WLS and Quiting Smoking dont go together...

Hope everyone is doing better than I am now..

I am about 2 1/2 week on Chantix.(helps the no smoking).  Well the no smoking is going well dont care to have them, but on the down side i want to eat all the time.  I know that i am not hungry, and I am just replacing one bad habbit with another. I know this is the head hunger talking to me bud dam its so hard right now.  I was up to about 2 1/2 packs a day.  I have tried drinking the water and waiting the 30 min like my Dr has said to, but its not working.  

Any ideas will be great.

Thank you

Scott

 When I quit smoking I gained about 70lbs so I can't really help you there. But that was before I had surgery luckily. Good luck, though!

Scott -

Toothpicks!  The square ones with the round pointed ends.  Keep a box of those handy.  While the Chantix is working on the anxiety from quitting the toothpicks satisfy the "what to do with my hands part".  Has been over 8 years since I quit.  Kept an Altoids can with picks in it in the same place I carried my smokes.  Get the urge for a smoke - chew a toothpick.  Like Bro. Lance when I quit here came about 50-60 pounds but that was pre RNY!  Good Luck on getting rid of the smokes.  It's a ***** giving up two vices, smoking and food, at once.  Be glad you're not having to give up SEX! 

 Even if he did give it up he'd still have hands and http://www.fleshlight.com to look after him haha

Point

My surgery was last March. Before they would do the surgery I had to quit smoking. Like you , I used Chantix,  I was fortunate, I quit in 4 days and didn't have to take the rest. Smoke for over 20 years 1-2 packs a day. For the first month I cut me 5 poplor stick the size of cig and it cured the hand thing. Good look and replace your free time with exercise. Ken

My surgery was April 30, 2008.  I quit smiking on Feb 18, 2008.  Welburtrin was the thing that helped me.  I used it for about a month and then I got off that. 

As great as it is to loose the weight.  160 so far.  Not smoking is just as satisfying.

Hi Scott...

I don't know about Chantix... But Commit Lounges worked for me....

Dewey

Chantix worked well for me the first time. Not so much the second time around though. I keep screwing up cause of friends and family and my lack of will power. I was with some family all weekeend and smoked all weekend had the last of the pack on the way to work this morning and am already thinking of stopping to grab a pack. so frikkin' pathetic.