I've lost the weight I gained from quitting!

[watchinangga]

As you may have read in my previous posts, I gained bout 5kg after I quit. I felt horrible about the weight gain but nothing can compare to the positive feeling of being able to quit for almost a year now.

It was really hard to lose the weight that I gained and it seems like I just kept on adding weight every month. It was frustrating because I was losing 1kg but then I gained it back again in just a few days, it's like nothing is happening. It is really hard work to lose all the weight. I just kept on doing the normal body weight exercises that I do and after how many months of trying to lose that weight, I noticed that my weight was slowly coming down the last 2 months. Last year I was 72kg and now I am 68kg, already 4kg down. Looking forward to lose that 1kg, but still aiming to go down to 60kg to make sure my weight is okay for my height.

I don't want to discourage those who are trying to quit (although I admit, weight gain was one of the reasons why it took me a long time to quit), but hey, it is part of the journey and you just have to go through it and do something about it. Weight will not come down by itself, it needs self- discipline and the choice of food matters a lot. I'm still munching on those doritos after meals but it is getting less and less everytime. I just try my best to eat healthy on week days and eat whatever I want on weekends and incorporate exercise at least 2-3 times a week. It works.

If I can do it, you can do it too!

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Hi ..wow exellent job !! Im similar. .I also gained 5 kg after quitting .I also suffer slow metabolism from hypothyroid desease .

This month I will be 1 year cigarrets free and I lost 5 kg in the last 2 months .

First I stopped eating so much sugar and I also eat in less amounts ..I’m also back with caffeine.. I quit caffeine for a year because I was afraid it was going to push me to smoke again . Now coffee kind of control my appetite I think .

I still have to loose more .. at least I’ve lost excessive weight ..Keep it up ! Very soon on the 28th of June I will be celebrating my first year of freedom and happiness ..enjoy your anniversary too .🎉👍💕🙂

[watchinangga 9 Months Smoke Free in reply to Hidden]

Thanks Karina for your comment. Wow that's great to know! We are on the same boat here as well. I'm back with coffee and it helped me to control my appetite, that's where I also saw the changes in my weight but not craving for any cigarettes anymore. Before, I always thought coffee is perfect with cigarettes, but now, coffee tastes perfect as it is and it tastes even better.

[RoisinO1 Administrator 3 Years Smoke Free]

Great post watchinangga - well done on continuing going strong being smoke free and on loosing the weight - you will be a new woman joining us in the Penthouse very soon

[watchinangga 9 Months Smoke Free in reply to RoisinO1]

Thanks Roisin! Can't wait

[Rjg45 500 Days Smoke Free]

Great ..

I need to find this inner belief

I know it’s there as I found the power to quit and nearly 12. Months now ..

I was over weight for my height anyway but have now put on a stone or maybe close to 2 ..and now it’s noticeable and cloths won’t fit .. I hate it ..and the worse thing is that I do t notice I’m eating more !

I do shift work so my eating times are all over the place at the best of times ..

I do need to get this sorted .. i know it can be done ..it’s just same as the quitting smoking hurdle ..

Getting ill helped me quit otherwise I’d probably still be puffing away ....And I hate smoking with a vengeance now ...

Well done on the weight loss ..I will get there somehow ..just need to find my way 👍

[watchinangga 9 Months Smoke Free in reply to Rjg45]

You'll figure it out on how to lose the pounds. What's important is that you've quit smoking.

[bjay22 4 Years Smoke Free]

Congratulations on your weight loss! I can’t wait to be able to say the same. It’s the only downside to my quitting and it is so depressing. It’s coming off, but very sloooowly. What stinks is last year before quitting cigs I was at the lowest weight I’d been in decades. What took almost 2 years to lose came back within just 6 months of quitting cigs. Ugh.

[RoisinO1 Administrator 3 Years Smoke Free in reply to bjay22]

Hey bjay22 - the weight will eventually come down, I promise, stopping smoking by far outweighs the weight gain as you know - keep up the great work being smoke free For myself and hubby (4 years free) and me 3 years in September, it was after the year that worked on the weight gain and almost there to being happy

[bjay22 4 Years Smoke Free in reply to RoisinO1]

Thanks Roisin01!

[watchinangga 9 Months Smoke Free in reply to bjay22]

Thanks bjay22. It's really true that the weight is coming off sooooo slow! I realized that at some point it will just come off eventually as what Roisin mentioned as well. I tried many times to diet and detox but the weight just keeps on coming back, but later on it just comes off. You'll get there too!