New study: Stop smoking-don’t gain weight

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Smoking doesn’t keep you thin

I fought the nicodemon for years, decades actually, until I finally decided enough was enough.  I knew that smoking made my breath reek, and my clothes smell, and I knew that when I walked by, all the non-smokers could smell my stink for yards along.  Still I cared less, because I was worshiping the beast, the nicodemon, the smoker’s God.

I had convinced myself, that due to the probability of weight gain from quitting the demon, I was better off not doing so, because everyone knows that fat is not healthy.  Of course I knew, in the back of my mind, that there is nothing more threatening to the body than entertaining the nicodemon.

Eventually, with the help of a short term supply of wellbutrin, and a strong desire to not stink, cough, and threaten the lives of those I loved with my passive smoke, I kicked the killers.  It has been six years now and it was the best thing I have ever done for my health.

Read the story about yet another reason to quit:

For some smokers, the threat of weight gain is a deterrent to quitting—and now, scientists think have finally discovered the link between the two. Nicotine binds to receptors on brain cells, including those in the hypothalamus that tell your body when your belly is full, reports AP. Scientists gave nicotine to mice lacking that particular neural pathway, and the chemical didn’t contribute to weight loss as it does with most mice.

Quit cigarette smoking now and live longer without getting fat

The finding could help scientists find a solution to help smokers quit without seeing the numbers inch up on the scale. But the gain is usually only about 10 pounds—seemingly too little anyway to outweigh the benefits of quitting, like cutting cancer and heart attack risk. If gaining weight is a concern, however, researchers suggest using a nicotine-based method of quitting.

If you smoke stop now, because if you don’t you will one day wish you had.  If I can stop smoking so can you.

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6 years ago

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12 years ago

In order to discover why cigarette smokes sell more than manufacturers for instance Camel, Winston, va Slims, Salem, we must have taken a much wider thought of the kinds …SmokeStik

12 years ago

I agree, I am a month and half going strong. No, weight gain. Actually the opposite, the extra energy and breath I have allows me to get more exercise. Cold turkey is where it’s at!!

jenny40
12 years ago

I quit years ago and I am sure glad I did, because it’s a horrible stinky habit.

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