oooomg. weight gain! LOL

I lost 108 lbs. Then stopped smoking. Good god... I have thrown all of my great eating habits out of the window. Soda, chocolate, chips, sunflower seeds, etc. I have gained 16 lbs within 2 weeks! Holy smurf.

Part of me things I should just go with it and do whatever I need to do to get through this. The other part thinks I'm setting myself up for a problem later on. Ugh.

Maybe chewing gum, brushing teeth or drinking a large glass of water?

Sometimes when I feel like I'm about to stuff my face from being bored, I put on some Crest Whitestrips. By the time I have to take them off, the craving is gone.

Quoting Man. Bear. Pig.:" I lost 108 lbs. Then stopped smoking. Good god... I have thrown all of my great eating habits out of ... [snip!] ... it and do whatever I need to do to get through this. The other part thinks I'm setting myself up for a problem later on. Ugh."

No!!! Don't just throw your hands in the air and eat whatever. Stay on your eating habits. Gaining too much on the wrong stuff is not healthy for you or the baby. Work closely wtih your midwife or OB on what they recommend. I gain 14lbs the first trimester and all the books told me nothing or a few lbs was "normal" for the first trimester. I FREAKED OUT. Then after talking with my midwife, we discussed what was right for me, what was healthy is #1. Your pregnant, you don't have a disease. Eat healthfully and stay active and your pregnancy will most likely go smoothly and you'll snap back after baby   I did that and had none of the common complains that most people have. No back pain, little swelling, no heartburn, no insomnia, no cravings, etc.

Good luck lady!

I do the gum, and drink water like nobody's business. NOTHING seems to be filling the void from not smoking though. I know it's temporary though.... It just sucks to see that smurf on the scale!

Quoting Seth-y-Felicia:" No!!! Don't just throw your hands in the air and eat whatever. Stay on your eating habits. Gaining ... [snip!] ... that most people have. No back pain, little swelling, no heartburn, no insomnia, no cravings, etc. Good luck lady! "

Thank you! I'm not pregnant though.   I had my daughter last year.

<blockquote><b>Quoting Seth-y-Felicia:</b>" No!!! Don't just throw your hands in the air and eat whatever. Stay on your eating habits. Gaining ... [snip!] ... that most people have. No back pain, little swelling, no heartburn, no insomnia, no cravings, etc. Good luck lady! "</blockquote>



Lmao not everyone on this site is pregnant.


Good advice if she was though.

<blockquote><b>Quoting Man. Bear. Pig.:</b>" I do the gum, and drink water like nobody's business. NOTHING seems to be filling the void from not smoking though. I know it's temporary though.... It just sucks to see that smurf on the scale!"</blockquote>




Get a e cig that doesn't have the tobacco in the cartridge. Hans has one and is lowering the nicotine level each time we buy. His issue is he likes the motion of smoking and gets bored on his commute.

Quoting Brink:" <blockquote><b>Quoting Man. Bear. Pig.:</b>" I do the gum, and drink water like nobody's ... [snip!] ... and is lowering the nicotine level each time we buy. His issue is he likes the motion of smoking and gets bored on his commute."

Ive tried and it tastes like Smurf. ick. I'll get through it.... i'm over 48 hours without one now!

<blockquote><b>Quoting Man. Bear. Pig.:</b>" Ive tried and it tastes like Smurf. ick. I'll get through it.... i'm over 48 hours without one now!"</blockquote>




Do you get one at like 7-11?

Dude I got him the creme della creme on. I hate smoking and I like it.

I'm proud of you for quitting! You can buy tons of Pinterest stuff with the money you're going to save

Quoting Brink:" <blockquote><b>Quoting Man. Bear. Pig.:</b>" Ive tried and it tastes like Smurf. ick. ... [snip!] ... smoking and I like it. I'm proud of you for quitting! You can buy tons of Pinterest stuff with the money you're going to save"

No this was before the whole ecig craze and before 7-11 sold them.. I paid like 70 bucks for it!!!

Thank you! I hope I can stick with it!

<blockquote><b>Quoting Man. Bear. Pig.:</b>" No this was before the whole ecig craze and before 7-11 sold them.. I paid like 70 bucks for it!!! Thank you! I hope I can stick with it!"</blockquote>




It's hard but you can do it. Losing over a hundred pounds is hard but you did that.

Quoting Brink:" <blockquote><b>Quoting Man. Bear. Pig.:</b>" No this was before the whole ecig craze ... [snip!] ... can stick with it!"</blockquote> It's hard but you can do it. Losing over a hundred pounds is hard but you did that."

Very true.... I think with Jon getting back, it's harder to stay on track with him here. I'm used to a routine, and I cant do it now that he's here demanding all sorts of attention. ;)

<blockquote><b>Quoting Man. Bear. Pig.:</b>" Very true.... I think with Jon getting back, it's harder to stay on track with him here. I'm used to a routine, and I cant do it now that he's here demanding all sorts of attention. ;)"</blockquote>




Lol damn men

Quoting Man. Bear. Pig.:" Ive tried and it tastes like Smurf. ick. I'll get through it.... i'm over 48 hours without one now!"

Awesome! Good for you!

I would get "safe foods" to snack on. I love to snack in the evenings, it is my biggest weakness. I stock up things that I can eat my weight in without gaining weight. Grapes, carrots, rice cakes, pineapple, oranges... things like that so that I don't feel deprived. You can also make some bad ass ice cream out of just frozen bananas. You can add seasoning (I like the salsa ranch seasoning in a packet) to a thing of Greek yogurt for a high protein, fat free veggie dip. I buy carrots that are sliced like chips so I feel like it's the real deal.

For me, the only way I succeed is if I don't feel like I am on a diet. If I do, I will just throw my hands up and binge. Sometimes, I want to snack mindlessly and so I do...but on foods that won't make the scale jump.

what did you do to lose all that weight and how long did it take?