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To Chantix or Not to Chantix : This is the Quit Smoking Question of Our Modern Life

My husband is quitting smoking after smoking for over 30 plus years, and he is on Chantix.  With the help of his cardiologist, he is on this very impressive medicine, and it is helping him stay away from cigarettes, and … Continue reading

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Smoking Cessation Begins with a New Life

The family that I belong to always was a smoking family, and it is not uncommon for us to remember the days fondly before smoking cessation.  The group of us that believed in a smoke free life grew slowly, but … Continue reading

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Quit Smoking Stress

The most stressful part to your quit smoking plan, is the decision to quit.  The step is very much a scary and large stress filled component of your quit.  No matter how hard you have had to envision yourself as … Continue reading

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Smoking The Entire Cigarette

When you are smoking, you often drift off into thought.  It is easy to do, as the act of smoking really is simple and easy.  You do not really think about what is occurring during the act of smoking, you … Continue reading

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Quit Smoking Excuse #6

Excuse #6: Smoking Calms me Down I have a lot of stress and anxiety in my life, smoking calms me down This is your nicotine brain talking here, and it is betraying you more than you know.  Your smoking is … Continue reading

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Quit Smoking Excuse #3

I enjoy smoking so much, I don’t want to give up my one pleasure Ok, so you will allow yourself to believe smoking is a joyful experience, instead of a great steak dinner, a walk on the beach with your … Continue reading

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Three Must Haves to Quit Smoking

1.  I  WANT TO Quit Have you ever tried to push yourself to do something, and found out how hard it is to do so?  It is next to impossible if you are not 100% on board!  You need to … Continue reading

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I am Going To Quit!

Your quit is resolved, now tear down all the excuses, one by one, because they just are not true. You know them, you will gain weight, you will feel unhappy, you have fun smoking, you feel calmer, you think clearly … Continue reading

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I have my Quit, now what…

So, what does work? The truth is, you have to really want to quit.  You have to decide, and decide that you are really ready to quit. This decision is so powerful.  You are ready to take on the addiction … Continue reading

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Some silly ideas that need your attention

You might think, that cigarettes make you calm.  What a false claim!  When that little nicotine monster inside of you scratches at your belly, and asks for more, are you feeling panicked?  Nervous, unsure?  What if your monster cannot be … Continue reading

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