On Fri, 21 Jan 2005 19:38:43 GMT, Graphic Queen <[email hidden]>
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I decided to quit smoking and haven't had a cig since Monday. I don't even miss them but I have had the flu for the past couple of weeks. I am on the mend but this darn flu is hanging on. :-( I was able to stick with my induction and all during the flu and all. My husband ordered a new scale for us through Penney's. We had to order through catalog and probably won't get it until sometime next week. Our old one doesn't go beyond 300 lbs. Anyway, I am hoping to be able to keep up better with my weight once we have the new scale. The old one would also bounce around so that I wasn't sure what I was weighing at any given time. I have noticed that one pair of my jeans is just a bit looser. Hopefully that is a good sign.
Congrats on quitting smoking. I hope you find that it will be the best thing you ever did for yourself as I found when I quit 10 years ago.
I quit smoking almost three years ago. The trouble is that I started snacking more and packed on the weight. I hope you will avoid that- stoping smoking by itself does not lead to weight gain. Please remember that you are one cigarette away from going back to smoking with a vengence. Avoid tobacco an any form and sooner or later the cravings will go away. Just think, slimmer and smoke free!
Bob
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On Fri, 21 Jan 2005 19:38:43 GMT, Graphic Queen <[email hidden]>
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I decided to quit smoking and haven't had a cig since Monday. I don't even miss them but I have had the flu for the past couple of weeks. I am on the mend but this darn flu is hanging on. :-( I was able to stick with my induction and all during the flu and all. My husband ordered a new scale for us through Penney's. We had to order through catalog and probably won't get it until sometime next week. Our old one doesn't go beyond 300 lbs. Anyway, I am hoping to be able to keep up better with my weight once we have the new scale. The old one would also bounce around so that I wasn't sure what I was weighing at any given time. I have noticed that one pair of my jeans is just a bit looser. Hopefully that is a good sign.
Congrats on quitting smoking. I hope you find that it will be the best thing you ever did for yourself as I found when I quit 10 years ago.
In article <FtiId.4882$hu.4772@fed1read01>, "Bob D" <[email hidden]>
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I quit smoking almost three years ago. The trouble is that I started snacking more and packed on the weight. I hope you will avoid that- stoping smoking by itself does not lead to weight gain.
Well, not if you start eating less when you quit, or exercising more. Smoking speeds up your metabolism. Smoking a pack is the equivalent of burning 200 calories. So to avoid gaining weight when you quit you have to create that deficit some other way. I found it too difficult, so I went ahead and gained some weight.
