How to avoid weight gain once you have quit smoking? -
I don-t know that I can maintain both my weight and not smoking at the same time. But, I don-t want to gain very much as an adverse side effect, either. Suggestions? Thank you.
Every time you think you are hungry, drink a glass of water and wait thirty minutes. If you-re still hungry for food after that, then eat something. If not, then you just needed water! A lot of the time our bodies need hydration, but we confuse the feeling of thirst for the feeling of hunger. Just another reason so many people are dehydrated.
If you genuinely are hungry for food, but don-t want to eat something at that time, try chewing sugar-free gum instead of eating. Don-t chew gum too often, as you may become afflicted with TMJ, but using it to pacify an oral fixation sparked by years of smoking should do the trick.
Good luck quitting!
Your body-s metabolism slows a bit when you quit smoking, as nicotine raises the metabolism - only slightly. So get going with some exercise - even a walk a day, or some sport, dancing etc.
Also some people replace smoking with food, so arm yourself with healthy stuff and stick to it!
There-s all the advice you need here:
http://www.quitguide.com/smoking-and-wei…
First Congradulations on making one of the most important health changes in your life !!!. When we smoke it raises our blood pressure and heart rate, so when we quit our metabolisim slows down. Therefore you need to try and speed up your metabolism through excercise, so join a health club, walk for half hour everyday. Have low cal snacks such as fresh veggies in the fridge at all times and a very important thing is increase your water intake. The water really helps to detoxify your body of the nicotine. Try to take up a new hobby that keeps your hands busy, and get plenty of rest. Another good idea is to chew sugarless gum till you get over that craving for nicotine.