I have definitely heard, and sometimes experienced, that your dreams will become much more vivid after quitting (temporarily or permanently). It may also be harder to get to sleep.

I agree that the sticky icky happens to feel great. I think about putting it down and then I think about how I tend to get very into my head and engage in recursive, go-nowhere thinking about things that doesn't help me, and how the devil's cabbage helps me let go of that sometimes.

Maybe I should quit it though, then I wouldn't eat so much.

I hate this bullshit of "Oh, you're older now, you just have a 'mature woman's body' of course you look different than you did in high school!" and so on. If you ask me, the term "mature woman's body" is just another excuse to not work on losing weight, exercising, and working on one's appearance. It is like saying "Oh I'm not fat, I'm just big boned." There are plenty of women out there way older than me that are thinner, more fit, etc. Their "mature women's bodies" don't seem to stop them from doing that. Neither should I, nor should I accept such a statement as a reason to not try. That's what I don't need. Platitudes designed to make me feel better that make excuses for a lack of effort - instead of the drive to actually work.