Week 8: Quit or Reduce Tobacco and Alcohol
By this point in your I Can! Challenge, you have already started many healthy habits. You have set your very own health goals, begun to watch your diet and portion sizes, increased your activity level, and learned more about how to get the most from your relationship with your health care team. If you smoke or drink heavily, you are not going to be as healthy as you can be. Tobacco and alcohol use is often linked with various health risks and conditions. These risks increase for people with diabetes or heart disease.
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Go to Week 8 - Challenge Tracker to track your progress.
Your Action Items This Week
- Schedule a Quit Smoking date and try to find someone to quit with you!
- Begin doing the Preparing to Quit tips.
- Keep track of your tobacco and alcohol use by using the Tobacco and Alcohol Journal.
- Begin decreasing the number of alcohol servings you have to no more than 1 a day for women and 2 a day for men or better yet, stop drinking any alcohol.
- If quitting smoking simply is not possible, REDUCE your tobacco use.
Quick Tips
1. When creating your I Can! Challenge goals, keep them S.M.A.R.T.
2. Stay motivated!
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