i've heard/read that the very fact of smoking makes one burn around 200cals a day. unless we counter this extra calorie intake (ideally with exercise) then we will gain weight on a quit.
I've mainly lost the weight i had gained during my quit, but now my body is different. before i quit i never Really dieted, and if I gained half a kilo or so, I would be SLIGHTLY careful for a couple of days, and hey presto, back to normal.. Nowadays, to keep my weight is pretty much a constant battle. I think this is due to 2 things � 1. the lack of nicotine, and secondly, I believe that when I quit it was such a shock to my system (I had been poisoning it for all those years) that my body aged and my metabolism slowed down�. It could also be due to the fact that I quit just before I turned 30, and the change in metabolism would have still occurred as part of the ageing process!
Bottom line is� even with a few extra pounds (which I know are difficult to live with) a non smoker still looks better � skin is better, eyes are brighter, smell is better and we�re not wrinkling up our face to suck on a cancer stick any more!
[B]My Milage:[/B]
[B]My Quit Date: [/B] 2/23/2005
[B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 729
[B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 18,233
[B]Amount Saved:[/B] �3645
[B]Life Gained:[/B]
[B]Days:[/B] 56 [B]Hrs:[/B] 5 [B]Mins:[/B] 50 [B]Seconds:[/B] 1
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Quit Meter
$30,498.30
Amount Saved
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Quit Meter
Days: 544
Hours: 6
Minutes: 4
Seconds: 31
Life Gained
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4841
Smoke Free Days
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Quit Meter
135,548
Cigarettes Not Smoked
