I smoked for 6 years.... I quit in 1998. Worst thing you can ever do is start.

it changes your life, your priorities, and destroys your body slowly.
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Ushiroyubi wrote:

I smoked for 6 years.... I quit in 1998. Worst thing you can ever do is start. it changes your life, your priorities, and destroys your body slowly.

damn carcinogens
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lifestyle diseases will be the top killer of us humans and so many are preventable.

despite all the warning on cigarettes and everyone noes its bad for them, still so many pple smoke. its a vice tat is not so easily rid of. Its amazing how many pple tink its the epitome of cool to smoke a fag. Stress is just an excuse. a history of Family violence is oso an excuse for murderers and violent criminals. we dun accept tat, stress as an excuse is even less acceptable.

ideally, we wld watch our weight to prevent obesity, watch our sodium intake to prevent increased risk of hypertension, watch our diet to prevent hypercholesterolemia, do aerobic exercise to build up collateral circulation and keep our skeletal musculature strong and healthy.

all these are ideals. i dun watch my diet much, hardly exercise, im putting on quite a lot of weight.
the 1 ting i can do is not to smoke. its easy to do so when u dun have peers who smoke, and even when they did, i always tot it was a repulsive habit. Smoking is the single highest risk factor for many many of the top killer diseases.
Its heartening to see so many who have quit and are trying to control ur habits.
If u have the will to quit, u might want to see ur family doctor or physician to come out with a plan of quitting. Nicotine replacement may be required to help u quit

well, i dont smoke so the answer is 'none'.
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oh my fault... I didn't answer the question.

I used to smoke Camel Filters. smooth taste and less harsh on the throat than most full filtered cigarettes.
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Ushiroyubi wrote:

I smoked for 6 years.... I quit in 1998. Worst thing you can ever do is start. it changes your life, your priorities, and destroys your body slowly.

I've never heard THIS one about smoking before. Honest, man. Hardcore, hardcore.

Phillip Morris Super Lights
Marlboro Lights
and occasionally some Mild Sevens.

I'd like to quit though. It's just like what Ushiroyubi said that's why.
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ahochaude wrote:

Phillip Morris Super Lights Marlboro Lights and occasionally some Mild Sevens. I'd like to quit though. It's just like what Ushiroyubi said that's why.

LOL, we need to add up how much we spend on cigs annually and see if that makes us quit I have no will power, so I probably won't be quitting this year For me it would be a matter of cutting down gradually. I can't go cold turkey....I just can't. Plus I live alone, so I have little motivation...yeah, I'm pathetic.

Any smokers here have relatives that don't know you smoke? I do....it's really hard to hide and not smoke or mention it when you are around them. Other than 2 relatives, all my other relatives smoke.

you are more likely to die from the food you eat than a cig
thats right, food related heart problems is still the number one killer
all you anti smokers better stop eating, quick.
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oh btw, i have no desire to quit. i quit for weeks at a time and go back to smoking. expensive? not at all, i smoke about 1 pack every 2 weeks. thats 3 dollars every 2 weeks. i much much much more than that just in tips at where i work.
i believe in living like accelerated. its better to live and die than to never live at all.
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sempai wrote:

you are more likely to die from the food you eat than a cig thats right, food related heart problems is still the number one killer all you anti smokers better stop eating, quick.

LOL, I've been taking a nutrition class. Yep, I'm now scared to eat ANYTHING. I did an analysis on my diet for my final project. I don't even eat much. I don't eat even 3 meals a day. Yet so many nutrients were through the roof, in a bad way. Even too many vitamins are toxic in large amounts. But smoking does contribute to heart disease, as well as diet. (yeah, I really need to quit...but am not ready)

people are so interested in living a long life they forget about quality
i enjoy smoking, so i smoke
how do you know you are alive if you dont take risks?
the greater the risk, the more alive you feel.
for people who have never smoked, they really cant comment on this because they have only felt one side of the argument, the non smoker side. i spent most my life not smoking so i can accuratley see both points of the argument.
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sempai wrote:

i believe in living like accelerated. its better to live and die than to never live at all.

That's convoluted thinking. Every person who has this kind of habit/addiction uses that "better to live" line as their excuse...

bmwracer wrote:

That's convoluted thinking. Every person who has this kind of habit/addiction uses that "better to live" line as their excuse...

Not *every* person, but a lot. As for me, it's something that I do, don't know why I do, know I shouldn't do, but am not stopping yet because I'm weak. I don't really see it as that glamourous like "living life to its fullest" or anything. I don't look into it that deeply...

KouSeiya315 wrote:

Not *every* person, but a lot. As for me, it's something that I do, don't know why I do, know I shouldn't do, but am not stopping yet because I'm weak.

Gomen. Hasty generalization there. Shoulda said "most people."

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I don't really see it as that glamourous like "living life to its fullest" or anything. I don't look into it that deeply...

It's just the rationalization for one's habit, IMO.

KouSeiya315 wrote:

Not *every* person, but a lot. As for me, it's something that I do, don't know why I do, know I shouldn't do, but am not stopping yet because I'm weak. I don't really see it as that glamourous like "living life to its fullest" or anything. I don't look into it that deeply...

Yeah, me too. I started at 12 and then the rest is history. Can't quit now. Well, actually don't have the will power to do so yet.
Smoking is dumb.
And I'm a dumbass for doing it.
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ahochaude wrote:

Yeah, me too. I started at 12 and then the rest is history. Can't quit now. Well, actually don't have the will power to do so yet. Smoking is dumb. And I'm a dumbass for doing it.

Wow 12!!?!?

eltinator wrote:

Wow 12!!?!?

Yup. Peer pressure. I'm highly too sensitive.

Or was....
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ahochaude wrote:

Yup. Peer pressure. I'm highly too sensitive. Or was....

hahaha, ever try that nicoritte stuff to help quit?

eltinator wrote:

hahaha, ever try that nicoritte stuff to help quit?

Nope. Probably never will. I'd like to quit on my own efforts rather than rely on something that's gonna further poison my body.
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