i have recently given up smoking will eating lots of fruit to stop my cravings put on weight?

Question

if i eat like 4 oranges 3 apples 4 kiwi fruit in a day along with my main meals (that are healthy) make me put on extra weight?
i need something to ease my cravings so im thinking fruit.
Please help as i have gained weight and im going to try this along with half an hour morning walks before work.

Answer 1

Great decision to give up smoking! It is one of the hardest habits to break. It ranks on the scale as herion, in terms of addiction.

Adding fruit to your diet can also add calories and sugar. Why not substitute some raw vegetables for 3 of the oranges. Although oranges are excellent they will up your blood sugar level quite a bit. Having 1 orange would be better.

Be sure to add 3 apples to your normal meals to help you lose weight. Apples are filled with fiber that take a lot of energy (calories) to break down. Apples use about 40 calories to digest than the actual calorie content of the apples.

So by eating the 3 apples your body is using an additional 120 calories over the calorie content of the apples. Are apples a super diet food or what!

You may also want to snack on sunflower seeds. Sunflower seeds have been proven to lower your nicotine cravings. It is suggested that you eat 1 ounce of shelled sunflower seeds daily. It's best to seperate the 1 ounce, place it in a baggie or container, then wrap up the bag with the rest of the seeds and put them away. If you keep the whole bag out, more than likely you will eat the whole bag-so hide it away.

Make sure that you are taking a good multi-vitamin and mineral supplement daily and drink tons of water.( my preferrred supplement company ( www.greenwoodhealth.net/team1 ) The vitamins and water will also ease your cravings and flush the nicotine out.

Good Luck!!

Answer 2

Eating fruit is good but if you're going to be eating that much fruit you might want to make your main meals a bit smaller, because fruit IS good for you but it's also higher in calorie than veggies, etc. Also, maybe try to incorporate jogging into your walk?

Answer 3

Fruit should be fine, as part of a balanced diet.

Go for an hour rather than half an hour walk, or 20 minutes exercise before each meal.

Good luck.

Answer 4

Walks aren't nearly enough of a workout.
Fruit is always good, but there are a lot of calories.
If you run 2 miles per day, ,6 days per week, you can eat anything you want.

Answer 5

you are supposed to eat at least 4 servings of fruit. so i guess it's ok

btw congrats on quitting smoking..that's great!

when you start a excercise program your cravings for sweet will go away.

Answer 6

go 20 mph on your bike for 6 1 2 minutes

Answer 7

carry a cooler stocked with three bottles of water a six pack four pb js two oranges a bag of tortilla chips and 12 servings of cool cucumber salsa go to womenshealthmag allrecipes com for the recipe for 22 minutes

Answer 8

while on vacation also don t forget your diet and exercise plans

Answer 9

Stop counting you re not going to be lose weight overnight Just concentrate on diet and exercise

Answer 10

Walk daily 30 mins in the morning