How to Quit Smoking?

I am 31 years old and it's been twenty years since I smoked. I smoke two packs a day. I have a mad desire to stop smoking and not gain weight. How? Thank you to answer me.

Best Answer:

Most people find it hard to quit smoking. Quitting can be hard, but it’s not impossible. Many people like you have quit smoking. You can too. Counseling, medications, and other supports can help you quit.

If you’ve tried quitting smoking before but couldn’t do it, try again. Each time you try, it will get easier. You will be one step closer to quitting for good.

Now is the best time to quit. It’s never too late.

How should I quit smoking?

1. Pick a quit day

Choose a date within the next two weeks to quit. Don't wait for the "perfect" day – just pick a date and work with it. Put it in your calendar.

If you'd like:

• List your reasons for quitting - health, family, money.
• Write down some new hobbies you can do instead of smoking – exercise, knitting, making model airplanes- something to keep your hands and mind busy.
• Speak with friends, family, and colleagues and ask for support. Tell them about your plan to quit, so it feels more real to you.
• Start making the changes to push smoking out of your everyday life - stop smoking in the house and in the car. Make your house and car smoke-free, so no one is allowed to smoke inside.
• Learn about nicotine withdrawal symptoms and how to cope with them.

2. Choose two or more proven quit-smoking methods

There are many proven ways to quit smoking. To boost your chances of quitting, choose more than one method. Pick what seems right for you. Each person is different. You'll know what will work best for you.

Proven quit smoking methods:

• Join a support group for people trying to quit. Research shows that people in quit-smoking support groups are more likely to quit for good. (Find out about quit smoking support groups in your area).
• Get individual counseling in person or by phone. You can get counseling in person or over the phone, through a free smoker’s quitline. Both are proven to help people quit. There are free quitlines across Canada - find out about the one in your area. If you prefer to see someone in person, ask your doctor or quitline staff to recommend a counselor. The cost of counseling may be covered by your workplace or extended health plan, if you've got one.
• Take nicotine replacement therapy (NRT). The nicotine patch, gum, lozenge or inhaler replaces some of the nicotine you usually get from cigarettes. This can make nicotine withdrawal easier to manage.
• Ask your doctor about a prescription medicine called bupropion. It’s an antidepressant that can make it easier to quit.
• Ask your doctor about a prescription medicine called varenicline tartrate. It can take away some of your craving to smoke, and make smoking less enjoyable.
• If you slip up, don’t give up. Try again, and again... keep trying until you've quit for good.
• Ask for support from your family and friends.

Going “cold turkey” – quitting spontaneously, on your own - also works well for some people. Some people just decide to quit smoking one day - maybe it’s the day they find out they have a lung disease, or the day their grandchild is born. Maybe there is something else that motivates them. Many people who have quit smoking for good say they quit “cold turkey”. If you think going cold turkey could work for you, try it.

3. On your quit date, butt out completely.

• Don’t smoke, not even a little.
• Toss out your cigarettes, other tobacco, and ashtrays.
• Avoid people and situations where you will be tempted to smoke. If you usually smoke in a certain chair, don’t sit in that chair. If you usually smoke at a nightclub, avoid that nightclub for a while. Change your usual routine, so your new routine doesn’t include smoking.
• Go for a walk instead of a smoke.
• Be positive. Believe in yourself and your plan.
• Remember that nicotine withdrawal symptoms only last a short time. Follow these tips to cope with withdrawal symptoms.
• Get help from support groups, counselors and your local quitline
• Take it one day at a time. Remind yourself that once the withdrawal is over, you’ll feel better than you have in years. You deserve to feel better…. You’re almost there!
• Celebrate your success and give yourself credit! Tell people how long you’ve been quit. It's a major achievement and you should be proud.
• If you’d like, tell us how long you’ve quit. We’d love to hear from you and celebrate your success! You can use this form to submit your quit story.

Consider exercising more. When you're quitting smoking, exercise can help. Exercise is a healthy alternative to smoking, it can take your mind off your cravings, it can help your mood and energy level, and it can help keep off extra weight. If you are new to exercising, start slowly. A walk around the block is a good start.

4. If you slip up, don’t give up. Try quitting again.

Quitting smoking gets easier with practice. Every time you try to quit, you boost your chances of quitting for good. Most people who’ve quit smoking forever had to try 5 or 6 times before they could quit for good. This is normal.

Don't be discouraged if you slip up. You are not a failure. Try to figure out what the barriers were to your quitting. Were the nicotine cravings too strong? Did you go back to smoking when you were stressed? Talk with your counselor, doctor or pharmacist about your experience. Ask yourself how you can do it differently next time. If you think quit smoking medicines will make it easier for you to quit next time, ask your doctor or pharmacist for their recommendation. Then try quitting again. Keep trying.

Unproven methods to quit smoking

Quitting smoking is tough. You are going to spend time, energy, and maybe even money to try to quit. So it’s best to choose quit smoking methods that are proven to work.

We’ve reviewed the medical evidence and put a list of proven quit smoking methods, above. There are also some unproven quit smoking methods that people and companies may try to sell you.

These quit smoking methods have not been proven to work:

• Acupuncture
• Acupressure
• Electrostimulation
• Laser therapy
• Hypnosis

It's best to check with your doctor before spending money on these therapies.

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How to get fatter and gain weight?

I eat very well, but I do not take any gram. I know that losing weight is hard, but take that is not simple either. How to get fatter and finally take the weight?

Best answer:

First I want to reassure you, you are not an isolated case. It is true that most of my clients call me to lose weight or strengthen certain areas of the body such as the abdomen, thighs or buttocks. But I had some people who wanted at all costs to gain weight and it is not something simple.

Before anything else, it is important to analyze your profile and see if you really have a lack of weight. To do this, calculate your BMI and see if your weight is really below average.
Another thing you can come thinness of undiagnosed medical problem, it is important to determine if a doctor is not a health problem. Indeed, health problems can lead to weight loss.
If you do not have a particular problem, you can consider taking weight.

Why I do not magnified?
Generally it is thin because we do not eat enough. In any case, the calculation of the number of calories a person eats frequently reserves surprises. The "I eat a lot" is often translated into reality by "I do not eat as ca." So maybe you eat a lot, but tell yourself that "many" is not enough anyway towards your metabolism, which consumes a lot of energy and needs.

Some people grow easily while others remain lean even eating much. This can be explained by differences in metabolism. To the same spot, two people will not spend the same energy, it is a question of temperament. The organization is often wasteful of scarce calories more you provide the energy, the greater the expense.
In your case, you probably have a high metabolism, efficiency, which translates into a physical thin physical cause of your complex.
Lifestyle can also accentuate the differences, not physical or business, sport, the habits, the outside temperature ...

Do not yell at injustice, basically you say that you can eat what you want and dress with much less difficulty. But see how to grow ...

How fat?
You will be at the food, the quantity and the quality of what you eat. It is not a matter of eating every day at McDonald's and stuffing himself with chocolate chips and bar. You must eat nutritious food not junk.

In fact, it will absorb more calories than you spend. To do this, eat a little more for all three meals (breakfast, lunch and dinner) and add one or two snacks including mid-morning and after noon (four hours). It is better to divide the calories in several meals but eat less often too copiously. Note that increasing quantities should be gradual to avoid saturating and allow time for the body to adjust.

At food, choose those that are energy dense, they contain a lot of calories and less bulky. Eat including starches, pasta, rice and bread and vegetables limit but do not delete because they contain fiber, vitamins and minerals essential for health. Do not overlook protein sources such as meat, fish, eggs and dairy products, especially if you exercise.
I insisted that we should eat relatively healthy but many. Mayonnaise, cream, butter, chips, burgers, sausages, chocolate, sweets, pastries, cakes are high in calories but do not overdo it too much, or get sick.
Many carbohydrates, starches, a good portion of protein and enough fat is much more viable in the long term.

Last thing, limit your activities, adopt a more sedentary lifestyle and cultivate laziness. When it's hard to swallow more calories, they can save by spending less.

And then sport?
I am trainer, if I told you to do sports you tell me that I preach to my parish. If you do not apply the measures listed above, you may gain weight but not homogeneous and unattractive.
We will therefore strengthen muscle to develop muscle mass and not fat do that.

It is true that sport also increases energy expenditure and you would think that all sports should be avoided if you want to grow, but do not worry, we will not do endurance sports. By three short sessions of strength training per week, the operation will be profitable: minimum energy expenditure, muscle gain and appetite stimulated by the sport.

Whether you are a woman or a man, combining a diet rich in calories with regular exercise has been proven, you will gain weight and improve your silhouette.
Ideal for those who do not want to go to gym or pay a trainer is to train at home. For this method Lafay exists for men or for women has proven (Book below cons).

Supplements to magnify it work?
The ideal is to be able to gain weight with ordinary food. Nevertheless, there are supplements that can help when you have poor eating habits or feeding difficulties correctly.
These are the weight-gainer, which means "weight gain" supplements intended to grow.
The weight-gainer powdered foods are composed of a large amount of carbohydrates and a little protein. They are rich in calories, a serving of 100g mixed with water or milk can provide more than 500 kcal. Very energetic, they make life easier and are very practical: one or two drinks and a snack taken is 1000 kcal more than your ration!

Very practical, these supplements are still reserved for wishing lean and fat should be used in conjunction with a muscle building program, otherwise it will only fat.

Other supplements are for weight gain including Fenugreek, an herb that helps to grow and gives appetite. It is often prescribed to anorexic or skinny. The sport also use it to gain mass.

Others use the périactine to grow, a drug used to fight against allergies (antihistamines) and is not subject to medical prescription, but it has many cons indications and side effects.

Better to stay on the weight-gainer and not fall into drugs ...

Beware of scams!
Do not believe everything they tell you on the internet. It is easy to recognize the hype or promises outrageous, some people pretend to want to help you to grow when they want to sell you supplements, e-book or program drums:
"Hi, I'm nutrition coach, I can help you and offer a range of nutrition that will help you gain weight, here is my email address if you are interested in so ca ..."

"I know that gaining weight is hard. I know which products are suitable for the weight taken and tested, they have proven themselves. I've also tested and AC worked well. You can contact me if you want more information my mail ... Do not hesitate especially because I can help you. '

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