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Staying on track
You should receive this e-mail about five weeks after your quitting date.
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Hello!
We hope the celebration of your first month as a new non-smoker was great. You can now consider yourself to be in the maintenance phase of your smoke-free life. You’ll definitely continue to feel the urge to smoke on occasion, with varying frequency and intensity depending on the moment or the event. Your motivation, which was so strong at the outset, may waver at times.
Former smokers often say that their top source of motivation is their list of reasons for deciding to quit. Reread yours regularly because, as the weeks go by, you may lose sight of why you decided to be finished with cigarettes. You also have other assets you can draw on to stay on track.
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 Reminders
On-line community
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Tip of the week |
This week, if you feel up to it, deliberately put yourself in a risky situation, meaning a situation that, in the past, would have prompted you to smoke. Choose a challenge you feel ready to deal with.
Prepare for this confrontation. Imagine the scene in advance and visualize yourself experiencing it as a non-smoker. If necessary, reread your reasons for quitting so they are fresh in your mind when the time comes.
By resisting the factors that made you light up in the past, you boost your confidence in your ability to maintain control. If you’re not yet ready, respect your own pace and wait for a more opportune moment.
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Reminders
- Remember how you have successfully resisted cigarettes up to now. Take note of the best strategies and those that were not as effective. Continue to draw on your strengths and have confidence in yourself.
- If someone offers you a cigarette, refuse, even if they insist. Many people believe there’s no harm in having “just one”, when out for a drink with friends, for example, imagining that they’ll get back in control afterward. The only real time you have any control is before you have a cigarette. Just say "No", even to a single cigarette. In so doing, you’ll avoid having to start the quitting process all over again.
- Refreshing your memory of the negative effects of tobacco may help keep you from lighting up again.
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On-line community
- Do you have a good motivational tip to share, or are you looking for ideas? Contact the on-line community!
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