Is smoking good for reducing weight?
963905
Yes because it causes you to eat less. But it's at a high price.
917090
Here are some facts from personal experience as well as other family/firends who have given up or tried to give up:\n\n1. your metabolism slows down, you can even feel your pulse slowing down when you give up. Temporarily, smoking a cig can accelerate your heart just a tiny-tiny bit.\n2. Food smells and tastes just the same, you just have a craving because you  are not smoking, so you want to substitute that craving with eating. Chewing gum doesn't work.\n3. You can retain more water when not smoking so you may appear 'fuller' too.\n4. Some friends of mine (including my mum) have put on upto 3 stones when giving up smoking (not by eating so much, it's just how their bodies reacted).\n5. Most supermodels smoke (as well as other drugs) to stay thinner. In the modeling world putting on even half a stone could wreck their career.\n6. Some people can actually manage to get back to their pre-quitting weight but not many.\n7. I managed to lose all the weight I put on after quitting but once I reached my pre-quitting weight I had to re-start smoking because the lowered intake of food was driving me nuts and the only way I could keep it down is by lighting up again. \nSometimes I stop for a year, sometimes for 10 months, sometimes for 4 years sometimes just 6 months but I always end up smoking again. Horrible!
684606
Possible.  Smoking is bad for your health all the way around.  It has been known to restrict the arteries, thereby decreasing the bloodflow to the heart and brain.  So, I'm saying, yeah, sounds right.  I'm guessing he told you that to make sure you never start smoking, and I hope you never do.  Terrible, nasty, expensive habit (I know, I smoked for 11 years) that will only kill you early and painfully.  Don't bother with it.
481433
Hi,\n\nBeing on diet does not reduce ones weight. But Yes, exercise certainly does help one to reduce weight by burning the unnecessary piledup fat in the body.\n\nAs a daily workout, stretch yourself well touching fingers till to the toes, doing crunches, push ups, a brisk 20 min walking on a tread mill or in a ground.\n\nThis workout is just for everyone to keep up in good shape. Forget not to drink atleast 5 to 6 litres of water during the day to keep up the bright and toned skin.\n\nAll the best!!!\n\nRegards,\nSubbu
991365
smoking decreases your appetite
1131647
you quit smoking by not lighting up a cigarette and smoking it.  But, that can take several tries before it happens.  I quit 6 months ago for good, but the first time I quit was 10 years ago.  I also was afraid of weight gain, so I joined a gym the day I quit smoking.  I go every day, and haven't lost a pound.  HOWEVER, I didn't give up any foods, drinks, etc...I eat everything I want to (for now, until I feel like I can tackle that issue, too) and I just look at it like 'hey, I didn't gain any weight, either'.  I'm much more fit, and most importantly, I'm not scared everytime I have a pain that I'm gonna have a heart attack, or die from smoking.  All you can do is substitute your smoking with something healthy.  When you're ready, you'll do it.  I'd say good luck, but you won't need it.
1152264
It's when you quit smoking you gain weight (cigarettes).\n\nSmoking herb doesn't make you gain weight either, though you do eat a lot.
44194
I would suggest u not try any of the available drugs in the market....\n\nThey cause more harm than the good effects.\n\nPlease be carefull.\n\nThere are many other safe and effective ways of reducing weight.
854365
I know smokers well. I was one for 20 years. Your moms excuse is just her way of not having to quit smoking. A smoker will make up all kinds of things to justify smoking. \nIt relaxes me. I like it. Well I don't cough? I'll gain weight.\nI'll quit someday. All excuses to continue smoking.\n\nTo answer your question though. She probably will gain a few pounds. It's because she'll eat when she gets the urge to smoke. Big deal? So you gain weight for 6 months. Then all you have to do is diet. She needs to understand this when she quits smoking. It's just a part of the process. \n.
247341
I don't know much about drinking a cigarette but eating fruit & veg should be good to keep your heart healthy, though lungs,  i don't think you can fix much about that. \n\nMaybe try quitting smoking?
624239
Your height and weight sound great - assuming that you're an active person who eats well. Weight alone often doesn't say enough!\nIf you're a smoker, then stop. The nasty chemicals in cigarettes have been known to mess with women's fat tissue.\nEat a lot of vegetables, fruits, and whole grains (not white rice or white flour), and lean meats. Don't let yourself get hungry, eat small meals, or your metabolism will stay slow.\nDo cardio to burn fat - hike, jog, swim, jump rope.\nThen to attack the abs themselves, the best exercise I've ever tried is to lie on your back with your hands under your butt (to allow your lower back to rest on the ground). Then, with your head slightly raised, lift your legs up in the air until they're at 90 degrees to your body - then bend them into your chest. Slowly lift your legs up again and lower then onto the ground until you're lying flat again. The trick is to have slow, controlled movement. Start with 5 reps of 5, then build up to 5 reps of 8, etc.\nGood luck!
795323
no. anything you smoke is bad for you. i would recommend quiting.
1148401
what you take into your body is taken into your babies body-  the chemicals and toxins in what you are smoking can cause low birth weight, premature birth, respiratory problems, etc.  For your baby's health and your own- you should refrain from smoking, or better yet quit (as second hand smokle for oyur infant and child is just as damaging) when you are preganant!
693414
Yes, because if you are dieting you want to do more exercise, you can't do that if you're smoking because you don't have the normal amount of oxygen circulating around your body which will make exercising more difficult. If you quit altogether you can use exercise to keep your mind off the cravings. Good luck with the diet.
541765
I think I know what kind of smoking you are talking about cause I had that same kind of problem and truth is its hard to cause you know with the smoke comes the munchies and if you don’t stop smoking you wont stop munching so you have to make a choice and if you work out you wont have as much time to smoke. Try It!
990018
Quit smoking, quit drinking soda, Eating less fatty foods.
219591
Exercise is imperative - not just for stress, but to help cleanse your body of toxins from smoking history.  I quit smoking four weeks ago.\n\nLots of water and whole, real foods (potatoes, pasta, vegetables, pork, chicken, spinach, tofu - all bought from the grocery store for me to prepare) not pre-prepared foods, even if it's Lean Cuisine.  Too much sodium makes you edgy.\n\nBananas, by the way, are the wonderfood for quitting smoking, not gaining weight, and not freaking out during the process.\n\nBest site to check out what you're really eating:  www. nutritiondata.com