I quit smoking three months ago now I crave sweets constantly, any suggestions on how to stop the cravings? -

Wednesday, January 22, 2020

I quit smoking three months ago now I crave sweets constantly, any suggestions on how to stop the cravings? -

I have plenty of veggies and fresh fruit and even nuts around to snack on. When I shop I avoid buying cookies and my favorite candies.
I buy jelly beans and other hard candy and gum lots of gum. Once in a while I even endulge in a Snickers candy bar. But nothing seems to help.
I eat a blanced diet but I-m still gaining weight. And keep looking for something sweet to eat.
Has anyone else had this problem if so how did you solve it.
First off... a big congratulations on quitting smoking!

Starting smoking again is NOT the answer! :0)

Although I can-t seem to kick my own smoking habit (yet)
I do know of an excellent support group that is moderated by health care professionals over at The Stop Smoking Center.

One of the forums topics that I think will be of great help is -Smoking Cessation and Weight Gain.- Support and advice on dealing with Weight-Gain after quitting smoking.

INFO FROM THE WEBSITE

Step 1. Sign up

Click the “Join Now” button in the upper right corner. We’ll ask you a few questions about yourself so we can give you the most helpful resources. A confirmation email will be sent to the email address you provided at registration. It contains your program password, so you may want to save or print the email for reference. Although your personal information is always kept strictly confidential, we encourage you to register with an anonymous email address.

Step 2. Connect with Other Quitters and our Health Educators

Once you-ve created an account you automatically have posting privileges in the online support group. Our Health Educators are also online to help with questions. Even if you don’t want to post messages right away, many quitters find it helpful to just read what others are experiencing. You can also use the online Instant Messenger to immediately communicate with your “Quitting Buddies” for support… like if you’re “dying” for a cigarette!

Step 3. Create Your Quit Plan (I know you-ve already quit - See Step 4)

Once you’re logged in, you also have access to all of the Quit Plan exercises to help you better understand your smoking. The more you know, the better chances you have of quitting. We recommend you start from the top, but you’re welcome to complete the exercises in any order. You can also come back and re-do the exercises at a later date or just review your results.

Step 4. Access Your Tools (Your quit meter will show the stats from your quit date to today... yahoo!!!)

Your account also gives you access to a helpful tools like a downloadable Quit Meter. The Quit Meter tracks all the money you’ve saved and life you’ve gained from quitting. You can also update your profile. For example, some people like to change their password. Also, you can create a profile and upload a picture for other members of the online support group. Finally, you can update or cancel your subscription to your support email and text messaging.

Step 5. Let Us Know How You’re Doing!

We want to make sure our program is as helpful as possible. Occasionally we-ll send you an invitation to give us your feedback and let us know how you are doing. Your feedback is very important and we appreciate your honest answers so we can improve the program for others.

P.S. When I have posted in the past I got responses almost immediately. It-s a great group of people who have quit and who are desperately trying to quit. Sometimes getting advice from people who have been there is the best.

Give it a try. :o)

Hope this helps. Congrats again - Wish you the BEST!

Direct Link to Smoking Cessation and Weight Gain:

http://sg.stopsmokingcenter.net/support/…
Have you considered smoking cigarettes? That might help.
it will take a few more months. You have to get a handle on this and not eat junk food,or else you will put on 40 pounds.

Eating healthy foods is the best way to curb your desire for junk food.. since your blood sugar and metabolism are more evened out.
I quit smoking three months ago now I crave sweets constantly, any suggestions on how to stop the cravings? -

Any great ways to quit smoking? -

Any great ways to quit smoking? -

I have been smoking for 27 years now.I tried some ways to quit smoking for my family-s sake but couldn-t do it.I would keep away from it,say,for some 10days and again go to my old ways.Any innovative methods you could suggest me other than rehabilitation centers.
Well I-m 23 and i started smoking When I was 13. So i recently quit as of July 23rd. Cold turkey.. I was smoking up to a pack a day. I tried quitting 3 times before but failed. I had to stay away from my smoker friends and places i use to enjoy smoking ( bar/casion) for a week and a half. But what helped me the most were sunflower seeds. ( and before i quit i didnt enjoy chewing on seed much) But it became my habbit for about a month after i quit. It was neat though instead of buying a pack of ciggs for 4.00 i would buy a pack of seeds for a dollar. Well i hope this helps you.. GOOD LUCK..
Well, if you-re doing it for your family, that-s great. Do it for yourself, too. 10 days is a very long time. What is it that made you go back? Figuring that one out will help alot.

Make your home and car smoke free. One smoker I know cut down drastically this way.

Trying the gum, or the patch might work, and there are prescribed pills you can take, too.

Or you could focus on all the money the tobacco owners get from you (and no, you will NEVER catch them smoking!). And think of all the money you will save yourself in medical bills down the road. Smoking not only causes disease, but complicates other diseases as well.

1000 milligrams of timed release vitamin C will definitely help. So will a 100mg vitamin B and 200mg of vitamin E.

Do it for your own health. You will be much more comfortable in your old age. Once you quit, your body works on repairing the damage caused by smoking.

It-s sooooo much better than doing it when you have no other choice but to quit because you can-t move from your hospital bed.......
You may want to check out a book called ALLEN CARR-S EASY WAY TO STOP SMOKING. I bought a copy a while ago for about ten bucks.There is a copy that comes with two c.d-s.The writer was a heavy smoker that does not believe in substituions but really addresses the head trip involved in addiction. Good Luck
think about this: every pack of cigarettes takes 2 1/2 hrs of ur life. that is 5 seconds of every puff. look on websites to get fully commited
Any great ways to quit smoking? -

How can I convince my father to quit smoking ? -

Saturday, January 18, 2020

How can I convince my father to quit smoking ? -

He is smoking over two packs a day!
make a packet up of pictures of what smoking can do to him and tell him u want him to be around for a long time because u luv him! i worked for me! good luck!
My mother is the same way. She just was in the hospital because of smoking, and yet she bought a pack as soon as she got out....Simply ask him, if he wants to live to see you get married, or if he wants grandchildren one day, or all the money he would save not smoking and not having doctors appointments in the future. Google the pro-s of quitting. I personally suggest trying the Commit lozenges.
ask him if he likes you and if he will say yes then ask him if he doesnt want to stop smoking for you! if he wants to live long, and tell him how much money he could save if he would stop smoking! maybe it would help! good luck!
ive been trying for years now and it hasn-t worked!
How can I convince my father to quit smoking ? -

What is the best method to quit smoking? -

What is the best method to quit smoking? -

I have smoked a pack a day for a year. I always smoke full flavor and I-m wondering if I cut down to lights, then cut down on my amount if this would be easier and easier. Did nicotine patches work?
just try to cut it drastically. i mean, when you get up one day, think of stopping right there and then.
it might be hard, but i think it-s the same thing in other situations wherein you should make a decision real fast--like cutting something with a knife. fast and sharp.
chew on sugarless gum instead.
Pfizer has put out a medicine called Nicotrol. It-s basically a pipe with a nicotine capsule in it. You don-t light it up , but you do inhale the nicotine through it when you -need - to. I-ve watched an elderly 50 year smoker drop the habit, and he-d told me at one point he-d never quit. So, if you can ,visit a Doctor and ask them about it.
The best way it to quit -cold turkey-, just give it up. Don-t waste your money on all the -stop smoking junk-, JUST Quit!
Id say,,chew gum or smoke filterless~I call them-chokes- because they are so nasty that you wont want to smoke them or,,what works for me is,,when you want a smoke,,set it down - say,,Ill wait a few minutes.That will help you to smoke less.lol.
think of everyone you love in your life-imagine their faces, the way they look at you when they smile as you arrive somewhere-and imagine how their faces are going to change when they are standing at the hospital as you go through cancer...then as your body is hoisted into the ground at your funeral.
don-t you owe it to them to take care of yourself?
NOW
cold turkey - most effective way.
start going to light cigarettes first, and you have to really want to quit smoking .. be determined.. i have found nicotine patches to be helpful.. but it is a hard habit to break..with patches your body does not want nicotine but it is a habit.. you would have to keep busy and try to do other things , like suck on candy, chewing on a straw .the stronger the patch worked ok for me but the lower strength did not help me..it helps to avoid being around anyone that is smoking for awhile.. try not to eat to much because it does make you very nervous and it seems you are always wanting to reach for a cigarette.. there are some rough moments but just be determined.
By chewing gums continuously.
regain yr will power thru MEDITATION,easy and best method.
The following will work for you. You don-t even need good luck.
Local hospitals offer week-long programs to make you quit smoking. Then you-ll need this trick to not go back to it: Don-t have that one cigarette for the rest of your life!
People buckle under the intense urge for a cigarette and think that their problem will go away with one cigarette. But that just makes the problem go away temporarily, only to come back with a higher intensity.
Quitting smoking feels like a loss of a loved one because to the brain it is just that - a loved one. So be prepared for the longing and the pain. Just endure it. It won-t kill you. Actually, it will make you live longer.
Adapt a new lifestyle i.e. eat fruits, go jogging, etc. Do whatever, but once you have gone through the week-long quit-smoking program, DON-T HAVE THAT ONE CIGARETTE NO MATTER WHAT. If you have that one cigarette, you fail and if you don-t then you succeed. It is that simple. You do need that week-long program to launch yourself into the wonderful world of non-smoking though.
One more thing: you may need to keep the company of non-smokers for a while i.e. at least one year.
Just think of some one who u love, who would be happy if u quit smoking.Do quit smoking for them.For ur loved ones.
YOU have to WANT to quit. that is the first step... Second is you have to decide that you WILL quit. and third you have to JUST QUIT. I smoked anywhere from a half a pack to two packs a day from the time I was 12 till I was 28. I tried the patch and to cut down and I even tried to go as strong as I could where I wouldnt want to smoke lol I just got used to it. In the end it was COLD TURKEY that worked for me... the first four weeks are the hardest... then after that its nothing.... well not nothing cuz every once in a while I have a craving (less often the longer im quit) to light up.

Note you will need something to release your stress on... my suggestion is a bike, walk or something physical.
The best way is always difficult...no matter what kind of cigar you use, still it-s bad for your health. Try to lessen the number of sticks you-re consuming per day until you could really quit on it. Quit smoking slowly. It would be hard for you if you-ll quit at once. Instead of using nicotine patches, try menthol candies..
Statistically speaking, the best way to quit is through combination therapy. The best combination for quitting seems to be Zyban and the patch. Zyban is actually an anti-depressant known as wellbutrin or bupropion that has the side effect of making you feel like crap when you have a cigarette. The patch will help you ease through physical symptoms and the Zyban will help you through mental cues. Zyban is prescription only, but it works fairly well. Some people will even use the gum with both of these for quick fixes. From personal experience, cold turkey is really difficult, Zyban helped the most and I used the gum for cravings. I went off the Zyban after about 2 months when I felt ready. Good luck.
What is the best method to quit smoking? -

Ex Smokers only!!! How did you you quit smoking? -

Tuesday, January 14, 2020

Ex Smokers only!!! How did you you quit smoking? -

please give me all the tips. How much trouble you had in your life. How much did you smoker. Do you still have craving. How is your life now being a non smoker.
I smoked around 4 or 5 pack of 30-s a week. I tried cold turkey, patches etc but found I was too moody and got upset very quickly so I would end up taking it back up. I went the to doctors 9 months ago and got -Champix- tablets. I had no side effects at all besides feeling a little nausea straight after taking the tablet occasionally. Within 14 days I-d given up smoking, simply because a) you don-t feel like a smoke because there-s nothing there to tell you to have it - b) the smoke had no effect at all - no taste, nothing. Right now (9 months on), it honestly feels like I never smoked before, I-ve never had a craving even after stopping the 12 week course of tablets. My understanding is that -Champix- is the only smoking aid that stops the cravings because it blocks that part of the brain that is asking for nicotine. I also live in a household with 4 other smokers and it hasn-t crossed my mind to pick up a smoke even in really stressful situations. The only time that is was difficult was over the Christmas period when I had a few days of drinking, because you kind of know that usually you-d be smoking, but that was a mental thing, not a craving need to actually have a smoke. Its brilliant.
i quit by looking at the amount of money i spent over the amount of time i had spent smoking and decided on a number of better things i could use it for. my quality of a life as a non-smoker hasnt really changed, but people have noticed. i rarely have cravings but i have a very strong bit of will power so i can get away from things easily.

i recommend that you shouldnt try to stop your addiction with a different one, find something about it that turns you off. if you can trick yourself into thinking its a negative thing you-ll never want to see it again
Cold turkey ... the only way. I was teaching a martial arts class. One day after an exhausting drill, my students regained their breath before me. When I walked out of the class I threw the cigarettes in the trash ... in front of the students. Anytime I had the craving ... I remembered the difficulty I had breathing and reminded myself of the struggle that lung cancer patient face. Yes .. my sister (a non smoker) lost that battle.
I tried all the medical options but none of them worked. After 15 years of smoking and many failed attempts it was tootsie pops that worked. I went through a box of 100. Everytime I wanted a smoke I had one of those. It gave me the same type of oral satisfaction as smoking. Unfortunately I ended up with 3 cavities on one side of my mouth but it was better than the thought of possibly getting cancer or lung disease. It-s been almost 8 years now and I am smoke free. I can-t even stand the smell of smoke now. You also have to treat it like alcoholism. Not even a drag ever again.
Good luck!
I quit cold turkey after college. I moved back in with my parents and knew my mother would drive me insane with her nagging if I smoked.
Of course when my brother moved back in she let him smoke. 20 years later he still does. I used to think he was the lucky one but he can-t quit.
just made up my mind went cold turkey took 1 day at a time. i smoke close to 5 pack a day the cost help took close to a year to get over the craving good luck feel a lot better
My late uncle quit by eating sunflower seeds. He used to get big bags of them. They made his tongue raw but it worked.
Ex Smokers only!!! How did you you quit smoking? -

I quit smoking 2 weeks ago today,what can I do to reward myself w/o spending money? -

I quit smoking 2 weeks ago today,what can I do to reward myself w/o spending money? -

The reason I dont want to spend money on it is b/c I dont want to feel selfish about it b/c its nobody`s fault but my own that I started smoking to begin with.Any suggestions?
Give yourself a pedicure, do your nails ...




I honestly think you should splurge on something
that is an accomplishment!
Print a nice diploma
Wow, you have a guilt complex. If I ever quit for two weeks I won-t have a big problem buying something. But accountability is weak in the world these days so I commend you for it.

Do something you like to do whether it costs money or not. Or something that you like to do that doesn-t cost money. You can go anywhere now because you don-t smoke, so go somewhere you wouldn-t have gone before because you had to smoke, like the movies.

And get this question off as soon as possible because it-s going to draw about a zillion -have a cigarette- responses.
Smoke a victory square.
I quit smoking 2 weeks ago today,what can I do to reward myself w/o spending money? -

Hypnotism. I know many people have quit smoking that way, but has anybody ever heard of quitting drinking? -

Monday, January 13, 2020

Hypnotism. I know many people have quit smoking that way, but has anybody ever heard of quitting drinking? -

that way? My friend insists that it would work the same way and I am a skeptic. I-d love to hear from people who have experienced successful hypnotism. She said she would love to lose the desire to drink and says it is just like an addiction to tabacco and if those who quit smoking (lose the desire to smoke) with hypnotism help can probably lose the desire to drink with the same method. Your thoughts?
Huh! Of course. Change your focus to what you desire. Cigaretttes are presumed to be addictive, alcohol was traditionally not so much- hence the emphasis on needing tobbac. But hypnosis by breaking a chain of causality can really work (for some) Personally I sat through 2 sessions of hypnosis and didn-t go under...
Hypnotism. I know many people have quit smoking that way, but has anybody ever heard of quitting drinking? -

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