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fincafern · Posted: Mon Apr 30, 2012 11:57 am Post subject:

You are so right, La Vache...I am now a good stone heavier and OH a stone and a half heavier having given up the weed just over a year ago.
We chewed sugar free gum for a while not sweets, so it wasn't sugar that put the weight on. We also went cold turkey - no aids at all.
We walked more - up to an hour a day now. We took up more sports. We have dieted - all to no avail which is pretty miserable but we won't start smoking again just to be thinner.
Not quite sure what else to do now. People said the added weight gain would eventually self regulate but it hasn't - short of starving myself, it is difficult to lose any of this extra weight.
We look like TWEEDLE dee and TWEEDLE DUM now and the only consolation is we can both call each other fatty.
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sue dyer · Posted: Mon Apr 30, 2012 12:51 pm Post subject:

Aw Fincafern, I'm sure you don't look like Tweedle Dee etc!

GG - reminds me of mam's cig dropping out of the ashtray and burning a cigarette length hole in the 6 month old carpet. The insurance company tried to fob her off with a repair using a bit of carpet from behind the sofa. I wrote a letter pointing out the "new for old" and they stumped up the price of the carpet. Lily bought a rug which covered the mark and took Dave and I out for a curry with some of the proceeds. Very Happy

She was quite funny when she was "secretly" smoking, it was the worst kept secret in the family! She's think of the most obscure excuses to nip off by herself. Bless!
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wallypott · Posted: Mon Apr 30, 2012 1:33 pm Post subject:

lv · Joined: 16 Feb 2005 Posts: 10425

Touch wood I haven't put on even half a kg yet, but then it is only 6 weeks since I stopped.

Giddy Goat · Posted: Mon Apr 30, 2012 2:26 pm Post subject:

Bon courage LV - it's for a very good cause but it must be tough.
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Giddy Goat · Posted: Mon Apr 30, 2012 2:35 pm Post subject:

Are those fake ciggies any good? You really do need to have that time out periodically! Smile

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fincafern · Posted: Mon Apr 30, 2012 3:25 pm Post subject:

Sorry La Vache, I didn't realise you were only 6 weeks into stopping or I would not have mentioned the Tweedle dee and dum bits - off putting for someone trying to give up. Anyway, not everyone is affected in the same way, I'm sure.

I wish you all the best and you'll be saving money too - we treated ourselves to a cruise - saved up all the money and watched it grow weekly but we were heavy smokers, not like you.
We had enough after only 9 months - that says something doesn't it ? Plus we could sit any where we liked on the ship without feeling like pariahs - lol!
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lv · Joined: 16 Feb 2005 Posts: 10425

Hats off to you and your OH Finca, and a cruise was a fantastic way to reward your success. My habit was minor in comparison. I hope I don't put on weight as I can't afford a new wardrobe and I like being a size 10.
GG, I've always used the Allen Carr method of stopping, no substitutes, patches or gum, just cold turkey. The fact I had a stinking cold helped me get started!

Giddy Goat · Posted: Mon Apr 30, 2012 4:32 pm Post subject:

Every nose has a silver lining eh LV! Laughing

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CarolineH · Posted: Mon Apr 30, 2012 4:49 pm Post subject: