I quit smoking in 2005 and promptly gained TWO HUNDRED + pounds in a little over a year.
I am very high strung and anxious and I just ate instead of sucked on a cig in times of stress, when angry, anxious etc
I simply could NOT lose it.
I got so fed up I decided I would smoke just a little to se what would happen.
Well from feb 2015 to dec 2017 i went from 390s to 225!
so i lost approx 170 lbs in 2 1/2 years.
i didn't even *try* all that hard. the smoking just naturally replaced BINGEING which is my problem.
i still had "structured" "planned" mini extra calorie meals...usually a SMALL 10" pizza and a dessert. One baked good: a brownie, cookie, croissant etc
i even weighed the pizza and then took online calorie values from a few sources ..I had to get them from franchise places since mom & pop establishments do not post calories.
i figured a pizza is basically 3 ingredients: dough, sauce, cheese. of course the ratios may change but more or less the same calories per oz
i averaged slices from sbarro, domino's and a few frozen pizzas.
i took their serving size calories and divided by weight for calories per oz
i then took the average. then to be safe, i even rounded it UP...so 63 calories / oz became 70 calories / oz
and my 18 1/2 oz pizza was rounded up to 20 oz!
this was all to try to see what i culd eat and still lose. i was trying to eat a little and be mindful of it..too many people blow a week or weeks w binges on their "free day"
so came up w a 20 oz pizza at 70 cals / oz = 1,400 and add in a dessert usually about 400-500.
I was eating 2,000 on my "free day" that one meal. Not crazy by any means ! but w that friday treat I could do low cal with very few flubs the rest o the week leading to friday.
As I got to 225ish..(my normal maintanbale weight was 165-170), i decided i should quit smoking and focus on exercise.
from 390 to 225 i hadn't exercised at all. none. it was all about overcoming my food addiction/binge behavior and i even learned to work in a treat once a week in responsible way ! a SMALL pizza, NO extra cheese or fatty meats (pepperoni etc)
dessert was small and packaged so I could see nutrition or from starbucks. ONE baked good.
I quit smoking a few months after Christmas 2017....so spring 2018.
I proceeded to gain it all back !
Fast forward to Fall 2019. I get serious. I seek an appetite suppressant. I am denied due to my blood pressure and heart rate.
I try no carbs as I had a friend who did ok w cutting out carbs.
I did "ok" for about 2-3 weeks. I would lose 10-20 and then slowly gain it back over and over.
Finally in JAN of 2020 i decided to look into bariatric surgery,.,....
I go to mandatory info seminar & sign up immediately. i am sicking of being fat.
I go to get my GI x-rays, do the breath test for stomach bacteria, take my anti biotics, start to move, make some modifications, count my sodas, smaller portions, chewing, i plan to get no straw, no caffeine and no drinking w meals etc
I am 3 months into this and anticipate surgery in AUGUST.
BUT..I cannot lose any weight !
I do great for a few weeks and gain it right back AND i binge !
my A1C was 7.5 in feb and i was ding much better than now.
They will NOT operate if I am over 8 A1C and insurance wants me to weigh less and less as I approach surgery.
I have actually now gained and am heavier than when I first checked in w Dr,
I'm not sure of my A1C but wouldn't be surprised if it is over 8 which would disqualify me.
SO....I am considering SMOKING at least up until surgery..2 or 2 1/2 months just to get a hold of this urge to eat.
Now I do not want responses abot mediation, yoga, deep breathing and "other ways to manage stress" other than eating or smoing.
This is a life long struggle..I have done it all and Im not asking for tips.
What I *AM* asking is did anyone smoke prior to surgery?
how long before surgery did you quit?
how long after surgery did you start again?
I quit to avoid heart attack, heart disease, difficuluty breathing, stroke and cost !
well, now 200 lbs heavier..i'm at risk for heart disease, stroke, i have sleep apnea, and type 2 diabetes and i spend more on mcdonald's than i did on cigarettes
to be honest i wish i never quit...i have lost 10 years from early 40s to early 50s..what should be quality yrs of my life..lost to being obese!@
I had a tummy tuck in 1997 after i gained and lost 100 lbs...also after i quit smoking!
they had me quit just 2-3 weeks prior to surgery,.
that was for healing and breathing for anesthesia.
I just see NO SMOKING on list and the pulmonolgist asked abouyt my smoking history.
I don;'t want to be kicked out of the program and I dont want surgery delayed. But i am having a hatime w the eating..all the appointments, blood work, phone calls, 100 mi travel to dr, video calls, emails, verifying appts and requesting med records from past provider
this is a full time job just preparing for surge and i do NOT deal w phones, mssgs and the likes well at all.
the whole thin is totally stressing me out and annoying me and I dislike a few of my providers for their arrogance and condescending way they speak to me.
like i don't know being 200 lbs overweight is bad, expensive and that fish is better for me than a pan of brownies..oh really?
thanks for he insight..i was wondering why i was 375 LBS !
on and on..and "stop when you are full" which is the most maddening. I am not nearly 400 lbs because i dont "stop when full"
it's because i do not even HAVE that sensation. i have been to weigh loss clinics and met people bigger than i am and been overweight their whole lives and NOT ONE of them is morbidly obese because they ate when they werent hungry !
we use food as a drug, coping mechanism, or downright gluttony..for me it is stress reliever
i dont drink booze or have anything else that cuts my nerves like eating junk fod in quantity OR toking on a cig!
I think mgoing to smoke if only for a few months and get my good momentum going
any experiences smoking??
again, nit looking for advice on not smoking or how bad it is...believe me i know !
m just trying to lose some weight so i can get surgery and try to STOP this bad momentum i have been unable to break for over a decade with the exception of the 2 1/2 yrs i smoked !
so is it dangerous? why? what about surgery they have you quit?
anyone smoke prior to surgery or shortly after
i would like to do it for a few months before and maybe after..tho everyone says i wont want to even eat after so thats good !
thoughts?
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