How to Smoke Less Cigarettes

Putting down a pack of cigarettes is one of the hardest things for smokers to do, especially if you have been smoking for a long time and are in a hard or sad period in your life. There are a number of reason that you may want to smoke less cigarettes and with a few changes to your daily habits, you can smoke less in only a few days.

Instructions

• 1

  Identify when you smoke each day and figure out your triggers for smoking. You probably have a cigarette after every meal, during your breaks at work, and in the car. Other times may be when you are at the computer, in front of the television, out with friends and with your cup of coffee in the mornings.

• 2

  Set a realistic goal for yourself. Look at your lists of where and when you smoke and compare it to your goal. Say you chose to cut back to half a pack a day, that is ten cigarettes each day. Plan ahead for the next day when you will chose to smoke.

• 3

  Plan for success and try to arrange your schedule to include non-smoking places to go and non-smoking friends to do things with. If smoking is forbidden in the establishments you frequent and you do things with people you do not smoke around, this will help you stick with your goal.

• 4

  Cut back a little at a time. Try cutting only one or two cigarettes from you pack a day. That way there is not so much pressure to stop smoking as much right upfront. One way you can do this is by cutting out a time or place you smoke each day, like in the car or in certain rooms of your house.

• 5

  Enlist a buddy to cut back with you. Tell you friends and family what you plan to do. You will be amazed at how much easier putting down extra cigarettes will be with the support and expectations of your friends and family.

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  Prepare for strong urges with healthy snacks, like carrots, raisins and sugar free hard candies. Keep a bottle of water with you and stock up on gum to help with oral cravings. Exercise or participate in sport activities to keep your mind off smoking.