2012/11/10 04:16:06
Beagle
congrats on quitting, craig!  I quit 22 years ago after smoking 2 packs a day (and not those "girly" smokes, either!)

but yeah, I gained weight, but I've struggled with my weight all of my life, so I can't say really that my weight gain was a direct result of my quitting.
2012/11/10 05:21:03
craigb
Since I have some experience in this from the clinical side, I can tell you that a lot of that weight is probably water that your body needed.  Smoking dehydrates you (just look at the skin of a life-long smoker !).

There's also a sugar craving because tobacco is naturally bitter so the leaves are usually soaked in a 23% sugar solution which can give you that nice sugar/insulin response cycle (and partially explains why smokers have to light one up in fairly regular time intervals).  The best thing to combat this is to eat some fruit.

Either way, congratulations on your progress and keep reminding yourself that you are now a non-smoker.  One last tip:  Any time you see someone smoking, think of a cigarette or, really, any time you remember to, take a really deep breath in.  Many people don't take enough deep breaths and your body will sometime trick you into doing this by giving you the craving for a cigarette.  It's not optimal, but your body considers it a bit of a tradeoff because it really requires those deep breaths.
2012/11/10 05:22:31
craigb
Beagle


but yeah, I gained weight, but I've struggled with my weight all of my life, so I can't say really that my weight gain was a direct result of my quitting.
There's a reason that you usually see a beagle on the bags of diet dog food you know.

2012/11/10 08:34:33
tbosco
Congratulations my friend!  Keep the the hard work!

Rain- 6-3 and 180????  If you turn sideways and stick out yer tongue, you might look like a zipper!!!  LOL  I'm 5-7 and 178.........
2012/11/10 08:34:38
Crg
Bub


Have you tried the new Holiday Pie from McDonalds yet? .79 cents. ;-)


LOL. Don't pie me dude!
2012/11/10 08:56:48
drumstixkev
KUDOS Craig!  Go for eleven.
2012/11/10 09:15:38
bayoubill
Great news Craig! The weight gain is temporary. Hang in there cuz it's more than worth it. NEVER GIVE UP!
2012/11/10 09:19:39
digi2ns
Congrats,  Keep It Up!!!

I keep tellin' myself I need to but like every other procrastinator, in my mind I find excuses around it LOL
2012/11/10 17:48:32
Rain
tbosco

Rain- 6-3 and 180????  If you turn sideways and stick out yer tongue, you might look like a zipper!!!  LOL  I'm 5-7 and 178.........

lol


Strangely enough, even at 165, I never really looked like a toothpick - I guess it's the way that weight is distributed. Which means it can be a nightmare to try and buy off the rack clothes, even something s simple as a shirt. But yeah, obviously, there wasn't much fat.
2012/11/10 18:03:36
spacey
Stay with it Craig.
One of the best things I ever did was quit. I too put on some weight
but easy enough to burn that.

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