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16 years ago 0 591 logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo 0
Kelly is right - you don't wanna be a fat smoker. lol Find reasons to stay quit that are for you, not your guy. As far as loosing weight - I have found that I really don't like the gym. It takes too much of my day. But walking is the best way to get going! Start small and work your way up. Join the healthy weight group that the people from here made. I don't think it costs anything. If you start having excuses pop into your head like you need new shoes before you can start walking and you're too broke, then find a way to quiet them. you can eat healthy and excercise on any budget. you just have to overocme a few more hurdles. [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B]7/17/2006 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 536 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 40,200 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $10,050.00 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 47 [B]Hrs:[/B] 19 [B]Mins:[/B] 21 [B]Seconds:[/B] 46
16 years ago 0 27 logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo 0
Hi Danielle, There are no shortages of "Physio with a therapist, passive ROM or water classes" in my area. All of them cost a LOT of money though, and I have none, as per my original post. "Remember that weight gain is temporary." Fantastic! When will it be leaving? :) "Better to be a quitter with an occasional desire to smoke than a smoker with a constant desire to quit." I don't ever have a desire to smoke ... but I'm willing to get back into the habit, apparently, if it will help me to lose these horrible pounds. Which brings me back to the reason I posted ... searching for that magical little scrap of info that will catch the attention of my brain, and offer some little nugget of desperately needed help. You must excuse my skeptical outlook ... but I just happen to be in a very critical mood right now ... of myself ... of everything. But really ... if it was as simple as counting calories, I'd weight 95 pounds right now ;)
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Hi Fly, My point was that even if you returned to smoking, you would still have the extra weight. I have also gained about 20 lbs since I quit and will probably try loosing about half of it in the next few months. My clothes don't fit well and I'm not really comfortable like I was prior to the weight gain but I really haven't let it bother me. You can say that it's because I was thin to begin with but I think it's more than that. I think it doesn't bother me because I see it as a temporary trade off. Will I trade smoking for a 20lb weight gain? Absolutely!!! When I do address the weight gain and try to devise a plan to loose some of it I think it will start with the types of foods I eat rather than the amount of food I eat. I love to eat so I don't really want to restrict myself that way but I can choose to cut out more of the fattening foods and additives and replace them with healthier ones. It's small changes that really add up, right? Being active is also an option even if it's not an exercise program exactly. As you've noted, some can't exercise in a traditional way so we have to come up with creative alternatives. One last thing... Someone wrote here once (and I'm paraphrasing)... everyone is skinny right before they die of cancer. That puts it right in perspective for me. :) [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B]8/25/2007 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 131 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 3,930 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $766.35 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 11 [B]Hrs:[/B] 21 [B]Mins:[/B] 15 [B]Seconds:[/B] 16
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Hi fly, Have you consulted your local hospital or public health agency? Physio with a therapist, passive ROM or water classes may be an option for you. As far as intake goes, it may be more helpful to you to count calories. For this we recommend our sister site: www.healthyweightcenter.net Remember that weight gain is temporary. Smoking is all or nothing. Better to be a quitter with an occasional desire to smoke than a smoker with a constant desire to quit. Hope this helps. Danielle, Bilingual Health Educator
16 years ago 0 27 logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo 0
Hi Kelly, True ... my body wasn't a prize winner on my quit date, so I was actually (according to the Canadian BMI index) a fat smoker. But now that I've stopped smoking, I've become a fatter ex-smoker. The difference is, I think ... I was a fat smoker who felt a lot better about how she looked and felt with 20 less pounds to haul around. I joined the seemingly related Healthy Weight Center (are these american-based or Canadian-based sites??), as the moderators seem to be suggesting that it might be of some use to ex-smokers trying to lose weight. Joining "communities" for support, whether to quit smoking, to lose weight, to start or to stop anything, has never been a huge help to me, but I've joined, and I'll go through the program there.
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Hmm, Fly... I don't have any magical answers to your delimma but if I come across one... The way I see it... I'd rather be a fat ex-smoker than a fat smoker. Just sayin' :) [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B]8/25/2007 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 131 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 3,930 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $766.35 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 11 [B]Hrs:[/B] 21 [B]Mins:[/B] 11 [B]Seconds:[/B] 18
16 years ago 0 27 logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo 0
... after browsing through a dozen threads in this section ... there really is no "answer" to losing weight gained as a direct result of quitting smoking. It seems that the only thing that helps in any way is 1. exercise, and 2. eat less. 1. I can do very little in the way of exercising I have joint issues in my toes and hips that make just about any exercise program you can think of, impossible. 2. I fasted for four days and gained one pound ... controlling my food intake isn't as much of an issue as a slow metabolism. I'm poor, so joining a gym or club is not an option. My "quit partner" (aka boyfriend) started smoking again ... I found out about a month ago. I quit for him ... not for money, not for my health. Now that he is smoking, and I'm a huge, fat ex-smoker, with no easy way to battle the smoking cessation blubber, the stage is set for me to start smoking again. I have not taken one single puff of a cigarette since quitting on June 6, 2007, but I'm holding on by a very thin rope right now. Does anyone know of a free and magical solution to this very unwanted weight gain?

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