Smoking
#1
Smoking
A new member, turbulance45, in her first post said that she quit smoking to lose weight. Here is my question: Except for the fact that i know, that smoking doesn't go that well with exercise... does smoking affect your diet ? I am a smoker and i don`t plan to quit smoking . In fact i think it helps me go through the diet. Any thoughts ?
#2
I believe (but don't quote me) that tobacco can be an appetite suppressant. Mostly folks gain weight after quitting--I know my wife did. I'm glad to say that of all the bad habits out there, smoking is one that I somehow avoided .
Regards,
Michael
Regards,
Michael
#3
Michael is right Some of the additives in smoking are appetite suppressants. Most people find that they'll gain some weight when they quit. I also know a few people who had quit that ate more often simply to have "something in their mouth" when a craving struck.
So, if you quit, it may lead to some weight gain if you're not careful about food. I think that quitting smoking is a great health move and I'd take the few pounds in compensation (cause I know I could lose 'em! ) but to each their own.
So, if you quit, it may lead to some weight gain if you're not careful about food. I think that quitting smoking is a great health move and I'd take the few pounds in compensation (cause I know I could lose 'em! ) but to each their own.
#4
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Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: CANADA
Posts: 139
When I quit smoking, I did gain a little bit of weight. But within 6 months later i notice a lot of health changes.
1) Sinuses and eyes seem to be clearer. I didn't realize my sinus and eyes were a problem.. but a few weeks after quitting i noticed the air i breath smells freshers, my eyes stop watering.. etc. Meaning that while smoking i was obviously damaging my eyes and sinus.
2) Heavy breathing doesn't lead to needing to catch breath as much. When i was a smoker, after a 15 minutes of running, i would cough and have wheezing as i try to catch my breath. 6 months later NO COUGHING OR WHEEZING AFTER RUNNING
3) When I got completely past the cravings to smoke 1 month in, I also got a huge boost of energy!
And now that I'm following this weightloss path, i know that my 30 min runs would be 10x harder if i was coughing and wheezing, with no energy. So even though i gained a few pounds ( fat already so they werent even visible.) I'm very glad i quit.
I advocate quitting for anyone!
And trust me, after 2 weeks your cravings are just barely a whisper in your stream of thoughts easily ignoreable. Also sugarless gum and celery helps!
Now its smells gross when I smell cigarette smoke. EWW
Anyways it will for sure HELP your friend lose weight! Maybe not in the first month, but after that they will have a big difference in their body. With the extra cash to maybe buy some healthier food!
1) Sinuses and eyes seem to be clearer. I didn't realize my sinus and eyes were a problem.. but a few weeks after quitting i noticed the air i breath smells freshers, my eyes stop watering.. etc. Meaning that while smoking i was obviously damaging my eyes and sinus.
2) Heavy breathing doesn't lead to needing to catch breath as much. When i was a smoker, after a 15 minutes of running, i would cough and have wheezing as i try to catch my breath. 6 months later NO COUGHING OR WHEEZING AFTER RUNNING
3) When I got completely past the cravings to smoke 1 month in, I also got a huge boost of energy!
And now that I'm following this weightloss path, i know that my 30 min runs would be 10x harder if i was coughing and wheezing, with no energy. So even though i gained a few pounds ( fat already so they werent even visible.) I'm very glad i quit.
I advocate quitting for anyone!
And trust me, after 2 weeks your cravings are just barely a whisper in your stream of thoughts easily ignoreable. Also sugarless gum and celery helps!
Now its smells gross when I smell cigarette smoke. EWW
Anyways it will for sure HELP your friend lose weight! Maybe not in the first month, but after that they will have a big difference in their body. With the extra cash to maybe buy some healthier food!
#5
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Join Date: Feb 2011
Posts: 21
I had actually quit smoking AND lost weight. Dum dum suckers where my best friend! I would carry a couple around with me, and when I was home, I would almost use it like a cig, and then set it down on the wrapper like I would a cig in the ashtray, and go throw a load of laundry in, or whatever I happened to be doing, go back to that same lollipop, and it would be like a cig.
And one dum dum lollipop is like 25 cals. (51 cals for two). So really, I didn't add too much more calories into my diet. Esp since I would have maybe one dum dum lollipop in the entire day. It helped to keep my hands busy too. Cross stitch, quilting, ect.
Smoking IS a appetite supressant. Totally. Though there are ways to quit and keep loosing weight, you just gotta get creative. I never chewed gum, because I have terrible TMJ in my jaw, and chewing gum just makes my jaw sore and click constantly. Ugh, which is so annoying.
Tina
And one dum dum lollipop is like 25 cals. (51 cals for two). So really, I didn't add too much more calories into my diet. Esp since I would have maybe one dum dum lollipop in the entire day. It helped to keep my hands busy too. Cross stitch, quilting, ect.
Smoking IS a appetite supressant. Totally. Though there are ways to quit and keep loosing weight, you just gotta get creative. I never chewed gum, because I have terrible TMJ in my jaw, and chewing gum just makes my jaw sore and click constantly. Ugh, which is so annoying.
Tina
#6
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Join Date: Mar 2011
Posts: 14
I'm a smoker too, and heavy. I would love to quit and I think I will try it with suckers. I eat gum but I don't like to have it long in my mouth, so that won't work. I like the dum dum sucker idea. Not so dum, if you think about it.
#7
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Join Date: Feb 2011
Posts: 21
Hope the dum dum sucker idea works for you. It was a lifesaver for me. Once my friend even said "hows smoking that dum dum going?" I guess I was exhauling everytime I took it out of my mouth. LOL! Well, it worked though.
I would recommend patches too. They seriously help big time. =)
Tina
I would recommend patches too. They seriously help big time. =)
Tina