I found the site in a earlier post. I joined this morning. I need to learn to navigate through the site. But all in all it is pretty much the same as this one.
Thanks
Beckylynn
My Milage:
My Quit Date: 4/29/2008 Smoke-Free Days: 24 Cigarettes Not Smoked: 480 Amount Saved: $36.00 Life Gained: Days: 2 Hrs: 21 Mins: 36 Seconds: 20
Quitting smoking and weight gain go hand in hand. A great place where you can get tips and great information is out sister site www.healthyweightcentre.net, we'd be glad to have you join us!
I put on about 8kg (20lbs...?) in the 5-6 months after I quit. I wasn't really eating that much differently. The metabolism does change. But then I found after doing weight watchers for a spell that the metabolism shifted back (especially after I started exercising more, I think).
I've lost 10kgs! I am thinner than when I quit and definitely more fit.
I tell you this as a person who let weight gain be the excuse for a botched quit on the last attempt. One thing I can say is that you shouldn't panic and you really shouldn't smoke. Give it some time...
My Milage:
My Quit Date: 5/13/2007 Smoke-Free Days: 369 Cigarettes Not Smoked: 11,070 Amount Saved: $5,092.20 Life Gained: Days: 35 Hrs: 1 Mins: 6 Seconds: 55
Beckylynn, I bumped up a thread I had going a while back on this very subject. It's titled "OK, I give". I don't know if you've read it, but you might take a look at it and all the other threads in this topic of "Smoking Cessation and Weight-Gain".
I was obsessed with the gaining weight and probably still am. The conclusion I've come to is that as an avid exerciser and healthy eater I am still gaining weight. It's not because I eat horribly, it's because my metabolism has changed. I am doing everything everyone else has suggested ie... fruit, veggies, water, healthy stuff, but I'm almost 3 months quit and just added another lb the other day to make 10 lbs gained so far. Our bodies will level out after a few months or a year if we just take care of ourselves now. Not smoking is the most important think right now.
My Milage:
My Quit Date: 2/17/2008 Smoke-Free Days: 87 Cigarettes Not Smoked: 870 Amount Saved: $130.50 Life Gained: Days: 9 Hrs: 23 Mins: 35 Seconds: 5
I have found that if I take a huge bowl of brocolli and colliflower to work with me, with 2 tblspoons of low fat ranch, it helps with the eating everything in sight. I limit the ranch dressing b/c it is very fattening. So normally, when I finish off the ranch, I am stuffed beyond believe, and done with my crave. When I just can't take anymore veggies, I sip on my bottle of water. And when I can't take that anymore, I move to chocolate, LOL. I need to eliminate that last step, but haven't yet. And since I discovered the veggies and water, I have cut down on the chocolate significantly.
Danielle
My Milage:
My Quit Date: 5/4/2008 Smoke-Free Days: 10 Cigarettes Not Smoked: 100 Amount Saved: $17.50 Life Gained: Days: 0 Hrs: 18 Mins: 32 Seconds: 23
