Why quit cold turkey

Why Quit Cold Turkey?

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Introduction
• If you have been following our series on stop
smoking, you’d realize we started by saying
you should take control of your mind before
smoking cessation. We also said you should
establish a daily exercise habit prior to quitting
as this will help you successfully quit and stay
smoke-free. We also delved into the 2 types of
tobacco addiction and how to overcome
them.

Quitting Unassisted
• We explained why you should have a quit
smoking strategy as well as how to cleanse
your body and lungs from nicotine toxins after
smoking cessation. The first two weeks of
quitting seem to be the worse, in terms of
cigarette cravings, so, we discussed how to
overcome cravings in the first 14 days after
kicking the smoking habit.

Quitting Unassisted(2)
• Now, it’s time to quit and we are saying, quit cold
turkey. It’s the way to go. We choose cold turkey
above other methods and these are the reasons:
• Before we go to the reasons which you can also
call the advantages of cold turkey quitting, let me
quickly explain what cold turkey smoking
cessation is. It’s simply dropping off cigarettes
unassisted. This means, you wake up and decide
to quit and that’s that.

Quitting Unassisted(3)
• You don’t consult a medical doctor or any
other professional. You just take your decision
and go ahead with it. It sounds kind of
scary, but, it can be done with a lot of prior
preparation and planning. Many people who
successfully quit and are still smoke-free claim
they did so through the cold turkey
route, so, you’re not alone in this journey.

Advantages of Cold Turkey Quitting
• What’s more, studies say cold turkey quitting
is the most effective way to kick the smoking
habit.
• Now, what are the advantages of abrupt or
unassisted nicotine cessation?
• It is free. Unlike NRTs, Zyban or Chantix which
cost money. You don’t have to spend a dime
on cold turkey quitting.

Advantages of Cold Turkey Quitting(2)
• Another advantage of quitting unassisted is
that most of the nicotine in your
bloodstream, as a result of smoking, is out
within 3 days. Even though nicotine
withdrawal symptoms tend to be more
intense than if a nicotine replacement therapy
(NRT) was used, they are usually short-lived.
With NRTs, withdrawal symptoms won’t
surface until you stop using them.

Advantages of Cold Turkey Quitting(3)
• When combined with education, support and
motivation, quitting unassisted has a high rate of
success.
• Your success at cold turkey will depend primarily on
your desire to quit, and the things you do for your body
during the process.
• Before you put out your last cigarette, make sure you
have started a daily exercise regimen, eat healthy and
balanced meals, have some money in the bank to
reward and distract yourself each time a craving hits
you and get some time off work.

Tips to Quit Unassisted
• Expose yourself to literature or materials that
will motivate and ginger you up. You can even
read stories of people who died as a result of
smoking online.
• Get proper education on the process of
quitting and how you can overcome all the
bottlenecks on the path to stop smoking
success.

Tips to Quit Unassisted(2)
• Quit one day at a time. Be content with staying smoke-
free every day. Don’t worry about quitting forever.
Tomorrow will take care of itself. Be concerned about
the present – today! And each day you successfully
navigate through the murky waters of smoking
cessation, reward yourself with the money you would
have used to buy cigarettes. If you feel like
eating, please eat. You can always get rid of the extra
weight gain after you have successfully quit. If you feel
like watching a movie, by all means, do so. This will
help reward and distract you from smoking cravings.

• Drink plenty of cranberry juice your first 72
hours after dropping off cigarettes. Cranberry
is good and will not cost more than a cigarette
pack. The acid in the juice will help to quickly
get rid of the nicotine in your blood and bring
blood sugars to normal. Make sure you don’t
consume it beyond three days as juices can
make you fat.

• Watch your smoking triggers and avoid them.
If you know an event or situation will make
you crave a smoke, please avoid it. Till you’re
comfortable with social events, avoid
them, particularly if you used to smoke at
such events.
• Have a plan to curb cravings. Anytime a
craving hits you, just recognize it for what it is:
a craving and know it will soon pass.

• Get rid of all the smoking paraphernalia in
your possession. Anything that will remind
you, you once smoked (like
lighters, ashtrays, cigarette pouches, etc)
should be thrown away. Your home, office and
car should be thoroughly cleaned to get rid of
cigarette smoke and smell.

• Never give yourself an excuse for failure. A
positive can-do attitude is important. Your
smoking cessation attempt is a battle that
must be fought and won, so, don’t give
yourself a reason to fail or back out of the
journey. Stay put, hang in there. Success is
around the corner.

• Water gets rid of toxins from smoking. Drink
plenty of water, you will essentially be
eliminating your smoker’s life and starting
fresh as a non – smoker.
• Get support from others. A battle is better
fought and won with others, ditto for smoking
cessation. Get your family and friends on
board. Tell them your quit date and ask for
their help.

• Exercise daily. It will help to distract your mind
and body when cravings start to overwhelm
you. Studies reveal that regular exercise help
battle these symptoms efficiently. Exercise
releases endorphins into your system, thus
eliminating the temptation to smoke, and
making it much easier to quit smoking cold
turkey.

• Have strong reasons for quitting. List them on a
sheet and carry it everywhere you go.
Throughout the day, bring the list out and read to
yourself aloud. It will help strengthen your stop
smoking resolve.
• A well-balanced diet will help flush toxins out of
your body. Research has shown that consuming
raw fruits and vegetables, especially those
containing high levels of vitamin c and citric
acid, also assist to curb the urges most smokers
experience when they quit unassisted.

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