im trying to quit smoking
erickalynch19
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4 days ago I started my first day cigarette free but I found that it is going to be harder to quit smoking for me because I use it to help me not eat 
. I one of those odd balls that only eat twice a day and those are my good days. In 2011 I weight around 230 and wore an size 18 now then I started smoking more and now weight 290 in an size 22 to 24 <- depends on the brand. The only way I figure that I would lose weight is to stop smoking and to eat more healthy foods but I only have two people who support me so it is harder. I was wondering if anyone else used smoking as a hunger suppresser and how they beated this unhealthy habit and how they stay motivated. Haha sorry if the end don't make sense. 
. I one of those odd balls that only eat twice a day and those are my good days. In 2011 I weight around 230 and wore an size 18 now then I started smoking more and now weight 290 in an size 22 to 24 <- depends on the brand. The only way I figure that I would lose weight is to stop smoking and to eat more healthy foods but I only have two people who support me so it is harder. I was wondering if anyone else used smoking as a hunger suppresser and how they beated this unhealthy habit and how they stay motivated. Haha sorry if the end don't make sense. 0
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One of the toughest battles you'll ever face, I wish you luck. I smoked for 10yrs until I quit (cold turkey/1st try) in 1997. I never got or had the correlation with food/hunger and smoking so sorry I can't help you more there. Just wanted to wish you luck and share my experience.1
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That is ok and thank you. I am having an tough time with quitting but that mostly because of the hunger. The sad thing is I don't like to eat at all. I tried going cold turkey a couple of time and nerely went crazy so now I'm doing the patch to help some.0
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Yeah, tough battle ahead of you. I've been on and off of smoking for like 20 years with longest period of stopping like 2-3 years. One night I was sitting on the porch with cold beer and just lit cigarette listening to the crickets when my little blonde angel-like daughter with her huge green eyes came to me and asked me: Daddy, is it true that smokers die earlier? I was like - The short answer is yes my darling, they do. To which she broke in tears and told me: But I do not want you to leave me earlier! At that point I broke in tears too, threw all cigs and quit smoking for good. It was about 6-7 years ago. I do not count, as this is not a timed thing, it is for life.
After this I gained like 10-15 kgs and just few years later I started to drop them off. Gaining weight is normal after you stop smoking. It is like poisoning yourself or being ill and finally get rid of the poison/illness. I've seen poisoned/ill animals, they do not eat, just sit and sleep. Another thing is that nicotine is a narcotic and your brain needs his portion of it to feel good and when you deprive it, the brain starts to look for another way to make him happy and easiest is to eat, mainly shugars.
One thing which helped me with stopping smoking in the past was when I was running. Your lungs swirl, your body fights for oxygen, you feel awful and helpless, and at this exact moment smoking seems like such a stupid and ridiculous thing, that you actually get the power to not smoke anymore
Stay strong and prepare your will, you will need it.1 -
Honestly, i switched to vaping about 6 years ago. I didn't quit vaping until the beginning of this year (5.5 years). For me, i enjoyed the act of smoking and so anytime i drank, was out in public, stressed, etc. i would want to smoke.
Vaping allowed me to lower my nicotine levels over time while still providing an enjoyable experience. I could pick a delicious flavor, my lung health improved, i could smell and taste again, and i knew that i wasn't inhaling any cancer causing substances.
If you think you can stick to it cold turkey, go ahead! But i know for myself and others (including grandma who smoked over 45 years!) vaping was the key to quitting. Again, i continued vaping for 5 years though because i ENJOYED it.1 -
2metraninja wrote: »Yeah, tough battle ahead of you. I've been on and off of smoking for like 20 years with longest period of stopping like 2-3 years. One night I was sitting on the porch with cold beer and just lit cigarette listening to the crickets when my little blonde angel-like daughter with her huge green eyes came to me and asked me: Daddy, is it true that smokers die earlier? I was like - The short answer is yes my darling, they do. To which she broke in tears and told me: But I do not want you to leave me earlier! At that point I broke in tears too, threw all cigs and quit smoking for good. It was about 6-7 years ago. I do not count, as this is not a timed thing, it is for life.
After this I gained like 10-15 kgs and just few years later I started to drop them off. Gaining weight is normal after you stop smoking. It is like poisoning yourself or being ill and finally get rid of the poison/illness. I've seen poisoned/ill animals, they do not eat, just sit and sleep. Another thing is that nicotine is a narcotic and your brain needs his portion of it to feel good and when you deprive it, the brain starts to look for another way to make him happy and easiest is to eat, mainly shugars.
One thing which helped me with stopping smoking in the past was when I was running. Your lungs swirl, your body fights for oxygen, you feel awful and helpless, and at this exact moment smoking seems like such a stupid and ridiculous thing, that you actually get the power to not smoke anymore
Stay strong and prepare your will, you will need it.
If I had an daughter like your I would quit smoking to. That almost made me cry. I did try doing that on a bike before an it made me want to quit But I started up again. Haha I made an note to not ride an bike to much now because I almost passed out in someone's yard. That was not an fun day for me. Thank you for your experience on how you quit smoking.0 -
rainbowbow wrote: »Honestly, i switched to vaping about 6 years ago. I didn't quit vaping until the beginning of this year (5.5 years). For me, i enjoyed the act of smoking and so anytime i drank, was out in public, stressed, etc. i would want to smoke.
Vaping allowed me to lower my nicotine levels over time while still providing an enjoyable experience. I could pick a delicious flavor, my lung health improved, i could smell and taste again, and i knew that i wasn't inhaling any cancer causing substances.
If you think you can stick to it cold turkey, go ahead! But i know for myself and others (including grandma who smoked over 45 years!) vaping was the key to quitting. Again, i continued vaping for 5 years though because i ENJOYED it.
I keep seeing the gap thing everywhere and always wonder if they worked. I was going try those but didn't know how much they were So I went for the patchs only spent 27$ on them but I kind of think I should have started with gaping first because I still don't know what to do with my hands.0 -
I smoked for 30 years and got hypnotized and read the advice I found on whyquit.com it was invaluable, much like MFP there is a great support Community. It was hard, but you can do it!0
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thereshegoesagain wrote: »I smoked for 30 years and got hypnotized and read the advice I found on whyquit.com it was invaluable, much like MFP there is a great support Community. It was hard, but you can do it!
Thank you I will check out te website today.0
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