How to stop smoking (tips to succsed)

A lot of people want to know how to quit smoking. Advices and techniques can be found everywhere, but it is important to know that quitting is a matter of will. On the other hand, there are thousands of people who quit every day, and you can be one of them.
Maybe you are wondering how others can quit. The answer to the question is very simple, but the theory is simpler than practice. The statistics say that 95% from the people who try to quit would continue to smoke until the end of the first year. So it’s clear that you should have a very strong motivation and desire to quit.
If you want to grow the will and the motivation to succeed, you will have to learn the implications of quitting. Try to use the “cold turkey method” that means instant stop. The first milestone would be the first day. If you are able to stay without smoking for a whole day, you are on the good path. Three days is another important milestone, as the nicotine would start to be eliminated from the body. After two weeks, you won’t think about a cigarette every moment of the day, but the satisfaction of quitting would start to disappear.
This is a crucial moment, as many people smoke “one cigarette” after this period, just to see how it is. The little monster called nicotine spreads in the body, and there you are, a smoker again. You will have to remember that there is no such thing as “one cigarette”. You will have to educate your brain to think “non-smoking”, as the body would be easily used with the new situation this way. The best way is to shift the focus from smoking to some other activity. First of all, restrict the visiting of smoking places and hide all the stuff related to smoking. Than, find the activity that will substitute smoking, e.g. start 3-month fitness program with the goal to loose some weight or achieve some personal record. Once your brain is switched, you will find it a lot easier to live without cigarettes.
There are also a lot of supportive tips and tricks that can make easier your way to the non-smoker status. Do not forget to drink a lot of water, have something to keep your mouth and hands busy as well as help yourself with some medication or nicotine chewing gum.