Hi All, as far as weight gain with quitting...I quit smoking 6 months ago cold turkey, my gain was 17 lbs. I was so careful about what I ate! (and to tell you the truth, if I knew I was going to gain ~anyway~ I'd have eaten GOOD stuff!) I tried to diet the weight off after 3 months but it wouldn't budge. My doctor told me that quitting throws your metabolism way off, especially if you'd been a long-term smoker like me. She said to give myself a 1 year deadline to get the weight off and to stop stressing. I have just now re-started Atkins, the weight is starting to drop! Whew. Don't give up on quitting. I feel better than ever now! Quitnet.com is a great FREE quit smoking site that really helps, it was my saving grace during the first week or two.
Vicky