9 weeks

[daffy654]

It is 9 weeks since I stopped smoking :-)


I have put on a stone in weight (now 9st 2lb), my skin is awful, I haven't stopped coughing for weeks and i'm no better of finanically. I'm not going to start again though because it is great to not be a slave to cigarettes. lol

[joggerjayne]

And you are no better off financially because ... (?)

[Sachs]

daffy,
please carry on, it will get better! x

[milliezoe]

Well done I stopped smoking in 1993 best thing I ever did it took me about six months for things to start levelling out I could then start excercising to lose the weight gain the coughing will stop once your lungs are clear and I still enjoy getting in the car and being able to smell the air freshener and food tastes better too keep it up !!!!!

[DEN53]

I did'nt realised you smoked daffy - I thought you had a life threatening lung condition.

[daffy654]

Thanks everyone :-)

I'm no better off financially jj because my oh has found other things to spend the money on (himself mainly).

Vibra, I've been hammered a couple of times with no problems re smoking. lol

Milliezoe, my coughing will probably never get better and i'm unable to exercise due to my lung disease (emphysema)....the main reason I stopped smoking in the first place. I am still not going to start again though, just the smell of tobacco makes me cringe now.

[daffy654]

I do have a serious lung disease Den, which is why it was very stupid of me to continue to smoke. Although it won't actually help my condition it may mean I deteriorate less rapidly.

[daffy654]

No I haven't been comfort eating dennis. I have actually been eating nothing but fish, vegetables and fruit in smallish portions - and for several days I ate nothing but toast due to finacial problems. I have had the occasional treat but nothing really fattening or often.

[ummmm]

Smoking is a stimulant and quickens the matebolic rate.

[daffy654]

My weight gain may be because I was actually at the lower end of normal for my height dennis. I am now bang in the middle of the healthy range according to the NHS website calculator thingy :-)

[askyourgran]

Don;t want to make you feel worse, but I stopped smoking 6 months ago I am now two stones overweight, I've no intention of starting again but the doc says I just have to eat sensibly not diet. I think that you naturally put on weigh when you stop, and then level out hopefully we'll level out soon my savings are being eaten up by buying bigger knickers etc.