{"id":2465,"date":"2019-06-02T20:50:15","date_gmt":"2019-06-02T12:50:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ohjames.net\/ohjames\/?p=2465"},"modified":"2019-06-02T20:50:15","modified_gmt":"2019-06-02T12:50:15","slug":"quit-smoking-and-weight-gain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/ohjames.net\/ohjames\/2019\/06\/quit-smoking-and-weight-gain.html","title":{"rendered":"Quit smoking and weight gain"},"content":{"rendered":"\n


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It’s common to gain weight after you stop smoking.
Smoking acts as an appetite suppressant.
Nicotine slightly increases metabolism. (Nicotine increases the amount of calories your body uses at rest by about 7% to 15%)
Smell and taste improve after you quit smoking.
Substitute snacking for smoking. (Some quitters adopt behaviours)<\/p>https:\/\/www.mayoclinic.org\/healthy-lifestyle\/quit-smoking\/expert-answers\/quit-smoking\/faq-20058312<\/a> <\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n


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Nicotine replacement aids.
Low-dose antidepressant bupropion <\/a>also helps prevent weight gain, and may work even better when you use it with nicotine replacement.
Stay busy during \u201csmoke breaks.\u201d: keeps your hands, mouth busy, \u201cI wanted to get out of the house, so I walked instead.\u201d
Eat mindfully.<\/p>https:\/\/www.webmd.com\/smoking-cessation\/features\/quit-without-weight-gain#1<\/a> <\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

\nhttps:\/\/www.quitgenius.com\/blog\/6-ways-to-avoid-weight-gain-after-you-quit-smoking\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Your lungs and heart will be stronger
Your skin will look younger
Your teeth will be whiter
You will have better breath
Your hair and clothes will smell better
You will have more money when you are not buying cigarettes
You will perform better in sports or other physical activities<\/p>https:\/\/medlineplus.gov\/ency\/patientinstructions\/000811.htm<\/a> <\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

The average amount of weight that people gain after stopping smoking is about four to five kilograms over five years. Most of the weight gain occurs in the year after quitting, particularly in the first three months.

Don\u2019t crash diet. If you eat too few kilojoules, the body will respond by lowering the metabolism and burning muscle tissue for fuel.

Find ways other than eating to cope with withdrawal cravings. Some people drink water, while others count to 100 \u2013 experiment until you find your own method.<\/p>https:\/\/www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au\/health\/healthyliving\/smoking-and-weight<\/a>
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It’s common to gain weight after you stop smoking.Smoking acts as an appetite suppressant.Nicotine slightly increases metabolism. (Nicotine increases the amount of calories your body uses at rest by about 7% to 15%)Smell and taste improve after you quit smoking.Substitute snacking for smoking. (Some quitters adopt behaviours) https:\/\/www.mayoclinic.org\/healthy-lifestyle\/quit-smoking\/expert-answers\/quit-smoking\/faq-20058312 Nicotine replacement aids.Low-dose antidepressant bupropion also helps […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0},"categories":[161],"tags":[197],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/ohjames.net\/ohjames\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2465"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/ohjames.net\/ohjames\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/ohjames.net\/ohjames\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/ohjames.net\/ohjames\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/ohjames.net\/ohjames\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2465"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/ohjames.net\/ohjames\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2465\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2466,"href":"http:\/\/ohjames.net\/ohjames\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2465\/revisions\/2466"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/ohjames.net\/ohjames\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2465"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/ohjames.net\/ohjames\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2465"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/ohjames.net\/ohjames\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2465"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}