Many smokers biggest fear of quitting smoking is weight gain. Smokers on average weigh 8 to 11 pounds less than non-smokers while the average smoker gains between 4 and 15 pounds after they stop smoking. In the book, Stop Smoking Stay Skinny, Registered Dietitian Shawn Sales reviews medications and proven methods to be successful in quitting smoking. As a trained facilitator of The Cooper Clayton Method, To Stop Smoking, Shawn reviews strategies that have helped many former smokers quit. As a dietitian with a background in adult weight management, the author reviews:
Daily calories burned from smoking
How to offset the calorie burn in your metabolism when you become a non-smoker
Strategies that have helped former smokers to quit once and for all
Dealing with the fear of weight gain after you quit
Overcoming your self-limiting beliefs to become a non-smoker