Love Not Smoking: Do Something Different

by Karen Pine, Ben Fletcher

Overview

No Withdrawal. No Hassles. No Catch!  

Giving up smoking doesn’t have to be a nightmare. Forget willpower and withdrawal—the six-week LOVE NOT SMOKING program will help you quit for good and also give you the tools for reclaiming your passion for life.

Love Not Smoking uses scientifically proven psychological techniques to train your brain to anticipate different rewards; swap old habits for new, revitalizing ones; and learn new ways to relieve stress and get more pleasure out of your days.

And if you’re trying to help friends and loved ones quit the habit, you’ve probably already realized that nagging doesn’t work—they need your love, support, and understanding. So give them this book to show that you care enough to want them to quit!     

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781401931926
Publisher:	Hay House, Inc.
Publication date:	05/01/2011
Pages:	318
Product dimensions:	5.10(w) x 7.70(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

Karen Pine and Ben Fletcher are both professors of psychology at the University of Hertfordshire in the UK, and are renowned experts on behavior modification. Their Do Something Different technique has had huge success in helping people lose weight, tackle stress, and improve health and well-being.

You might find that giving up smoking can be a lonely business. So why not visit www.lovenotsmoking.com, where you can join Karen and Ben’s Facebook group for support, advice, and ideas. And when you’re out and about, the Love Not Smoking app will give you instant inspiration, methods to fight off cravings, and even something to occupy your twitchy fingers!

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements xi

Part I All about the love Not Smoking: Do Something Different Programme 1

1 What is the Love Not Smoking: Do Something Different Programme? 3

2 Why It Works 10

3 What's Behind the Programme? And Can It Fight Addiciton? 22

4 Why This Method and Not Some Other One? 38

5 Why Not Drugs or Substitutes? 59

6 Helping Someone Quit 71

7 How I Quit 81

8 How to Follow the Programme 87

Part II The Six-Week Love Not Smoking: Do Something Different Programme 95

Preparation 101

Week 1 Small Changes 104

Week 2 Know Your Smoking Triggers 124

Week 3 Your First No-Smoking Week 149

Week 4 New Behaviours 170

Week 5 Changing What You Do 198

Week 6 Full Behaviour Optimization 228

Part III Relapse Prevention 247

9 Staying Smoke-Free Forever 249

10 Reflecting on Your Success 266

11 Enough about Smoking - What about Love? 269

Postscript 285

About the Authors 286

Index 287