I'm dieting and I quit smoking...HELP!

Quitting smoking is one of the best things you can do for your health. You only have 10.6# to go. Allow the loss to be slow. It's also slowing because you are closer to your goal. Don't go back to smoking, but don't overeat to compensate.

I quit after 19 years and didn't try to lose weight, but didn't gain any either. After @3 months the weather cleared up and I started walking the dog around the neighborhood. I had mastered the hardest part of the quitting (the first few months) and then I focused on my weight loss with proper exercise and nutrition. Chewing on straws helped too. You got this!

Hey, I quit smoking last week and am back here! put on half a stone! For me I thuoght ok which is better let myself go mad eating for one week or smoke? I'm one week smoke free and heading back to the gym later will lose the half stone in two weeks im sure! Don't restrict yourself too much... my advice would be exercise, go for a walk... you'll notice how much more youre able to do since quitting!

When I quit smoking I found it most helpful to substitute my addiction or something better. If you don't do anything you will find yourself needing to do what you are used to doing.

I would go outside for my "cigarette break" but have a cup of tea or coffee… keep taking the breaks with a beverage. LOTS of altoids are good too, that deep mint breathy feeling helps you when you feel that physical need to inhale.

Another thing, I wish I was crocheting actively when I quit, It helps with fidgety hands. If you want me to send you some links to free youtube tutorials feel free to message me. There are some that are more helpful than others.

Good luck!

I quite smoking 4 months ago , I was vaping for a month and that was it
once in a while I do miss it but I just take my mind off it and move fwd

I quit at the end of last summer, as it was interfering with my fitness goals. I used an ecig to wean off. I'm not saying that you should, or that it was the best choice. I'm just saying that's how I quit. It was hard, but eventually the craving stopped. But I know you can do this! You'll be so happy you made the the choice to stop :-) congrats!

I did this exact same thing, it was hard for me to not eat a ton when craving a smoke, I think you may exchange one thing for another when you quit something. You have done a fabulous job! Quitting smoking is such a wonderful thing to do for yourself, and adding in eating right and exercising makes you feel a ton better in my experience. You might not be where you want to be right at this moment, but look how far you have come! You will get there. I keep reminding myself that I lost weight fast in the beginning because of how "bad" my eating and not exercising was, now that I have reformed my ways, I am losing at a much slowwe pace because I am doing the "good" things, so I shouldn't lose rapidly.

Cravings tend to well up, and then they do subside a bit after 5,10, 15 minutes.
I would go for a short walk when I felt an urge to eat or smoke that I did not want to give in to. It's a good distraction while the craving goes away. Plus, the fresh air and the movement kinda cleans things out physically.
Good luck

congrats on quitting - been there, done that - after almost 30 years and a good pack a day, you can do it !!! A great website with a ton of information - whyquit.com. Keep up the good work!!!