Does smoking really helps in weight loss?

ferdhavebeenback · October 2018

I actually heard over and over that smoking is a habit that can make you lose weight, Admittedly I'm a real time smoker and the result of lose weight is really obviously true when the first months I started to smoke even thought I'm not in a calorie deficit I do eat so much and drink so much that time right now I'm trying my best to quit this habit but I'm afraid to gain weight over time. My question is is it weight loss because of smoking is true and if you quit smoking you'll gain weight? Need your answers and opinions pals thanks

eccentricplaza · October 2018

I believe that's because nicotine is an appetite suppressant, but if it's not acting as such (since you stated you currently eat and drink just fine) you should be fine.

fyree39 · October 2018

I quit smoking back in the late '80s. I gain a few pounds, but lost them later. Quitting smoking and dieting don't work too well together. On the other hand, smoking itself has long-term problems that make the weight gain from quitting the habit worth it.

lowcarbmale · October 2018

This kind of thread is dangerous as it might give someone desperate enough the idea to start smoking to lose weight.

Smoking destroys your lungs. Everything after that fact should not matter. Would you rather have a couple pounds more or completely destroyed lungs (100% chance when you smoke) and possibly cancer (greatly increased chance when you smoke)?

pinuplove · October 2018

In addition to the appetite suppression from nicotine, many people replace one oral habit with another (hard candy, sunflower seeds, etc.) The increased calories cause the weight gain, not quitting smoking per se. That said, the benefits of quitting smoking far outweigh the risks of temporarily gaining a few pounds (or even more) that you can lose later.

MikePTY · October 2018

Quit smoking first, worry about other things later. Millions and millions of non-smokers lose weight every year. We also save money, smell better, and live longer. Please do it for your health. Your weight loss journey will be fine without smoking.

pinuplove · October 2018

MikePTY wrote: »

Quit smoking first, worry about other things later. Millions and millions of non-smokers lose weight every year. We also save money, smell better, and live longer. Please do it for your health. Your weight loss journey will be fine without smoking.

That reminds me, former smokers I know all say food just plain tastes better to them now, which might also explain some of the weight gain! Worth it, in my opinion

lililomo2 · October 2018

ferdhavebeenback wrote: »

I actually heard over and over that smoking is a habit that can make you lose weight, Admittedly I'm a real time smoker and the result of lose weight is really obviously true when the first months I started to smoke even thought I'm not in a calorie deficit I do eat so much and drink so much that time right now I'm trying my best to quit this habit but I'm afraid to gain weight over time. My question is is it weight loss because of smoking is true and if you quit smoking you'll gain weight? Need your answers and opinions pals thanks

please quit smoking. i have stage four cancer and smoked for years socially. it was the best decision i ever made to quit after i was diagnosed. after a time i lost the weight i wanted to lose *20 lbs* be patient as the weight loss will come . give yourself some time to get used to living smoke free, and the rest will fall into place... best of luck on your journey

ferdhavebeenback · October 2018

lowcarbmale wrote: »

This kind of thread is dangerous as it might give someone desperate enough the idea to start smoking to lose weight.

Smoking destroys your lungs. Everything after that fact should not matter. Would you rather have a couple pounds more or completely destroyed lungs (100% chance when you smoke) and possibly cancer (greatly increased chance when you smoke)?

no sir actually I don't encouraged others here to smoke just to lose weight it pops out of my mind that I'll ask some experts here to have some supports, but that was my experienced before I've started smoking.

Jruzer · October 2018

sijomial · October 2018

I would ask my sister but she died morbidly obese while smoking heavily. Cigarettes didn't suppress her appetite but instead curtailed physical activity due to emphysema/COPD and heart disease which contributed to her weight gain and death at just 61 after living as a virtual invalid for a decade.

In reality some people (just some) eat and drink more when they give up smoking to keep their hands and mouth occupied - hence weight gain. If you are tracking your food and counting calories then that shouldn't be an issue.

MelanieCN77 · October 2018

Quit smoking because it's going to mess up your health eventually in big, inconvenient and unglamorous ways, and because it smells bad and makes you smell bad, and because you're choosing to pay money to achieve those things.

lporter229 · October 2018

This thread makes me want to cry. My father was a heavy smoker who literally could not quit to save his life. Our family helplessly watched him smoke while on oxygen, after several strokes, heart surgeries, emphysema/COPD, and a whole array of other health issues. He was finally able to quit smoking after a blockage in his carotid artery left him with severe brain and nerve damage, but only beacuse he really wasn't capable of smoking at that point. He spent the final years of his life on dialysis, unable to speak in full sentences, and unable to walk on his own. My dad was 116 pounds when he died.

Please do not think that it is a wise decision to continue smoking for fear of weight gain. Smoking will cause chronic health issues far beyond those of obesity. The sooner you are able to quit smoking, the healthier you will be.

robthephotog · October 2018

Its got nothing to do w making you lose weight. Instead of snacking many smoke instead. And when most stop smoking food replaces the habit. I have nothing personal against anyone who smokes, but there are ZERO health benefits to smoking. You are more than welcome to search side effects of long term smoke inhalation. It goes way beyond even lung damage or dieing a slow painful death from cancer.

bigbandjohn · October 2018

lililomo2 wrote: »

please quit smoking. i have stage four cancer and smoked for years socially. it was the best decision i ever made to quit after i was diagnosed. after a time i lost the weight i wanted to lose *20 lbs* be patient as the weight loss will come . give yourself some time to get used to living smoke free, and the rest will fall into place... best of luck on your journey

My thoughts and prayers are with you. I lost an aunt from her smoking, and I lost my father last year to stage 4 pancreatic. My mom is stage 3b melanoma.

And to the person who asked the original question.... Gum is a good substitute, but not nicotine gum. Avoid the nicotine. It's more the habit of putting something in your mouth that causes extra eating after you stop, based on experiences of people I have known (honestly, I never smoked).

Johnd2000 · October 2018

The “benefit”, such as it is, only comes from the nicotine. The disbenefits of smoking are well known, and lethal.

There are, of course, other sources of nicotine that don’t come with poisonous smoke.

I know several people who vape to suppress their cravings for sweets.

apullum · October 2018

You sound like you’re looking for an excuse to not quit smoking. You can lose weight far more easily than you can treat the many serious health problems that are caused by smoking. Stop trying to find reasons not to quit.

nutmegoreo · October 2018

The first time I quit, I lost weight. The second time, I gained. The difference? Activity level and how much food I shoved in my face. You have the choice, but I wouldn't keep smoking for fear of gaining.

zyxst · October 2018

Smoking is what I did when stressed or bored. I don't smoke now, so I eat when stressed or bored. If you control how much food you eat, you can lose weight without smoking.

Basically, you're trading one vice for another.

cwolfman13 · October 2018

ferdhavebeenback wrote: »

I actually heard over and over that smoking is a habit that can make you lose weight, Admittedly I'm a real time smoker and the result of lose weight is really obviously true when the first months I started to smoke even thought I'm not in a calorie deficit I do eat so much and drink so much that time right now I'm trying my best to quit this habit but I'm afraid to gain weight over time. My question is is it weight loss because of smoking is true and if you quit smoking you'll gain weight? Need your answers and opinions pals thanks

I used to smoke 2-3 PAD and quit in 2012. Quitting smoking in and of itself doesn't cause one to gain weight. By and large people gain weight when they quit smoking because they replace the hand to mouth habit with food. There is also an element of decreased general activity...when I smoked I got up every hour or so to walk to my smoking zone at work...this meant I got up and walked down three flights of stairs and then went outside to my far flung corner of the parking lot and back. I didn't have a FitBit back then, but I've replicated it, and it's a significant number of steps that I was no longer taking when I quit smoking.

FWIW, I quit smoking about a month before I started dieting...so I quit smoking and lost 40 Lbs all at the same time. Also, if you lost weight in the first couple of months of smoking, you were in a calorie deficit...because that's the only way you lose weight. You were probably eating less and moving more for your smoke breaks.

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