# Quit smoking or lose weight: which first?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quit-smoking-or-lose-weight-which-first/313568>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [July 22, 2005, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quit-smoking-or-lose-weight-which-first/313568 "2005-07-22T01:29:46Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\
**Post date:** [July 22, 2005, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quit-smoking-or-lose-weight-which-first/313568/21 "2005-07-22T13:49:59Z")

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Quit smoking! You’re healthier after one month, your lungs already start clearing up. And it will be easier to lose weight, you won’t be short-winded or anything.

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**Author:** ![serious\_lark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/43a26b/32.png) [@serious\_lark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/serious_lark)\
**Post date:** [July 22, 2005, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quit-smoking-or-lose-weight-which-first/313568/22 "2005-07-22T18:45:51Z")

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Unless you’re morbidly obese, I would vote for quitting smoking first, for the reasons many posters have already mentioned. I like the solutions of the posters who combined quitting smoking with doing something physical for exercise (practical aversion therapy rules!). Regardless, discussing this with your doctor before you start is a good idea.

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**Author:** ![Wesley\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wesley_clark/32/20581_2.png) [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\
**Post date:** [July 22, 2005, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quit-smoking-or-lose-weight-which-first/313568/23 "2005-07-22T19:21:02Z")

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Quit smoking because its way, way, way more important.

If you want to avoid weight gain then try a few things to keep your weight down.

Eat a high fiber breakfast, this stabalized blood sugar throughout the day and cuts obesity rates.

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Get alot of sleep (sleep deprvation screws up hormones that control appetite, causing overeating). 7-9 hours is recommended.

Eat a good deal of protein and fiber in general. The more the better.

If you do those things you should be able to quit smoking w/o gaining any weight, and maybe losing a little in the process.

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**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\
**Post date:** [July 22, 2005, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quit-smoking-or-lose-weight-which-first/313568/24 "2005-07-22T20:58:37Z")

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So, we all agree it’s the smoking. Perhaps you should take up writing? 😉

Sincerely, it’d be a tragedy to lose a guy as talented as you. People like you should live forever; please get healthy and stick around a long, long time.

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