Off topic sorta! Smoking Allen Carr weight gain

Simplicity

two questions.
tommorrow i will impliment the tactics allen carr suggests in quitting smoking. i made this decision after finnishing his book earlier today. this week my BMI has hovered over 24.9 25.1 lol and im just feeling blooming great so i though use the goodness to feed the confidence in quitting smoking!

1. Anyone succeeded using Allen Carr's methods (smoking/weight loss)
2. i tried going cold turkey before and got fat and started smoking again (arghhh!!) although he says don't supplement cigs with food or nicotine. i get the jist but anyone else basically quit smoking and carried on down the right path to where they wanted to be.

ps i also get my new applemac tommorrow so there is everything to be excited about.
woo!!!!

Dave198lbs

I thought Allen Carr was cold turkey...he is about how you look at smoking

to not consider quitting as depriving yourself but as rewarding yourself

right?

its all about your attitude....gotta think positive and crush the cravings

Allen said
dont feed your addiction

I think that was him

do it

Simplicity

definately its all about not giving anything up just rewarding yourself with not smoking. i have avery open mind and i like his ideas so lets see !

Dave198lbs

definately its all about not giving anything up just rewarding yourself with not smoking. i have avery open mind and i like his ideas so lets see !

you can do it
just gotta hang with the cravings...welcome the cravings....they are signs of recovery if you look at them that way

keep your mouth real clean with regular listerine and brushing and water

good luck

GraceKelly

Good luck!!! :flowerforyou:

kimss

I was told no caffine for 5 days will help with the detox and withdrawl. I used that when I quit with hypnosis a few yrs back. also chew lots of sugarless gum. this last time I quit with the lozenges and they were great too.

WOW, I just realized I am 4 days away from my 6month anniversary of quiting!!!!!YOu know it's working when you forget. :happy:

Learning2LoveMe

Good luck in quitting! Never heard of Allen Carr or his methods of quitting. I should look into it since I'll be off the patch in 3 weeks.

If you get bad nicotine cravings, go for a walk/run. You'll forget about the craving and feel even better, especially when your able to breathe deeper! Just remember, the craving only lasts about 5 minutes. You can do it! :flowerforyou:

Simplicity

thanks for that. i haven't had caffine for a week (aids weightloss?) lol im a fad fanatic like a lot of people i suppose green tea, fat free, chamomile tea with honey is very nice!. i keep looking to make it painless when i should try and embrace the new me. anyways let see how it goes.
all help is appreciated thanks !!

Simplicity

@kimss and lizagna congrats on your quit this will be my 5th go really ha ha

Learning2LoveMe

This time around was my 4th go at it, so don't feel bad. Its a very hard habit to break!

MissVitaVonCherry

:flowerforyou: Never heard of Allen carr, but good luck in quiting, it is hard....but oh so worth it!
I do the "when i have a craving I do situps or pushups thing" It is a hard habit to break!
but I am doing it for myself and for my kids..COngrats!!! once you have the idea to quit you go for it or feel like a butt for not sticking!

jojo52610

I did it !!


smoked for 28 years- no weight gain no nothing - I

had to read the book twice - first time I wasn't seiked (sp) so I knew it wasn't going to work. So when I was ready again (couple of weeks) I read the book again and it worked. Not saying I had zero cravings and didn't have to tell myself how lucky I was not to be addicted to nicotine - the ugly monster

I relapsed once - after a fight with my daughter smoked 1 cig and that was it - been smoke free 5 years ( oh and before anyone asks - I did not know I had cancer when I quit - I quit first)


Good Luck to you - you really can do it

Redneckwoman

I quit 4 months ago yesterday! I did it cold turkey. The following week I joined MFP to help with me losing weight and controlling my appetite. It has worked well for me. The cravings were hard at frist but I used them to get me walking or working out for the most part. Every time I went for a walk I could feel my lungs clearing. Thats when I would give myself a pat on the back. And reminded myself all the wonderful reasons for not smoking. Congrats my friend!!!

jamieann

I quit after reading his book. I had smoked for 35 years. Next month will be two years quit for me. My two neighbors also quit after I had them read it. Good luck!!:flowerforyou:

Simplicity

thanks again. its great to hear people have suceeded with just the use of the book. i will keep it in close reach for the next few weeks lol ha ha

jamieann

This is a great forum with a lot of very nice people. They were a great help to me during my quit.
http://www.quitsmokingjournals.com/