Vape juice
ohdear1986
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Hi everyone, I quit smoking 25th January 2017. In this time I have gained 3 stone, does vape juice have any calories? I make my own with pg, vg, nicotine and favouring, it has literally just popped into my head that my weight loss struggle may not be food related but vape related instead. Any know if there are calories in this?
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Personally I lost weight vaping. I found it helped me quit sugar and reduced my carb craving. Chances are you are suffering from the normal weight gain from quitting smoking. I was not a smoker when I began vaping. I generally vape 3% nicotine and my juice is commercially made with sucralose.2
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Well I don't know how much you vape, but in order to gain 3 stone (42 lbs) you would need to consume approximately 147,000 calories over whatever your maintenance calories are. That's an extra 12,250 calories per month, or roughly 408 extra calories per day. The google seems to think vape juice has a few calories (22 per 5 ml maybe?), but that you only absorb a small percentage of them through smoking. So assuming you're not drinking a ton of vape juice every day, the vaping is almost certainly not your problem.8
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I use between 50ml and 100ml of it a day, I'm logging everything I eat now as of last Friday so hoping I see a loss this week. I can give up food but not my vape0
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ohdear1986 wrote: »I use between 50ml and 100ml of it a day, I'm logging everything I eat now as of last Friday so hoping I see a loss this week. I can give up food but not my vape
Well, keep at it! Not smoking is huge (I'm still working on that myself) and I'm sure you can manage.0 -
Thank you MegaMoose, it hasn't been an easy year. I was on a 20 a day habit for 15 years, I refuse to gain any more weight and now feel ready to crack both. I am on 3mg at the moment (started on 12mg) hoping to drop it to 2mg by tj3 end of the month and hopefully be vape free by Christmas8
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Trust me it's not the vape juice. My son goes through that much easily and he's lost 65 pounds vaping. I probably use about 30ml a day. I'm off vaping right now because I'm healing from surgery but can't wait to have my vape back. I miss the boost nicotine gives me
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That's a lot of vaping. How do you find time to eat? Seriously, I doubt it has an effect on your weight but that can't be good for you either.6
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ohdear1986 wrote: »I use between 50ml and 100ml of it a day, I'm logging everything I eat now as of last Friday so hoping I see a loss this week. I can give up food but not my vape
What the heck?
I'm 47 and quit smoking cigarettes 6 years ago - been vaping since. I use a pretty hefty setup (Alien 220w combined with 4 head at .15 ohms and 80w) and a 60ml vial of juice lasts about one to two WEEKS and I'm a pretty heavy vaper. This is typical of everybody I know who vapes. How on earth are you vaping up to 100ml a day? You would have to be vaping continuously every hour you are awake. lol2 -
I think the atomizer has a big effect. I use a SMOK Cloud Beast and it really chews through the e-juice. Before that my juice lasted a lot longer.2
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cheryldumais wrote: »I think the atomizer has a big effect. I use a SMOK Cloud Beast and it really chews through the e-juice. Before that my juice lasted a lot longer.
I use the same atomizer - with .15 quad heads. I still don't chew through a 60ml vial in less than a week. a 60ml vial is usually the largest you can even buy at a brick and mortar. 30ml is the standard size. Heck, a 60ml vial is typically 30 dollars, or more... I've mixed my own juice and I find it to be inconvenient. I do add extra nic since 12mg is typically the highest you see around anymore. However, if I was really blasting through a 60 a day you would almost have to be mixing your own product - or explain the $900 dollar a month vape bill to the spouse. lol
Anyhow, I can see cloud chasers who are vaping 0mg at super high wattage burning through juice pretty quick, but even then it's hard for me to imagine 100ml a day.
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Yeah, my son mixes his own but I buy commercial. Here in Canada most stores don't carry smaller than 60 ml and 100 or 120 ml is common. I may be overestimating my usage but I know before I quit for surgery I was at the store more than usual and it was definately getting expensive. Right now I'm hardly vaping anything. Not much point at zero nic.0
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i lost 100 pounds and vaped. never logged anything?
how would you even log it?
dont stress the small stuff.2 -
I've been vaping for over 2 years, it won't prohibit weight loss.
A 120ml bottle of juice lasts me close to a month, and that damn puffer (as i call it) is pretty much permanently glued to my hand, i vape waaaay more than i smoked!! I add 2ml nicotine to 30ml of flavour.0 -
I've been camping for 2 years now. I used to smoke a pack of cigarettes a day and dip a can of chewing tobacco. Sometimes I would do both at the same time. As far as seeing detrimental change in my body when vaping, I breathe better and that's about it. I've been lifting and running for some 8 years now. My cardio has improved but as for weight training I can't say. My feet get a little cold sometimes but it's because of the nicotine in the ejuice. I vape all day, I vape right before the gym and feel no loss of strength or stamina from it. My body stays very warm in the gym because of the blood flow. After the gym is I'm just lazing about my feet will get a little cold, but that's about it. I only vape Naked100 6nic e liquid.0
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I vape...it's not the vape juice.
100 ml per day is crazy though...I vape a lot and 100 ml will usually last me about a month...100 ml at the vape store I go to will run you about $16...my wife would kill me if I was vaping through that much cash...0 -
If you drink it sure. Otherwise, not worth worrying about.1
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I can only conclude that the method of vaping varies worldwide.
I vape (4 years +) and it’s never occurred to me it would have calories- I’m not ingesting it through my digestive system? Isn’t that like wondering if body lotion prevents weight loss!
I’m mystified by the amounts you’re talking about though. My device has a tiny tank - about an inch tall - and I think it has maybe a 2ml capacity by the time you account for the coil which takes up much of the space. I buy vape liquid in little 10ml bottles. One bottle will last around a day and a half. So I’m using around 7ml a day at a guess. 🤷♀️
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My husband also makes his own, sans nicotine. He buys his items on Amazon and I honestly don't know if there is calorie info provided. But as it is food grade stuff, I imagine it would have some. BUT the amount vaped is not the same as the amount consumed. Just looked up some internet sleuthing and found some articles that indicate about 25 cals in a 5 ml tank of juice, but that by vaping (and then exhaling) you are not absorbing the juice. You don't 'drink' it.ohdear1986 wrote: »Hi everyone, I quit smoking 25th January 2017. In this time I have gained 3 stone, does vape juice have any calories? I make my own with pg, vg, nicotine and favouring, it has literally just popped into my head that my weight loss struggle may not be food related but vape related instead. Any know if there are calories in this?
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I wonder if OP found the answer in the last two and a half years...especially since she hasn't logged into MFP for the last two.
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I can safely say that vaping has nothing to do with this. On average, 5 ml of vaping liquid contains 20-30 calories. It all depends on what kind of liquid you are using. Also, it should be borne in mind that some of the calories are scattered, so their concentration is even less. I'm on a diet right now, but I don't stop vaping and it doesn't stop me from losing weight. I'm more than sure that your problem lies elsewhere. Track your daily routine, maybe there is something that you did not pay attention to, but it is very harmful to your health. When you find what it is, I advise you to get rid of it. I understand that this may not be easy, but when I had a similar situation, I decided to reward myself for giving up junk food by purchasing a new vape. I have not yet chosen which model I want to buy myself. I really like the assortment at vapeandjuice, but I'm afraid that if I hurry with the purchase, I might blunder. What vape kits do you use or can you advise me? I would be very grateful.0
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Vaping is much better than smoking for you and it is not even close. It is great for your health, but not as bad as smoking. Vaping was something really cool few years ago and people now are using some different kind of E cigarettes and those are not something that I understand. They are like new iphones, same as old one, but newer model... I still love vaping and because it is not that popular now the prices for it are good. There are awesome vape kits online for really good prices. It is a bargain and if you want to start vaping you should visit vaporsolo, you will find everything there.-1
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And what liquids do you smoke?0
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I am more than sure that vaping has nothing to do with your weight gain since it does not affect your appetites like nicotine or alcohol. There aren't many calories in it, but it all depends on the juice you use.
For example, I always shop here — thevapecig.co.uk. A great store with a vast selection of liquids for every taste. My favorite is menthol. It is refreshing and smells nice.
Therefore, you should carefully analyze your diet, physical activity, and hormonal background. I am sure that this is the reason for weight gain.-4 -
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No, I do not think vape juices have calories.0
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