Weight gain with quitting

[Loudcherokee]

One of the most common things I hear from people that smoke and DONT want to quit is that they are afraid they will gain weight. Some feel this is because they will eat to curb a craving instead of smoking.

I'm wondering if anyone has experienced this, or if vaping reduces the chances of weight gain. One of my primary reasons for wanting to quit is that I would like to start exercising and working out, but currently, after being such a heavy smoker for so long, if I run 3 steps I'm winded! I'm just curious if I will have something else to combat with trying to quit.


LC

 

[RIMP]

Let's see, I gained about 20# and am now in the process of losing it Have much more lung capacity and energy to do this now Everything just tasted soooo much better after I got my taste buds back
RIMP

 

[Katmar]

My appetite actually decreased when I quit smoking and started vaping. I was so enjoying the flavors that I had no cravings for junk.

 

[beckah54]

I have gained weight, but I retired in October and I think boredom is a big part of the weight gain.

 

[Katmar]

I have gained weight, but I retired in October and I think boredom is a big part of the weight gain.

I totally agree with you. Happened to me. But the weight gain was while I still smoked. When I quit, I was able to become more active, less bored..

 

[telsie]

My appetite has remained the same and even though I keep thinking I've gained some weight, I seem to have actually lost a little bit of weight instead. I've had zero energy (and some depression) since I quit smoking, though, so I think maybe I've lost some muscle (been exercising less) and maybe gained a bit of fat. Overall it's insignificant weight-wise, but I don't feel as fit as I did.

 

[nitemarch]

I actually lost 4-5kg after replacing the cigarettes with vaping. I wasn't trying to as am a healthy weight (before and after losing the kgs). I think I eat less because I am vaping all the time!

 

[rob33]

I gained a little weight but I think it was food just tasted better. I was testing out my revived taste buds.

 

[TheLizinator]

I started on Atkins a month before I started vaping/stopped smoking. There's a nice little bonus to Atkins in that you get an appetite suppressant effect that kicks in after you get into it. That was 9 months ago and I'm 32 lbs lighter, and ever-so-much healthier. My coughing stopped immediately, I was able to run up & down stairs with no fatigue or breathlessness. Now, the stair thing was likely as much being lighter as it was my lung capacity but I do know that vaping has done wondrous things for my lungs. I won't be going off the low carb/high protein diet even though I'm at my ideal weight, because it simply makes me feel better overall. I know that's not the case for all, but there are people who just don't do refined carbohydrates well. Eliminating all white flour (most flour) and sugar can make a huge dent in your weight and can also eliminate a lot of nuisance health complaints. From what I've read, though, nicotine is the deciding factor in the increased metabolism (not the other constituents of tobacco smoke), so I would think you would not gain weight if you didn't change your eating habits. I vape very high levels of nicotine so maybe that helps?

 

[Lab]

I had no lose no gain.. still eat a lot only now instead of ground beef its steak since i have the extra money

 

[georgiasl]

I quit Jan 1 and I've lost 3lbs. I have a lot of the desert vapes in 6mg and I use those when I'm bored so I vape instead of snack.

 

[thelook]

Gaining weight was one of my fears also.
I started vaping Jan 10 2010 and I have NOT seen an increase in my eating, if anything maybe a decrease.
10 days is not a long time, but any other time I tried to quit smoking I replaced it with snacking, so far this time I have not.

 

[Wildsky]

I did gain weight, I quit smoking in April last year and have tried not to let it bother me, but this year I'm planning on getting rid of it!

 

[kklogan]

One of the most common things I hear from people that smoke and DONT want to quit is that they are afraid they will gain weight. Some feel this is because they will eat to curb a craving instead of smoking.

I'm wondering if anyone has experienced this, or if vaping reduces the chances of weight gain. One of my primary reasons for wanting to quit is that I would like to start exercising and working out, but currently, after being such a heavy smoker for so long, if I run 3 steps I'm winded! I'm just curious if I will have something else to combat with trying to quit.


LC

I've gained some weight, but I lost my job a couple of months ago and am stuck at the house way more often so I think that's part of it, plus having to buy cheaper less healthy food, but I can tell that my breathing is so much better. It should be way easier to exercise now. I did not notice that I actually ate more after quitting

 

[traderblue]

I've gained some weight, but I lost my job a couple of months ago and am stuck at the house way more often so I think that's part of it, plus having to buy cheaper less healthy food, but I can tell that my breathing is so much better. It should be way easier to exercise now. I did not notice that I actually ate more after quitting

I gained weight only after I starting to vape zero nic. Guess like nicotine indeed increased metabolism rate and 'tricked' the mind of feeling not hungry. No wonder most smoker are skinny and scaly. While vaping non-zero nic , I in-fact lost weight. ..Nowadays, I exercise more to compensate for the 'lost' in metabolism rate, and also due to better respiratory-system since analog-free.

 

[Raven1]

I actually lost 4-5kg after replacing the cigarettes with vaping. I wasn't trying to as am a healthy weight (before and after losing the kgs). I think I eat less because I am vaping all the time!

Same here! I've lost about 5 lbs. since I started vaping. (Perhaps it's the dehydration effect?) Which I find quite nice as when I quit cold turkey for 5 years in the past I gained 10!

 

[nightowl]

I've lost weight I think it has to do with getting my peppermint patties and chocolate covered cherries in a vapor form.

 

[Slighter]

I've gained some weight, but I lost my job a couple of months ago and am stuck at the house way more often so I think that's part of it, plus having to buy cheaper less healthy food, but I can tell that my breathing is so much better. It should be way easier to exercise now. I did not notice that I actually ate more after quitting

Same here kk, the job thing and the food. The extra time for daily beer specials isn't helping either. Now if I could only find the instructions for that total gym.

 

[ZoSo15]

I'm 6 ft. In the two months I've been vaping I've gone from a stick-figure 145lbs to a healthy 163. I finally feel like a normal person. Some of it may have come from an increased appetite but I think most of it was from the increased oxygen supply to my muscles. My appetite only went off the charts for the first week or so when I was coming off the other addictive stuff in cigs.

BTW I'm only 21, so my metabolism probably makes it a little easier for me to gain muscle instead of fat.

 

[Tuesday]

I have gained about 6-8 pounds in 4 months of only using e-cigs but I am fine with that. I was too thin b/c I was always smoking analog cigs and was possibly not receiving the nutrition I needed.
A moderate weight gain is fine with me considering the health benefits from no longer smoking.