Grrrr weight gain!

[nsd_user663_5402]

I used to be a big bloke, 6ft, 19 stone, over 18 months of changing eating habits I went down to 13 stone.

And then I quit smoking in August. 2 months later and the weight is going back on. I have put on 5 lbs and am starting to get disheartened.

I have started walking briskly for 2 miles each night, so hope it starts to reverse the trend. Will check how things are going in 2 weeks.

Life is full of challenges!

[nsd_user663_3728]

Hi StateofPlay

Well done on your quit you're doing just fine

Try not to worry about a little extra weight I also put on wieght but the body will sort that out as the melabolism rights itself again

I also put on wieght when I quit but at the 6 month mark it started to come off again without me needing to diet or exercise a lot which I'm unable to do on a regular basis and I'm now within 3 lb of my pre quit wieght

Love

Marg

[nsd_user663_5310]

A little weight wont kill you but cigarettes will so dont worry it will all settle down soon

[nsd_user663_5401]

Hello my love

I know I've said this before, however I am a fitness bunny and have been for 20 years (even whilst smoking 30 a day). I swim a mile every morning before work and gym/spin/class 6 days a week (there is a point to all this). I do all that but I'm prone to gaining weight quickly.

My advice is up the exercise, your two mile walk should be taking you 30 mins (15 mins a mile) and you should aim for 25 mins. Really we all should do at least 1 hour of exercise a day. Spinning classes are very good but you need to have a reasonable fitness to start them.

Diet - Oh I hate to diet and I know people call it healthy eating but to me if I can't in my body weight in Mars Bars then it's a diet!! I low carb as I hate the crap they put in low cal products. However the main thing is to cut out refined carbs such as chocolate, cakes, bread, beer/wine and sugar in general. I lost 8 stone 22 years again (I was a very fat kid) and I suppose one of the reasons I never wanted to give up smoking was the weight issue. At 42 I’m not going to be a size 10 forever but I’m not giving that up without a fight.

I'm now on day 8 and yesterday I pulled myself together and went back to my low carb life with exercise.

If you need help with an exercise plan let me know.

[nsd_user663_5402]

Thanks for the advice and positive comments.

I used to go to the gym everyday, smoke 2 before I went in and two afterwards LOL. Since I quit smoking I have a low boredom threshold and the gym is well boring now.

So I have stopped going to the gym, which is why I am getting porky

I forget how well I have done, not a single ciggie since 22/8, I was a hardened smoker before I quit. I have driven 15 miles at 3 in the morning to find a petrol station that was open, coz I had run out just before I went to bed and woke up in a sweat worrying that I didn't have any fags for the morning

And that is what I need to do, keep focussing on the positives, and forget the flab for a while, just hope I can still fit into the new suit I am having made at the moment

Once again, thanks for your kind words. Oh, and by the way, do you also get the urge to go and sniff the smoke of someone who you see having a fag? I am worried they will think I am a nutter and have me arrested