quitting smoking and gaining weight
Fatback
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I quit smoking two weeks ago and gained 5 lbs in the first week. In the 2nd, I'm up to 8 lbs...approaching 10. My pants don't fit no more. Will this ever stop?
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Get your fruit servings up, if you're hungry instead of grabbing chips have some fruit. It's summer so a lot of fruits are in their prime seasons, I just had some vine riped organic peaches the other day and they were incredible. So juicy.........
Also exercise (I need to take heed of this one). Even start small, go for a walk after dinner w/ your ipod that you dj w/ (I kid) and enjoy a stroll.
It's just a temporary bump but if you eat correctly you should level off and go back to normal.
So go on with your fancy bragging about getting fat I'll just flick my thumb at y'all in a really mean way when your not looking
FUCKERS!
Guzzo, fer real I was like you and so many other dudes, for my whole life I was mad skinny and could eat lard pies and still not crack 140...for a while it was cool, as I got older and dudes started getting thicker and I was still The Thin Man...then I hit 30 and shit got weird, and I ain't alone...enjoy being a rail while you can, cause although you see some dudes stay beanpole into old age, most dudes hit some switch at 30 and the body e x p a n d s...
...and I quit smoking (cold turkey) around 8 months ago, put on about 15lbs, maybe even 20, and can't seem to shake it yet (although my eating habits are very poor - I do exercise like a mutha) - in fact, even though I bulked up a bit after 30, this post-smoking blow-up is the first time in my life I've felt aware of a gut, ashamed of the tight shirt stylee, etc...some kind of summer BOOT CAMP is in order, it's like 2 weeks to beach weather around here!!
Don't miss cigs a bit, though. As long as I can puff some herb once or twice a day, I'll never smoke a butt again - and I smoked non-stop for over 15 years. By the time I quit, they were making me sick just to think about them, even though I kept smoking...
you just hit the nail on the head for me. i was skinny as fuck most of my life. i always wanted to put on about 15-20 lbs. however after 30 and after not smoking everything is going to my gut. i lift weights a lot try to redistribute, but everthing ends up on the love handles. i'm starting to look as if with child. the other day i found this mysterious small object in my belly button. some kind of lint/crumb
JESU!!!
I need to get an exercise regimine together before I look like this dude
The slowing down of metabolism sounds like no biggie when you're a young scrappy but let me tell yawl... at 28 I've started bigging up like crazy with no change in lifestyle... it was fun at first but now I'm getting worried... and having to replace your wardrobe is a bitch as well...
As for smoking cessation, trying some Zyban or Wellbutrin in tandem with a patch for a few weeks will make you less likely to relapse. It might help suppress your appetite, too.
"Last week, the city's anti-smoking laws went into effect, and already, New York City has gained 20,000 pounds."
Giving up is hard.... until two weeks later you figure out it's actually not.
Hey hommie, you should try to quit smoking weed on a daily basis as well. When you smoke weed and hold the smoke in your lungs, the THC and other chemicals in the weed do major damage to your lungs. Taking one hit of weed is equal to smoking multiple cigs at the same time. Just a thought.
Change is diet is also necessary - if your metabolism is slowing down, you can't break down those double cheeseburgers with fries as easily, right? Start eating more veggies and fruits. Also, a lot times when we feel hungry, we're actually thirsty, so drink a glass of water and see how that holds you over.
The other sneaky bitch is that cigarettes deadens your tastebuds, so when you stop smoking, they start to heal, and food tastes a lot better, making you want to eat more, which combined with slower metabolism equals BEER BELLY. Alcohol is also crazy high in 'empty' calories: calories get converted to sugar, extra sugar gets converted into fat!
On a personal note: I`ve heard all the talk about maryjane being 20 times worse than a ciggie, but my personal experience - I`VE NEVER HAD A SMOKERS COUGH FROM MARIJUANA - only when I`ve binged smoked (ciggies) the night before. There hasn`t been any serious study of marijuana ever, and usually they smoke out some chimps with like a whole ounce - which 99.99% of stoners don`t do anyways. So I think that`s BS, but that`s just me.
....wait, what were we just talking about?
someone who knows better can correct me if im wrong, but i believe its not the smoke that causes damage but the heat. which is why doctors who recommend smoking herb for medicinal reasons also recommend a vaporizer.