We just quit about 14 days ago and I feel great. As of yet, no weight gain. We are eating allot of fruits. I usually eat some fruit or stick pretzels. The pretzels are low fat, but I enjoy the fruit more than the pretzels as it fills me up and is healthy to eat....so I eat as much as I want. Salads are great too
The hardest thing is not having it with my coffee in the morning so we switched to West Lake Tea we purchased at the Chinese Cultural Center. With this tea you can still puff and will gradually lose the urge to smoke, but we quit and are using the tea to curb the DT's ....so to speak.
Here is a link.
http://curingherbs.com/stop_smoking_tea.htm
Good luck to ya. You will be surprised on how much money you save and you will be healthier in the end. why did I not quit years ago is beyond me, but I am looking forward to living healthier.
In the end, it takes discipline and keeping yourself occupied to keep your mind off of wanting to smoke.
I also walk and exercise to keep the weight off.
Good luck Juicy