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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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Healthylife® QuitWell™ Part 4 Go to the places where you usually did not smoke/use tobacco-or where tobacco/nicotine is not allowed. Spend time with people who don’t use tobacco/nicotine. * Go to the movies * Visit a non-smoking friend * Spend time with children * Volunteer List places that are easier for you to be tobacco/nicotine
Healthylife® QuitWell™ Part 1 You may be reading this book because someone else wants you to. Maybe your spouse or other family member is worried about your health. Or maybe your employer is worried about rising healthcare costs. Maybe you’re just checking out some facts to decide if you want to quit. Whatever brought you
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Healthylife® QuitWell™ Part 5 Here are more ways you can choose healthy foods to manage cravings and any weight gain. Healthy Eating Behavior How you eat is as important as what you eat. Weight control involves developing and maintaining healthy eating behaviors. Diets are hard to stay on for a long time because they are
Healthylife® QuitWell™ Part 3 Pharmaceutical: * Buproprion (brand names Zyban and Wellbutrin) is a prescription, non-nicotine pill. This medication is used to treat depression and help with quitting smoking. To use, begin taking 1 to 2 weeks before your quit date. It must build up in your system before you quit. It can be taken
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Healthylife® QuitWell™ Part 1 Thinking About Change Welcome to QuitWell™! Quitting is a big, life-changing step. It won’t always be easy. You might feel motivated and ready-to-go some days. Other days might be harder, and you might wonder if it’s worth the effort. Change can be hard and doesn’t happen overnight! In fact, it normally
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Healthylife® QuitWell™ Part 2 In this section, you were guided to understand the barriers you face with quitting. By carefully reading, thinking about each part, and answering questions along the way, you are getting yourself ready for success. * How have you prepared yourself to quit? Write the steps you have taken, mentally and physically,
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 2 This part of the program will help you get ready to make a change. Even if you feel very confident, knowing what may trip you up can help you overcome barriers when they come up. This section will give you tools to overcome barriers and set yourself up for success. *
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