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Many people have the perception that when they quit smoking they will gain weight. Although this may be partly true the benefits from quitting smoking are much more than the extra weight someone may gain. In this article we will outline tips and techniques on how to lose weight after you quit smoking.

Smoking besides being an addiction is also a habit. This combination makes it very difficult for long time smokers to give up this nasty habit. Despite that there are some simple things to help you quit smoking. These things include exercise, healthy diet, nicotine substitutes and other ways to motivate your self to withstand the whole process until you finally quit smoking.

It is a fact that for some people quitting smoking means getting extra weight. The main reason behind this behavior is the fact that you are trying to substitute the act of smoking with eating small, unhealthy and full fat snacks. For example when you have the desire for a smoke and you want to quit, you may end up eating a bar of chocolate. This keeps you away from smoking but on the other hand you load your body with a lot more calories than required. The repetition of this situation for a long time leaves you with the habit of eating snacks very frequently.

What you can do to minimize the weight you will gain and even lose weight when you quit smoking are the following:

1. Get into the habit of eating fruits for snacks. Even if you are not the greatest fun of fruits you should try and force your self to eat a couple of fruits per day, in-between your meals, at the same time every day. For example try to eat an apple at 10:00 in the morning and at 16:00 try to eat some other fruit you like. The objective is to create a habit and train your self to desire a fruit for snack and thus stay away from other unhealthy and full fat snacks.

2. Drink a lot of water. Water has many benefits to offer to your health and weight loss. First it will help you get rid of all the toxins in your body created by smoking and second it can keep your stomach full and keep you away from eating many calories through food.

3. Exercise. Exercise can help you quit smoking but can also help you to maintain your weight after you stop smoking. Try to exercise for at least 30 minutes per day, 4 times per week. After you complete a month, try to increase both the duration and intensity of the exercise.

4. Healthy diet. When you quit smoking you may notice that you eat bigger size of food portions. This is because you take more time eating since you are not in a hurry to take a cigarette. So, you should take care of your food portions as well as the type of food you eat. Prefer to eat healthy food like fish, poultry and avoid red meat and fried food.

The above tips will certainly help you to lose weight when you decide to quit smoking.

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