Ex-smokers 'gain more weight than thought'

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  • Nyranee
    Nyranee Posts: 57
    I quit 255 days ago and gained 15kg since, it was related to stopping smoking yes, but only because I lost my "best friend nicotin" that comforted me each time I was stressed, bored, insecure, lazy, relaxed, happy ... and instead of substitising this loss with something healthy like sport I made sugar my "new best friend"

    I started eating chocolate in the morning at the gas station whilst fuling my car for the daily commute I was byuing chocolate because I didn't smoke on the road anymore I ate sugar. When I was stressed I ate chocolate, when I was happy I ate chocolate, instead of the after food cigarate I started after food dessert etc ...

    Now I am overweight and unfit and have to start replacing the suggar addiction with sport and healthy habbits ...
  • katrina1501
    katrina1501 Posts: 23 Member
    i havent smoked for 7 days and my snacking is getting bad - although all healthy stuff but yesterday i had 2 bananas 2 nectarines, a punnet of grapes and a punnet of strawberries and could of easily carried on eating but to be fair there was nothing left to eat LMAO

    hoping to try stop snacking as much as i dont want to put any weight on, i have only lost 3lbs in the last 6 weeks while trying to eat 1200 to 1500 cals a day :(
  • Thomasm198
    Thomasm198 Posts: 3,189 Member
    Well I really want to quit smoking but damn I hate the weight gain side effect. I don't care of the benefits far outweighing it as long as I will gain weight, sorry but no thanks. I want to know how can anyone give up smoking without gaining an ounce. Sorry but that's one thing that I'm really terrified at which is why up to now I can't totally quit. :frown:

    Also I read somewhere that nicotine does increase your metabolism & so giving it up will make you gain weight even if you eat the same as when you still smoke. So even if you can somehow manage to control your appetite, you cannot totally avoid weight gain which I really don't like to happen.
    In all honesty, that is a poor reason for not quitting. I quit smoking in February.

    Yes, I put on some weight. But at the same time, quitting was the best thing for my health. Two weeks ago I ran in a 5 mile race. This Sunday, I'm running in a 10km race. I would never have been able to do that if I was still smoking.

    Just throw them away.
  • Anastacia1119
    Anastacia1119 Posts: 157 Member
    Well I really want to quit smoking but damn I hate the weight gain side effect. I don't care of the benefits far outweighing it as long as I will gain weight, sorry but no thanks. I want to know how can anyone give up smoking without gaining an ounce. Sorry but that's one thing that I'm really terrified at which is why up to now I can't totally quit. :frown:

    Also I read somewhere that nicotine does increase your metabolism & so giving it up will make you gain weight even if you eat the same as when you still smoke. So even if you can somehow manage to control your appetite, you cannot totally avoid weight gain which I really don't like to happen.

    Because dying of lung cancer and emphysema is such a great alternative.

    I quit Jan 3, 2011. Did I gain a little weight? Yes. But am I actively working to take it off? Yes. You are a part of MFP to live a healthy lifestyle and keep off the weight. Quitting smoking will make your life better, not worse.
  • rose313
    rose313 Posts: 1,146 Member
    I quit in October 2011 and did not gain weight. I was on MFP at the same time which kept me in check. Not everyone gains after quitting, you can do it! Exercise can help with cravings.
  • 916lude
    916lude Posts: 305
    I never gained after smoking BUT, quitting was the start of me leading a healthy lifestyle so I also ate and worked out accordingly.

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