Help, I have gained 22 pounds since I quit smoking, how do I shed these unwanted pounds?

Question

Yes, I did it! I quit the bad habit of smoking. April will be my 1 year anniversary. I smoked for 20 years & it was time to stop. For all of you that has tried & not suceeded or planning to quit, I went through acculaser. It cost me $200.00 but was well worth it. Almost 1 year of being smoke free but gained 22 pounds. Does anyone have any ideas on how to shed these pounds? any advuce would be helpful. I do excercise regurly 3 - 4 times a week.

Answer 1

Way to go! I wish my best friend would quit!

You need to jumpstart your metabolism, since smoking really screws it up.

Eat something every 3 hours - no exceptions - about 5 or 6 small meals per day. Get a combination of protien and carbs in each snack, plus fruits and veggies of course. Good snacks for work are yogurt, almonds, string cheese, wheat crackers with cheddar, etc. Drink lots of water and avoid artificial sweetners, as they cause hunger and make you bloated. Diet sodas are the absolute worst!

Also, work in some weight training if you don't already. Every pound of muscle you have burns 50 calories per day just sitting there! So the more you build, the more calories your body will burn without even trying.

Answer 2

First off a BIG CONGRAT'S on getting yourself clean!!!!!!!!!! Now you are into another stage of doing something good for yourself and working out a lifestyle plan of eating that you can stick with for a life. A diet per say is something that people go on and will lose weight but usually go off of and go back to the way they were eating before and end up gaining weight back. So what you need to find is a lifestyle plan that you can lose weight on and also stick with after for maintaining your new look. What you have mentioned above....mainly the lean cuisine - I are not what is considered *whole foods* and I also believe most are high in sodium content. I believe in getting back to the basic's would be helpful for you and since you are a determined person - I know you can do it. Choose whole healthy foods that work for you to lose weight - and not all people lose weight following the same type of plan because not all can (or want to follow the same or react to the same plan the same way). Your body will let you know. So pick a plan be it Lowcarbing, Weight Watchers, South Beach or a zillion others - but one that is actually based on store bought food and not specialty food thats going to cost you an arm and a leg :-) Water is always very important no matter what plan you are following - so you should be drinking eight 8oz glasses a day. As for exercise - I know at 200 pounds it can be tough at times. You can start with just simple walking for 30 min a day and work yourself up from there - add in weight training to tone (I'm assuming you are a woman that is not looking at building up lots of muscle). As time progresses you can increase both of these. Don't become addicted to the scales - but rely more on how your clothing is fitting you as you lose. If you are working out muscle weighs more than fat - so if the scales are not moving down you can still be looking better and clothing fitting better overall. After years and years of yo-yo dieting I quit dieting and finally did what I have said here - I lost 125 pounds in 8 months.

Answer 3

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Answer 4

y don't u start smoke again... hahaa... just joking... maybe u have to plan ur eating program. how much u eat must be level with how much uve done a day. for example, if u r a student who walks to school which ur house is about 2km+ distance away to ur school. u may need a lot of energy to walk. and so, its ok 4 u to eat much. but if u go to school by bus, theres no need 4 u to eat more... and 1 more, owez drinks alot of sky juice and, if u wanna, t8 a supplements. i suggest u to take Bcomplex.

Answer 5

Stop eating food. You will lose weight.

Answer 6

eat one less candy bar and drink one less can of soda every day

Answer 7

thats why im scared to quit smoking.....