Breaks at work

[Lake1234]

I need some support for when I go back to work on Monday (I’m on vaca now and I set my quit date for January 1).

[YoungAtHeart]

It's good that you are planning and preparing.  Still take your breaks at work, but you can take a quick walk around the building, the block or the parking lot where the smokers aren't.  If there is a quiet place you can go, play some games on your phone, or visit this site and do some reading.  Changing up your routines is key to this process!

Nancy

[Barbscloud]

Really the best thing you can do is go for a walk if you're able.  We're already used to going outside to smoke, so just keep walking instead of stopping.

Barb

[Cousin-Itt]

Take a healthy snack in with you and play a couple of your favorite songs using ear plugs or not on you phone Your break will be over with and the music will have hopefully relaxed you

[maryfreecig]

Did you smoke with others? If so will you be telling them? What else do you do on break? 

At first you might find substitution will help some--like gum, sucker candy, eat a piece of fruit you like. Doing stuff like this will not replace smoking, but it is a way to stay anchored to your decision to quit, focused on what you must do. One day at a time you will lose your dependency, you will remember what it felt like to not smoke.

Keep working your prequit right up to your quit.