During the Challenge, there will be many times you’ll have to draw on your willpower. Most of you have tried to quit smoking at least once before. For those moments when your resolve falters, it’s important to an arsenal of tips and tricks to help you get through them.

Here are a few tips and tricks, to which you can add your own personal techniques.

Make yourself a survival kit

Keep your hands busy with elastic bands, paperclips, a stressball or other objects. Keep your mouth busy with sugar-free gum and toothpicks. After eating, have a toothbrush and toothpaste handy so that you think of leaving the table and are less tempted to smoke.

Develop a drinking habit

We’re not talking about alcohol, of course. When you quit smoking, you might have more mucus in your respiratory passages or your throat might feel dry: drinking more water is therefore an excellent habit that will also help prevent constipation.

Give yourself a few minutes

The really strong craving for a cigarette usually lasts a few minutes. The important thing is to react as soon as you feel the first signs. Take deep breaths, sing, go up and down the stairs, take out a Sudoku grid: there are many different solutions!

Meditate

In preparing to quit, you have no doubt thought about the reasons and benefits that have motivated you to make this decision. If you have not already done so, write them down on a piece of paper and read the list every night. Choose one point and repeat to yourself it a dozen times before going to bed.

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