Why is it that you tend to gain weight when you quit smoking? Even when you are not eating anymore than usual? -
I think there are several different reasons, but the two that I-ve heard: -nicotine speeds up your metabolism,- and -smoking is more of an oral fixation than a habit, replaced only by something else to put in your mouth.- Drinks have calories too.... You don-t always have to EAT more, sometimes you DRINK more.... Like a straw replaces a cigarette...
People have this tendency to replace that cigarette that was between their fingers WITH FOOD....then the pounds pile on......
Because nicotine is a stimulant and it increases your metabolism just as a diet pill does.
Smoking stops your hunger x