Healthy life style and quitting smoking?

I am seriously going on day 14 of no smoking and the urge is still there every friggin' day after work, but working out is making it better. I can already feel the difference when I work out.

Every time I feel like I want a cigarette I hop online or clean. I distract my stupid fingers from reaching for more snacks or running to the Plaid Pantry to buy smokes and start making my lungs black.

I've also had an awful time sleeping from not being able to smoke. Thank the flying spaghetti monster for coffee.

Even though I've done okay so far when I had a drink last Friday, the desire to smoke was almost overwhelming. So I decided to paint! Random, right? But it worked!

The weight gain is inevitable, but not the end of the world. I opted to quit first, then after a year, focus on my weight. Doc told me to either do one or the other...not both at the same time.

The Healthier I get the less I want them.

Well, I have successful quit analogs cigs. I currently use the e-cig and am on the lowest level of nicotine. I have been vaping for about 3 years now (on and off, didn't vape when I was pregnant). I had tried quitting analogs many times and the slow wean off the nicotine seems to be working for me. I don't know if the e-cig would even be a consideration for you or if you just prefer to do it cold turkey but I thought I would throw it out there. E-cigs are healthier than analogs but of course the healthiest option is not smoking at all.

+1 to this.

A: it's FAR more cost efficient than regular cigarettes.
B: most of the liquids contain nothing but water, propylene glycol, and optional nicotine.
C: science has shown time and again that it's not the nicotine is tobacco that is so harmful. It's just the addictive substance that keeps you around.
tobacco companies have started running a combination of buyouts of E-cig companies (Lorillard, the guys who make Newports bought out Blu), as well as lobbying to have laws enacted against e-cigs stronger than those for normal cigarettes. This one is pretty self-explanatory.

Read this if you want a small glimpse into that last one: http://www.smokersutopia.com/why-the-fda-wants-to-ban-e-cigarettes/

Hello. I decided on 1/1 to get back to my healthy lifestyle I had a few years ago when I lost almost 40 pounds using MFP. At first I was going to go back to healthy eating and exercise at the same time as quitting smoking. But then I decided that was dangerous to my families health....lol I started 1/1 on the eating and exercise. On 3/1 (my 40th bday) I am quitting smoking. I am also concerned about how to battle food but I am hoping two months of healthy eating habits will help. I also plan on each time I need to battle the urge for a smoke break, I will take a walk around my work building.

Good luck

Allan Carr's book " The easy way to quit smoking" is a great place to start. He gives lots of advice on dealing with the urges. I quit right after reading his book. It can be done! Good luck.

The weight gain is inevitable, but not the end of the world. I opted to quit first, then after a year, focus on my weight. Doc told me to either do one or the other...not both at the same time.

This is exactly what I did as well. I couldn't have done both at the same time, but that is me. Your experinence might differ, and if you can manage it that's awesome.

For the record, I was morbidly obese and I remained so (until I started my weightloss later that year - it was really more like 9 months) and didn't gain much weight. Which says more about my former eating habits than the weight gain around quitting smoking, I'm pretty sure.

I will be smoke free for an entire month come this Saturday.. I have yet to gain weight. I usually stay w/in my calorie limit and I exercise 5 days a week... Maybe thats why i didnt gain? I didn't really snack more when I quit, but i do drink a lot more coffee then I ever did before. Also, my skin is better and my hair is shinier since I quit... It's worth it. Good luck to you.