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17 years ago 0 +0 / -0 243

I think NRT makes a difference. I'd be interested in hearing from those who have lost weight, which are still on some form of NRT etc. s [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 12/10/2006 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 83 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 2,914 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] �498 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 8 [B]Hrs:[/B] 13 [B]Mins:[/B] 35 [B]Seconds:[/B] 29

17 years ago 0 +0 / -0 2838

Boo......Hiss......YUCK!!!!!!!!! I hate this thread....it serves as a constant reminder that I am FAT!!!! I AM exercising two days a week with a group and two more days with my youngest (10 year old). She thinks it is great.....I bought us both 3 lb weights; a jump rope; a mat and n intense pilates DVD. I am (and HAVE been) very conscious of what and how I cook. I seem to have a very hard time losing....? Today I had a breakfast pizza (okay....okay....) I had Salmon patties, baked beans and coleslaw for dinner. For lunch a simple turkey and cheese wrap (lettuce, onion, tomato and wasabi spread). I did have some tostito chips with creamy spinach dip and a couple of drinks....... I really don't like this! :( [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 9/8/2006 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 163 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 8,150 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $1304 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 17 [B]Hrs:[/B] 6 [B]Mins:[/B] 17 [B]Seconds:[/B] 16

17 years ago 0 +0 / -0 8760

Bobbi, First you must understand that your metabolism takes a temporary dip and adding more exercise or increasing the intensity of your workout will help give it a boost. Remember, any weight gain is temporary. You can always tackle this problem when you are more comfortable in your quit. Danielle _____________________ The SSC Support Team

17 years ago 0 +0 / -0 8760

Lindak, It is possible. You'll have to wait and see, every quitter is different. Porky, Not possible. You work at it, it will come off. It may take longer depending on how much you've gained but make no mistake it will come off. I know it may make you sad but it is only a temporary situation. Keep up with your plan, you're doing great! Danielle ________________________ The SSC Support Team

17 years ago 0 +0 / -0 8760

Freebird, Thanks for sharing. With regards to weight gain, there may be a link. As we all know, nicotine suppresses your appetite. Danielle ___________________________ The SSC Support Team

17 years ago 0 +0 / -0 154

Linda K. basic information I gave you, by no means am I an expert but have been reading alot on excercise and nutrition. Bobbi, again this is basic info here. Our bodies are constantly moving, so it needs energy, energy either comes from the food we eat, or from the muscle in our bodies, NOT THE FAT! By eating one meal a day, your actually starving the body and the body is storing the fat for future energy knowing it may only get that one meal a day. What studies are finding are 5-6 small meals per day, again of the right foods actually keep your body energized by giving it what it needs every couple of hours. Yet not going over your calorie intake of what your body needs to sustain. To get this, you can go to just about any nutrition sight that can give you the calories you need by putting in some things about yourself(weight,height etc...) and it gives you your average. It can also explain further on what types of meals, foods, and even using protein shakes on getting the right nutrients in your body to accomplish all this. Again, this is basic info. I started this journey coming up on 6 months on 3-24 and have been reading books, reading up on nutritional sites and even exercise sites that have forums like this, are free, and people actually ask you to post what your diet and excercises are and will tell you where to correct it. The 1st month was hell, but I have been enjoying the last 5 months learning about myself, the good and the bad. Good Luck Freebird ~'~ [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 9/24/2006 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 173 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 5,199 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $726.6 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 24 [B]Hrs:[/B] 13 [B]Mins:[/B] 23 [B]Seconds:[/B] 14

17 years ago 0 +0 / -0 154

Yes weight gain is part of quitting. The good part, it's also a way to get healthy. A study that came out recently showed that in order to lose weight, you need less calories in your body. Pretty simple huh. They showed two ways to do this and both subjects lost approx. the same amount. If a person needs 2500 calories in a day to maintain current weight. One way to lose was to only eat 2000 calories in a day with no excersise. the second way was to eat 2250 calories in a day and excercise 250 calories, which takes you to the 2000 calorie count. The trick to the whole thing on losing weight is really not the excersice portion, but the nutrition portion. Foods with a lot of salt and sugar in easy terms, want to hang around in your body for awhile. So you can eat two types of foods with the same amount of calories yet pending on the ingredients pends on how easily you can burn that particular food off. Also, what I am finding out, that lifting weights and putting on muscle burns calories in a resting state. I beleive for every lb of muscle put on can burn up to 50 calories in a day in a resting mode. To answer the original question, can weight be loss upon quitting, yes but difficult. As of myself, because of the cardio regimen and now lifting regimen I am on I have only gained 3 lbs since my quit and proud of it. Freebird ~'~ [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 9/24/2006 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 159 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 4,788 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $667.8 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 22 [B]Hrs:[/B] 14 [B]Mins:[/B] 50 [B]Seconds:[/B] 5

17 years ago 0 +0 / -0 277

lindak, you are not alone. I too can not seem to drop my extra weight no matter how hard I try. It is really frustrating! But, as I have been told by many others, focus on the quit and keep exercising. The weight will come off (eventually) and we are making ourselves stronger in the meantime. By the way, I have noticed a few people use the term "stones" when referring to weight loss. What does that mean? Is it a British term? (I'm Canadian) :) [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 1/1/2007 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 46 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 465 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $391 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 3 [B]Hrs:[/B] 17 [B]Mins:[/B] 46 [B]Seconds:[/B] 39

17 years ago 0 +0 / -0 2462

It might help to know that smoking actually burned about 200 calories a day. So when we quit....there's an extra 200 we need to burn. It's a struggle for me as well, but I think mine is that middle age female thing as much as quitting. Rusty :( [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 12/13/2004 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 797 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 22,330 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $2789.5 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 110 [B]Hrs:[/B] 22 [B]Mins:[/B] 58 [B]Seconds:[/B] 27

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