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The average person puts on around six to eight pounds when they quit smoking. Some people may put on more-even up to 30 pounds. Most people return to their normal (pre-quitting) weight after just one year. But, you would have to gain almost 100 pounds to put the same pressure on your heart that smoking causes.
4 ASH Fact Sheet on how smoking affects the way you look Health professionals also need to take weight gain into consideration when assisting smokers in quitting. Women, particularly young women, tend to be more concerned about post-cessation weight gain than men. The Royal College of Anaesthetists states that quitting smoking any time prior to surgery is beneficial. 8 (For further information on smoking and surgery see the ASH Smoking and Surgery fact sheet.) How smoking affects the way you look February 2014 10.