Has anyone out there quit smoking cold turkey and NOT gained weight. That's my very poor but real excuse for continuing this horrible habit. ??
Sadly no but if you keep an eye on what you are eating then it should be easy enough to not put on too much and get rid of it
Hi glynnie. I stopped cold turkey and gained weight. I started to chew on diet candy and now starting slimfast shakes to curb the weight. I have medical problems and cant exercise. Good luck
Hi glynnie
i have just started my second attempt at stopping. I stopped cold turkey a few years ago for over a year. I didn't gain any weight. I didn't replace my craving with food.
the feeling of wanting a cigarette is similar to being hungry but you can't take your craving away by eating,it's just a distraction.
Im doing exercise or meditation when I fancy a cigarette, fingers crossed.
i didn't gain weight initially because i weaned off from cigarettes (like a pack a day) to a vape but did gain a little weight (8-10 lbs when weaning off the vape). no worries though, it's better than smoking... i mean for me, i feel like i thought about smoking all the time when i was quitting but having a snack helped the craving. like for me those things were kinda separate. like i would think about smoking, but on the other hand sometimes i would have cravings and think about smoking but other times, it would be thinking about it but not really feel the craving, if that makes any sense.