weight from stopping smoking:(

I quit 4 years ago and I sometimes still crave it I think commitment to staying healthy helps alot. The willpower to quit is huge so if you can do that you can lose weight and remain healthy.

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I quit smoking recently and also find it's harder to lose weight than before. I think it is true that smoking increases your metabolism or whatever.

BUT, I have started running and working out more since I quit. See, now I can exercise harder and longer without getting out of breath!! So that's a plus! I am slowly dropping the weight, and I will never consider smoking again, even for the weight effects. No way! Just stay strong and be patient :-)

Smoke free for 2 weeks. Quitting cold turkey. I the last week, I have lost 2lbs. Yes,I want to eat every thing I see in sight but I know that if I do eat every thing, then I will gain the weight back. That is not my goal. Sugar free hard candies (Life savers and some others) are like 5 calories a piece. I have also been told to get a box of drinking straws and chew on them when a craving hits. So far for me when a craving hits, I brush my teeth. My issues is the more hand to mouth movements. So I drink a glass of water and brush my teeth.

Same here, very frustrated....I lost 45lbs a year 1/2 ago and then quit smoking 5 months ago. I am up 13lbs and gotten a lot of belly fat back. I can't seem to drop the pounds again!!! I'm exercising like normal, if not more and trying to eat ok. Annoying!!!

I started on my weight loss on January 6 this year and by 5/12 lost 60 pounds. Quit smoking 5/14 and gained and lost 3 pounds several times but this morning I'm at my lowest so far at 62 pounds lost. It is doable, but I know first hand how eating can replace smoking too easily. I am on my 12th day of no smoking and I'm determined to lose another 38 pounds and stay non-smoking!

Wow!! Congratulations! Stopping smoking is an amazing accomplishment! If you can do that this should be a breeze!!

Ok, so if you're feeling hungry all the time I have a couple suggestions.

First, of course, discipline. You know what it's like to have a major craving and deny it. Think of it this way, now you don't have to say no, you get to say not yet. Can't do that with cigarettes! Remind yourself there is another meal coming and then get busy doing something you can get absorbed in. Paint, organize a closet, better yet go for a walk. It's really hard to binge when your 10 blocks from the fridge. Also, there is something comforting about planning your meals ahead of time as well. If you know what your gonna eat AND that it will be under your calorie goal you'll be less tempted to stray by digging in the fridge for whatever might fill the immediate craving.

Second make veggies a major staple. Everyone know veggies are filling and low calorie but I find when I have a big salad I'm hungry again soon after so I need to combine it with whole grains and protien to make it last. A read a trick that if you serve 3 different veggies in one meal you can trick your mind into eating more veggies total. So if you serve steamed cauliflour, salad and canned corn, a slice of whole grain bread and an apple you'll struggle to over eat that lasagna! Bonus, experts say increasing veggies will curb cravings for sweets!

Finally, you don't need to give up the foods you love, just work them into your calorie allotment. This is easier than you may think. I thought I had blown it last week when I went out and had a burger for lunch. After a couple hours I was hungry again and had a couple snacks. But I promised my husband I would record everything anyway. At dinner I had 4 pieces of bacon and a big salad and (because of the snacks) wasn't hungry after and stayed below my calorie goal! When you are determined to record everything good or bad you find a way to make it work or at least balance it out for the week!

Hope I've given you some helpful tips!! Good luck!!!

I smoked my last cigarette about two hours ago. Meh, I'm trying to quit (only started again around Septemberish after 4 years of not smoking).

Ive smoked on and off since highschool. I started again last fall after being quit for a year, got mad at myself and stopped. Then 2 months ago I started again. In the past 2 weeks Ive bought at least 3 packs, smoked a few and then threw the pack out, disgusted with myself. I am currently at... 18 hours smoke free! We can do it! Keep trying

I quit six years ago... then my mom died... then I was on steroids for 2 years due to illness. If I can lose weight, so can you! Keep remembering that it's just one day at a time. Keep your head up!