Am gaining weight

[wendywoo66]

Have put on half a stone. Am not feeling very motivated with exercise either. Cold winter nights and all that. After a long day at work I just want to curl up on my sofa.

[Feelgreat26]

Better than smoking Wendy. If you do snack a lot stick with fruit, nuts, carrot sticks and savoury stuff. How about an exercise bike at home. Well worth it. Or even one of those stay fit home videos.

3 months wow. Keep going. This is your new life!

[tonimilw newly quit]

Hi Wendy. Well done on 3 months. Don't worry too much about the weight so much. Losing that will be far easier than quitting smoking and you've done that

[Hidden]

Hi Wendy,

Don't worry about exercising for now. I think I went off it in the first months . My body was pretty exhausted. I gained 10 lbs.. I refuse to step on the scale anymore. I'm focusing on how I feel and cutting out sugar. Sugar was the reason I put on 10 lbs 😡Grrrr. Have you ever had your thyroid checked??? Mine went low after I quit.. apparently a pretty common occurrence after quitting and that will make you feel exhausted and put on weight. You're doing great staying off those killer cigarettes.. keep posting! xx

[jess-secondtimelucky 15 Month Winner]

Hi Wendy, you can always lose a little bit of weight. My plan is to try and enjoy myself and eat whatever i want (within reason) while i am trying to give up, and then when i have 3 months quit under my belt, thats when i am gonna start to try and lose the weight!

I know its hard but a little bit of weight is better than 1 cigarette

Keep smiling and things will get better, promise xx

[Angeline12345]

3 months is fantastic and you've only put on half stone, gaining weight is better for you than smoking and if eating helps enjoy it!! I put a stone on swooped fags for mars bars!! But it stopped me from smoking just got to shift the weight!! 😀😀

[Hidden in reply to Angeline12345]

Hi Angeline,

I see you're almost at 2 years... wonderful🌹

[Angeline12345 in reply to Hidden]

Yes I know !! Never thought I would be able to get to a year let alone 2!

Your a year well done hopefully your feeling a lot better 😀Xx

[Hidden in reply to Angeline12345]

Thanks Angeline😊After a hard quit, I'm doing really well. Just have to watch the alcohol... one drink only but I'm okay with that. Hope your day is a good one🌻🍁🌾🍂

[Briarwood Administrator Ducky]

Congrats Wendy on 3 months quit, great job👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

A little extra weight is a small price to pay for healthy lungs and maybe try a walk on your lunch break. Keep up that great quit and be proud🚭👍🏼😊

[monky Administrator Cake sniffer outer]

HAYYYY Wendy, huge CONGRATULATIONS on gaining weight gal and look at you gooooo, 3 months quit now tooooo am just loving it

As for exercising, Me thinks I'd best do a bit of that myself and flippin scarper of course you could always chase me cos that would be good exercise eh

[viade1125 8 MONTH WINNER]

A friend of mine who quit over 20 years ago asked me.. if smoking was such an appetite suppressant then how come all smokers aren't skinny? I was stumped! It made me realise how much I'd continue to eat even when I wasn't hungry still. Thats what started my health and fitness journey 3 years ago. Unfortunately, as I was telling Maggy here a few weeks ago smoking is the last thing in my lifestyle to go. I somehow adopted all of the other healthy changes and added smoking back into it. It just doesn't fit anymore and it has to go! Hang in there xxx