usually do not achieve your goal. You may feel like someone is walking all over you. Aggressive * You stand up for
Nutrition Three Ways to Modify Ingredients 1. Use less of ingredients that contain fat, saturated fat, sodium, and sugar. 2. Substitute ingredients. 3. Add new ingredients. All of the ingredients in a recipe add to the end product. You will need to look at each recipe to see where you can make changes. Only certain
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Healthylife® Weigh Part 1 Imagine you are “sponsored” by your values. These values are displayed on a shirt like a NASCAR® driver has logos painted on a race car. You walk into a store that sells shirts with values written across the front. You try on a shirt that says “Feeling My Best” and stand
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Healthylife® Weigh Part 2 What’s for dinner? How you describe food to yourself and others matters. This helps you know what tastes to expect. This also helps you judge the quality of food and whether it will satisfy you. You often find this level of detail and flair in recipes and high-end restaurant menus! Here
