New, trying to lose 90 lbs and quitting cigarettes.

I'm gonna be honest, doing both at the same time is pretty difficult but ultimately extremely healthy, so I'm proud of you for making this decision!

I agree with the above poster of having candies, but I prefer having a mint or a cinnamon candy. I always find that if I have chocolate I try to eat all of them but if I have something with a unique flavor, I'm satisfied with only one. Or gum is always helpful! Or even dumdums (small lollipops).

I'd also (for about the first few months) try to keep the kitchen free of processed foods that I could eat too many of when I was bored (even if they were "healthy"). For example, those 100-cal bags of cookies were never safe in my house. Instead keep cut up fruits/veggies to snack on.

Both are very very hard but, if you put your mind to it,it can be done. I did one at a time. I quite smoking first cause I knew that would be the hardest and with it came cravings, some people don't get the weight gain cause they substitute the craving with mints or gum and health snacks its all up to you, its been 1yr and 9 months since I've stopped smoking and they have an app called Quite Pro which was helpfulI.I started working out about 6 months after I stopped smoking because I was able to breath better. You will be glad when you stop smoking cause your taste buds are going to come alive and your food will taste awesome. As far as loosing the weight find a routine that you enjoy and go for it. I workout at home only because if I feel like working out 2 in the morning in my own comfort I can..really don't like the gym anymore cause there is always waiting.. Let me know how everything works out. If you like you can send me a friend request. Good Luck.

Yeah I don't envy you. I'm planning to do the same soon. I did it cold turkey a short while ago, but started smoking again on day 4. It wasn't the cravings.. that part was surprisingly well tolerated. I wouldn't say easy, it wasn't, but it wasn't as horrible as I thought it would be.

The problem was that I just couldn't take the fatigue anymore. Going from 2 packs a day to zero is not a joke. I was sleeping nearly 16 hours a day and unable to do the simplest things (interestingly my night sleep was horrible, waking up several times being aware of every single noise although I'm usually a very heavy sleeper). When I got a project with a generous pay I just had to smoke to be able to function.

According to research, women tend to get addicted to nicotine faster and find it harder in general to stop than men. Unlucky us... but that only prepares you for what to expect.

This time I'm doing it with patches and hoping this would help soften the crash. How are you quitting? Tell me more about your experience.

6 years smoke-free, so far 26 pounds lost so far.

I would recommend replacing the "need" thing that will pop into your head with something else. Like a walk,, 10 mins of stretching , etc. You need tools to fight the urges. You CAN do this.

Allen Carr's Easy way to quit smoking book was pretty good too.

I stopped 10 yrs ago with shots. I started smoking again during my divorce. I quit again a year ago. I found vaping to be a good alternative. Of course, you will need to step down the nicotine gradually and then stop vaping. But, you instantly remove 4000+ chemicals that you are inhaling, like acetone, arsenic, toluene, carbon monoxide, etc. You, and your lungs, will feel better in a couple of days and you will begin to hate the smell of cigarettes. From there, it's relatively painless! You will be able to work out longer and harder, increasing your weight loss.

Good luck!

I did it all on April 2nd! Stopped smoking, started dieting and started exercising! It can be done! I will be 50 in a couple of months. I've been trying on this site for 55 days. In total I've lost 38 pounds, 20 of it on this site!! You can do it!!! Believe in yourself!! This is an awesome supportive site!! Add me if you would like.