But once you're smoke-free, your gut picks up speed and you get hungry more often. Olive oil not only has a similar slowing effect on stomach contractions, but also triggers your body's release of CCK, a hormone with appetite-reducing properties, explains Dr. Goldberg. You need a concentrated hit of the stuff for it to work. If you don't want to take your 2 teaspoons straight, pour the oil on a plate and mop it all up with a piece of Italian bread. What matters is what happens when the cigarettes leave first.
Nicotine accelerates the body's processing of caffeine.
So when you quit, caffeine will stick around in your blood system longer, says Robert Klesges, head of the University of Memphis Community Center for Public Health. Cutting back on caffeine is one of the many things we advise quitters to do, says Klesges. You'll feel calmer and less eager to binge. Taking fewer coffee breaks may also increase your odds of staying smoke-free. According to Klesges, if a butt and a cup was your usual M.O., you may have developed something called a learned aspect to your habit that makes you crave a cigarette whenever you sit down to sip.