As 2017 draws to an end and Christmas is upon us, many people are already thinking about the New Year resolutions they will make. Over the Christmas festivities most of us give ourselves permission to over indulge. We come off the diets, we overspend, and maybe even smoke more. And will we once again be promising ourselves it will all change once the New Year begins? Will you be making 2018 a smokefree year?
I think I can safely say that all of us want 2018 to be a better year. And what better time than now to make the decision to improve your life by quitting smoking. Whether it is for health, financial or other reasons deep down most smokers know that smoking is not good for them. Furthermore, most smokers deep down want to quit if only they could. So it is no surprise that quitting smoking is high on the list of New Year Resolutions.
According to The Telegraph at the beginning of January 2017, the top ten most popular New Year resolutions were all to do with physical and emotional health. In that poll stopping smoking came in at number 9th most popular new year resolution. The Sun newspaper was the same resolutions, with quitting smoking coming in at number 7. The common factor in these polls suggest that when it comes to New Year Resolutions it is our personal lives we want to improve. Career and job goals were not to be seen in the top 10 results!
With this in mind, if you are one of those who are planning to say goodbye to cigarettes and tobacco products this year, are you ready to fully embrace a future without them?
And what happened to those who did exactly that last year?
Were they successful?
According to research in 2015 by private health company Bupa, 63 per cent of people failed. Furthermore, 43% lasted less than a month, with almost 80% going back to their old habits by the end of March. In fact research reveals that many people relied on willpower to quit smoking and usually lasted only a week.
The University of Hertfordshire researchers followed 2,000 people who made a two-week resolution and found that those who relied solely on their own willpower failed long before the half-way stage.
The study also found that just 30 per cent of women stuck to their guns, compared with 37 per cent of men. Interestingly researchers found that those who told family and friends about their plans were far more likely to succeed.
This study, led by psychologist Professor Richard Wiseman, of the University of Hertfordshire, said: “All too often New Year’s resolutions fail because people try to do too much too soon and don’t seek the right support to help them achieve their goals. People who rely on willpower alone are much less likely to succeed than those who try other techniques like telling their friends, rewarding themselves for making progress and removing temptation from their surroundings.”
Avoid making the same mistakes for a smokefree 2018
Maybe you are someone who, as the end of the year approaches, have decided that the New Year will be a new start for you. And as you enjoy puffing your last cigarettes in this final week of 2017, I believe you want to be a s
uccessful quitter this time. I want you to be ready to stop smoking for good and have a Christmas gift to help you.
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