Mon, Oct-01-07, 12:16
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Senior Member
Posts: 741
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Plan: PP
Stats: 160/149/125
BF:
Progress: 31%
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update...
Since I really doubt I'm the only one who's gone/going through this, here's an update:
The urge to eat everything that isn't nailed down really *does* get better after a few weeks, and I feel pretty normal most of the time now (it's been 6 weeks I quit). I'm still eating a little more than I used to - about 100 kcals/day average since my quit (yes I've been tracking everything really closely in my FitDay). Unfortunately I've already gained a lot more weight than I'd expect from the extra calories - about 7 pounds in those 6 short weeks! And even more unfortunately, it all seems to have packed right onto my hips, butt and thighs, and my pants are getting really tight. I'm quite dismayed since I've kept my net carbs at about 20 this entire time and I was hoping I'd do better than this.
I've just read that nicotine depresses the activity of the enzyme lipoprotein-lipase, which is what activates fat cells to store energy (grow more fat), and that quitting smoking increases LPL activity and that may be what causes all-too-common quit-smoking weight gain. Women have more LPL receptors on the adipose tissues of the hips/butt/thighs while men tend to have them on the midsection. So far I'm fitting this pattern to a T. Any comments on this?
I've also read that CLA may inhibit LPL activity, so I'm going to pick some up and see if it can stop this scary rapid weight gain I'm experiencing. It didn't do much for me when I tried it once before, but maybe my circumstances are different now. I'll let y'all know if it works.
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