Freedom From Smoking by Patricia Krenik - HTML preview

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Freedom from Smoking Starts Now

Here are some common triggers of smoking with effective alternate solutions to them…

After a meal

• Leave the table immediately after you have finished your meal.

• Go for a walk after a meal

• Indulge in a pleasurable activity, such as watching your favorite TV

show.

Drinking coffee

• Try changing your coffee mug, the place where you used to drink coffee and all that you did when you used to smoke while drinking coffee.

• Preferably, have your first cup of coffee at your office.

• Try drinking fruit juice or tea instead of coffee.

Talking on telephone

• When you are at home, use the telephone in a different room than before.

• Keep a small object near your telephone to keep your hands busy.

• Switch hands on the receiver. Make sure there are no cigarettes in reach of the telephone. Better yet, throw out all cigarettes so you won’t start hunting for them.

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