Any reformed smokers?

I was a smoker from age 12 to age 23. Pack a day - at least! Ugh.

I too quit, and feel so much better for doing so! I'm now 28 and I haven't had a cigarette-slip-up in at least 4 years. I gained a little weight - it's true what they say, you gain it because you replace the habit. It was not an astronomical amount of weight though.

Just be mindful the first few months of what you're putting in your mouth. Our brain is addicted to the hand to mouth sensation, so that's why people usually replace cigarettes with food. Just know that you're doing the right thing and don't give up. Good luck!

I smoked from age 12 to age 29. I'm 52 now. I had a 2 pack a day habit. I did gain weight when I quit, but it was so worth quitting. I was foolish and replaced the cigarettes with hard candy. Bad idea. Don't do that.

I was a pretty heavy smoker at 20+ a day and smoked for 13 years, I quit for good 11 months ago with my hubby with the help of champix through nhs. I've gained a stone of the course of that time but was due to me overeating , now a week into my weight loss and 4lb down. you can do it :-)

I am a year and 7 months smoke free and I did gain some weight but am now working to lose it. Remember nicotine is a stimulant which helped you burn calories. The weight may seem bad but what I have been able to purchase like a new dryer, a new flat screen TV and a huge swing set for the kids kinda makes up for it. Good luck.

I quit 4 years ago. The cravings are still there but not as bad. I agree with @fdfallie everything tastes amazing when you quit smoking. Every day gets easier! Take it one craving at a time and muscle through it!

tracyannk28 wrote: »

I quit today. Just had it and decided I don't want to be a smoker anymore.

I keep hearing about weight gain assoicated with quitting. Was curious about what other's experieces were...did you gain? how much? how quickly did it happen (like - will I gain 5 pounds by Saturday?)? Was the gain so bad that you wanted to start smoking again?

It's different for everyone's body. Quitting doesn't mean you'll gain weight. In fact, it will probably only have a positive effect on your body as long as you manage any stress the first three days after quitting. After that, the craving become fewer and father between. Just don't binge during the three day withdrawal period.

Whenever I smoke, I become less active and thus, I gain weight. Whenever I stop smoking, I am able to start living a physically healthy lifestyle and so I lose weight and become fit. I've gone years where I smoked and years where I haven't, and it was always the years I smoked that I was overweight.