In 1987, when I was 40 years old, I gave up smoking COLD TURKEY. I had 7 cigarettes left in the pack, so I smoked them and quit... never looked back, and I don't remember if I had a difficult time or not because I was disciplined and determined.
What I do remember is that I gained 30 lbs because of that, substituting candy for cigarettes, as I was spending lots of time in the car. However, the research I did back then indicated that if I controlled my intake of fat grams that I would lose weight... and I did. I counted my fat grams for a year and when I ate above my normal average each week, I gained weight but when I ate below my normal average each week, I lost weight.
I don't remember how many fat grams that was each day but I lost my 30 lbs.
In 2007, when I was 60, I was diagnosed with cancer and the drugs that I took were so toxic that I had to take steroids to prevent sickness. Those steroids put on 30 lbs. According to the research I had done, if I counted my calories and ate below 2,000 calories each day, I lost weight.
It took me of year but after eating less than 2,000 calories each day, I was able to lose the 30 lbs due to steroids. I don't know if fat grams would have worked this time or not, but I decided to go with the most recent research.
Currently at age 77, I have always been one to maintain a proper body weight except during those times that I lost sight of that goal. I suppose at my age, I am entitled to have a few extra pounds but I don't like it and endeavor to eliminate the extra weight when I realize it. Sometimes, one is just not aware of how slowly the weight is put on over time and how difficult it is to take it off.
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