Eating more

Wendy,

I like to say that I'd rather have fat cells, instead of cancer cells.  It is very common to gain weight, some more than others.  You have to understand nicotine is a stimulant.  Take that away and your metabolism drops dramatically.  Add in hand to mouth oral fixation and you get weight gain.  Some of us needed that to get us through for a while.  I don't mean to scare you, but I gained a ton of weight and you may not.  I was also smoking approximately 3 packs a day when I quit, I needed that.  I thought I was being proactive by starting to exercise and eating a little healthier.  By the time I was headed in the right direction, I had gained just about 40 lbs. in 3 months.    Yeah, but let me tell you something.  I will be forever glad for those 40 lbs.   If not for those 40 lbs, I would not have embraced my new, healthy lifestyle.  Quitting was a catalyst for change in so many ways for a lot of us.  Join us over in the Exercising and Healthy Living forum :)