BabySteps

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When you're changing a habit, it can be easy to dwell on the things you'll miss, which only heightens your feelings of being deprived. Turn the tables on that thinking and concentrate on the things you will gain by not smoking instead.
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It's okay to to indulge yourself in some of your favorite foods, especially while you are working on staying quit! Love yourself! #waytoquit #babystepsutah #tobaccofreewomen

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5-Minute Craving Busters

- Drink a glass of water. It's surprising how well this works.
- Eat a dill pickle.
- Suck on a piece of tart candy.
- Eat a popsicle or wash and freeze grapes on a cookie sheet for a healthy frozen snack.

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“Recovery is about progression, not perfection.”
– Unknown
Just keep going, keep trying.

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If a mother continues to smoke after the baby is born, the baby may get more colds, coughs, and middle-ear infections. Babies have very small lungs, and smoke from cigarettes makes it harder for them to breathe.
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"Whatever you fear has no power, it is your fear that has power."
-Oprah Winfrey

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Why is quitting good for my baby?

1. Quitting increases the amount of oxygen your baby will get. You'll be helping your baby develop and grow properly.
2. Quitting increases the chances your baby's lungs will work well.

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Prepare yourself by developing a plan to help avoid smoking breaks:

1. Rehearse ahead of time how you’ll respond when a friend or coworker suggests going out for a smoke
2. Tell people you‘re trying to quit so they can help keep you on track
3. Plan alternate activities

[BabySteps @BabyStepsUtah]

Your baby loves you and believes that you can #quitsmoking

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Reaching for a smoke merely camouflages underlying issues of unease, stress, and anxiety. If you are motivated to stop smoking, meditation will effectively help with stress by promoting more self-awareness and calm. #quitsmoking #smile #health #babystepsutah

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"“I want to be in the arena. I want to be brave with my life. And when we make the choice to dare greatly, we sign up to get beaten up. We can choose courage or we can choose comfort, but we can’t have both. Not at the same time.” -Brené Brown

#babystepsutah #quitsmoking "

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Did you know? Women who smoke are more likely to die from COPD than men who smoke.

For help, you can visit https://t.co/kD88HoeAa8 or call 1-800-QUIT-NOW

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The most difficult thing is the decision to act. The rest is merely tenacity. -Amelia Earhart

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Nine months after quitting, the lungs have significantly healed themselves. The delicate, hair-like structures inside the lungs known as cilia have recovered from the toll cigarette smoke took on them. These structures help push mucus out of the lungs and help fight infections.

[BabySteps @BabyStepsUtah]

There's no doubt that you'll face challenges every day, especially when you first decide to quit smoking. Knowing what some of them are will help you better plan your stop-smoking strategy and ultimately achieve success.

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Anybody feel this way? #smoking #quit #warning #babystepsuc

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The Babysteps program is here to unite you all. Depending on each other will help us all to grow. When we are united as a sisterhood we are strong. #sisters #babystepsutah #donkey #fun #laugh

[BabySteps @BabyStepsUtah]

The secret of getting ahead is getting started.” -Mark Twain

There will never be a perfect moment to quit smoking. Don’t wait for life to change. If you want to quit smoking cigarettes, you have to take control of the changes you want in your life. You got this!

#babystepsutah

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Did you know?

For every person who dies from a smoking-related disease, 20 more people suffer from a smoking-related illness.

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If you have an idea, you have to believe in yourself or no one else will." - Sarah Michelle Gellar

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