they probably put on more weight because tobacco products suppress hunger. i love chew and i don't see myself quitting anytime soon, but then again my last pack of redman lasted me about 3 weeks. the whole gross thing doesn't come in to play because i'm taking some time off of girls after my last relationship. i'll probably have to quit one of these days and i would probably say chewing gum is your best bet. there was this stuff when i used to play baseball called big league chew, which was packaged like chew and looked like chew, but it was gum. check that out