Weight Gain?

[WerkIt]

Hell I am TRYING to gain. I just can't seem to get enough calories, even though I am eating roughly every 2-3 hours.

[poeticwomyn]

Have any of you gained weight since stopping the analogs and just doing vaper? Is it giving up the nic that makes people gain?

the effects of using nicotine burns about 200 cals per day, simply because it is a stimulant.

[chokmah]

Well I havent noticed any real weight changes or gain but then again as you can tell by the picture there

<----- I am a pretty petite woman to begin with. I could afford to gain some weight but havent seen any of it so far. Been vaping since around Feb 5th, quit for 11days at the 1st of March smoked again for 4 days and quit again..

[poeticwomyn]

Well I havent noticed any real weight changes or gain but then again as you can tell by the picture there

<----- I am a pretty petite woman to begin with. I could afford to gain some weight but havent seen any of it so far. Been vaping since around Feb 5th, quit for 11days at the 1st of March smoked again for 4 days and quit again..

as long as you are using liquids with nic in them you would not see a change. I am not petite, LOL, and I am hoping now that I am on vaping instead of smoking, and the weather is getting better I can ride my bike more than what I did last fall and possibly shed some pounds. We all have our crosses to bear!
on to a more serious note, how is your husband doing? Cancer is a difficult thing to deal with.

[chokmah]

as long as you are using liquids with nic in them you would not see a change. I am not petite, LOL, and I am hoping now that I am on vaping instead of smoking, and the weather is getting better I can ride my bike more than what I did last fall and possibly shed some pounds. We all have our crosses to bear!
on to a more serious note, how is your husband doing? Cancer is a difficult thing to deal with.

Well I am vaping some with nic and some without. I am trying to make my stock last as long as possible. Hubby is feeling under the weather and has been for a few days but has no real symptoms. Hes queezy and tired but no fever, cough or sneezing. He hasnt smoked for 2 days but we will see how that goes when he is feeling better.. Thanks for asking and sorry for hyjacking the thread..

[BenJammin]

First off, Wally! Wow, Congratulations! I am celebrating your victory as I one day hope to celebrate my own. I am moved (and that's no mean feat at my current size.)

I've been battling a weight problem all my life, really from childhood on. The only time I ever made it down to my "ideal" weight was in college when I bicycled everywhere and did strength training 3 nights a week (needed the credits) . It also helped that I literally could barely afford to eat, much less overeat. Apparently I have a very low resting metabolic rate. The weight has always returned when my activity level dropped below what you would expect out of a competitive athlete. I found myself snacking more to satisfy the behavioral aspect of our habit. Every single time I have ever quit smoking, the result has always been significant and rapid weight gain. And every time, I found myself returning to the cigarettes to kill the cravings. Tobacco kills, but obesity kills faster and with far less dignity. It seems like our enlightened society not only accepts but encourages the ridicule, scorn, and shunning "Fat People." The platitudes used to justify this hatred are of the same type as those used against smokers, but smokers have the advantage of being able to blend in with the crowd. The Fat Man or Woman stands alone...
Thank you for your patience if you're still with me up to this point.
Here comes the payoff:
I have not gained a single pound since abandoning analogs for vaping. In fact, because of my increased energy and lung capacity I find myself doing more physically active things simply because it no longer hurts to do them. I am not too tired at the end of the day to exercise. I do not hack and cough under exertion. I've been averaging about a pound a week of weight loss for the passed six weeks. It's not much, but it's a start. Now that I can taste my food, it takes less of it to satisfy me. By no means am I saying this will hold true for all e-smokers. But I've never felt better, never had such hope. These gizmos aren't magic wands, but so far they appear to be just the tools I need to reclaim my body from the damage I have done to it. Ultimately, the final battle will come down to me. But now that I'm armed, I know I will win. Again, thank you all.
Vape On!

[lachirris]

No weight gain here, but I must say that the first week I was compelled to satisfying my oral anxiety. I was very anxious and a little stressed and when I do, I tend to desire take some fat and sugar thingies.
I eat every 3 hours without exception. If I´m going to miss one middle meal, then I go rapidly to the near store and buy a cereal bar,or a yogurt, and I keep drinking water or no sugar beverages all the time.
I don´t ever have comfort food like KFC, or MacDonald´s, or other high fatty meals (pork, fatty cheese, etc).
Everytime I need to satisfy myself I call my husband!
An hour later he cames home with lemon icecream. I´m soooo lucky!

[waywardsister]

When I quit smoking cold turkey several years ago, I lost weight at the same time Went low carb, which is what works best for my body (verrrry low carb). Lost 30 lbs and haven't gained an ounce since then, no matter how much I eat...but since vaping, I'm up in weight (feels like water retention bc I'm bloated and puffy) and am hungrier than usual, which in my case suggests a blood sugar issue. Wondering if it's from the e-liquid somehow - PG is used to prevent ketosis in cows bc, IIRC, it acts as a glucose precursor, but that's orally and obviously in much larger doses then we're getting here (still breaks down and enters the bloodstream though). Maybe I'm just weird It's just REALLY odd for my weight to change at all, ever, unless I eat carby stuff -- and then, exactly what's happening to me now, happens. Puffy, bloaty, water retention & resulting weight increase.

[Kate51]

This is why it was confusing for me when I started vaping, I had all the symptoms of withdrawal especially HUNGER. Confused because we were all thinking we were getting MORE nicotine than with tobacco cigarettes. The report recently posted by KATE (COUPLE DAYS AGO) has put all that in serious question, our absorbtion supposedly drastically lower with e-cigs...I've gained weight even with watching calories, am starving all the time!! Also puffing all the time. We need more corraborating testing. But if that's the case, vaping way better than smoking.

[Kate51]

Benjammin, this is so cool!
I may still be an Addict, but at least I am no longer dying for a cigarette.