Quit Smoking & Gain Weight?
heatheref2003
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Hi everyone!
Two years ago I lost 60 pounds through diet and exercise. This past month I quit smoking and am afraid to gain some of it back. Comments? Advice?
Heather
Two years ago I lost 60 pounds through diet and exercise. This past month I quit smoking and am afraid to gain some of it back. Comments? Advice?
Heather
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I think the reason a lot of people gain weight is because they trade one oral fixation for another. If you lost 60 lbs and have kept it off, then you know what you should and shouldn't be eating, so just be extra careful to avoid substituting eating for smoking. And exercise will help with the urges too. I quit in June and working out helped me cope. I didn't lose any weight (or gain) , but I didn't really have my diet under control then either.0
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I'm in the process of quiting and i'm still losing weight. It does make it more difficult and I just have to be harder on myself!0
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i found tea and chewing absurd amounts of gum REALLY helped with the oral fixation. i was almost addicted to gum there for a while and i was SOOOOOOOOO bored! Hang in there, I quit almost 10 months ago and separated from my husband and only gained 15lbs... i figure thats pretty damn good... I'm a million times healthier 15lbs heavier than i was smoking! (and happier with out the 200+ lbs of dead weight i was dragging around! )
Good luck, you can do it, and what they say about NEVER having another puff is true!!! Dont take that first puff and you will be FINE!!
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I am trying to quit also and have done alot of research on the subject. From what I have read the reason some people gain weight is because food becomes to replacement for the cigarette. Also after quiting smoking it can slow your metabolism. Fortunately with exercise and keeping away frm junk food it should level out with little to no weight gain. I figure a few pounds is worth getting away from cigarettes.0
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If you're going to trade your cigarettes for a snack, make it a healthy, low cal snack. This time, instead of using food, I used an artificial cigarette to satisfy my oral cravings. I also drank tons of water and on the rare occasion I was really jonesing for a smoke, I chewed on tic tacs. I quit after 30+ years of smoking, and have stayed quit for 5 months now. Oh, and I lost 13 pounds and two clothing sizes0
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I quit in April and have not gained any weight.
As long as you areful not to substitute food for cigarettes you should be ok.
Good for you for making such a fantastic, life altering decision. It isn't easy but you can do it and it is so worth it. I ran my first half marathon this month and I know I could never have done that as a smoker!0 -
I gained a little at the start. Took me about one month to battle with staying even before I started losing again. It's a fantastic feeling being free from them so I give you all my encouragement. This was my fifth quit attempt and the longest I have been off them. It's been a hard year but I'm nearing the end feeling great about my health. Don't be so concerned with not losing weight at the begginning of your quit. Any doc will tell you quitting is better than losing weight. Good luck in your effort. It's definately worth while
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If I'm allowed to say Allen Carr "Easyway" to quit is a great read. Helped me alot with attitudes towards addictions
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