PVs and weight gain?

[Rachy_B]

My weight has been known to fluctuate over the last ten years or so but in the last six months (the last three months particularly), I've noticed some weight gain. As I've been vaping for six months, I wondered if there was a link?

Where with cigarettes, I could smoke to my heart's content and skip meals very readily, with vaping I just can't! I have been reducing my nicotine and I've decided to stick at 8mg for a little so I do wonder if that's having an impact too.

It's fair to say that with the issues with my housemates, I've been avoiding the kitchen and living on a diet of utter rubbish so is it more likely to be that instead of the lack of cigarettes? I'm sure there's an expert in here somewhere who can answer that!

In the meantime, I've replaced snacks with cereal. I'm also going to replace sugary snacks with chocolaty cereal bars (the healthier and more filling option) and try and eat proper meals... this has worked for me in the past and I'm not going to go crazy on the dieting as I have done in the past but I can't say I'm happy with this extra weight!x

 

[brock957]

Not the lack of cigs but the lack of nicotine from your cutting down. Plus the eating rubbish.

 

[GraceH]

yup, I've gained more then I would care for too. I've been cutting down on sugar but man it's hard. Sugar is in near everything. sigh.

 

[Ref Minor]

I have vaped like a madman and have noticed a definite decrease in appetite. My nicotine intake has probably shot up though.

 

[El_tecolote]

Your taste buds have probably been coming back to life after giving up cigarettes, so you unconsciously crave certain foods that didn't bother you previously. Some people say they have little appetite for sweets with vaping. For me, it's the opposite, I crave more dessert tastes than anything since giving up smoking. I guess I've gained seven pounds over the last few years since I started vaping.

 

[yentruoc]

My hunger pains even changed since I quit the stinkies. I just thought that it was one of the other nasty chemicals that was suppressing my appetite. I have found that if I drink a tall glass of water the hunger will subside for a little while. I was never this hungry before

 

[Scoop224]

I've also put on about 30 pounds since October.

 

[Rachy_B]

I'm definitely not drinking enough water! I'm working on that one right now actually! It's savory foods I'm craving... and not even nice stuff! Give me a bag of crisps any day!

I wasn't sure if it would be the nicotine or the tobacco that was the appetite suppressant...x

 

[volume control]

Its the nic thats the suppressant, even cutting down would increase your appetite. Do you feel like youve been eating more? Then that could be the case. Or are you eating about the same amount, just unhealthier? Then it would be diet to blame =) Or you could look at exercise. Did you do some sort of chore before that you dont know, or walk somewhere daily or something like that which has changed? So many things could account, even the change in metabolism from age =(

 

[MsComptrtchr]

I'm a month into vaping and I had to buy jeans a size smaller yesterday. Personally, vaping has taken away my appetite. I was actually quite bummed about it (I like good food), but since getting a smaller pair of jeans yesterday, I'm happier about it.

Maybe up your nic??

 

[Rachy_B]

I'm deliberatley cutting out the nic but I think perhaps its a combination of all the factors: lower nic, eating crap and not exercising enough... definitely better get on with this diet eh?x

 

[brock957]

I'm pretty sure its the nicotine. Not possitive though.

 

[MsComptrtchr]

Are you drinking soda - even diet soda? When I started vaping I cut that out completely. I used to drink several liters a day of Diet Pepsi. I think drinking only water has helped me too. My teeth are even whiter with no cigs and no soda!

 

[InTheShade]

Only weight I've gained is from carrying around a bunch of extra batteries, juices and clearo's !

Sorry, I know I'm being flippant - but nicotine is a known appetite suppressant. I don't want to say up your nic... only you know what is right for you.

There is a pretty complete description of the effects of nicotine on appetite on wikipedia. I also had this link saved to my favorites which is an academic paper on nicotine as a means to weight control.

http://www.vanderbilt.edu/AnS/psychology/health_psychology/nicotine.htm

 

[Rachy_B]

I drink tea (a drop of milk and no sugar), juice (admittedly from concentrate) or cordial in water. The water round by me isn't very nice so it needs something like cordial added to it or its positively undrinkable! Also, there's no room in the fridge for a Britta water filter or i'd have one! lol!x

 

[El_tecolote]

We need Dr. Oz to answer our questions.

 

[Heavyrocker]

I was 240 before i started vaping,now at 215,a loss of 25 lbs,im a big guy so im not really overweight at 215,but i want get too 195 or 200.

 

[Scoop224]

I drink tea (a drop of milk and no sugar), juice (admittedly from concentrate) or cordial in water. The water round by me isn't very nice so it needs something like cordial added to it or its positively undrinkable! Also, there's no room in the fridge for a Britta water filter or i'd have one! lol!x

If you're counting on a Brita filter to give you good tasting water, you're going to be disappointed. Best water I've ever had (daily) comes out of a British Berkefeld (Berkey) water filter. Our tap water is NASTY but after it goes through the Berkey it tastes like Dasani.....no kidding. Look online and read about them, you'll thank me later.

 

[jerzi]

A butter flavor and cutting with more vg will really curb the appetite.

 

[Rachy_B]

@Scoop224, wasn't Dasani the water that came from the Thames River in England (at least here in the UK)? I remember working in a supermarket and having to pour litres and litres of the stuff away because they found toxic chemicals in a sample, or something similar. I don't think they even sell it here any more! But I digress! A teeny tiny amount of cordial can't make that much difference can it? It's still got to be better than drinking juice from concentrate? Apple juice used to work though... but I was exchanging 2litres of full fat coca cola for it!

@jerzi, I'm totally gonna up my VG in the next batch I'm making! I've been using 80/20 as my boges were going funny on me really quickly so I'll go back to my regular 70/30 if you think it'll help. I'm reluctant to try butter flavour as what about 'popcorn lung'? I currently vape a blend of Virginia and Honey...it's a pity there aren't any really nice savoury flavours out there!x