Gillian Riley - How to Stop Smoking and Stay Stopped for Good

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About the Book

Give up smoking without gaining weight

Gillian Riley is an author who always makes sense Nigella Lawson

Forget ridiculous aversion and repression techniques and look your addiction straight in the eye with her simple, one-day-at-a-time technique Guardian

It teaches you, not tricks and gimmicks, but such effective common sense and home truths that I was able to bring an entirely new attitude to my efforts to give up Cosmopolitan

It is, quite simply and literally, a technique for life Sunday Times magazine

(Gillian Riley) made it possible for me to give up smoking almost without pain and not turn into an anti-smoker The Independent

Its a revolutionary method, unlike any other practised in this country Heres Health

Straightforward and simple, it succeeds without drugs, hypnotism or acupunctureIt really works! Dr Anthony Flood, St Lukes Hospital

About the Author

A former smoker and overeater, Gillian Riley has been teaching her successful techniques for stopping smoking and eating less since 1982.

Gillian led her first seminars on stopping smoking in the United States, where she lived for 17 years. In 1984 she returned to her home town of London and has been living and working in the UK since then. Gillian led seminars on how to stop smoking for about 14 years, supporting her clients with telephone counselling for many months after thay had quit. This is where she really understood what it takes to stay stopped

During follow-up counselling with ex-smokers, she soon realised that for many of them the biggest challenge they faced was staying in control of their eating. After working one-to-one with these clients for some time, Gillian developed techniques and a seminar to offer to anyone who experiences loss of control over food.

How To Stop Smoking And Stay Stopped For. Good is widely used in smoking clinics within the National Health Service in the UK. Gillian no longer runs seminars for smokers. Since 1996 she has delivered a number of training seminars for professionals in the National Health Service on how to help smokers quit. Gillian introduced the Eating Less seminars in 1997, publishing an accompanying book.

Gillian has been a guest on television and radio, including BBC1, GMTV, ITV, Talk Radio and the BBC World Service. Gillian is also a regular guest speaker at Ragdale Hall Health Hydro in Leicestershire, where she gives introductory talks on taking control of overeating.

Also by Gillian Riley

Eating Less

Say goodbye to overeating

Are you caught up in a cycle of binge eating and dieting?

Do you think about food most of the day?

Do you feel guilty about what you eat?

If so, Eating Less is the book for you.

As anyone who has ever been on a diet knows, they simply dont work: once you stop, the weight piles back on. Eating Less is not about dieting; instead it places emphasis where it belongs on healthy eating and eating less.

This revised and updated edition offers you a unique and inspiring solution that:

Introduces you to practical techniques that you can apply in your daily life

Shows you how to set your own limits on food without feeling deprived or becoming rebellious

Gives you the ability to develop greater control by helping you to overcome addictive behaviour

So, simply start Eating Less and see your weight fall off and stay off.

Willpower!

Break bad habits, stick to your true goals and create the life you want

You already have willpower. Everyone does. All you need is to learn how to use it.

With just a little practice, willpower can work even when you dont feel inspired, even when you are faced with your strongest temptations. And the wonderful news is that willpower isnt something that gets handed out to some and not others. Its simply a matter of understanding how to access it and unlock its potential. When you do youll see just how liberating, exciting and rewarding using willpower can be. Very soon, rather than being your own worst enemy, youll become your own best friend.

Use the brilliant strategies in this book to:

Overcome addictive behaviours

Quit smoking

Take control of overeating

Achieve your dreams

Enhance your life

With a little belief, some confidence and the techniques laid out in this revolutionary book, youll soon discover just how strong your willpower can be.

Praise for How to Stop Smoking and Stay Stopped for Good

To say I was pessimistic about my chances is putting it mildly I thought Id be the last man on earth to be able to stop smoking. I had tried in vain to quit a few times until I finally stopped in the summer of 1997 with the guidance of Gillian Riley.

MARK KNOPFLER, MUSICIAN

In my experience, Gillian Rileys method is the only one (of many I have encountered) that really gets to the heart of the addiction and roots it out. I feel so much better for not smoking, and have gained no weight as a result. Id strongly recommend her technique to anyone who is serious about getting free of this addiction.

JULIET STEVENSON, ACTRESS

I have found it a very helpful resource for my work in running stop smoking groups in general practice. The philosophy is not only straightforward but also it works.

JULIE BROMILOW, PRACTICE NURSE, LONDON

I am so relieved to be free from my nicotine prison that its like being reborn. Having your book near me was like having a personal friend to lean on who understood my addiction.

ANNE WILSON, HOUSEWIFE, BELFAST

What impressed me at the time was the elegant simplicity of your solution. It seemed to capture the right amount of information necessary to make the final push for quitting. I believe many people totally underestimate the psychological side of nicotine addiction. I congratulate you on a cohesive integration of all the relevant ideas.

JOHN GAFFNEY, LECTURER IN PSYCHOLOGY, SLIGO, IRELAND

I stopped smoking three years ago after reading your book. Your approach hit the right spot in my imagination, removing the anxiety out of the process after nearly 30 years of being a roll-up smoker.

MARTIN GODLIMAN, VIOLIN MAKER, MIDDLESEX

My involvement with this approach has been both personal and professional. Six years ago, after being a smoker for 25 years and having tried every other conceivable method of stopping smoking, I discovered this technique. Not only was it a successful and painless method but it explained in a rational way the psychology of addiction. I believe every doctor who is responsible for advising smokers would benefit enormously from reading this book and applying its principles. This technique offers a huge advancement in the treatment of nicotine addiction.

DR SIMON MCMINN, GENERAL PRACTITIONER, CHELTENHAM

I believe there is a special way in which your method allows the fact of not smoking to integrate its way into ones life. The reason for this lies in one simple notion that of choice. I know that every previous attempt to stop smoking on my part was characterised by lack of choice and sooner or later freedom would assert itself and I would be back smoking again.

JULIAN GILMORE, UNEMPLOYED, KENT

When I realised that the amount of money my husband and I were spending on cigarettes was more than our mortgage repayments, I decided to buy your book. Reading it thoroughly and regularly helped me to stop, and I managed, a week after giving up, to take and pass my driving test without worrying about cigarettes. I have been a successful ex-smoker for over three years now. Although I tried a couple of times, I have never before had this success with giving up. My husband is still on 60 a day and I am happy to have him smoke in front of me. A totally excellent book worth its weight in gold.