Why do people put on weight when they stop smoking? -
Why do people put on weight when they stop smoking? -
They try to satisfy their cigarette cravings by eating instead.It is not true that you always put on weight. But that depends on how well you manage the withdrawal symptoms. Withdrawal often means anxiety. And when you no longer have the reassurance of a cigarette you turn to something else, preferably something similar. (Obviously, eating when you feel anxious is not limited to smokers, but it does point to the fact that humans find food to be calming.) Also, smokers tend to have an oral fixation, which means they unconsciously feel the need to have something in their mouths and food is the most comforting and accessible thing available. If you don-t break that association, it is very easy to put on weight when you stop.They tend to want some activity to do with the mouth so eating boiled sweets fills that gap but they are full of sugar. Some suggest eating liquorice root (well chewing on it and discarding the bark) a good alternative - get from health food shopsThey eat more as a substitute.However, smoking does not fill a void, it creates it!Half of all people who quit don-t change at all as far as weight goes. Of the other half, only about half of -them- gain more than five to ten pounds. One would have to gain a hundred pounds to begin to offset the benefits of quitting.I have never smoked, however I guess that food becomes a replacement for cigs perhaps?Because smokers have a ciggarette instead of a snack , therefore when they stop they eat snacks rather than having a ciggarette.
Suppose its like us , when we bored we eat , when they bored they smoke so dont put on weight smoking untill they quit!
Eat as a distraction from smokingThe pattern for losing weight is easy - eat less food and move more - the difficulties appear when we in reality try to put that into operation! There are plenty of stumbling blocks in the big wide world don-t you think?! I learned some splendid information by checking out the web portal in the box below, they have plenty of tips and tricks, I lost 10 pounds by doing as they advised.Because! smoking speeds up your metabolism so when you quit it slows down and you are not burning off as much.
so even if your eating habits are completely the same you will still put on weight because of the metabolism change.Because they eat instead of smoke, my mum has put on a stone in 6 months since stopping smoking all she does is snacks on sweets all daypeople put weight on because they get their tastebuds back thus they tend to enjoy their food and eat more me thinksthey tend to eat morebecause your body confuses the craving for nicotine with being hungry. So every time you would usually have a cigarette you eat something instead (:Because people usually eat more when they aren-t smokingThrough cravings.
The end up eating and eating to replace the lack of fags.Some of the chemicals in cigarettes are hunger supressant meaning they will stop you eating. But if you eat right this is no problemBecause nicotine is a appetite suppressant. There are ways around it but ti is a chemical interaction in your brain that can be corrected.. The last time I tried to quit I went on chantax and it helped a bunch because it attacks the chemical side of the situation... I however lost insurance and the medication is $200 without. I will be going back on it as soon as I can because quitting to me is important but hard and I have the fear of the weight gain too... Sugar free gum is a helper in this and try to get a workout program going fro yourself whenever you want a smoke find that one thing you can do to take our mind off it...
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