This is most definitely a major challenge for those of you who smoke. As addictive as cigarettes are, there are numerous effects which smoking has on you overall health, and the functioning of various organs within your body. The Swimmers Diet Com is not a "how to quit smoking" website I urge you to research all of your available options, consult your family doctor, and take steps to quit smoking.

Like dieting an keeping control of your weight, overeating can very much be a habit and addiction. So is smoking. If you treat it in the fashion, that it is an addiction, to the chemicals within the cigarettes, and the chemical effects of smoking. Then also address the habit of smoking, in the way that you are used to holding a cigarette in your fingers, in your mouth. Not to be taken lightly is the social implications of smoking. Having a cigarette and socializing with co-workers, friends, new acquaintances also has a major impact in keeping you smoking, and placing you in and environment where smoking is an acceptable norm!

To stand a better chance in quitting smoking:

• Research tools, groups, drugs which may assist you in controlling your urge to smoke.

• Consult your family doctor, tell him/her about your plans to quit.

• Seek support from friends, family or support groups.

• Plan your quitting carefully, be persistent, and don't let small setbacks stop you from quitting.

• Seek environments where you can be away from people who are smoking.

Unlike eating food, smoking is something that you do not need to stay alive, so in reality, even though it may not seem like it, smoking should for all intents and purposes, be easier to stop, that to stop overeating.

YOU CAN DO IT!

Remember not to replace one bad habit with another. So when you are quitting smoking, don't replace the cigarettes with snack food. this can be a powerful urge, especially to have something in your hands or mouth. Try nicotine gum, throat lozenges, small low calorie mints.

Try also, regularly brushing and flossing your teeth, if you are not already doing this. A good dental mouthwash to cleanse your mouth and palette will wake up your taste buds, and help you realize how badly the cigarettes really tasted!!