The good news is that this weight gain was minimized if smoking cessation was accompanied by a moderate increase in physical activity. In addition, many women lost the weight after they kicking the habit. They quote research showing that people going cold turkey are twice as likely to succeed as those enrolled in programs that encourage tapering. Others counselors, however, sware by tapering programs, citing equally impressive success statistics to support their position. Cold turkey or tapering, both obviously work for some people.
Many smokers find that nicotine patches or nicotine gum makes the withdraw process bearable.