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Top tips
Are you still managing to stay smoke free? Well done if you are but don’t worry if you might have fallen back into old habits – it can be hard to stop.
Over the years our trained stop smoking advisors have picked up lots of top tips to help you one your way to a smoke free future.
Why not give some of them a go when the urge to smoke strikes?
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throw away
*Throw away your cigarettes .*
Gather up all your smoking paraphernalia - including lighters, rolling papers and loose tobacco - and bin it.
Don't have any lying around 'just in case' - you don't need them anymore.
This will help prevent you from the urge to have 'just one'.
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*Brush your teeth *
It will make smoking taste terrible and also helps distract you when the urge to light up strikes!
Drinking orange juice also has a similar affect.
Certain foods including cheese, fruit and vegetables, make cigarettes taste terrible too - so why not include more of those in your meal planning.
tooth brush and paste
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list
*Make a list of the reasons you have to quit *
Keep it close to hand where you can see it and use it as motivation.
It could be anything personal to you, some ideas might be:
* Saving money
* Getting healthy
* Protecting my loved ones
* Improving an existing health condition
* Setting a good example for my kids
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*Have healthy nibbles close by*
Chew on some sugar free gum or have a carrot stick or other healthy snack instead.
This helps distract you from the urge to smoke and gives you something to replace the hand to mouth action of smoking.
Just be sure to snack on something healthy!
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We've lots more tips [
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What next?
Our next email bulletin will celebrate the amazing progress you've made and help you keep going!
Visit Live Life Better Derbyshire for further support [
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*Till next time,*
*The Live Life Better Derbyshire team*
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