10 Tips for Controlling Portion Size

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I'm trying to be careful to eat a healthy diet. I've cut out a lot of junk foods and am eating more fruits and vegetables. What else can I do to promote weight loss after I quit smoking?[/

In order to stay focused on why you are quitting to remain strong, it can be helpful to write out and repeat a number of "why I am quitting statements" about yourself and your goal to stop smoking. These statements are reminders of what you want to c

When we first quit, the urge to smoke a cigarette can be overwhelming. Take some time to learn how to decipher what your body is trying to signal, and making better choices is easy.

Smoking changes us, and those changes happen gradually, over a long period of time. In fact, the personality shifts we experience due to nicotine addiction are so subtle, most of us don't realize our cigarettes are responsible for them.

"After 20 years of smoking (yes I started at way too early an age), I was resolved to the fact that I would be smoking until it took the life from me."

When Terri quit smoking and began the work of shedding nicotine addiction, smoking cessation opened a up a new world for her.

"Smoking didn't just hurt my health, it took time from my daughter, my husband, my friends, my responsibilities, my sleep, my eating, my shows, and of course from my exercising capacity."