Gaining Weight Afrer Quitting Smoking
Gaining weight after weight loss is a big problem that many people face when thinking to give up smoking. After quitting smoking you may gain weight but who knows maybe you can only gain a few pounds, every person is unique but sometimes it is more than likely you will gain more but it is a better choice then killing yourself by smoking.
Image via Wikipedia Gaining weight after quitting smoking is caused because nicotine used to speed up your metabolism by speeding up your heart rate so it helps in burning the extra calories but when you quit smoking your metabolism slows down so the speed of burning fat will be lowered and when an individual quits smoking he will experience a better taste in the food he eats so he will often use food as a substitute to his cigarette cravings and that is what will cause weight gain for a non smoker.
But don’t worry too much as you can avoid excess weight gain after quitting by following a simple plan before quitting that will help you control your weight gain. You should write down everything, every step of your plan to quit smoking. Write about different situations like what would you do if you hit the part when you crave for cigarettes.
If you want to control your weight after quitting here is a plan to follow before and after quitting.
Exercise:
Before quitting exercise regularly in different sessions. Start off by walking if you are not familiar with exercising it will help you burn weight as it will also balance your metabolism to burn extra weight even in rest time this is the best way to avoid gaining weight after quitting.
Drink Lots Of Water:
Drink lots of water it helps your metabolism and helps in making you feel full when eating so make sure you have a big glass of water before a meal to make you feel full and eat less.
Eat Vegetables And Fruits:
It may be hard to go on a diet when quitting from smoking but you should balance your food intake and have more vegetables before quitting and you should exercise as it would be very helpful if you exercise and eat fruits and vegetables. You can eat vegetables and fruits as much as you want because it is calorie free and exercising at the same time will really help in balancing your metabolism.
Foods To Substitute For Cigarettes When Quitting:
• Sugar free gum.
• Carrots and other vegetables eat as much as you want as it will not affect your calorie intake.
• Air popped corn.
• Dried fruits.
• Avoid fast food restaurants completely.
• Drink lots of water.
After following this plan before and after quitting smoking you will have a great result of quitting without experiencing excess weight gaining.
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