Is it true you gain weight after you quit smoking?

Question

If so, what body processes induce this?

Answer 1

Yes. There are two reasons for this. For some reason, when you quit smoking, your metabolism slows down a bit. You also tend to eat more snacks to make up for the cigarette cravings so that's adding extra calories to your daily intake, causing an increase in fat. If you want to avoid the weight gain, eat foods that are proven to increase metabolism and chew gum instead of snacking.

Answer 2

Cigarettes suppress your appetite, so you'll be hungrier. Plus some people eat more to try to forget about wanting to smoke. Chewing gum is something people do to deal with that. Fear of gaining weight isn't a reason to keep smoking. Smoking is worse for your health than the ten pounds or less you might gain quitting. Maybe exercise would help you forget your temptations. Plus you'll see how nice it is being able to breathe when you exercise! Honestly, best of luck. Quitting smoking is so hard, but between price and everything else, it's so worth it.

Answer 3

I thought it was because you are bored in a way, without the usual sigarette and therefore you eat more. Also I thought, your work pauses are longer now you've stopped smoking, so more time to eat. But I never suffered from this. I always ate a lot, and did not gain any weight after quitting.

Answer 4

Yes you do. Nicotine has very specific action in your brain. One of those are related with hunger ( there´s a center deep down in your brain that controls hunger and satiety). So when you stop smoking the system takes some time to get the balance right again. You usually gain aproximately 4 to 6 pounds, so its no big deal. Its much more easier to loose those pounds than you imagine.

Answer 5

You do this because, when smoking you eat less. So after quitting you have to fill in the smoking with food. =]

Answer 6

Most people eat more because they are looking to substitute for the smoking habit. They have to have something in their hands or in their mouth. and they tend to eat more snacky junk food type items. Candy is used to subsitute a cigerette.

Answer 7

Yes, it is true. Nicotine in cigs increases the metabolism's ability to burn calories, therefore when that nicotine is gone, the metabolism slows and people gain weight.

Answer 8

It happens.. many times it's becasue the smoker is looking for something to do with themselves so they take up eating as a substitute.

Answer 9

your body needs a lot of (food) energy to get rid of all the bad chemicals. Also nicotene is a stimulant like coffee - it speeds up your nervous system - burning more calories.

Answer 10

Nicotine burns up calories.