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A Few Ways to Help Your Boyfriend Quit Smoking

By: Walter Hilliam

If your Boyfriend or someone you care about has tried to quit smoking recently, you can play a very big role in helping him or her. Not only are they doing themselves a big favor by quitting this unhealthy habit, they are helping their coworkers as well because of the dangers of second hand smoke.

Here are numerous ways to help your Boyfriend or someone you care about quit smoking.

Quit With Them Them

If you are a smoker, then by joining your Boyfriend, their chances for quitting cigarettes can increase as you get support from someone you care about. Even if you are not a smoker, there can be an area in your life on which you have been meaning to work on. Make that your goal. It could be losing weight or organizing your house. Whatever it may be, start helping your partner quit smoking by setting goals for yourself too. So in case they feels the urge to light up a cigarette, you can help him by modeling how you too are staying away from brownies.

Keep Him Away from Triggers and Triggers Away from Him

Some people or situations can be triggers for wanting to smoke again. As a way to help him quit smoking, try to make plans that do not revolve around friends who smoke or places where everyone is happily puffing away. Remove ashtrays and other smoking accessories from around the house which can serve as constant reminders of the filthy habit. Unsubscribe from smoker promotional emails and mailings that send discount coupons and other incentives to continue smoking. Bars can be littered with smokers and smoking advertising. Find alternative forms of entertainment.

Find a Distraction

Enroll in a cooking class or learn ballroom dancing together. It may not be a magic pill, but it may help you get his mind off smoking and in to some other creative outlet.

Focus on the Positive

Help Boyfriend quit smoking by clipping out articles (or emailing them to him) about the financial and health benefits of kicking the habit. Of course, he may know all of it already, but subtle reminders can act as motivation and may just make the difference between lighting up another cigarette or not.

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Plenty of researchers feel that working towards any goals becomes easier if done with friend. That’s what Weight Watchers is based on. They say people who join with a someone they care about are 3 times more likely to stick with the program and hence lose weight and keep it off. The same applies to helping someone quit smoking. Give them the support and the shoulder they need.

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Walter Hilliam is a thrilled ex-smoker and an expert on quitting smoking. His Squidoo Lens on Stop Smoking can be found at www.squidoo.com/help-quit-smoking/

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