hey

if i run 30 to 60 minutes a day when i quit smoking (now i run 20 to 25 minutes) how long will it take to lose 30 pounds and i am on a healthy strict diet starting today p.s i'm not a heavy smoker i only smoke 5 to 10 a day and i've only smoked for a year

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  • rainbowbow
    rainbowbow Posts: 7,490 Member
    Is this a trick question?
  • thisismeraw
    thisismeraw Posts: 1,264 Member
    Smoking will not have a huge impact on your weight changes provided you don't consume extra food when you quit.

    Exercising longer will cause weight loss (provided diet is proper) whether you are smoking or not.
  • Ed98043
    Ed98043 Posts: 1,333 Member
    Looking into my crystal ball, I foresee that It will take you exactly 30 weeks to lose 30 lbs. Get that sexy Halloween costume ready!

    Okay, just kidding. No one can tell you when you'll reach goal. Everyone's metabolism, calorie intake and calorie expenditure is individual. Personally I'm going with a rather lax "80 lbs down by the summer of 2014" plan, but in the end it's just going to take as long as it takes. I figure that time's gonna pass no matter what, so would I rather weigh the same or more in the future, or less?
  • upgetupgetup
    upgetupgetup Posts: 749 Member
    How fast is the other train going?
  • quirkytizzy
    quirkytizzy Posts: 4,052 Member
    The quitting smoking shouldn't affect it too much one way or the other.

    Consistently following a routine that tracks food and exercise (burn more than you consume) will lose the weight. You can aim for 1-2 pounds a week. That doesn't mean the weight will fall off week by week like clockwork. Lots of things influence how a body drops pounds. It's all about how it adds up monthly. 30 pounds sounds like a 5 to 8month endevour. Maybe a little less, maybe a little more.
  • potluck965
    potluck965 Posts: 529 Member
    Honestly, your health will be in jeopardy as long as you continue smoking at all.

    One of the healthiest things you can do for yourself is to quit.

    Other than that, you weight loss will depend on your adherence to the calories in, calories out principle.
  • AllTehBeers
    AllTehBeers Posts: 5,030 Member
    Looking into my crystal ball, I foresee that It will take you exactly 30 weeks to lose 30 lbs. Get that sexy Halloween costume ready!

    Okay, just kidding. No one can tell you when you'll reach goal. Everyone's metabolism, calorie intake and calorie expenditure is individual. Personally I'm going with a rather lax "80 lbs down by the summer of 2014" plan, but in the end it's just going to take as long as it takes. I figure that time's gonna pass no matter what, so would I rather weigh the same or more in the future, or less?

    Ha.