{"id":915,"date":"2008-08-29T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2008-08-29T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/1millionbestdownloads.com\/condition-smoking-how-to-quit-smoking-without-gaining-much-weight\/"},"modified":"2008-08-29T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2008-08-29T00:00:00","slug":"condition-smoking-how-to-quit-smoking-without-gaining-much-weight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/1millionbestdownloads.com\/condition-smoking-how-to-quit-smoking-without-gaining-much-weight\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Quit Smoking Without Gaining (Much) Weight"},"content":{"rendered":"
Don't obsess over the scale while you're trying to quit. Focus first on kicking the habit, then worry about your waistline.(PRISCILLA DE CASTRO) Will you gain weight if you quit smoking<\/a>? Probably. Four out of five quitters gain some weight—4 pounds to 10 pounds each, on average. The good news, however, is that quitters usually do get back to a normal weight, especially when the focus is on stopping smoking first.<\/p>\n Should you put off quitting in order to keep off unhealthy extra pounds? Nope. The science is unequivocal: "Theres no question that any weight gain is preferable to continuing to smoke," says Kenneth A. Perkins, PhD, professor of psychiatry at the University of Pittsburgh. Emily Rubin, RD, of the Digestive Disease Institute at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia, agrees. "Youd have to gain 100 pounds to have the same health risks that a pack-a-day cigarette habit would give you," she says.<\/p>\n Why do quitters usually gain weight?<\/b> Next Page: Don't think about your weight so much<\/a> [ pagebreak ] Dont think about your weight so much<\/b> This dynamic is especially common for women, for whom weight gain can be such a tricky issue. (In addition to weight issues, research shows a range of other sex-based smoking differences<\/a>.)<\/p>\n In a 2001 study, 219 women who wanted to quit—but were concerned about gaining weight—were divided into three groups. One group received cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) designed to help them accept a modest weight gain in exchange for the benefits of quitting smoking. Another group was given weight-control counseling and daily calorie goals. A third group (the control group) received counseling sessions<\/a> in which they discussed their interpersonal relationships. A year later, 21% of the CBT group had successfully quit smoking, compared with 13% of the weight-control group and 9% of the control group. On average, the members of the CBT group also gained less weight than the other groups.<\/p>\n "Sometimes folks—particularly women—gain more, paradoxically, when they are concerned about weight gain, depending on how they approach the issue of quitting and weight," says Michele Levine, PhD, assistant professor of psychiatry and psychology at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine.<\/p>\n What to do about weight gain<\/b> And consider this core advice for controlling your weight<\/a>, whatever the situation.<\/p>\n Finally, a word to the wise: Dont rely on nicotine-replacement therapy<\/a> or smoking-cessation drugs<\/a> to control your weight when quitting. The weight effects can be unpredictable and temporary. And beware of programs that guarantee you can put down the cigarettes without picking up some pounds. Theyre probably too good to be true.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Don't obsess over the scale while you're trying to quit. Focus first on kicking the habit, then worry about your waistline.(PRISCILLA DE CASTRO) Will you gain weight if you quit smoking? Probably. Four out of five quitters gain some weight—4 pounds to 10 pounds each, on average. The good news, however, is that quitters usually […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":915,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[34,77,78,79],"tags":[37,80,81,82],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/1millionbestdownloads.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/915"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/1millionbestdownloads.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/1millionbestdownloads.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/1millionbestdownloads.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/1millionbestdownloads.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=915"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/1millionbestdownloads.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/915\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/1millionbestdownloads.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/915"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/1millionbestdownloads.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=915"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/1millionbestdownloads.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=915"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/1millionbestdownloads.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=915"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
Smokers develop a lifestyle that revolves around smoking rather than eating or exercising. But its also true that smoking helps you keep your weight down (if at great cost to your heart and other organs, not to mention your appearance and smell). As a smoker, your body gets used to these facts:
Weight Gain and Smoking<\/p>\n katherine-elmore<\/span> More about quitting<\/p>\n
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Experts recommend focusing on the quitting process first and getting to the matter of your weight later on. "If youre dieting while youre trying to quit, theres too much deprivation going on," says Perkins. Obsessing about keeping weight off while attempting to quit may even be counterproductive—on both fronts.<\/p>\n
Once youve congratulated yourself for quitting smoking (and given your body a few weeks to settle down), its time to work on replacing your bad habits with some good ones.<\/p>\n\n
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