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17 years ago 0 +0 / -0 816

Skully, I too ate everything in sight when I first quit for about a month then started to go back to normal, small price to pay for being a non smoker. [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B]8/8/2007 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 84 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 1,092 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $420.00 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 10 [B]Hrs:[/B] 23 [B]Mins:[/B] 26 [B]Seconds:[/B] 46

17 years ago 0 +0 / -0 2534

skully, I lived in the fridge for a while and it was dangerous for people to move too close to me! Very predatory!!! The weight gain was a small price to pay to beat the addiction and as the old saying goes here "You can lose 10lbs but you can't lose emphysema". In time (about a month in my case) the increased hunger will revert to the normal joy of former times! Good Luck :) [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B]5/18/2004 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 1261 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 25,220 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] �6,305.00 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 202 [B]Hrs:[/B] 13 [B]Mins:[/B] 39 [B]Seconds:[/B] 19

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17 years ago 0 +0 / -0 210

With your work-out schedule I wouldn't worry too much about gaining then. Sounds like you've got it lined out already! Remember...keep posting and reading every chance you get. Holler if you need any help. As you can see, the people here are ready and willing to offer any advise they can to help. {And quickly too! LOL!} [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B]9/17/2007 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 43 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 2,580 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $457.95 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 6 [B]Hrs:[/B] 11 [B]Mins:[/B] 35 [B]Seconds:[/B] 2

17 years ago 0 +0 / -0 1093

Yeah, we're quick like that. :8|: [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B]8/25/2007 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 66 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 1,980 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $386.10 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 5 [B]Hrs:[/B] 23 [B]Mins:[/B] 8 [B]Seconds:[/B] 2

17 years ago 0 +0 / -0 18

Wow, That was some quick responses. I just had a banana and I am working on a logic problem to try to keep my head in the clear. Today has been tough, and I am looking forward to the easier days. I am not fond of the hunger symptoms lasting a few weeks. I work out 4-5 times a week anyway, so hopefully I can keep some of the weight off. Thanks, everyone! [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B]10/30/2007 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 0 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 0 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $0.00 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 0 [B]Hrs:[/B] 1 [B]Mins:[/B] 25 [B]Seconds:[/B] 1

17 years ago 0 +0 / -0 210

Congrats on your quit! your hunger is totally normal. I ate everything that wasn't nailed down and gained about 12-15 lbs in a month. The hunger is going away now though. Not hungry ALL the time like I was before. Starting to take the extra weight back off as well. Just one of those things that might have to be dealt with on a quit. A couple of extra pounds is STILL better than smoking, and easier to lose! [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B]9/17/2007 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 43 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 2,580 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $457.95 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 6 [B]Hrs:[/B] 11 [B]Mins:[/B] 23 [B]Seconds:[/B] 3

17 years ago 0 +0 / -0 1093

The short answer: Yes! I ate and ate and ate some more for the first few weeks. Some of it was the oral fixation but I was actually very hungry as well. Something to do with how nicotine released sugars into our system tricking it into thinking it wasn't hungry... All I know is I was amazed at how much I wanted to eat and how often I wanted to eat it! (I believe I ate the kitchen sink at one point!) It levels out like everything else. Hang in there. Today is the big one. If you can make it thru day one, you can make it a lifetime! :) [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B]8/25/2007 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 66 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 1,980 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $386.10 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 5 [B]Hrs:[/B] 23 [B]Mins:[/B] 5 [B]Seconds:[/B] 58

17 years ago 0 +0 / -0 3875

LOL! Skullyfrost, I think this is something all of us did was to eat everything in sight. I know I went through an awful lot of chocolate covered peanuts. Tips: Finger foods, cut up lots of veggies with dip, licorice, hard candy, gum, peppermints, sunflower seeds. bing cherries, straws and coffee stir stix, and nozzly things. LOL did I miss any?? Do whatever it takes. :) [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B]3/5/2007 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 239 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 5,975 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $2,521.45 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 29 [B]Hrs:[/B] 6 [B]Mins:[/B] 16 [B]Seconds:[/B] 22

17 years ago 0 +0 / -0 18

Ok guys, only on day 1 and I have been on the Chantix for 8 days and I have been trying to cut down steadily for this day. The one problem is that I am always hungry! My stomach is growing all day long. I eat breakfast lunch snack and dinner and it never ends. I figured if it was just bordom hunger I would know but my stomach keeps on growling. Any ideas on what I should do? [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B]10/30/2007 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 0 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 0 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $0.00 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 0 [B]Hrs:[/B] 1 [B]Mins:[/B] 23 [B]Seconds:[/B] 2

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