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GordoSD

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I quit the smokes 25 Dec 2010 I weighed 168.
Now smoke free for 90 days I'm tipping the scales at 182. Who has stopped smoking and gained weight? And can I lose this when the side effect go away? I put $5 dollars in a jar every day that I don't spend money on cigs. There's a big load of green in there.

Gordo
 
Gonna have to get more active and drink plenty of water. Your body isn't having to fight off the poison of the smoke so has more goodies to store in the form of weight. Wife quit 2 years ago and has put on weight but you don't hear her hacking and coughing. I quit 10 or 11 years ago, put on some weight since and am overweight but it was a good trade.
Stick with it.


Dave
 
I quit 5 years ago and did about the same as you as far as gaining weight. Try to drink more water and have some fruits or vegs to replace sweets.
Congrats on quitting you can really see the money savings but more importantly your health will improve and your sense of smell and tste will improve.
try doing some walking either morning or evening
 
I stopped back in 09 when they went up to $4 a pack and have not gained a pound. But I also do not eat any more then I did when I smoked and I stay as active as my body will let me. I do also watch what I eat. I have been in the 150-160 range now for over a decade and the only time I gained any weight was after my back surgery
 
Look at the real bonuses, You dont smell like a rusty old ashtray anymore and you may save yourself from getting cancer.
One of the worst things about smoking IMO is that smokers dont realize how terrible they smell to non-smokers.
 
I quit smoking on June 23, 1998...the day my wife's cardiologist told her he wouldn't see her again if SHE continued to smoke. That was just over 2 years after her quadruple bypass surgery. And she still smokes today.

When I quit smoking, I weighed 190 pounds...and since then my average weight gain has been 10 pounds a year. I'm blaming it on my metabolic process slowing down without the nicotine there to stimulate it, because when I first quit I substituted coffee for the smokes for the first 2 months, rather than anything with carbs/sugar/fat like candy, gum or mints.

With the wife still smoking, that almost $34 a week for a carton of the generic-priced smokes is almost as bad for the budget as high gasoline prices. But having been a smoker, I understand exactly how hard it is to quit, so I guess as long as there's SOME money, she'll probably continue to smoke. As for MY quitting making any financial difference....I simply can't see that it ever did.
 
I quit back in 08, I think smoking is a boredom relief habit, I used to smoke like a freight train when I had to wait on something or somebody but never even think about cigarettes when I was real busy. I never ate sweets when I smoked and now I want sweets, don't know what the difference is.
 
I quit 28 years ago when they were $1.25 a pack. Yes, Food tastes better, you can smell better too. But I found my self eating like a horse. And i gained and gained weight. That is another thing you will have to work on but dont start smoking again. I have quit for a year once before and started up again. I knew a guy that quit for 10 years and stared smoking. Hang in there.
 
I was up to four packs a day, when I quit cold turkey 13 years ago. I still miss it. Even after all these years, there are times when I still reach for my pocket for a smoke.
 
Been almost 13 years for me, too...and I can say the same thing. I'm still addicted, I just don't do it anymore.
 
I quit 37 years ago and gained about 10 lbs. and stayed there until about five years ago. I started having extended sinus infections, and went up another ten and up and down since. I believe that the key is staying occupied and away from food like out in the shop, and drinking lots of water. Cigarettes killed my father very soon after he retired. He did manage to quit about two years before he died. They told him that even at that stage that he would be able to breathe a little if he did. I know that the desire to breathe is very strong in all of us.
 
I quit smoking about 10 years ago and took up eating as a bad habit. I went from 220 to 275 in about a year. Even at 6'3" that was way to much weight for my age. I finally went down to 1800 calories a day and began walking 3 miles a day.
It took about 8 mths to get back down to 240.
Control the weight gain because it is tough to take it off. Also they say that only about 10% of the people who quit smoking stay smoke free, so whatever you do it will require an effort on your part. Good luck.
 
BIL lasted 6 month after he was told he had lung cancer. Heavy smoker age 50. Was a nasty end.
 
One reason you may be gaining weight is because you're subconsciously replacing the oral fixation of the cigarette with the oral fixation of food. If you find yourself snacking more, that may be the reason.
 
I quit smoking 27 years ago and gained around 10 or 15 pounds. Quit smoking and drinking the same time when I was in the hospital for 10 days when my stomach tore loose inside. Doctor told me to either quit or the next time they wouldn't bring me to the hospital, they would take me to the morgue or undertaker. I figured I hadn't had any in 10 days and that was a good start off of 2 packs a day. I took up a new habit. They say you have to replace a habit with a habit. Every time I wanted a cig, I would get a toothpick and stick that in my mouth. LOW CAL tooth picks --- of course..... I lost 20 pounds this winter and cut back on the size of helping in the feed bag. Feel a lot better for 69 yrs old... Good luck.
 
Don't get discouraged, it really is worth doing. Even if you backslide, never let yourself think it's for good and that you can't quit. For me it was easier to face quiting every time I tried. I would quit, backslide (it's real easy to do when you work alone on a farm), and before I knew it backsliding would become fulltime smoking. I usually tried to quit in the fall, after field work was done. Seriously, it took me years to get it done, but I've been off them for twenty years now and the Doc says my lungs look and sound like I never smoked. On the other hand I was rolling up electric fence one day and it came up a thunderstorm. After a while it dawned on me that this probably wasn't a very smart thing to keep doing with the lightning all around. My next thought was "Oh well, if I get hit by lightning I won't have to worry about not smoking anymore." Dumb on several levels.

You've got a tough row to hoe and I hope you make it. Good luck, man.
 
BTDT. There is sugar in those cigs. So whether or not you're eating more you should gain weight if you just quit smoking and change nothing else. Cigarettes were increasing your metabolism through the sugar inhaled to your lungs and directly into your blood stream and nicotine also helps to speed metabolism.

I gained about 20 lbs when I quit a year ago. This is the second time I quit, I quit when my first kid was born for three years, using commit lozenges, got hooked on them, quit the lozenges only to goto skoal. Then took a new job, everyone smoked, bummed one cancer stick one night and was instantly hooked again. Quit again when my third kid was born, went to the Dr. got some pill, it didn't help. So as of today no more smoking, no pills but I can't quit the SNUS that Camel makes. I guess this is the lesser of two evils, they say nicotine is more addictive than heroine(sp) I hope I never find out. Hang in there, we're rooting for ya.
Nate
 
I quit in 98 its tough for a wile but you will get over the cravings you just have to keep in mind that those cravings will only last 5 minuts and you will be ok I put on some weight,but i dont drink too much soda anymore so that has helped.
 
Hello GordoSD,
Good for you!, every person that stops smoking usually gains weight.
The food tastes better, you metabolism slows a bit. You are eating more that your body needs, its that simple! Smaller portions is one thing that can help you loose weight.
Eating 4 or 5 times a day, with the samller portions, is the way to go. Your stomack will get smaller, and you'll feel full with less intake af food.
Guido.
 
I have never in my life tried smoking. My theory is: if is smells horrible, it probably tastes horrible,...like dog crap for instance.
 
Gordo - I gained 40 lbs when I quit smoking, but I was 40 lbs underweight while I smoked.

Congratulations on quitting, and hang in there. I can run farther today at age 62 than I could as a 4 pack smoker at age 25. Everything will get better as you get your quitting date farther behind you.

Paul
 
July 30, 1987--3:00p.m. I guess you never forget when you quit. Sure am glad I did, but I did experience some weight gain, about 20#. Been stable now for a long time. Keep on quitting!!
 
I quit for 15 months and went from 190 to 230. Fortunately my job and the bowflex kept it shaped right.
I like eating anyway, and I ate every time I wanted a cigarette.
I started again over work frustrations, but now I know I can quit again when I really want to.
Right now, don't want to.
 
Quit 2/21/92. Gained 30# in 2 weeks. I went on a diet in '95 and got down to pre quitting wt. Later, right back up again. Was diagnosed diabetic a year and a half ago. Started walking 2 mi per day and watching my intake. Down to 220 from 278 in one year. Feel great. Congrats on quitting. It is tough, I know.
 
The extra pounds are likely less of a health hazard than smoking. Congratulations on quitting.

I never picked up that habit. When I was about 8 years old, I wanted to smoke, but since nobody in our family did, I couldn't get ahold of any cigarettes. So...inventive little problem solver that I was, I dried some rhubarb leaves in the sun, then rolled one up in a sheet of yellow notebook paper, and lit the thing. I took a few drags, and was so sick I thought I'd die! Never had the urge to smoke again....
 
I quit 16 years ago. in 5 years weight went to 298 that was 10 years ago. I decided was going to lose weight. didn't go on a diet' but changed life style "Eating habits". In 5 years was down to 235 lbs, now 5 years later 215 lbs. and have kept it off. after losing you can't go back to eating the way you did before.
 
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