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  • MommaSherryB
    MommaSherryB Posts: 79 Member
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    I would try several things to keep your lungs healing and YOU smoke-free:

    1. When you crave a cigarette, try to focus on why you are nervous/anxious, etc. Keep a journal so that you can plan on being prepared during the times you have cravings.

    For many smokers, the craving for a cigarette lasts longer than the other symptoms of withdrawal. This is because craving can be set off by reminders of smoking. These reminders are sometimes called "triggers." For most smokers, smoking was something that they did in many parts of their life. So, there are many places and things that trigger a craving because it reminds them of smoking. This means it is important to have a plan and a few ways you will handle cravings. Over time, as you are no longer smoking as part of your life, activities will no longer remind you of smoking. (from smokefree.gov) http://www.smokefree.gov/pubs/craving.pdf


    2. Take a good multivitamin, Complex B vitamin and Coenzyme 10.

    3. Get plenty of exercise.

    4. Work on any problems that have caused you to feel tense or anxious. This is a good way to do some self work so you will be healthier inside and out.

    5. Get plenty of sleep and stay on a regular schedule.

    6. For the increased food intake, try to munch on fruit and veggies. Drink some hot tea. Sometimes when we think we are hungery, we are really just thirsty.

    7. Drink one gallon of water per day.

    8. Hang in there, what a wonderful decision you have made to beome healthier!

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