Šalje: QuitSmokingTips [bwprice@quitsmokingsupport.com] Poslano: 13. listopad 2000 11:53 Prima: List Member Predmet: QuitSmokingTips: Volume 2 Number 37 QuitSmokingTips - http://www.quitsmokingsupport.com Friday October 13, 2000 The purpose of this newsletter is to provide you with advice and encouragement to help you to quit smoking. Support is an important ingredient in the quitting process and can never be overlooked. If you feel the material in this newsletter may benefit anyone you know, please pass it on! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ After a year of development work and a $1 million investment, the new, Web-based version of the nationally recognized SmokeStoppers program is now available at http://www.smokestoppers.com. This is a state-of-the-art, 21-day quit-smoking program based on a system and methodology so unique -- it's been patented (US Patent 5,967,789). The One-Day-at-a-Time SmokeStoppers program is interactive, individually tailored to each user and updated daily to stay in perfect sync with each user's progress. The cost of the program is only $39, payable online by major credit card. Visit the SmokeStoppers Website to see what previous users have to say about this remarkable new way to quit smoking. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Sponsor Advertisement: Make sure you visit http://www.quitsmoking.com Excellent Information and Products to Help Smokers Quit! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ HOW DO YOU CONTROL YOUR WEIGHT WHEN YOU QUIT? You need another excuse if you haven?t quit smoking because you?re worried you may gain weight. The following weight-control strategies can help you maintain your weight after you stop smoking: Decrease your fat intake by substituting lower-fat foods for high-fat ones. For example: Drink skim milk instead of whole milk; use mustard instead of mayonnaise; eat baked potatoes instead of French fries. Snack on low-fat and high-fiber foods such as air-popped popcorn; whole-grain dry cereals; rice cakes; carrot and celery sticks; raisins, apples and grapes. These foods will fill you up without adding weight. Begin exercising regularly. Taking a walk, riding a bicycle, dancing or doing any other aerobic activity you enjoy is an important component of a weight-control program. Try to exercise at least three times a week for 20 minutes. Schedule your workout on your appointment calendar or note it on your daily to-do list. Chew sugarless gum or suck on sugarless mints or low-calorie hard candies when an oral craving hits. Suck on one piece of candy at a time and let it melt slowly. Find things to do with your hands that are not food-related. For example: Take up a hobby such as woodworking, gardening or working crossword puzzles. Don?t panic if you gain three to five pounds at first. Tackle any weight you do gain six months to a year later, when the stress of quitting smoking has diminished. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Sponsor Advertisement: TRYING TO QUIT SMOKING? 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You can avoid a relapse if you prepare yourself by learning coping skills ahead of time. Try any of these coping responses when faced with a relapse situation: Pop a stick of gum or hard candy in your mouth. Remind yourself how hard it was to quit. Do you want to go through that again? Have a nonalcoholic drink. Fruit juice, mineral water and strongly flavored decaffeinated tea are good choices. Talk to yourself. Say, "I can beat this," "I can stay smoke-free for one more day," or "I will not smoke!" Have a crunchy, low-fat snack such as pretzels, popcorn or carrot sticks. Take a short walk. Excuse yourself and leave the room if your craving is triggered by someone lighting a cigarette. Remind yourself you?re an ex-smoker. Call another ex-smoker on the phone for support. Get up and do something. Run an errand, do stretching exercises or walk the dog. Brush your teeth. Take several slow, deep breaths and think about how clear your lungs feel. Do something with your hands?doodle, squeeze a rubber ball or play with a toothpick, coin or paper clip. Think about the negative effects smoking had on your health. Remind yourself that smoking makes clothes and hair smelly, dries skin, causes premature wrinkles and turns teeth yellow. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Take care and have a great week! Blair support@quitsmokingsupport.com QuitSmokingSupport.com http://www.quitsmokingsupport.com ______________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, write to quitsmokingtips-unsubscribe@listbot.com Start Your Own FREE Email List at http://www.listbot.com/links/joinlb