Drink a glass of water each time the urge to smoke occurs. Start an exercise program to reduce stress and anxiety and burn off those calories you might put on. Hide your cigarettes in places where you ordinarily wouldn't look for them. Buy cigarettes by the single pack only and not by the carton. Avoid sweets and other fattening foods.
Weight gain can be a problem for some smokers who are quitting.
Tobacco related illness, including pipe and spit tobacco, is the most preventable cause of death. Half of the adolescents, whether boys or girls, who start smoking and smoke throughout their lives will be killed by tobacco. Tobacco is a health risk to unborn babies of mothers who smoke. It increases the risk of miscarriage, low birth weight, complications during pregnancy, and the likelihood of health problems during infancy and childhood. Smoking is the cause of about 30 percent of all cancers and 80 to 90 percent of lung cancer.