Hi.
I understand your frustration. I've quit smoking Aug 18th 1 year ago. I'm no authority but I've been there.
Yes, I tried to quit both smoking and lose weight at the same time. I actually tried to quit drinking alcohol too at the same time. It didn't work for me. Its really hard to do both at the same time and you may be setting yourself up to fail.
My recommendation is quit smoking first, get that under control then try to lose weight. Thats what I'm doing now. I did gain 40 pounds since I quit smoking.
But I QUIT SMOKING - that was the most important!!!!!! You will probably gain weight when you quit smoking even if you diet because your metobolism will change. (I know, you really didn't want to hear that!) So quit smoking first, then once you are over the cravings and have the cigs under control and your metobolism settles down then lose the weight.
Check out the site - quitnet.com. Its a wonderful, wonderful site to help with your quit. I met many many great friends on the quitnet.com site. If it wasn't for that site and the wonderful support I received there I don't think I could have survived my quit! Sites like that one and this site really do help when you are strugging with changing habits that you've had for a long time.
I couldn't have done it without that site.
And Keep The Quit (KTQ) even when you start gaining weight. When I gained the weight I almost starting smoking again but as they said at the Q (Quitnet forum) I would just become a fat smoker instead of just fat so no cigs for me and now no carbs!!!!!!!
My stats:
Smoke-Free: 357 days
Cigarettes NOT smoked: 17872
Lifetime Saved: 4 months, 16 days, 12 hours
Money Saved: $2,677.50
Best of luck for both of you!
Malibu