Reply #33: If you want to quit you can [View All]

[LynneSin]

Yes some people may gain weight the secret is starting a health eating regime before you start quitting. I gain weight after every bad breakup but that doesn't keep me from dating.

I've had a friend who had the same complaint - everytime she quit she put weight on.

So the last time she quit she started going to the gym and changing her eating plans about a month before she quit. A year later she's put on about 5-10 pounds but with all the time she spends in the gym it's mainly muscle.

Saying you won't quit smoking because of weight gain is just another crutch to keep you on cigarettes. When you're ready to quit you'll make it happen - you'll know what your issues are that keep you from sucessfully quitting and you'll make a plan as to how to address those.

I work with 2 ex-smokers who are in the best shape of their life because they decided to go totally healthy when they quit smoking. Both of them are women and one quit when she was 45 and the other when she was nearing 60.

I have addictions too, mine is food. When we stop making excuses we can achieve everything - that's my problem with losing weight is that I find excuses to eat. But in 2009 I decided that I need to fight those excuses and make it happen if I'm to lose weight.