101 Things To Do Besides Smoking
When you experience a craving, you may find you can take your mind off of smoking by distracting yourself. Use the list of activities below for ideas to help ward off cravings, then make your own list of favorite things to do that you know will help keep you focused and moving forward toward success.
- Call a friend
- Watch a movie
- Play with your cat
- Eat crunchy, fresh vegetables
- Eat a piece of candy
- Chew on a toothpick
- Organize a place in your house
- Write a friend an email
- Clean the house
- Pull weeds or plant flowers in your garden
- Take a walk around the block
- Take a long bike ride
- Do a crossword puzzle
- Play a game with a friend
- Read a story to your kids
- Do an arts and crafts project
- Take a relaxing bath
- Bake your favorite cookies or cake
- Go grocery shopping
- Take a ride in the car
- Put on your favorite CD
- Take your dog for a walk
- Read or reread a favorite book
- Wash and vacuum your car
- Learn how to knit
- Take a boat ride
- Organize your computer files
- Give yourself a manicure and pedicure
- Try out a new hair-do
- Walk around the mall
- Chew gum
- Do a jigsaw puzzle
- Breathe deeply!
- Drink a cold glass of water or milk
- Look through your cookbooks for ideas
- Do the dishes
- Take a nap
- Exercise
- Give someone you love a hug
- Clean out the refrigerator
- Channel your thoughts into something constructive like a new hobby or volunteer work
- Spend the money you saved by not smoking
- Eat a popsicle
- Balance your checkbook
- Go to the library
- Read a magazine
- Play catch with someone
- Plan a vacation
- Play a musical instrument
- Call a family member
- Brush and floss your teeth
- Spend time with your family
- Give yourself a treat every day you have successfully not smoked
- Sing loudly
- Go to a museum
- Play a card game
- Explore your genealogy
- Go get the mail
- Make a dinner reservation
- Play a video game
- Visit a retirement home
- Revisit your motivations for why you quit
- Take photographs
- Make a scrapbook
- Paint a room in your house
- Write a letter
- Clean out your closets
- Organize your boxes of pictures
- Go fishing
- Alphabetize your CD rack
- Take a shower
- Watch the sunrise
- Take a day trip
- Do a load of laundry
- Make a healthy snack
- Go swimming
- Plant a tree
- Work on your car
- Learn something new
- Run in place
- Pick up litter
- Write a poem
- Go bowling
- Go antique shopping
- Eat a hot fudge sundae
- Play mini-golf
- Play in the snow or rain
- Wax the car
- Drink a cup of tea
- Share a kiss with your significant other
- Go hiking
- Treat yourself to a massage
- Call a radio show and request a song
- Organize your garage or basement
- Go to an amusement park
- Cut the grass
- Take a walk in the woods or park
- Visit the beach
- Enjoy a sunset
- Make a greeting card for someone you care about
- Write a list of things you are grateful for
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