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Today I saw the nurse practitioner at my surgery,just for a blood pressure check.I said I was still smoke free and also nicotine free but that I'd replaced most of my cigs with bad stuff like sweets (candy) & chocolate.I'm changing now & I've lost 14lbs in a month.She said that the single most important thing you can do is give up.smoking & not to worry too much about the weight gain which would sort itself out.

I've been beating myself up for quite a while over the weight thing and not really focused on what I'd achieved with the cigs.So,if you're reading this smoke free and fretting about your weight gain then don't fret,WELL DONE on a fabulous quit,worry about the weight later.

Hugs to all

H

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droopyJ

WOW H, 14lbs is remarkable weight loss..... all that walking your doing is obviously helping you :) I've gained about 11lb but I had lost 10lb before I gave up smoking (so pleased I did...) just need to get into the habit of doing some walking in the evening (or morning)...not quite ready to try dieting though (she says as she sticks a biscuit in her mouth...). Am just trying to maintain the weight but you and your nurse are quite right...... better to give up the smokes and put on a few pounds :D

Well done H ;)

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andi22

Blimey Helen, how can you lose that much weight in a month? Did you starve yourself? I wish I could lose a bit more but I am definitely going in the right direction now.

Quite right to say to give up the smoking first, don't even think about the weight, then once you are comfortable with not smoking (a few months in, probably), start to consider losing the weight.

Well done.! :)

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yellowsnowdrop in reply toandi22

I manage to get to the gym 5 days a week and last week I walked (on the treadmill and around the seafront) 48.65 miles.Walking is the only way I can do this,I also log everything I eat on myfitnesspal.a brilliant little site that gives me a calorie allowance based on my exercise and weight loss goals.I could really quite happily be a couch potato but that way lies disaster!!!

Hugs to all

H

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andi22 in reply toyellowsnowdrop

Wow! I still think you're awesome! :)

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yellowsnowdrop

Andi my sweet ,I promise I'm not awesome at all,I just do a lot of walking and moan at Greedy Benny & his sister Mizzle(the cats) that most of the time I'm crackered !!!!

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Fresher8 MONTH WINNER

Amazing achievement Helen and well done to you,,, good grief your like little miss fitness now :D :D

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yellowsnowdrop

You should see me when I have my old Tee shirt and leggings on yompng away on the treadmill looking like a boiled beetroot,little miss fitness NOT :-)

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droopyJ

I think its fair to say that most of us look like that H :o But it could be worse we could still be smokers :D

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Betts

Held you are a star! No smoking is the absolute best and such an achievement, but getting so in charge of the eating and exercise and weight too!!!

What a star, and inspiration!

Just brilliant, keep strong, show us the way, ..... and send me some of those willpower vibes!!!!!! I need em!

Xx

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Pinkiezoom26 Months Winner

Wow H well done hun :) really proud of you.

hey when is the craft fair again? is it this weekend? x

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yellowsnowdrop in reply toPinkiezoom

Was last weekend,was a BIG disaster!!! 15 craft stalls and the only folk that sold anything were the cup cake people!! Given the wrong start time so got there about 90 mins before start time and paid for electricity that wasn't there,left an hour before finish.LOADS of unhappy stakeholders.Might have a couple of bookings for Christmas tho so I'm happy with that.

Hugs H x

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droopyJ in reply toyellowsnowdrop

AH H that wasn't good.... but what does it tell you about our habits if the cup cake stall did the selling....! (not a lover of cup cakes too much icing) But at least something positive came out of it for you :D

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surrendertowin

Morning Yellow Snowdon. So glad I read your post. I could have written that. I thought all my trousers had shrunk. I was starting to look like an egg on legs. I feel reassured now that I have read your post. Thanks Ray x

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yellowsnowdrop in reply tosurrendertowin

Ray my friend,Good to see you as ever.How are you and how goes the walking? Hugs H

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surrendertowin in reply toyellowsnowdrop

Hi,Well the walking is ok and still painful but I'm enjoying the countryside sooooooooo much.I love the flowers around here,I'm fond of the ferns and foxgloves. I'm fortunate in as much that if I walk for 5 minutes either side of the village I'm in the fields.The down side is that the village is built on a hill so there's not much flat walking.It's the hills that cause most of the pain.I hope to get out for a longer walk this week.Thank you yellowsnowdrop.

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Sarah08

Yellowsnowdrop has written some pearls of wisdom and congratulations on loosing 14llbs, you must be exercising the same will power that you are currently applying to your quit attempt!

Smoking raises your blood sugar levels, hence this is why smokers skip meals but obviously don't get adequate nutrition from this behaviour. This is why it's important not to reach for high fat or high sugar foods in replacement for cigarettes.

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TerryOR3 YEAR WINNER

Fantastic job, I've only gained two pounds when I went to my weight-loss group today,

That is easy ( I guess) to get rid of, will get my bike out soon.....I'm already overweight

So don't need that! You are doing great, congratulations....

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yoghurtweaver1 YEAR WINNER

came here to basically say the same thing. I've gained about 2 stone since I quit (though it's been nearly 5 months now, huzzah!) and with summer here I am starting to lose it again. To be honest it has got me down at times but you're totally right that it's important to focus on the positives and I am really pleased to be cigarette free! I never thought I'd do it during the summer but each milestone (first festival without tobacco, getting used to spending hours in the beer garden without a fag, etc.) is getting easier! x

in reply toyoghurtweaver

Ya weight gain is annoying for sure. I really enjoy fashion , so I'll admit it does get me down as well. Smoking is just not an option for me anymore. Just too dangerous. Awesome quit!!

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yellowsnowdrop

Yogurtweaver (fab name!!) PLEASE don't let the weight gain thing get you down.The whole point of my post was to highlight how much the weight gain REALLY DOESN'T matter and just how awesome we ALL are for quitting the cigs. I'm really glad it's getting easier for you, those 'firsts' can be REALLY dodgy but learning to deal with them and move on is all part of the process. HUGE HUGE congrats on an awesome 5 months, you are indeed a superstar. Hugs H x

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wendywoo66LONG TERM WINNER

Thanks I need to heat that x

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