“If I quit smoking I’ll put on weight…” = MYTH!
Smoking can make the appearance of cellulite worse, and store fat around your waist giving you the ‘smokers belly’! NICE! Check out the ‘Under Pressure’ section and take the ‘facts or myths about smoking’ quiz to find out more.
A great tip when you are quitting is to try & eat more healthy: it will leave you feeling full of energy and revitalised!
Here are some great tips on healthy eating when quitting -
- Try to snack on healthy things rather than chocolate and crisps. Check our healthy snacks idea list below for some yummy inspiration!
- To take your mind off the ciggy cravings, why not try out your skills in the kitchen and cook a nice healthy meal from scratch? http://www.nhs.uk/change4life/Pages/RecipeBookBreakfast.aspx
http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/ - Try new things… you may not have liked a certain food a few years ago, but you might just find you love it now.
- Try not to go for more than 4-5 hours without food, or your body goes in to ‘starvation mode’ and when you do finally eat it will store the food rather than using it for energy – this is why they tell you to have breakfast!
Healthy snack ideas…
Why not try:
- A small handful of dried fruit, such as raisins, cranberries, blueberries
- A few nuts
- Handful of fresh berries
- A yoghurt
- Piece of fresh fruit
- homemade fruit salad
- Crackers with some cottage cheese
- Carrot, celery or cucumber batons dipped in low fat houmous
- Piece of wholegrain toast with low fat margarine
- Bread sticks and low fat sour cream dip
For more ideas have a look on the Change4life snack swapper-
http://www.nhs.uk/change4life/Pages/SnackSwapsLanding.aspx
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