Does smoking make us dont want to eat?

SofaKingRad

I love smoking. It was super hard to quit. Try drinking green tea or eating lots of veggies instead.

Sidesteal

Smoking is very unhealthy for you and I would urge you to not take this up in order to control your food intake.

Alternatively, I'd recommend taking a hot steamy dump on your kitchen table. Let it sit there and be sure to close all your windows and doors so that the house gets nice and humid, fermenting the table-log. This should have the same appetite supressing effects as smoking, without the health concerns!

Thanks, glad I could help and good luck OP!

skipresimont

I was a 2 pack a day smoker for the last 17 years, until 3 weeks ago and quit completely. I've lost 5 pounds since.

CoryIda

Smoking is very unhealthy for you and I would urge you to not take this up in order to control your food intake.

Alternatively, I'd recommend taking a hot steamy dump on your kitchen table. Let it sit there and be sure to close all your windows and doors so that the house gets nice and humid, fermenting the table-log. This should have the same appetite supressing effects as smoking, without the health concerns!

Thanks, glad I could help and good luck OP!

^^^This works, by the way. I tried it and look at how much weight I lost!

virtin

if its home grown tobacco, not sprayed with pecticides then it may be ok, but did you know tobacco contains over 5000 different chemicals, including cyanide. http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/data_statistics/sgr/2010/consumer_booklet/chemicals_smoke/index.htm. copy and past this link in your formula bar. :devil:

catattack13

find something else that "make [you] dont want to eat". maybe read some books about grammar! such boring appetite killers.

DB_1106

I'm not condoning smoking. I personally am a smoker, and I'm not looking for a lecture by admitting that... I just wouldn't recommend adding the habit as a way to curb hunger. You're better off drinking water and just eating.

However, medically speaking, nicotine speeds up the metabolism. This is part of why people who smoke tend to lose weight... I'm sure if I smoked more than I do, I'd see this effect, but I couldn't do that.
It doesn't make you want to stop eating... It can be used as a replacement, as I learned during bouts of anorexia, but it doesn't remove hunger. What it does is damper your taste buds so that foods are not as yummy as when you aren't smoking.

Smoke enough, it'll make you nauseous, you won't want to eat then :P

Oh, just as devil's advocate, not all smokers are going to see the same impact. I recently had bronchitis, and had a pulmonary function test done. While having bronchitis AND smoking off and on for over 10 years, my lungs work at 125% capacity, and the lung specialist actually told me that my smoking habit was pretty nominal. Not saying that it's a wonderful thing BUT there's a huge difference between smoking a few cigs a day, and smoking a pack or more.

This might be the most ridiculous post I have ever read.

angieleighbyrd

I reap the benefits of smoking, without hurting my lungs by eating the tobacco. I still buy a pack every 3 days or so, but I eat the contents, rather than smoke them. I like to use the leaves in marinades and Italian dressing.

I really hope that's sarcasm. Just because you aren't inhaling it, doesn't mean it's not doing any damage.

*lights marlboro*

GasMasterFlash

I reap the benefits of smoking, without hurting my lungs by eating the tobacco. I still buy a pack every 3 days or so, but I eat the contents, rather than smoke them. I like to use the leaves in marinades and Italian dressing.

I really hope that's sarcasm. Just because you aren't inhaling it, doesn't mean it's not doing any damage.

*lights marlboro*

I'm bypassing my lungs, but reaping the benefits. It's the best of both worlds, really.

virtin

you"ve got that right. Fruits and vegetables taste so much fresher and the longer you dont smoke the fresher they will taste. I even LIKE things I never used to. Keep up the good the work.

lukeout007

I see a new fad diet coming on....

Cigarettes...
Cocaine...
Crack...

Just don't smoke weed...that sh** will make you balloon up from the munchies.

DB_1106

I reap the benefits of smoking, without hurting my lungs by eating the tobacco. I still buy a pack every 3 days or so, but I eat the contents, rather than smoke them. I like to use the leaves in marinades and Italian dressing.

I really hope that's sarcasm. Just because you aren't inhaling it, doesn't mean it's not doing any damage.

*lights marlboro*

I'm bypassing my lungs, but reaping the benefits. It's the best of both worlds, really.

ummm...what benefits?

Moxie42

After landing in the ER with an asthma attack less than a month after I started MFP, I quit smoking. I haven't gained any weight since quitting about 3 months ago. Yeah, I craved food more than I otherwise would have. Part of it is the hand-to-mouth habit, and part of it is just having the "crave" feeling, and it's easy to substitute food for cigs. Quitting smoking may temporarily make losing weight a little harder but when it comes down to it, the reason people gain weight from quitting smoking is because they substitute food for cigs.

For me personally, quitting smoking actually helped me lose weight because I was able to work out without becoming out of breath almost immediately and now I actually like working out. Unfortunately, I was smoking for over 10 years so my lungs are still recovering and my asthma is still bothering me, making working out difficult. Smoking wasn't worth this.

manderson27

If it was that good a suppressant you wouldn't see any fat smokers.

When a smoker finishes their meal they often go and have a cigarette which signifies the meal is finsished. When they quit smoking that "meal finished" feeling is not there this can lead to a lot of extended eating hence the weight gain. I am speaking from experience here as a lifetime smoker and quitter. Smoking is extremely addictive we all know that but it isn't just the nicotine it is the habitual/ritual of smoking that is incredibily hard to break.

However the good news is that although quitters often gain weight initially you are so much fitter that working out is easier and you can drop the weight pretty quickly.

I can understand people my age being addicts, everyone smoked, doctors recommended it, we didn't know the dangers blah blah you know the drill

But why do kids start these days knowing all the things we didn't :noway:

GasMasterFlash

I reap the benefits of smoking, without hurting my lungs by eating the tobacco. I still buy a pack every 3 days or so, but I eat the contents, rather than smoke them. I like to use the leaves in marinades and Italian dressing.

I really hope that's sarcasm. Just because you aren't inhaling it, doesn't mean it's not doing any damage.

*lights marlboro*

I'm bypassing my lungs, but reaping the benefits. It's the best of both worlds, really.

ummm...what benefits?

Appetite suppression, and to be honest -- taste. It adds a whole new dimension to the food I eat.

angieleighbyrd

I reap the benefits of smoking, without hurting my lungs by eating the tobacco. I still buy a pack every 3 days or so, but I eat the contents, rather than smoke them. I like to use the leaves in marinades and Italian dressing.

I really hope that's sarcasm. Just because you aren't inhaling it, doesn't mean it's not doing any damage.

*lights marlboro*

I'm bypassing my lungs, but reaping the benefits. It's the best of both worlds, really.

I was mostly being sarcastic because I am a heavy smoker.

But....you may be bypassing your lungs, but you aren't bypassing your blood stream.

But...I have no room to talk because I'm not bypassing either. Not trying to be a hypocrite by saying what you are doing is wrong, just think you should know that it can still cause tons of damage by eating it.

lukeout007

I quit smoking on Jan 7th- I have not gained one single pound. :bigsmile:

I quit smoking on August 11th, and didn't gain either. In fact, I lost.

Smoking is horrible. And you shouldn't do it.

I quit smoking December 8th, 2008 and gained about 20 lbs. Minimum.

GasMasterFlash

I reap the benefits of smoking, without hurting my lungs by eating the tobacco. I still buy a pack every 3 days or so, but I eat the contents, rather than smoke them. I like to use the leaves in marinades and Italian dressing.

I really hope that's sarcasm. Just because you aren't inhaling it, doesn't mean it's not doing any damage.

*lights marlboro*

I'm bypassing my lungs, but reaping the benefits. It's the best of both worlds, really.

I was mostly being sarcastic because I am a heavy smoker.

But....you may be bypassing your lungs, but you aren't bypassing your blood stream.

But...I have no room to talk because I'm not bypassing either. Not trying to be a hypocrite by saying what you are doing is wrong, just think you should know that it can still cause tons of damage by eating it.

My doc hasn't said anything about it. The warnings on the label are all about smoking the leaves. It's great -- you should try it.

natvanessa

I will admit I started smoking when I was 17 for the pure fact I wanted to lose weight. How dumb. I regret that decision every day of my life. I didn't end up quitting until recently--17 years later!!

I did not lose weight btw, please do not start smoking for this reason!!!!!!!!!!!!

angieleighbyrd

I reap the benefits of smoking, without hurting my lungs by eating the tobacco. I still buy a pack every 3 days or so, but I eat the contents, rather than smoke them. I like to use the leaves in marinades and Italian dressing.

I really hope that's sarcasm. Just because you aren't inhaling it, doesn't mean it's not doing any damage.

*lights marlboro*

I'm bypassing my lungs, but reaping the benefits. It's the best of both worlds, really.

I was mostly being sarcastic because I am a heavy smoker.

But....you may be bypassing your lungs, but you aren't bypassing your blood stream.

But...I have no room to talk because I'm not bypassing either. Not trying to be a hypocrite by saying what you are doing is wrong, just think you should know that it can still cause tons of damage by eating it.

My doc hasn't said anything about it. The warnings on the label are all about smoking the leaves. It's great -- you should try it.

I'm just gonna go with a no on that one and walk away now.