Maintaining a Tobacco Free Lifestyle

    Some important aspects of maintaining your tobacco free lifestyle incorporate stress management, regular exercise and healthful eating. We hope that you will find the rest of this website helpful in those areas. You can also make an appointment with a health educator to develop a personalized plan in any of these areas.

Another facet of maintenance is rewarding yourself for your progress. Keep the rewards enjoyable and easy to obtain. Here are a few ideas to get you started.

• Go to a movie or new restaurant
• Go to a sporting event – support your MU Tigers
• Keep a money jar and save the money you would have spent on tobacco products
• Sleep in
• Take a long hike at Rockbridge Park or on the MKT trail
• Get a massage
• Visit the Humane Society
• Buy a new outfit, CD or DVD
• Contribute the money you’ve saved to a favorite charity

Be creative and brainstorm a list of ideas.