Ten Days To Two Weeks Into Stopping Smoking
Have you stopped smoking ten days to two weeks ago and finding some challenges? Or maybe you are looking to stop and reading up about what to expect.
If you have used cold turkey, prescribed pills, patches or gum, this is the stage where you may be getting some yearnings.
It is the make-or-break stage for many an ex-smoker-to-be.
Some recovering smokers find themselves feeling low or agitated and know that all it will take to make them feel better is to have that cigarette.
They may have nearly caved in a few times, chomped on sweets for a while, worried about weight gain, but managed to resist.
They may wish for some respite, some relief.
When does it all stop?! The calm stage does happen but not overnight.
It is easy to expect to be free from withdrawals when your body is free from nicotine, 3 days into your quit.
However, there is the emotional element.
You will find yourself having to spend time retraining yourself to get through the days and weekends without cigarettes.
If you have come as far as ten days to two weeks, it would certainly be a shame to go back to smoking now.
Sure, you are used to lighting up, and it feels so different without the cigarettes, but you want to stop, don't you? One way to strengthen your resolve is to keep yourself busy.
If you sit there all the time thinking about smoking, that is not conducive to feeling better.
Try thinking of what you could be doing instead of thinking about smoking.
Try to focus on things other than smoking.
Most successful ex-smokers find ways to keep themselves occupied during the first weeks, until they can ease into a new and stable routine.
You can take up a new hobby, join or attend a gym regularly, go to the cinema, go to the library, or go for a walk.
As time goes by, you can find that you were so engaged in your new activities you have not had the time to think about smoking.
Another way is to think about all the nasty chemicals in each and every cigarette.
And think of the money you are saving.
Think of how healthy you are becoming.
Think of all the benefits.
In my humble opinion, there is a much easier way to help you quit.
Three days after you stop smoking, there is no nicotine left in your body, and the latest research shows that there is no physical withdrawal.
However, there is the emotional element which no physical method of helping you quit can address.
You may be pleasantly surprised that by addressing this emotional element, you can be free from the suffering that accompanies most smokers' quit.
My method of choice is EFT, short for Emotional Freedom Techniques, as it is very thorough and easy to self-apply too.
You may also choose to use kinesiology, Reiki, hypnosis, or NLP.
Whatever method you choose, there is a solution that works for you, and you can go past that second week and succeed.
If you have used cold turkey, prescribed pills, patches or gum, this is the stage where you may be getting some yearnings.
It is the make-or-break stage for many an ex-smoker-to-be.
Some recovering smokers find themselves feeling low or agitated and know that all it will take to make them feel better is to have that cigarette.
They may have nearly caved in a few times, chomped on sweets for a while, worried about weight gain, but managed to resist.
They may wish for some respite, some relief.
When does it all stop?! The calm stage does happen but not overnight.
It is easy to expect to be free from withdrawals when your body is free from nicotine, 3 days into your quit.
However, there is the emotional element.
You will find yourself having to spend time retraining yourself to get through the days and weekends without cigarettes.
If you have come as far as ten days to two weeks, it would certainly be a shame to go back to smoking now.
Sure, you are used to lighting up, and it feels so different without the cigarettes, but you want to stop, don't you? One way to strengthen your resolve is to keep yourself busy.
If you sit there all the time thinking about smoking, that is not conducive to feeling better.
Try thinking of what you could be doing instead of thinking about smoking.
Try to focus on things other than smoking.
Most successful ex-smokers find ways to keep themselves occupied during the first weeks, until they can ease into a new and stable routine.
You can take up a new hobby, join or attend a gym regularly, go to the cinema, go to the library, or go for a walk.
As time goes by, you can find that you were so engaged in your new activities you have not had the time to think about smoking.
Another way is to think about all the nasty chemicals in each and every cigarette.
And think of the money you are saving.
Think of how healthy you are becoming.
Think of all the benefits.
In my humble opinion, there is a much easier way to help you quit.
Three days after you stop smoking, there is no nicotine left in your body, and the latest research shows that there is no physical withdrawal.
However, there is the emotional element which no physical method of helping you quit can address.
You may be pleasantly surprised that by addressing this emotional element, you can be free from the suffering that accompanies most smokers' quit.
My method of choice is EFT, short for Emotional Freedom Techniques, as it is very thorough and easy to self-apply too.
You may also choose to use kinesiology, Reiki, hypnosis, or NLP.
Whatever method you choose, there is a solution that works for you, and you can go past that second week and succeed.
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