Vaping For Weight Loss
teenytinyprincesspea
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I'm thinking about taking up vaping to get my junk food fixes. I also have a pretty bad oral fixation. Hoping it would help, but I dont know anyone else that uses vapes like that so I wasn't sure if it's just a stupid idea... Hoping a second opinion was out there.. I only smoke herb so it's not a matter of struggling to quit cigs
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I heard some guys at work talking about vaping to get their fix for certain types of food. They didn't seem to be on a diet it was just simply easier to that than bring that type of food, since they already vaped. Seems like it might work to control cravings. Best of luck I'd like to know your outcome.0
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I started vaping three months ago and absolutely love it. I'm not hacking in the morning from the herb smoke the night before. How do you figure that will help with weight loss?0
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iainttrickin wrote: »I started vaping three months ago and absolutely love it. I'm not hacking in the morning from the herb smoke the night before. How do you figure that will help with weight loss?
I think she's talking about the different flavors u can get. Like cereal for instance. Try tricking your mind that you are indulging in something your really not. I might be wrong though.0 -
I dunno....
I'm kinda old skool.
Lift Heavy & Eat Clean
Mix in some well timed cardio and be patient for the results.
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you can do what you want, but study after study (and in fairness they are relatively new, as is vaping) is saying that vaping is risky due to the carcinogens in the smoke.5
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I had a really hard time not overeating while I vaped. It was like my body expected me to constantly be putting something into my mouth.4
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I had a friend switch from tobacco to vape and he abused the he'll out of the fact he could smoke any time and developed a really nasty infection so don't be like him (an idiot) and overdue it lol1
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Searched the boards for this very idea. I love sweets, and have a oral fixation as well. Im deployed overseas for a few months and typically smoke cigars or hookah.
I usually smoke hookah 3 times a week, but its a process to get it out, go find some shade if its not hot or blowing dust, then I have to clean it. No time for that, most the guys out here vape now out of convience and they can do it in their pod(room).
I was interested and tried a couple puffs of a golden graham one, dam it was good. I figured smoking a 0mg vape was probably healthier than smoking a hookah for hours 3 times a week. So I ordered a vape kit(55 bucks), some flavors with 0 nicotine basically just juice because i don't want to become addicted(insert eyerolls here). I don't smoke anything when home months on end, have no cravings for it, just a deployment thing. Its kinda the only vice we get out here, no booze,woman,fun so you gotta get something.
Its been working fairly well, I get a sweet craving fixed sometimes when I'd like to eat, although theres times where the vape isn't cutting it. So I guess it's 50/50. I am cutting my calories pretty hard starting out so obviously I have cravings that I can't ignore and have some days where I eat those tasty, delectable treats.
Good luck what ever you decide, curious what others have to say!1 -
teenytinyprincesspea wrote: »I'm thinking about taking up vaping to get my junk food fixes. I also have a pretty bad oral fixation. Hoping it would help, but I dont know anyone else that uses vapes like that so I wasn't sure if it's just a stupid idea... Hoping a second opinion was out there..
Vaping still involves inhaling nicotine. Therefor it is addictive and just as bad as cigarettes. If you have an oral fixation use a toothpick or gum.1 -
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I took up vaping to quit smoking, but since I never gave up nicotine, now I am addicted to vaping. Working on cutting down the nicotine, and then quitting altogether, but even just the habit of being able to smoke whenever I want can become very addictive. They still arent sure 100% if vaping is harmful or not, so im not sure I'd recommend it, and I dont really see how it iwll help with weightloss. Eventually the flavors dont taste as good as they did once, The first flavor I tried was swedish fish, I loved it, but halfway through the bottle it stopped tasting like anything.1
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MeeseeksAndDestroy wrote: »teenytinyprincesspea wrote: »I'm thinking about taking up vaping to get my junk food fixes. I also have a pretty bad oral fixation. Hoping it would help, but I dont know anyone else that uses vapes like that so I wasn't sure if it's just a stupid idea... Hoping a second opinion was out there..
Vaping still involves inhaling nicotine. Therefor it is addictive and just as bad as cigarettes. If you have an oral fixation use a toothpick or gum.
You can get vape juice (oil?) with no nicotine. And it isn't the nicotine that makes cigarettes bad it's the tar and other harmful chemicals. There is also recent speculation that the heat harms your lungs as well, vapes aren't hot.
This is how I imagine you typing this:
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I totally thought this was a joke post3
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I would recommend vaping as an alternative to smoking and to help you quit...but if you aren't a smoker I wouldn't recommend getting on that wagon. It is uncertain how safe they are...for a smoker trying to quit, it's a better alternative than the smoking as studies have shown vaping to be safer, but more long term studies need to be done.
I used vaping to quit smoking and ultimately quit vaping...unfortunately after a few year, I picked up the vaping again during a very stressful time...trying to get off it again.1 -
cwolfman13 wrote: »I would recommend vaping as an alternative to smoking and to help you quit...but if you aren't a smoker I wouldn't recommend getting on that wagon. It is uncertain how safe they are...for a smoker trying to quit, it's a better alternative than the smoking as studies have shown vaping to be safer, but more long term studies need to be done.
I used vaping to quit smoking and ultimately quit vaping...unfortunately after a few year, I picked up the vaping again during a very stressful time...trying to get off it again.
How did you quit the first time, if you dont mind me asking?0 -
cwolfman13 wrote: »I would recommend vaping as an alternative to smoking and to help you quit...but if you aren't a smoker I wouldn't recommend getting on that wagon. It is uncertain how safe they are...for a smoker trying to quit, it's a better alternative than the smoking as studies have shown vaping to be safer, but more long term studies need to be done.
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laurenebargar wrote: »cwolfman13 wrote: »I would recommend vaping as an alternative to smoking and to help you quit...but if you aren't a smoker I wouldn't recommend getting on that wagon. It is uncertain how safe they are...for a smoker trying to quit, it's a better alternative than the smoking as studies have shown vaping to be safer, but more long term studies need to be done.
I used vaping to quit smoking and ultimately quit vaping...unfortunately after a few year, I picked up the vaping again during a very stressful time...trying to get off it again.
How did you quit the first time, if you dont mind me asking?
When I quit smoking cigarettes, I started vaping and kept the nicotine pretty high because I just wanted to focus on getting over the cigs and urge to smoke a real cig...I dialed down the nicotine a bit after about 5 or 6 months...after that I just committed myself to going down the next level every month until I was finally at zero.
I still vaped at zero for a few months, but then my vape pen crapped out on me and I didn't really see any need for a new one as my vaping had significantly declined anyway with the zero.
Unfortunately, last summer through fall was really stressful for me with things at work and then injuries sidelined me from cycling and lifting which are two things that really help me with my anxiety and stress...I picked up a pack of cigs and had a couple and then chucked them and went out and bought a new battery and some juice...I was at a 9 and just switched to 6 mg a couple of weeks ago.2 -
cwolfman13 wrote: »laurenebargar wrote: »cwolfman13 wrote: »I would recommend vaping as an alternative to smoking and to help you quit...but if you aren't a smoker I wouldn't recommend getting on that wagon. It is uncertain how safe they are...for a smoker trying to quit, it's a better alternative than the smoking as studies have shown vaping to be safer, but more long term studies need to be done.
I used vaping to quit smoking and ultimately quit vaping...unfortunately after a few year, I picked up the vaping again during a very stressful time...trying to get off it again.
How did you quit the first time, if you dont mind me asking?
When I quit smoking cigarettes, I started vaping and kept the nicotine pretty high because I just wanted to focus on getting over the cigs and urge to smoke a real cig...I dialed down the nicotine a bit after about 5 or 6 months...after that I just committed myself to going down the next level every month until I was finally at zero.
I still vaped at zero for a few months, but then my vape pen crapped out on me and I didn't really see any need for a new one as my vaping had significantly declined anyway with the zero.
Unfortunately, last summer through fall was really stressful for me with things at work and then injuries sidelined me from cycling and lifting which are two things that really help me with my anxiety and stress...I picked up a pack of cigs and had a couple and then chucked them and went out and bought a new battery and some juice...I was at a 9 and just switched to 6 mg a couple of weeks ago.
Yeah going down in the nicotine seems the best way, Ill get a lower dosage next time I need more and continue to do that, did you have any withdraw symptoms? Every time I dont vape for several hours I get this weird like sore throat thing going on lol0 -
laurenebargar wrote: »cwolfman13 wrote: »laurenebargar wrote: »cwolfman13 wrote: »I would recommend vaping as an alternative to smoking and to help you quit...but if you aren't a smoker I wouldn't recommend getting on that wagon. It is uncertain how safe they are...for a smoker trying to quit, it's a better alternative than the smoking as studies have shown vaping to be safer, but more long term studies need to be done.
I used vaping to quit smoking and ultimately quit vaping...unfortunately after a few year, I picked up the vaping again during a very stressful time...trying to get off it again.
How did you quit the first time, if you dont mind me asking?
When I quit smoking cigarettes, I started vaping and kept the nicotine pretty high because I just wanted to focus on getting over the cigs and urge to smoke a real cig...I dialed down the nicotine a bit after about 5 or 6 months...after that I just committed myself to going down the next level every month until I was finally at zero.
I still vaped at zero for a few months, but then my vape pen crapped out on me and I didn't really see any need for a new one as my vaping had significantly declined anyway with the zero.
Unfortunately, last summer through fall was really stressful for me with things at work and then injuries sidelined me from cycling and lifting which are two things that really help me with my anxiety and stress...I picked up a pack of cigs and had a couple and then chucked them and went out and bought a new battery and some juice...I was at a 9 and just switched to 6 mg a couple of weeks ago.
Yeah going down in the nicotine seems the best way, Ill get a lower dosage next time I need more and continue to do that, did you have any withdraw symptoms? Every time I dont vape for several hours I get this weird like sore throat thing going on lol
Every time I went down, the next couple of days felt a little off, but nothing major as it was pretty slow weening down process.0 -
cwolfman13 wrote: »laurenebargar wrote: »cwolfman13 wrote: »laurenebargar wrote: »cwolfman13 wrote: »I would recommend vaping as an alternative to smoking and to help you quit...but if you aren't a smoker I wouldn't recommend getting on that wagon. It is uncertain how safe they are...for a smoker trying to quit, it's a better alternative than the smoking as studies have shown vaping to be safer, but more long term studies need to be done.
I used vaping to quit smoking and ultimately quit vaping...unfortunately after a few year, I picked up the vaping again during a very stressful time...trying to get off it again.
How did you quit the first time, if you dont mind me asking?
When I quit smoking cigarettes, I started vaping and kept the nicotine pretty high because I just wanted to focus on getting over the cigs and urge to smoke a real cig...I dialed down the nicotine a bit after about 5 or 6 months...after that I just committed myself to going down the next level every month until I was finally at zero.
I still vaped at zero for a few months, but then my vape pen crapped out on me and I didn't really see any need for a new one as my vaping had significantly declined anyway with the zero.
Unfortunately, last summer through fall was really stressful for me with things at work and then injuries sidelined me from cycling and lifting which are two things that really help me with my anxiety and stress...I picked up a pack of cigs and had a couple and then chucked them and went out and bought a new battery and some juice...I was at a 9 and just switched to 6 mg a couple of weeks ago.
Yeah going down in the nicotine seems the best way, Ill get a lower dosage next time I need more and continue to do that, did you have any withdraw symptoms? Every time I dont vape for several hours I get this weird like sore throat thing going on lol
Every time I went down, the next couple of days felt a little off, but nothing major as it was pretty slow weening down process.
Thanks so much! Its really time I quit, so I appreciate the advice!0 -
Chew gum. You won't be satisfied without the act of chewing.0
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It actually comes up a lot on the e-cig forum, but for the most part people there are reformed smokers and vaping helps them with the weight issues that typically arise from eating more when you quit smoking.1 -
Ok, clear up some common misconceptions here
A recent study University of Vancouver I believe went so far as to say vaping is 94% less harmful than smoking. How accurate is that I don't know, but pretty much every study concludes its MUCH less harmful than smoking. There are 4 ingredients in Vape juice. Vegetable Glycerin (used in cooking), Polyproplene Glycol (inhalers), Nicotine (or not!) and artificial flavoring, she same stuff used for all the various packaged foods we eat. That's it.
Vape juice can have a ton of Nicotine or none, your choice. Nicotine is not harmful in itself, and in fact some studies are showing it may have minor health benefits.....but it IS what you get addicted to whether you smoke or vape. If you're a non smoker, get 0 nic juice. It has more of a pure taste anyways.1 -
Does it help with cravings? I find it does immensely, but that may just be me. Right now my vape is loaded with strawberry cheesecake lol1
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Vaping is a good alternative to cigarettes but I would never ever recommend it to someone who doesn't smoke cigs. Most of them have nicotine- don't sign yourself up for a nicotine addiction. If you get the kind without nicotine, the effects are debatable- it's not as unhealthy as cigs but that doesn't mean there are zero negative effects- personally I ended up with a lung infection and I didn't even use it a whole lot, and even without the infection my breathing was only marginally improved compared to when I was smoking. The way I think of it is- my lungs are meant to breathe air. Not smoke, not water vapor, not chemicals, etc. So if I put those things into my lungs, my lungs are going to fight back. Hence the breathing issues until I stopped vaping. Others may have different experiences but that was mine.
Why not try something that you can do virtually anywhere and without worrying about side-effects? Chewing gum, mints, hard candies (sugar-free if you're worried about cals), drinking water through a straw, etc.0 -
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Lady_Spartan15 wrote: »I vape because I quit smoking.. I gained 20lbs since quitting.
Vaping does not curb your appetite.
Maybe you should work on your oral fixation in other ways...
Never said it curbed appetite, and I don't think that was the question asked. Does it help with a sweet craving? For me it does. I lost 30 lbs since quitting smoking....never gained an ounce
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