Was thinking and came up with some interesting questions about smoking... READ

[vehementSPL 10+ year member]

Ok. I was thinking.(before I start I am not a smoker) Lately with the big craze of people trying to stop smoking and with obesity rates going through the roof I kinda wonder if any of it is tied together. I have noticed everybody I know that has quit smoking put on moderate to massive amounts of weight. So I was thinking does that mean smoking keeps you from gaining as much weight as you normally would or just the fact you quit the habit you turn to eating (I figure most will say this option). Then I started thinking of all the people I have met in my life. And if you take the average people (non health fanatics) smokers vs non smokers by far there are more skinny smokers than heavy smokers . And out of all the heavy people I knew a MUCH great percentage of them did NOT smoke. And as a whole the smokers seem to be much skinner on average... I had my friend do this kinda "funny" test because I know it holds no validation unless on a bigger scale and he came to the EXACT same conclusion out of all the people he knows (about 150 lol). But I wonder if smoking causes you to be skinny. Now question is. Does anybody know somebody that was kinda chunky BEFORE they started smoking for the 1st time in the life and what happened.

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[Side Show 10+ year member]

matters what there smoking alot of the time too bud........

 

[vehementSPL 10+ year member]

cigs here sorry

 

[vehementSPL 10+ year member]

any opinions? thoughts?

 

[vehementSPL 10+ year member]

ummm nobody?really????

 

[Slammed 5,000+ posts]

I quit smoking on February and gained like 10-12 lbs since then

but Ive been lazy

 

[vehementSPL 10+ year member]

I hear smoking increases metabolism ..... but who knows if that is accurate

 

[tommyk90 5,000+ posts]

I know plenty of fat smokers and plenty of skinny non-smokers (myself included).

I do recall there being some type of correlation between smoking and weight.

 

[gotparts90 10+ year member]

I gained more weight when i quit meth. Smoking only added 10 pounds meth 30 pounds then injured at work another 40 pounds holy crap i is a super fatty now

 

[vehementSPL 10+ year member]

I know plenty of fat smokers and plenty of skinny non-smokers (myself included).
I do recall there being some type of correlation between smoking and weight.

Yeah pleanty of fat smokers. But the question is without smoking would the be heavier?

 

[bigwheel15 10+ year member]

 

[yne721 10+ year member]

smoking curbs your appetite and increases your metabolism

 

[geowick07 10+ year member]

I am a smoker, and I weigh about 260 at 6'2". I am a big guy in general, but I am still overweight. When I quit smoking (the first time) I gained almost 30 lbs. Fell off the wagon, started smoking again, and for some reason, dropped back down to where I am now (260).

Not sure of the actual connection (if any), but there seems to be one.

 

[vehementSPL 10+ year member]

yeah it is what I am thinking. I am a big guy and I almost want to try an experiment for 3 months. but I am wondering how hard it is to quit. i can quit it isn't a big deal. But just wonder how sick it makes you during widrawel

 

[nismos14 5,000+ posts]

So the obese 2-12 year olds got it from quitting smoking?