do i have to get fat when i quit smoking. - Smoking Cessation Message Board

PumpkinSeed · 08-12-2007, 01:46 AM

i sure don't need to gain any more weight!

i'm new here but this seems like a really supportive community and i really believe support will help all of use with quitting.

i'm on day four of chantix. luckily i've had no side effects (yet, i'm not on full dose) i don't even get upset stomach or anything. maybe a little bit of ummm, you know gas...

but it's all good and under control! lol.

i guess i started a new thread cuz there are so many here to go through.

can anyone share some of their tips for not gaining weight. i'm really afraid about substituting food for smokes once i hit my quit day. i gain weight really easily

will i have to diet? change my food choices? go for more walks? all of the above?

guess i just need someone to kick me in the butt lol.

thanks

duttin · 08-12-2007, 09:50 AM

you really have to weigh all options,the studies show that normal weight gain going through nicotine withdrawl is 16-22 pounds.

Exercising while not smoking may help.

A few extra pounds vs caring around an oxygen when you get older is something to look at.

I've gained about 12 pounds in 43 days,which I needed.

The weight you can deal with after you stop smoking.

PumpkinSeed · 08-12-2007, 10:32 AM

eww that's not good news.

i can't afford to gain 22 lbs. that will put me from 'bigger' to 'obese'. i have a really hard time losing weight. i don't know. if i gain this i'll probably have a hard time losing it. maybe quitting smoking isn't a good idea. lol. i'll just end up dying anyways of being overweight. ugh.

well thanks for the bad news!

duttin · 08-12-2007, 08:01 PM

Not everyone gain wieghts.

I needed the wieght gain,there's many alternatives than eating when a person stops smoking,sugar free candies seem to top the list.keeping the hands busy.

I honestly have to say that I don't know if the weight gain is from not smoking or high steroid use.

All you can do is try and see what happens.

PumpkinSeed · 08-13-2007, 09:54 PM

yeah im still going to do it. it just makes me mad to think that i would gain weight for no reason other than being on the drug. grr... i hate that. does it make you more hungry? or lower your metabolism? i just want to stop it.

i guess i'll have to eat less the first few months. i'm having such a hard time losing anyways, i guess this might be a good way to change my habits for good.