Best time to give up smoking?

I decided to quit smoking when I decided to start controlling my calorie intake and joined MFP. Don't worry about putting on weight. I know that smoking boost your metabolism like 10%, but since you are watching your calories you won't start packing on pounds (it was different if you weren't using MFP or something to watch your calories since cigarettes also works kinda like hunger-suppressants)

And think of it this way if you are exercising; soon after you quit smoking your lung capacity will improve (more oxygen into your body, which the body needs to burn fat) and with the improved capacity and that your fitness will improve you will begin burning more during that same workout you usually do since you will be able to work harder.

So I won't have an effect on your weight loss -granted you work out if you don't watch your calories and correct them accordingly.

So the only thing that would happen if you quit right now is your health will improve, it will be better for your kids health right now and a better role model for there future health (less likely to start smoking themselves, you will save money that you can use on all the new wonderful clothes you can look sexy in and people would stop judging you (people would always look at me judgingly)

You just have to find another thing to do as an outlet I did not replace my mine, I just quit and don't ask me how I could do that without another outlet.

Good luck on figuring out what to do, you will have my support if needed!!

When is the best time to give up smoking? Would it be whilst I am dieting or when I have reached my goal? I'm just worried about not losing weight if I give in the smoking right now, but it's something I want to do sooner rather than later as I have been smoking nearly 6 years and I don't want my kids to grow up seeing me doing it.

When you have made a plan for how you are going to do it,, set a quit date and starting putting your plan into action. How are you going to deal with cravings, nights out, work breaks? What was a success last time you quit and what made you start again (if you did)?

Download some apps, throw away EVERYTHING related to smoking you own, all the ash trays and lighters, clean your car and home and go. Losing weight is a terrible reason to keep poisoning yourself daily it is actually a classic excuse women make, really all that is is rationalising your addiction. You can get a chronic or life threatening disease at any time and smoke residues on your clothing or in your car affects your children's health. Are you going to use tobacco to maintain too? If you had a different addiction such as alcohol or street drugs would it be OK to do that for the sake of your diet?

Research suggests that those who cut down to quit just draw harder on each cigarette and hold the smoke in slightly longer so they maintain the same set point of nicotine in the blood that makes them comfortable. They can become more addicted to each cigarette.

It's never a good time because they become our best friends. I quit four years ago and still think about smoking all the time. It's really hard but you can do it!!

It's never a good time because they become our best friends. I quit four years ago and still think about smoking all the time. It's really hard but you can do it!!

Totally agree, I have just quit again (only been 5 days) but i have quit in the past for more than 9 months and for some reason i come back. I hope to anyone that is quitting that it could be easy, so far im doing ok. I find exercising helps a lot.

my suggestion to you would be to do it at a time when you don't feel that it'll wreck your progress too much.

her progress is being wrecked with every cigarette she smokes...what are you talking about?

I have never smoked, but it might be worth your while to give up smoking and replace it with exercise and healthier food choices and/or portions. You are going to feel like crap anyway and the food and exercise will help you feel and live better.

When you have a change of schedule. A large part of smoking is the habit and triggers associated with your daily schedule.

If you don't have a vacation coming up, plan out next weekend in a totally new way. If you usually sleep in, get up and get out of the house for a walk in a park that you have never smoked in. If you smoke in your car, don't use the car all weekend. Have a non smoker pick you up and go to the movies...

Stay busy and have a healthy distraction for when the cravings hit - minty gum, an exta ten minutes on the treadmill...

The correct answer is yesterday. Start by getting an e-cig, (i don't smoke... but i have) it's literally just like smoking. No chemicals except nicotine and no ACTUAL smoke, just water vapor, but it feels exactly the same.

Go to the doctor, get Chantix....use for 7 days while smoking and then quit. Throw out everything that has to do with smoking. The ash trays, all your lights, have your car detailed, etc...

It was SO hard that first week. But I have now been smokefree for 15 days. I know I still have to work on it. But my motivation is when I stand in the store and someone walks up behind me who smokes. It is knowing I no longer smell like that!

I have until Sunday to finish my last pack of smokes. Personally, finishing that pack will give me the satisfaction of knowing it's really my last one and it's time to move on.

Step one: Decide if you can breathe as easy as you'd like to. Try doing 40 vigorous jumping jacks and if you don't keel over, you're a science experiment.

Step two: Decide if you want to sleep better. Lack of oxygen due to poor lung capacity can interrupt your sleep and severely impact your energy levels.

Step three: Decide on how you want your overall health to affect every (and I mean EVERY) aspect of your life. You're looking for a positive way, no?

Step four: Pick your quit date, hold your head high and tell yourself why you're doing it. Write yourself a list and carry it with you. Maybe even write a couple paragraphs so that every time you want a smoke, you can read it out loud to yourself.. Then take a few deep breaths. After a couple minutes your craving should have already passed. Remember to get fresh air!

Step five: Review your reasons as well as go over all your handpicked tips every morning before you tackle your next day of not smoking. It WILL get easier. Visualization and positive thinking are the most powerful tool you have.

And of course, for extra help, find a support group if needed. Best of luck with your endeavor dear!

My husband who used to be a chain smoker and is overweight. told me it is easier to quit smoking..because you have to eat. For him..it is harder to lose weight because he has to still eat food. Smoking? just quit..it will impact your health in a great way..then tackle your weight loss.

Now! Don't light the first one tomorrow. You'll feel SO much better when you work out, and in a few days, you'll notice that you really can breathe easier. And think of how much money you'll save- they are so stinking expensive anymore. Can you tell I quit in June?...

NOW!

Now is the best time. You need to quit smoking in order to be healthy, so get on it!

The best time is right now.

I had the same reasons for quitting. My kids were little and I didn't want them to grow up seeing me smoke and having to smell me. So, it was hard, but the only way is cold turkey. But, you have to focus on something else for a while. Dieting might be helpful if you can get focused on it. If not, find something that you can get a little obsessed with that isn't bad for you. Maybe it's having coffee with friends or knitting, but find something before so that you don't go crazy. BTW, the first month will be extremely difficult. The first two weeks are detox and getting it out of your system, the second two are just breaking the habit. You can do this. If you need a friend who knows, you can friend me if you like. Good luck.