Table 3 Illustrations of diet, exercise and smoking as separate behaviours to be tackled sequentially
Theme | Illustrative quotations |
|---|---|
Important to take one task at a time | 49(I): I feel that if I really push myself … I’m frightened I might just resort to having a cigarette instead … I’d rather that [smoking cessation] is done and dusted. [Q, <3%, 24th week] |
|  | 56(C): I don’t see the point in doing all this exercise when I’m still smoking anyway, so I’d rather nip that [smoking cessation] in the bud. [NQ, >3%, 24th week] |
|  | 44(C): Smoking was the last thing to deal with, I’ve dealt with the drinking, dealt with the weight, dealt with the smoking. [Q, <3%, 24th week] |