returning to the hyponotherapist about the eating had occurred to me...I really miss smoking- I want to smoke everyday- I wonder if it would work with the food ? my food issues are mainly sugar (cookies ice cream etc) I will keep you posted
I smoke and would like to quit but feel that I need to get rid of the weight first (I can't do both at the same time). My friend's husband quit smoking because of health issues but he gained 60 lbs and now has other health issues. So, I figured if I lost some weight first if I do gain I could lose it again. Wild Roller Coaster Ride !
I started my new carb-free lifestyle 8/13 and by October I knew I had to give up smoking too. It was holding me back from a lot of things I wanted to do, like cardio. Also, I found that my body chemistry changed to the extent that cigarettes really tasted terrible. I had my last cigarette 10/8 and, except for a couple of episodes where I REALLY wanted a cigarette (but didn't have one), I've been fine. Mostly without cravings and I am at the point now where I very rarely even think about smoking. I quit cold turkey.
I also quit smoking in 2003 when I was on strict Atkins. I did great for six months then relapsed (on both diet AND smoking). So I'm not going to really and truly believe I've conquered this until after the six-month mark.
Personally I think it's easier to do both together than to do one and use the other as a crutch... Just my $.02
I used to smoke about a pack a day. But I've cut back quite a bit. Has anyone here heard of an elecrontic cigarette? It really worked for me. I haven't quit totally because of stress from school but it's really worth checking out if you want to cut back or quit. It's much healthier than smoking. It uses PG to create vapor, and you can chose your flavors.
You can check out puresmoker.com or e-cigarette-forum.com for more info.
But I definintaly think that trying to lose weight AND quitting smoking is way to difficult for me to do. Weight first..smoking later!!
You have to gain 3st 2lbs, on average, for the good effects of quitting smoking are cancelled out.
My supervisor quit about 3 months ago and has put on 2 stone. I guess she's healthier in the lung region (obviously) than before, although if she gains another 1st whatever she'll be back where she began in health terms lol but she is richer!
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now this is really interesting. i've been attempting to low carb it since end of october but only got really serious this week. i just bought a scale and started counting calories within the last 5 days. i also decided to experiment with quitting smoking. i've smoked about 10 cigarettes since new year's day and none in the last two days, which is pretty good, in my book, though i've sorta been cheating. i knew i was gonna try and quit and wanted to make it as easy as possible on myself so i asked him to prescribe me bupropion. i think it's helping. i still think about cigarettes several times a day, but it's manageable so far. we'll see. i might be singing a different tune a week from now.
i was one of those crazy people who would go to the gym, run 4 miles on the treadmill, and then light one up before even changing out of my gym clothes. i haven't noticed any change yet in my workouts, but i'm really hoping to because i think that'll help with the motivation both to keep running AND not smoke.
I started my weight loss first. I smoked for 21 years. Heavy smoker, about 2 packs a day is what I was at for years. According to my stop smoking ticker, I have been smoke free for 86 days and 10 hours, wooo! I believe everybody and every body is different and what works for one person may not work for the next. I stopped smoking cold turkey after several attempts and what worked for me was convincing myself that *I* am in control, not the cigarettes and that no one can make me smoke or not smoke but me so I chose to not smoke and I have not regretted it. I didn't have any cravings or withdrawals and this is even with my boyfriend, whom I live with, still smoking. Granted, he does go outside to smoke (even in this icky New York cold), I still thought it would be bother me but it hasn't any at all .
I quit smoking and went on a diet on January 2nd of this year. In some ways it's made it easier to do both at the same time - I'm calorie counting, so I can kind of obsess over the numbers when i need something to think about instead of smoking; I can allow snacks when i would normally want to smoke; I feel much healthier because I'm doing both at the same time... However, when I had a very stressful day this week, i had to decide between overeating or having a smoke. (I know, I should have picked go for a run or something, but it was ultimately oatmeal chocolate chip cookies or a smoke). I overate instead of smoked, because I knew I could get back on the horse with the diet, but not with the smoking. Honestly, I don't know if that's a good thing or a bad thing.
It's been hard, with both. I have to say, I miss that morning and before I go to bed smoke far far FAR more than I miss an extra slice of pizza.
The only cigarette I have truly missed is the after-meal one ~ and when it got to tasting horrible I knew it was time to quit. I have now been smoke-free for 99 days and I have never felt as healthy and energetic as I do right now, even when I weighed 100 lbs less than this.
I quit smoking, drinking and lost 140 pound in the last year. It CAN be done. In my family both parents and all 4 grand parents died of smoking related diseases at VERY YOUNG AGES. My Mother died from lung cancer at the age of 50 and my father died from emphysema at the age of 49. No one I know has ever died from weight related issues, but I know of at least 20 people who have died from smoking.
In my oppenion, anyone who has been advised against trying to quit smoking so they can concentrate on dieting needs to get a new doctor. Smoking is the NUMBER ONE cause of avoidable illness and death.
PS: besides that, it looks trashy, costs a fortune, makes you smell bad, reduces the value of your home and car, and affects those around you.
I'd also like to point out that it takes your body 3 days on average to get over physical nicotine cravings. After that, your health only continues to improve in ways that would actually AID your weight loss.
So clearly it's not the lack of cigarettes itself that makes one gain weight, it's the BEHAVIOR during the aftermath of quitting. There is nothing inside a cigarette that, once out of your system, will make you gain 20+ lbs.
Don't let fear of gaining weight be your excuse to keep smoking. You control what you eat and how you act around food, no matter if you are smoking or not.
I quit smoking on 7/18/08 and made the decision then that any weight gain would be "expected" and temporary and worth it for the sake of quitting cigarettes. And I gained somewhere between 15 - 20 lbs over the last 6 months, which is much more than I thought I'd gain, but it's actually also somewhat "okay" with me because at least now I'm free of cigarettes for life. So while I'm annoyed at myself for gaining back the weight, I actually feel like it was almost worth it if it's the price I had to pay for being nicotine free. Now I just need to get my act together again and re-lose the weight. And some day soon I'll be at my goal weight and STILL a non-smoker!
(And just a little plug for anyone considering quitting...it is SO worth it. It is crazy hard and will make you nuts for a while but 6 months into my quit I can say it was one of the best things I ever did for myself.)
(I can't do both at the same time). My friend's husband quit smoking because of health issues but he gained 60 lbs and now has other health issues. So, I figured if I lost some weight first if I do gain I could lose it again. Wild Roller Coaster Ride !
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