Ang,
Welcome to the SSC and congratulations on three smoke free days!
Take some time to observe your past routines. When did you smoke? why? where? how will you modify those old routines to exclude and replace your old habit?
Ex: You use to have coffee and a cigarette first thing in the morning. Now you'll read the paper while drinking your coffee?
Also try to identify other triggers that urged you to smoke and find ways to get around them. Ex: stress, anger, boredom, presence of other smokers and plan how to get around those too.
Have a reward system in place. It should have three components: small one for after each craving, medium for the end of each smoke-free day and a bigger one for the end of each smoke-free week.
Be sure to take advantage of our online quit program. It will teach you how to change your behavior!
Lastly make a list of everything you hate about smoking and all the benefits you'll gain from your quit and carry it with you always.
Hope this helps, good luck and check back soon.
Danielle
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The SSC Support Team