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Eeeeewww! [:X*]
But seriously, weight gain after smoking cessation is NOT solely due to lack of nicotine, but is mostly a manifestation of the same hand-to-mouth disease that caused you to smoke in the first place, rainman. Instead of keeping your hands and mouth busy with cigs, now I'll bet it's donuts and twinkies. Don't feel bad- that was me too at one point. In my 20's when I smoked (as a student in Germany, like everybody else there, it was hand-rolled cigarettes w/nooooo filter *hack, hack*) I was 5'10", 160 lbs. I didn't eat all that much, as I recall. I quit smoking when I was 31. I then gained lotsa weight, but mostly due to increased food intake and total lack of exercise. Last year, at 44, I weighed 250!! Oy! So I joined Weight Watchers and lost 50+ lbs, and exercise regularly.
Bottom line: it's not all that hard to get healthy again. You just have to want to do it on a steady basis. Stay away from fad diets and diet pills- they are BS and harmful. Think healthy, and the rest follows.
Yes, you can win, but you have to be realistic and relentless. Don't give up, and don't give in!