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bs, smoking and weight

ally1

ally1

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Over the past few days, my weight has gone up by 3 kilos because I,ve stopped smoking, though have had 6 yester day and my morning bs levels are rising.am so annoyed and realise it's so hard to get all 3 under control. Is it worth stopping smoking to gain weight and to have rising bs levels?
 
ally1 said:
Is it worth stopping smoking to gain weight and to have rising bs levels?
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The weight gain and (to a lesser degree) the rise in BS is a concern .... and 3 kgs (at least to me) seems a little highish in such a short time.

For once, we (me) can say something with absolute confidence it won't breach any forum rules. Stop smoking. No question.

Question is are you eating more as a result? Portions? Exercise levels dropped? This is a multi faceted issue. Many do gain weight once they quit. Some do not.
 
When I stopped smoking (since restarted) I put on weight even tho I had done absolutely nothing differently. Smoking suppresses appetite and I do think it must do something in the brain. Don't ask me what tho.
 
Try chewing gum instead of eating when you have a nicotine craving, this helped me to stop smoking ~ 4 years ago and I didn't gain weight. I found my BS uncontrollable when smoking ~ 20 a day. Also I know if I start smoking again I will lose my will to exercise and it will snowball from there.
 
Mike D said:
The weight gain and (to a lesser degree) the rise in BS is a concern .... and 3 kgs (at least to me) seems a little highish in such a short time.

For once, we (me) can say something with absolute confidence it won't breach any forum rules. Stop smoking. No question.

Question is are you eating more as a result? Portions? Exercise levels dropped? This is a multi faceted issue. Many do gain weight once they quit. Some do not.
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yes I am eating more and craved sugary things so know why the weight went up so soon.
 
Hey Ali, I stopped smoking 30yrs ago after smoking 15 a day - every day- I loved smoking. :). When I stopped I got Nicotine chewing gum which had just come on the market and had to pay over £20 a box for it!! I did put weight on through eating more BUT after 6 months off the fags I was able to get the weight back off again. I wasn't diabetic backthen so I didn't have that to contend with, but I believe that you can do it Ali if you want it enough. I'm sure you'll make the right decision for you. The very best of Good Luck
 
13lizanne said:
Hey Ali, I stopped smoking 30yrs ago after smoking 15 a day - every day- I loved smoking. :). When I stopped I got Nicotine chewing gum which had just come on the market and had to pay over £20 a box for it!! I did put weight on through eating more BUT after 6 months off the fags I was able to get the weight back off again. I wasn't diabetic backthen so I didn't have that to contend with, but I believe that you can do it Ali if you want it enough. I'm sure you'll make the right decision for you. The very best of Good Luck
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thank you. I can do it. It was just a reality check after the weight gain
 
This may sound very silly, but on one occasion many years ago when I stopped smoking I substituted a cigarette for a child's dummy. I just stuck it in my mouth and sucked. Honestly, it worked and stopped me eating sweets to compensate, and I didn't gain weight. I did start up again after a couple of months though!

Also, drink rather than eat when you get the hunger cravings.

Keep going, Ally. You know why your weight is increasing, so that is half the battle. Stick to your previous diet and portions and don't give in to your cravings. Try a dummy (but not in public!)
 
ally1 said:
Over the past few days, my weight has gone up by 3 kilos because I,ve stopped smoking, though have had 6 yester day and my morning bs levels are rising.am so annoyed and realise it's so hard to get all 3 under control. Is it worth stopping smoking to gain weight and to have rising bs levels?
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Well done Ally1 for giving it a go - do try your best not to replace cigarettes with food. I put on SO much weight when I gave up and I contribute some of that to my diabetes diagnosis! Try gum and water instead and try to not stress too much or blame yourself too much if you have the odd slip up as stress will but your BGs up too.
Very best of luck. x :cat:
 
Am annoyed that I, ve smoked a few but have cut down from 40 aday to 7 yesterday and 2 so far today
 
Bluetit1802 said:
This may sound very silly, but on one occasion many years ago when I stopped smoking I substituted a cigarette for a child's dummy. I just stuck it in my mouth and sucked. Honestly, it worked and stopped me eating sweets to compensate, and I didn't gain weight. I did start up again after a couple of months though!

Also, drink rather than eat when you get the hunger cravings.

Keep going, Ally. You know why your weight is increasing, so that is half the battle. Stick to your previous diet and portions and don't give in to your cravings. Try a dummy (but not in public!)
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bluetit when I first saw dummy I laughed but now I can see how the dummy will help
 
Smoking takes 2-4 days to get out the system. Only after them days would I be checking sugar lvls. As blood pressure should drop a little and carbon monoxide is cleaned out your blood. U should do all u can to quit as it will kill u twice as quick as u diabetic. Maybe try a vapour e cigarette to help with cravings?
 
Hello @ally1 . I must admit I found giving up smoking tricky. I used patches, then lozenges and then polos but I succeeded and I was a heavy smoker. I haven't had a single cigarette for 10 years. What I found was that I had to change to black coffee as white coffee went with cigarettes. I also realised that I was an all or nothing person so if I had even 1 cigarette I would smoke the packet and restart. My friend has given up , after 50 years smoking. He used one of the vape cigs. If you have made your mind up to give up then you need to choose something to help you, vape, lozenges, patches or gum, choose the day, and go for it. Good luck.
 
I gave up smoking many years ago, for 1 year, after school away from my peers. Started my first job, and argh, the whole office room was full of smoke, all my colleagues were smoking and I got into it again.

That was 25 years ago ... Time to quit again ... do nicotine gums affect glucose levels ?
 
I used to cut straws in half and hold on to it and chew on it, haha. They are about the same size as a cigarette so felt the same way in my hand and chewing on it gave met he calorie free thing. I wish you the best. I however went back to smoking. I guess it will happen when we are ready.
 
mo53 said:
Hello @ally1 . I must admit I found giving up smoking tricky. I used patches, then lozenges and then polos but I succeeded and I was a heavy smoker. I haven't had a single cigarette for 10 years. What I found was that I had to change to black coffee as white coffee went with cigarettes. I also realised that I was an all or nothing person so if I had even 1 cigarette I would smoke the packet and restart. My friend has given up , after 50 years smoking. He used one of the vape cigs. If you have made your mind up to give up then you need to choose something to help you, vape, lozenges, patches or gum, choose the day, and go for it. Good luck.
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thank you. As I, m diabetic, I can,t afford to eat more because of the diabetes
 
I quit tobacco, that is cigarettes and Swedish snus, early October 2014. In the first three weeks I put on 6 kilograms and I didn't eat differently or more than usual. After four months I had gained 12 kilograms. After five months I gave up giving up smoking as my life was falling apart with both my mum and husband ill. both of them died last year. I've lost about half of what I gained but then my diet hasn't been the best either.

The reason why some of us gain so much weight is probably to do with hormones and with gut flora.

I'll quit smoking sometime soon probably but do it more slowly.
 
EdMac said:
It's worth remembering that cigarettes aren't ALL bad - whilst they aren't healthy many of the reasons for smoking are legitimate. Some people smoke to relieve anxiety, some boredom, some to help concentrate and a whole host of other reasons.

So there's no need to beat ourselves up about wanting a cigarette when the want is often perfectly natural. And if you want to stop it's likely that you need to honour some of those positive intentions and think about how you can substitute the role the cigarette plays in the wider strategy. How can you relax, concentrate, relieve boredom or whatever - without damaging your health. So identifying which two or three of all the cigarettes you smoke in a day are the hardest to give up - and looking at several alternatives.

As already posted the chemical addiction can be broken in days with will power alone. But to break the habit long term often means recognising the benefits you derive from smoking and deriving them elsewhere. If you don't proactively plan and choose your alternatives your body will. And for many people the default choice appears to be food.
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May I ask if you are a smoker yourself?
 
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