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Tell me about it. Quit smoking almost four weeks ago, can't stop eating since and already gained 5 kg
Hey you quit smoking! That's hard to do. You'll reach a balance but this Internet stranger is proud of you!
Not trying to one-up our friend up there, but I would just compare how fighting any addiction will take its own toll for a bit. In one year after quitting drinking, I went up to 200 from around 175, the heaviest I have ever been. It took a bit, but I am finally down to a healthy 185.
I think what I am meaning to say is that if you are battling an addiction of any kind, eating too much should be the least of your concerns. No cigs? No booze? That gallon of ice cream is OK to eat in a single sitting then. Learning to moderate food can come much later.
Well done!
Smoking has probably killed your sense of taste so I recommend eating lots of low calorie foods like leaves and fiberfill.
https://medlineplus.gov/ency/patientinstructions/000811.htm
This says low-calorie 'finger-food' to keep busy with, might help as well.
Sounds weird, but we tried eating just washed and salted cabbage pieces from a bowl to see if we actually care about what we snack while watching movies. Didn't really make a difference for us lol
Congratz dude, I'm with you, I've quit six months ago. Also added about 5kg, but I'm working on that
You got this! Plus, 5kg is nothing.
Well done!
Perhaps try chewing gum? That helped me quit without gaining weight.