Comments on: How Long After Quitting Smoking Does Weight Gain Take Place?

By: huskie

huskie — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 16:22:29 +0000

First of all, congratulation!!! It’s a difficult addiction to break.
Since you haven’t experienced any weight gain yet, you probably won’t. There are a couple things that usually cause weight gain -
1. Nicotine withdrawl give some of the same feelings as being hungry so often people will eat to satisfy that “hunger”.
2. There is a repititive hand-to-mouth action associated with smoking and continuing that action using food often satisfies that action.
After 6 months, while you may still have psychological cravings for a cigarette at times, the nicotine addiction should be gone. Keep doing what you’re doing and you’ll be fine.

By: Fruit Cake Lady

Fruit Cake Lady — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 16:22:29 +0000

Within days if you eat food everytime you wanted a cigarette. I don’t think everyone has this problem. Most people crave cigarettee’s after a meal, and so they tend to shy away from eating to avoid it until they are really hungry.

By: Bistro

Bistro — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 16:22:29 +0000

you dont always gain weight. if you were going to you would have already. thats usually just for people that stuff their faces with food rather than smoking. congratulations on your feat. be proud.