Today’s Plan To Quit Smoking: Shall We Start?

Quitting is not easy. Despite the fact that you have tried numerous times, it is very possible that you have not been able to overcome those complicated withdrawal symptoms that usually vary a lot from person to person.

There are those who feel anxiety, anger, decay, others suffer from sleep problems and a continuous feeling of hunger, others notice how their mood changes….

Another aspect that we must take into account when quitting smoking is that for the purposes of abstinence we must also add them to those situations associated with tobacco habit.

It may be when we wake up in the morning and turn to that much-needed cigarette. By meeting with certain friends and family who also smoke, or that habit of “resting” at work to go out for a few minutes to smoke.

Staying in control and being motivated is essential. Your body has become accustomed to those regular doses of nicotine, but it will be your mind that firmly tells it that it will have to live without it, because you want to gain quality of life, longevity and health with your loved ones.

Are they not enough stimuli to want to quit smoking? Let’s get started today. Let’s see what plan we have today to achieve it.

1. To quit smoking: face the first thought of the day

Smokers often comment that one of the hardest times to deal with is when they wake up in the morning. They immediately feel the withdrawal syndrome and turn to the first cigarette of the day to relax with.

• You know that this is going to happen, so what we are going to do as soon as we wake up is to maintain our willpower and resort to some nuts that we will leave on the bedside to take them immediately to our mouth and “keep it busy”, or even to a natural licorice root.
• Due to its strong taste, licorice acts as a good mediator to alleviate withdrawal symptoms.

• Avoid drinking coffee, unless you need it to relax, but you should know that this drink is often associated with tobacco and that, in turn, increases anxiety.

• Start the day with a bowl of oatmeal.  It is relaxing and offers us adequate vitamins and minerals while balancing our nervous system.

• You can have an infusion of chamomile or a valerian. As you already know, phytotherapy is always an excellent aid to quit smoking.

2. Eliminate the smell of tobacco from the house

It is a strategy not only hygienic but also symbolic to visualize that “liberation”, that will to eliminate all traces of nicotine from our life.

• Today you have decided to stop smoking, so we can start, for example, with  washing all those clothes that smell like tobacco, as well as the curtains or everything in your home where the smell of nicotine may have been impregnated.

• If you usually smoke in the car, it would also be necessary for us to clean the upholstery and everything we see with the classic “yellow tone”. It is hygienic and liberating!

3. Small snacks throughout the day and new foods to try

The withdrawal syndrome will visit you throughout the day. so our basic strategy is going to be to deceive him, dissuade him, and confront him with a clear will.

For this, we are going to resort to small snacks that do not make us gain weight but that, in turn, satisfy our anxiety. Take note of what they are:

• A green apple with skin
• Goji berries
• Açai berries
• Walnuts
• Almonds
• Dark chocolate
• Spinach salads, with pineapple chunks, walnuts and olive oil
• Papaya chunks with grapes
• A natural white yogurt
• Some dates
• Half avocado
• Rye bread

Another very suitable resource to combat anxiety syndrome and forget our need to smoke a bit is to spend a little more time in the kitchen and experiment with new flavors, with foods that we did not know.

They are new stimuli that will awaken the interest of our senses, thus distracting the withdrawal syndrome.

• Seaweed, for example, is a natural resource that is as healthy as it is suitable for reducing anxiety. They are rich in iron, iodine and tryptophan and offer us many possibilities when it comes to cooking.

• Turn to whole grain rice, basmati rice or different specialties that offer new and rich flavors to your dishes. They are satiating, and if they also have whole grains or fiber, they also reduce anxiety.

• Do not forget how healthy fresh fish such as salmon are. You can, for example, prepare oriental dishes such as classic sushi. They have very intense flavors while standing out as very healthy options.

4. New activities in your routines

Your purpose is to quit smoking and today you have started your plan. The one whose main objective will be to forget that your body needs that dose of nicotine.

Just as we are striving to eat better and innovate a bit in the kitchen to find new and stimulating flavors, we are going to do the same in our routine :

• Sign up for yoga classes to be able to relax and exercise your body.

• Sign up for dance classes or a sport that kicks off your body and helps you “release” anxiety.

• Take several moments throughout the day to “vent” that concern. Go for a walk, swim, do new activities that you did not practice before and that divert your attention.
• Acquire hobbies that motivate you and that are interesting to you, and above all, avoid spending a lot of time with people who smoke.

Look for healthier people and spaces!