Planning to Quit as your New Years Resolution?

Planning to Quit in the New Year
Many people are taking the opportunity that a new year brings of changing something in their lives, they are even now considering New Year Resolutions. Are you contemplating what you resolve to change in the new year to improve your life, and your families' life. Are you thinking of quitting smoking as your new year resolution? If so now is the time to plan, people that make a plan to quit are more successful than people that just decide to quit without thinking about what will help them be successful. There isn't a better time to quit than 2010!

The first thing to think about is medications. If you aren't pregnant or nursing there are medications that are FDA approved that can be very helpful. Now is the time to call or make an appointment to see your health provider and visit with them about which medications will work best for you.

Questions to Think About
These are some questions to ponder as you prepare to quit in the new year.
1. Why do you want to quit?
2. When you tried to quit in the past, what helped and what didn't?
3. What will be the most difficult situations for you after you quit? How will you plan to handle them?
4. Who can help you through the tough times? Your family? Friends? Health care provider?
5. What pleasures do you get from smoking? What ways can you still get pleasure if you quit?

Every day until New Years I will blog about things that will help you be successful. Return to the blog each day and be ready to think through some of the reasons you smoke and how to be successful when you quit. I am looking forward to each day.