Mike, some people do lose weight when they quit smoking. However, most people gain no more than 7 pounds. I love food and that's how much I gained. I was told by one of my nurses that I'd have to gain 70 lbs to be in the same shape I was in while smoking. Plus, I have always had an easier time losing weight than quitting smoking. I've been in 12 Step program for 23 years. It generally isn't suggested that people take on more than one problem at a time, because the stress of doing so often causes people to fail at all of the problems they take on. You have a better chance at succeeding at losing weight or smoking than at both at the same time. However, they can be done consecutively. I waited six months before losing weight. I've lost my quit smoking weight as well as an additional 7 pounds, 14 lbs. (I was heavy to begin with.) I would have a good, heart to heart talk with the wife. I know someone who hounded her husband about his weight when he quit smoking, and she ended up dying of lung cancer. Her husband is still alive, although he was 7 years older. (True story. Long one, too.) Recently, an article cited ice cold water with raising metabolism. (Metabolism slows a little when we quit smoking.) Drinking ice cold water has that short term effect. The water also fills you up and loosens mucus, which will help clean out your lungs. Vegetable and sugar-free snacks are also the way to go.
My Milage:
My Quit Date: 5/1/2009
Smoke-Free Days: 277
Cigarettes Not Smoked: 7,756
Amount Saved: $3,005.45
Life Gained:
Days: 31 Hrs: 3 Mins: 22 Seconds: 41
Deb 
