one thing that bothers me and i expect it has bothered a few people is weight gain.
I've known 3 people give up and end up with type 2 diabetes.
I know its gunna be a real shock to my system. I've been a smoker for 35 years !!
Anything really unexpected that has turned up health wise since breaking the habit?
Cheers
Try stick to mediterrainean type diets. Nuts fruit olives salads etc. Try not to comfort eat, (chocolate and more chocolate) . Exercise is a big part of staying healthy. xx 
No not really only the positives, try and avoid the sugar food as jilly says , hard I know , exercise. I enjoy walking, so maybe start with an easy walk. If you put the weight on you can loose it in the future, healthier than smoking. I have out 8lb on in 3 months, so out walking I go. You can do this x
I decided in my first few weeks of quit that there would be no restrictions on what i eat and there was a lot of comfort eating. I did try to reduce the carbs &fruit if my state of mind allowed and loaded on everything else. I picked up about 4 kg in the past 8 weeks and have now started to slowly drop the kg's again. Considering i am still smoke free it was worth it. That is some additional incentive not to start again...
I was really surprised about some of the physical discomfort I felt during the quit process, aches and pains in my arms and back and tightness on my chest, it also went up and down and I cant say that it's all gone. That was the really surprising aspect form me, before i quit i thought i would much better after a few weeks... This site was so helpful in that regard, to understand it would not be plain sailing, but then seeing the light at the end of the tunnel when you see the posts of the long time quitters.
Good luck, hang in there!
Quitting a 35 year old habbit!! Respect! Quitting smoking is going to improve your health! I would suggest a small workout routine which you could gradually make part of your day. I joined a boxing gym so I can take out my frustration and keep fit
All I can say is a healthy balanced diet and excercise, I must admit this has been my biggest issue since stopping smoking, I never bothered with my weight but now I have gained around 10lbs and it's killing me, but I have had a lot of good advice from my quit family , and I'm sure you will get lots of different options from everyone, good luck with your quit X ps I was 32 years a smoker 😬😬😬
Thankyou everyone. I can see this is gunna really help.
I'm kinda excited in a twisted weird sort of way!!! I'm sure it's gunna be a roller-coaster ride.
I have 2 large dogs so walking is gunna be the easy bit but I'm gunna find some good hills to yomp up. That should exercise my Lungs too. Xxx
Hi Rachex and welcome to quit support😊
I see you've got lots of good advice already from our lovely members. If you chop up lots of fruit and veg, keep it in the fridge and munch on healthy food. That way, it'll be minimal damage to the waistline😉 Also drink lots of water and you'll have very happy dogs with all the excercise. Good luck and remember NOPE not one puff ever🚭👍🏼😊
Hi Rachex,
I stopped smoking (about 15 cigs per day, for 29 years) 5 months ago when I was diagnosed with Stage 1 (mild) emphysema at age 49.
My spirometry results are within normal range, but I did request a CT scan which showed early stage damage. Since emphysema is progressive, I felt I had to at least attempt to stop, my self-conducted "death train".
What to say?
I gained about 6 pounds in 5 months, but was never heavy to begin with. I have chosen not to be so hard on myself regarding this, because I know that I can lose some of it by actually eating less and walking/exercising more----which I have not earnestly/systematically done.
Nictotine is extraordinarily addictive for some of us.
Tobacco, however, and it's inhalation, will cause about 1 in 4 of smokers to develop emphysema, which is progresssive and non-reversible--although it may be slowed.
Just jump in and try. The "worst" you will do is learn more about what will and won't work for you during future attempts.
Best Wishes,
-T
Today is day 50 for me, yesterday at day 49 was the first time since my quit that I was able to stop eating by 6 PM and have NO EXTRA SUGAR!! I don't know what today will bring, but, I now know that it will eventually get better!
also folks on here are always reminding us to drink plenty of water! it helps to make you feel full and is good for your organs to function properly so keep that in mind too along with the suggestions of exercise
Plus, on a side note, in 2011 I quit smoking for 9 months, gained weight, started smoking again, and didn't take all of the weight back off before this quit now - I was under the delusion that smoking again would help me to take the weight back off - it doesn't work.
From now I am a Non- smoker
I quit two weeks ago and was wondering if it was 'normal' not to have a cough by now?
Have a good week end
Normally I would've had a cigarette.
NRT - how do I give up the mouth spray
