Stopped smoking but gained weight

Has this happened to anyone one else? i have been stopped 7month now, but i have gained weight i do not snack on food or eat biscuits ..its just now i will have slice of taost for breakfast and sandwich for lunch where before i would not and would just smoke and maybe eat just once a day.
The main problem is around my stomach my word its getting bigger and bigger, im also menapausal so maybe thats not helping.
I would love any advice as im really tempted to just go back to smoking...my clothes no longer fasten around my stomach im talking at least 3inch gap on trousers jeans ect...yet anywhere else im the same size im so confused.

Please is there anyone who can advise me?

What happened with the weight?

There's a lot of conflicting advice and ideas about weight loss or gain. I lost weight , others put on weight. I cover why this in my new book Stopping's Easy. If you or any other readers who are smokers would like a free copy I'm looking for some readers to give me some feed back. No pressure. No cost, just some feedback please
Ann

You can have both...!

Welldone for stopping,if you go back smoking,you'l curse,the weight is because you have stopped by using will power,the subconscious part of the mind is NOT appeased and this is why,unless it is,.... the internal

Hi

i stopped smoking last october, i was on the patches and as soon as i stopped them i started eating more and have already put on a stone. i was only 8st and size 8 but i am now 9 stone and like you my jeans etc wont fasten..all my weight has gone on around my belly..love'handles and my legs, i did'nt mind at first as i felt healthier, now i am panicking tho that i may go too big, i have never been this heavy before. i refuse to go back to smoking tho so i guess its a bit more excercise for me

marie x x x