Hey Grin--sounds like your weight is right where it should be. If your Dr knew anything about nicotine he would have been congratulating you for your entire visit. I too kept my weight under control with the cigarettes. I also looked like my grandmother with the wrinkles and sunken cheekbones. I am 10 days into my quit, but can already feel the tightening of the pants. Tell me, girl, how did you keep the gain down to only 5 pounds? I do go to the gym 4-5 times a week--but my appetite has dramatically increased. (Used to have coffee and cigs until dinner) Yuk... You did a fabulous job quitting smoking & only gaining 5 pounds. WEIGH to GO, Grin ;) [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B]3/1/2008 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 10 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 300 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $67.50 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 1 [B]Hrs:[/B] 5 [B]Mins:[/B] 18 [B]Seconds:[/B] 5

Grin, You are an amazing writer! You had me laughing out loud (with you not at you) - it's great that you can see the humor in this absolutely ridiculous interaction with your pea-headed doctor. By the way, if you are 5'6"+ and weigh 139 lbs - you are a very slim woman! Further more, wouldn't you rather be alive and a size 8 (or 18) then wearing a size 6 in your casket? You sooooo need a new doc! [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B]2/24/2007 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 381 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 13,335 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $2,476.50 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 32 [B]Hrs:[/B] 11 [B]Mins:[/B] 34 [B]Seconds:[/B] 23

GRIN! you are fine girl! -- That dr sure sounds like someone here in TX. He thinks everyone should weigh what they weighed in high school! YIKES! I would kick him to the curb, have a brownie, and find a doctor that appreciates you for accomplishing all you have with quitting smoking and all! I'm giving you an "attaboy"! Tell him to kiss your ASH! [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B]3/10/2008 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 1 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 25 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $6.88 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 0 [B]Hrs:[/B] 3 [B]Mins:[/B] 19 [B]Seconds:[/B] 31

Today was my yearly physical. I was not excited about it, but I was not dreading it. After years of being harped on about my smoking, I was looking forward to telling my physician that I quit! I have been checking my BP so I know that it has improved since last year. I also have a much better lung capacity and have been eating better and have been working out. Point is, I know that I am healthier than I was a year ago and I was looking for a little affirmation and an "atta girl" from my DR. So what did I get? He went on and on about my gaining 8 freaking pounds! 8 %$&*#@% POUNDS!!! LOL, my scales at home only showed 5 freaking lbs.(which made me nuts) But, 8? He says my BP is up because of my weight gain. It was up before I quit for pete's sake. Gaining 8 stupid lbs is not making it high. And it's not that high, it's not perfect, but it's better than it was last year. I am 5'6.5" I weigh 139 lbs now. On my last visit, I could barely fill out the behind of a size 6 pant. My shoulder bones could have carved a roast and my face sagged because I had no fat in my cheeks. I looked as if I were my Grandmother. I was too thin! I know that. I also know that the reason I continued to smoke was to control my weight. I've always been a little buggy about it. So I have finally accepted the fact that I would gain weight by quitting but the benefits would more than make up the difference. OK, 8 is not a few but, heck, it's not horrible! And I at least have a booty now (not a JLO booty but I have something I can sit on !!) Just because my Dr looks like a scarecrow and probably wears a size 13 boy's pants, makes him an expert on my size? He is a physician but, he has not run any tests on me such as body mass/fat ratio. And his office scales are wrong!! I use mine every day and it only shows 5 lbs!! dang it!! The only positive thing he had to say about my quitting? Was, "doesn't your mouth feel cleaner now ? I know that when I smoke a cigar, I hate the way my mouth tasts". He's got to be kidding! I cried all the way home from his office. I also thought the heck with it, I'll just go back to smoking and having nothing to put into my B cup bra. But, I got here and started typing all of this and I am getting more and more angry and I have come to the conclusion that I am going to find a new DR. Life is too short to shorten it with smoking and to have to deal with little weenie Dr's. I will not smoke again ever. I will however, find a new DR and maybe a personal trainer but only when I am good and ready..... 8lbs kiss my ash!!! and I had a huge freaking lunch today at that, it's probably more like 6 or 7 ppphhhhhhh!! [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B]7/21/2007 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 234 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 7,020 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $1,123.20 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 24 [B]Hrs:[/B] 3 [B]Mins:[/B] 27 [B]Seconds:[/B] 27