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This poll is in response to anybody who worries about weight gain during smoking cessation whether they have quit smoking yet or are planning to. Anybody who quit for a Year or more can participate in the poll even if they relapsed due to weight gain. I want folks who read this to get an accurate picture of what can happen with this worry.
Comments are welcome!
I would have liked a just gained weight either the it was worth it part!! Thought my metabolism would get into better shape, and my thyroid would level off. So I've had to work double time at the gym...and walking about 20 minutes more each day. I'm sure being 60 and stressed doest help!!
I actually gained very little. Maybe 5-10 lbs. I am a little heavier than I want but still in the normal range on my BMI. It's all good!
I gained 6 pounds very quickly when I quit smoking. I could feel it in my clothes and in feeling sluggish. But that was because I WAS eating more (oral substitute). Once I got that under control (around month 3) I went back down to my original weight.
The real important thing is I FEEL so much better and I know by now I would not if I had been smoking these past (almost) 8 years!
Gained weight. Worth every pound. I've had weight issues my whole life. 2 years before I quit smoking, I had lost a great deal of weight and felt so good about myself. But, I didn't . Because my greatest disdain about myself was never my weight-it was my inability to quit smoking. I hated being a smoker. I could diet - I could lose weight - but for some reason, I couldn't quit smoking. Until I did. I made the decision that my life was worth the effort one more time. I quit, cold turkey nearly 6 years ago. I gained significant weight. I'm starting to work my way back down, but I will never sacrifice my quit for a few pounds. I walk more , farther, faster and happier than I ever have!
Slay one dragon at a time. Get those cigarettes out of your life first and foremost!
I have always had weight issues in the past and heard others say they gained weight when they quit. My exercise before I quit smoking was sitting and smoking. When I quit smoking almost a year ago I picked up exercise and lots of walking and changed my eating for the better and I actually lost weight. Also when I wanted a hand to mouth fix I picked up my bottle ice water and that satisfied that part of urge and didn't have the need to replace it with food.
It started out great June 5 quit date carrots strawberries all the good stuff now I'm trying to eat better 18 days for me and I need to watch what I put in my mouth really:)
I blew a very long quit many years ago because of several factors weight gain among them. I can tell you now that I WISH I had kept that quit......I would now be nearing 25 years QUIT rather than 8--------BUT, I'll take 8!!!!!
Weight gain is nothing more than an excuse just like every other excuse. Don't let it derail your quit.
Congrats on 8 Ill take 8
I gained 20 pounds, and I love every ounce I gained, because I could lose that weight. You cannot lose the damage smoking cancer sticks causes though.
Big (((hug))) for you, Thomas!
I'm curious Thomas what is your answer to the poll ?
I gained for two reasons , medication a bummer and I'm sure some quit weight as well . What contributes to how much for each isn't as important as maintaining my health . My illness ( without the medication ) I may not have been here today . Staying smoking I may not have been here today . I'm content where I am right now . I'm Breathing , and breathing I can walk .
I gained about 5 pounds and I’ll keep it if I have too! When you cannot breathe, nothing else matters!
I haven't been quit for a year but I have been quitting for almost a year smh. I did gain weight but I was originally tiny like 100lbs on a full stomach 98 on a normal day. In my journey through NML I did get hungrier like I had a black hole in my stomach but I only gained about 12lbs and that was in about 4 months. I wouldn't stress much about weight gain upon quitting because for some that weight go away after a while, some it never come, and some (like me) can use a few extra pounds lol but you'll never know which category you're under until you try. There's also articles available on how to avoid weight gain when quitting like eating fruit or nuts during craves or "black hole hunger" or work out if your body permit. A simple walk even burn calories. I believe quitting is the best thing one can do for themselves even if it add a few pounds.