Hungrier since vaping

[SweetSpot]

Has anyone else noticed this? For almost a week now, I've been ravenous. Granted that for nearly 2 weeks I could hardly eat anything, but now I'm always hungry(Also been vaping a little more with a higher nicotine content than when I started). I read somewhere that nicotine increases your metabolism, could this be the cause? It's weird, cause I don't eat much(two meals usually satisfy me for the day), but now, I eat and then an hour or so later, I feel hungry again.

 

[gamadnechmad]

Which flavors are you vaping? I've actually been less hungry for sweets because I'm tasting sweet all day from my liquids.....

 

[SweetSpot]

Never been a sweet person(though don't mind a hint when vaping), so still sticking to salty foods and usually vape simple menthol or mint chocolate chip

 

[akatina]

Nicotine is an appetite suppressant. If you are taking in less nicotine over all in a given day than when you were smoking, the odds are good you will have more of an appetite. Add in the fact that food probably tastes better now than when you were smoking and boom: you eat more frequently.

 

[SweetSpot]

I think I take in more nicotine than when I did smoke...so if that's the case, this is weird(I've never been hungry this often before)

 

[Thompson]

I've been eating like a pig recently but don't think it has to do with the vaping

I do recall always hearing people say "Oh look ______ quit smoking and hes putting on weight again."

 

[grungemann]

I vape on kiwi's and it does make me hungrier.. . i need to recuce on the vaping session ..

 

[tenshi]

Interesting thread. Lately I've been wondering and would love to see some "other" types of research/studies involving e cigs. For example, how it affects the metabolism. I'm wondering if it overall increases your metabolism because although we aren't taking in calories, our body 'tastes' and perhaps perceives calories coming in. I know about nicotine and how it affects the metabolism, anti-depression and anti-Alzheimer studies but really curious about the effect of inhaling e-juice without the nicotine. I'm not worried about the safety studies of e cigs, I think we all agree that quitting smoking and vaping instead has made us all feel better. ^^

 

[grungemann]

I believe it's because the wide variety of flavour available. Our body, mine at least, associate tastes of the ejuice with food, thus triggering the hunger sensation.

 

[starr1349]

When I first switched to vaping, I felt like I was starving about 2 weeks in. That lasted for about a month for me. I wondered if the reason I was hungry is because "everyone" knows you gain weight when you quit smoking. I wondered if it was more of mental thing for me, a metabolism change never crossed my mind.

 

[bassackwards]

i'm gaining weight.
BUT... its only because chocolate shakes taste so delicious now.
stupid taste buds.

 

[jiggymcfly]

Haven't noticed being hungry but thirsty as hell for sure.

 

[Tankman77]

I too noticed an increase in my appetite when I started vaping. I was just plain HUNGRY all the time.
Im no MD (just play one on TV), but I think it is because vaping, in general, does deliver less nicotine to the body!
Now before there is a huge uprising, (I know strength of e-juice, device, and atomizer will all influence nicotine delivery), but I am just speaking " in general terms here".
Nicotine is a stimulant, hence an appetite suppressant. Generally people who are fortunate enough to quit smoking do gain weight.
A few personal theories on that is the decreased level of nicotine in the system, boosting appetite, an initial decrease in metabolism after quitting, and possiblly over eating (frequent snacking) to fufil that oral fixation no longer being met by the hand to mouth routine of smoking!!!
Just my Take it for what its worth.......free opinion
Your body will get used to the new routine and your appetite and weight will stabilize.
Congrats on making the transition, keep it up!

 

[akatina]

Another possibility is the sweet taste of your vape. People who drink diet soda tend to crave sugars even though they're not ingesting calories: the sweet taste of the beverage makes their brain think it's going to get sugar, and when it doesn't appear in the system the brain still wants it.

 

[VapeAddict]

I've gained 20 pounds in 4 months...gotta get back on a diet! Food just tastes so much better now!