Smoking Cessation.

[Big Mac]

I quit smoking on the 2nd and have a slight issue. I seem to eat more than before now that I haven't touched a single cigarette. Now that I have completely quit I don't understand why I ever started. I can smell way better for the first time in years (my spicy pumpkin candles smell even better without all that horrible crap clogging my nasal passages) though that can also have drawbacks. Homeless people on the bus really stink worse than I thought. All in all it's a good thing but I seem to be hungrier and hungrier each day.

Any advice from people who have kicked the habit?

[Whitney]

I'm quitting right now too.

Pay attention to if you are actually more hungry or if you are trying to do something as a replacement for smoking.  I don't feel more hungry now but sometimes I do realize I'm wanting to eat to try and cover up the desire to go smoke.  Stock up on healthy snacks and don't sit so close to homeless people on the bus

edit:  You have spicy pumpkin candles!?

[Big Mac]

I'm quitting right now too.

Pay attention to if you are actually more hungry or if you are trying to do something as a replacement for smoking.  I don't feel more hungry now but sometimes I do realize I'm wanting to eat to try and cover up the desire to go smoke.  Stock up on healthy snacks and don't sit so close to homeless people on the bus

edit:  You have spicy pumpkin candles!?

I love scented candles! I also drink green/herbal tea a lot and enjoy soaking in the tub after a long day. I grew up with 3 women in the house and the only other male was my brother who was a little boy. I can appreciate the things chick do to relax. Aside from the macho act online I'm pretty secure with my sexuality to enjoy "girly" things.

I can't help the homeless situation too much, they tend to crowd the buses in Austin.I try to chew gum but like right now I've eaten two big helpings of saurkraut, a countless amount of bite size chocolate bars and twizzlers and I'm still pretty hungry. I don't think the few beers I've had seem to be helping but I need it to relax while studying. THis was supposed to be a white month for me but since I quit smoking I need one vice to say semi-sane.

[Whitney]

You just didn't strike me as someone who would enjoy pretty smells .

Do you like hummus?  If so, get some healthy hummus (make it yourself if necessary) and eat it with veggies.  The crunch of the veggies should help some of your cravings and the good fat from the olive oil in the hummus will help fill you up.  I have also found flavored yogurt helpful.  I just lost weight, I'm not going to gain it back from quitting smoking!!!

[Big Mac]

You just didn't strike me as someone who would enjoy pretty smells .

Do you like hummus?  If so, get some healthy hummus (make it yourself if necessary) and eat it with veggies.  The crunch of the veggies should help some of your cravings and the good fat from the olive oil in the hummus will help fill you up.  I have also found flavored yogurt helpful.  I just lost weight, I'm not going to gain it back from quitting smoking!!!

I love things that smell nice. I think it was the fact I was raised around potpourri, scented candles, perfume, and vase flowers that I'm more accustomed to it than most guys.

I love hummus, that's a great idea! I seem to be maintaining my weight so far, I think I've noticed less shortness of breath climbing stairs/walking briskly that I'm doing it more.

[karadan]

I quit smoking on the 2nd and have a slight issue. I seem to eat more than before now that I haven't touched a single cigarette. Now that I have completely quit I don't understand why I ever started. I can smell way better for the first time in years (my spicy pumpkin candles smell even better without all that horrible crap clogging my nasal passages) though that can also have drawbacks. Homeless people on the bus really stink worse than I thought. All in all it's a good thing but I seem to be hungrier and hungrier each day.

Any advice from people who have kicked the habit?

Carry on eating. It is fun! If you currently have three square meals a day, turn that into four. If you usually have one big mac at Macdonalds, have three from now on. Replacing one addiction for another is awesome! It also makes you feel much better!  

[Big Mac]

I quit smoking on the 2nd and have a slight issue. I seem to eat more than before now that I haven't touched a single cigarette. Now that I have completely quit I don't understand why I ever started. I can smell way better for the first time in years (my spicy pumpkin candles smell even better without all that horrible crap clogging my nasal passages) though that can also have drawbacks. Homeless people on the bus really stink worse than I thought. All in all it's a good thing but I seem to be hungrier and hungrier each day.

Any advice from people who have kicked the habit?

Carry on eating. It is fun! If you currently have three square meals a day, turn that into four. If you usually have one big mac at Macdonalds, have three from now on. Replacing one addiction for another is awesome! It also makes you feel much better!  

Hoisted by my own petard.....I tip my hat to you sir.

And all jokes aside (even stupid ones like the one I tried to play in the last post) scented candles are great. A cheap pleasant way to provide some heat in the home and a great scent to boot.

[Will]

If it's an oral fixation, you may want to give sugarless gum a try. Often times, smoking becomes a habitual ritual of just something to do. It's not even necessarily about the nicotine. I like nihilist gum.

[Big Mac]

If it's an oral fixation, you may want to give sugarless gum a try. Often times, smoking becomes a habitual ritual of just something to do. It's not even necessarily about the nicotine. I like nihilist gum.

Nihilist gum? Does it break into you apartment while your taking a bath and throws a ferret into the tub? Then it threatens to cut off your johnson. Does it believe in nothing?

[Renegnicat]

I myself eat a lot. Recently I started walking one mile a day to see if that will help me lose my considerably sized gut. Time will tell...

BigMac, if you're going to eat more, you just have to excercise more. If you do it before you gain weight, then it won't become a problem!

[Whitney]

I think it's easier to eat less than it is to exercise more if the eating more is not due to an actual need to eat.

[Renegnicat]

That makes sense.

[Will]

Nihilist gum? Does it break into you apartment while your taking a bath and throws a ferret into the tub? Then it threatens to cut off your johnson. Does it believe in nothing?

No, it's entirely flavorless. It's as pointless as life.

And johnson is not the preferred nomenclature.

[Reginus]

My strategy is eat what ever I feel like eating, but simply run 3-5 miles per day.

Should work pretty well until I get to the age of 30-40

[Big Mac]

Nihilist gum? Does it break into you apartment while your taking a bath and throws a ferret into the tub? Then it threatens to cut off your johnson. Does it believe in nothing?

No, it's entirely flavorless. It's as pointless as life.

And johnson is not the preferred nomenclature.

Walter this isn't some guy who built the railroads, he peed on my rug!!!

Another problem I've been having is pure disgust for people who smoke. I can't watch people smoke anymore without thinking I'm better than them and my penis is undoubtedly bigger. This especially applies when I see women smoking. My penis is definitely bigger than their penis. You too can have a large wang, just stop smoking!