SMOKERS UNITE THREAD
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I never liked cigarettes, but I love myself a nice full flavor cigar. I hate that NYC no longer allows smoking in bars, I had a great Irish pub I used to go to on Fridays and everyone was smoking cigars and drinking whiskey... now the place closed.
i also love a good cigar on a hike or when I am out fishing. People always look at me funny when I blow past them on the trail with a big puff of smoke!0 -
I don't smoke because I'm addicted, I smoke simply because I love it. Each time I've found out I was pregnant, I've quit that same day and not smoked for the duration of my pregnancies. Last year was hospitalized for two weeks. Doctor suggested giving me a patch or meds to "Help you get through your time here without smoking." I refused them and did not suffer withdrawal symptoms nor did I crave a smoke. Smoked as soon as I got home. I simply love smoking and cannot think of a reason to quit. Sorry, but it is enjoyable to me.........:smokin:
Same here, exactly! I don't smoke a whole pack a day and I can go without for hours and even days if I want to. I definitely stopped during both of my pregnancies. But I don't have the desire to stop smoking. I remember when people used to smoke in grocery stores and malls, lol.0 -
I'm not looking to bum any of you out, just to share my experience. Twice in my life I had quit for over a year; but started again. I was by no means a heavy smoker (about a pack every 2 days). My kids never saw me smoke and I mostly did it at work due to the fact that my wife is a non-smoker. All that aside, here is my story. On Sept 8, 2011 I urinated blood. No pain, discomfort or any warning or health issue. It only happened once; but I immediately started the Dr. visits the next morning. Well, sparing all of the details I HAD BLADDER CANCER!! Not only that; but it is DIRECTLY related to smoking in males. I was fortunate enough to have caught it early and all of it was removed; but I will tell you that the treatments where a BIT*H and while going threw them is when I decided to get my sh@t together and get back in shape. I threw out the smokes the day I got my lab results back and have not had nor wanted one since. They nearly robbed me of watching my children have children of their own. We always think that it happens to "other" people; but guess what...eventually you turn out to be the other people. Even as I write this there is a nervous feeling overwhelming me today due to the fact that I go for my first 3 month scoping since finishing my treatments. Don't get me wrong ...I AM A FIGHTER!! If they find more polyps, I'll kick it's *kitten* again ...but some fights you would be better to avoid if you have the choice to. MFP is about healthy living and choices...if you smoke, you are not doing either. You just assume eat until you explode, because the cigs will kill you quicker than the food ever will. :explode:0
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Easy with that or you'll get this thread deleted!What kind of smoking are we talking here?
We need a MFP approved euphemism for this...
/off to attend a "safety meeting"
There is a group called 'Baked not Fried'. We have euphemisms.
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quit about 180 days ago...
don't miss the cost
don't miss huffing and weezing going up stairs
don't miss being fat
don't miss not being able to run a mile (and more)
don't miss sweating when the temp goes up 5deg
and I can keep going, I honestly enjoyed it when I did, but didn't miss the fact that it's killing me and now that I quit for a half a year, I DON'T miss how bad I stunk now that I can smell it on others..
This is where I am at-I quit 22 yrs ago and it was the best investment I could have made for my health! I also can't believe the price now days, holy ****, how do people afford this? Id rather take that $ and go on a fabulous vacay once a year! BTW, this is a health site so Im not even sure why we are talking about this?0 -
I'm not eating or smoking ever again..............0
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I'm not looking to bum any of you out, just to share my experience. Twice in my life I had quit for over a year; but started again. I was by no means a heavy smoker (about a pack every 2 days). My kids never saw me smoke and I mostly did it at work due to the fact that my wife is a non-smoker. All that aside, here is my story. On Sept 8, 2011 I urinated blood. No pain, discomfort or any warning or health issue. It only happened once; but I immediately started the Dr. visits the next morning. Well, sparing all of the details I HAD BLADDER CANCER!! Not only that; but it is DIRECTLY related to smoking in males. I was fortunate enough to have caught it early and all of it was removed; but I will tell you that the treatments where a BIT*H and while going threw them is when I decided to get my sh@t together and get back in shape. I threw out the smokes the day I got my lab results back and have not had nor wanted one since. They nearly robbed me of watching my children have children of their own. We always think that it happens to "other" people; but guess what...eventually you turn out to be the other people. Even as I write this there is a nervous feeling overwhelming me today due to the fact that I go for my first 3 month scoping since finishing my treatments. Don't get me wrong ...I AM A FIGHTER!! If they find more polyps, I'll kick it's *kitten* again ...but some fights you would be better to avoid if you have the choice to. MFP is about healthy living and choices...if you smoke, you are not doing either. You just assume eat until you explode, because the cigs will kill you quicker than the food ever will. :explode:
I agree, very well said and congrats on kickin cancers *kitten*!0 -
quit about 180 days ago...
don't miss the cost
don't miss huffing and weezing going up stairs
don't miss being fat
don't miss not being able to run a mile (and more)
don't miss sweating when the temp goes up 5deg
and I can keep going, I honestly enjoyed it when I did, but didn't miss the fact that it's killing me and now that I quit for a half a year, I DON'T miss how bad I stunk now that I can smell it on others..
This is where I am at-I quit 22 yrs ago and it was the best investment I could have made for my health! I also can't believe the price now days, holy ****, how do people afford this? Id rather take that $ and go on a fabulous vacay once a year! BTW, this is a health site so Im not even sure why we are talking about this?
Actually this is the section of the site where we talk about anything.0 -
Smoking always makes my beer taste better :smokin:0
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also
IF YOU SMOKE
AND NO ONE ACTUALLY LIKES BREATHING WHEN YOU'RE NEAR, BUT THEY CAN'T SAY ANYTHING BECAUSE IT'S NOT PC
Enjoy your cigarettes. :sick:
*SIGHS* There is always one person to ruin the fun for everyone else.
So much for tolerance and acceptance for all I guess....
gross, but kinda true icky!0 -
quit about 180 days ago...
don't miss the cost
don't miss huffing and weezing going up stairs
don't miss being fat
don't miss not being able to run a mile (and more)
don't miss sweating when the temp goes up 5deg
and I can keep going, I honestly enjoyed it when I did, but didn't miss the fact that it's killing me and now that I quit for a half a year, I DON'T miss how bad I stunk now that I can smell it on others..
This is where I am at-I quit 22 yrs ago and it was the best investment I could have made for my health! I also can't believe the price now days, holy ****, how do people afford this? Id rather take that $ and go on a fabulous vacay once a year! BTW, this is a health site so Im not even sure why we are talking about this?
Actually this is the section of the site where we talk about anything.
Still on a site where people are trying to get control of their health right, or did I miss something?0 -
Easy with that or you'll get this thread deleted!What kind of smoking are we talking here? We need a MFP approved euphemism for this...
/off to attend a "safety meeting"
There is a group called 'Baked not Fried'. We have euphemisms.
Oooh thanks! Just had to turn off safe search and I found it! :happy:0 -
I don't smoke because I'm addicted, I smoke simply because I love it. Each time I've found out I was pregnant, I've quit that same day and not smoked for the duration of my pregnancies. Last year was hospitalized for two weeks. Doctor suggested giving me a patch or meds to "Help you get through your time here without smoking." I refused them and did not suffer withdrawal symptoms nor did I crave a smoke. Smoked as soon as I got home. I simply love smoking and cannot think of a reason to quit. Sorry, but it is enjoyable to me.........:smokin:
Same here, exactly! I don't smoke a whole pack a day and I can go without for hours and even days if I want to. I definitely stopped during both of my pregnancies. But I don't have the desire to stop smoking. I remember when people used to smoke in grocery stores and malls, lol.
So it will be completely ok with you guys when your children start smoking right?0 -
<---- ex-smoker. I finally quit after about 11 or 12 years.
Blow some cigar smoke into my face please. I love the smell of a good cigar. :smokin:0 -
Im in Central America right now...this is the warning listed on their cigarettes
Los Componentes De Los Productos Del Tabaco Causan Emfermedad Y MUerte
It doesn sound anywhere near as bad in Spanish.
The ingredients of tobacco products cause sickness and death.
Sounds pretty bad to me.
Yeah, but if you dont speak Spanish it looks pretty benign. It could say "Smoking this is like riding a unicorn on a sunny day" and I wouldnt know the difference.
Thanks
We should make labels that say that and put them on people's packs.0 -
dont forget the smoke after sex and the one right before you pass out at night :smokin:If I could just stop the 2 smokes in the morning anf the smoking on a car ride and the smoking after a meal, and the smoking when I walk the dog and the smoking when I have a drink and the smoking when im bored....
I could totally quit
btw heading out for a smoke break0 -
Hmmmm cigars....do cigars count? Hope so, love me a good cigar.0
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quit about 180 days ago...
don't miss the cost
don't miss huffing and weezing going up stairs
don't miss being fat
don't miss not being able to run a mile (and more)
don't miss sweating when the temp goes up 5deg
and I can keep going, I honestly enjoyed it when I did, but didn't miss the fact that it's killing me and now that I quit for a half a year, I DON'T miss how bad I stunk now that I can smell it on others..
This is where I am at-I quit 22 yrs ago and it was the best investment I could have made for my health! I also can't believe the price now days, holy ****, how do people afford this? Id rather take that $ and go on a fabulous vacay once a year! BTW, this is a health site so Im not even sure why we are talking about this?
Actually this is the section of the site where we talk about anything.
Still on a site where people are trying to get control of their health right, or did I miss something?
I use this site for WEIGHT LOSS. What you use it for is up to you. I do not however use the site for people to ***** to me or peopel like myself about things I am quite aware of.0 -
Ahh yes the good old days...smoking in the teacher's loungeI don't smoke because I'm addicted, I smoke simply because I love it. Each time I've found out I was pregnant, I've quit that same day and not smoked for the duration of my pregnancies. Last year was hospitalized for two weeks. Doctor suggested giving me a patch or meds to "Help you get through your time here without smoking." I refused them and did not suffer withdrawal symptoms nor did I crave a smoke. Smoked as soon as I got home. I simply love smoking and cannot think of a reason to quit. Sorry, but it is enjoyable to me.........:smokin:
Same here, exactly! I don't smoke a whole pack a day and I can go without for hours and even days if I want to. I definitely stopped during both of my pregnancies. But I don't have the desire to stop smoking. I remember when people used to smoke in grocery stores and malls, lol.0 -
I don't smoke because I'm addicted, I smoke simply because I love it. Each time I've found out I was pregnant, I've quit that same day and not smoked for the duration of my pregnancies. Last year was hospitalized for two weeks. Doctor suggested giving me a patch or meds to "Help you get through your time here without smoking." I refused them and did not suffer withdrawal symptoms nor did I crave a smoke. Smoked as soon as I got home. I simply love smoking and cannot think of a reason to quit. Sorry, but it is enjoyable to me.........:smokin:
Same here, exactly! I don't smoke a whole pack a day and I can go without for hours and even days if I want to. I definitely stopped during both of my pregnancies. But I don't have the desire to stop smoking. I remember when people used to smoke in grocery stores and malls, lol.
So it will be completely ok with you guys when your children start smoking right?
My parent's are non-smokers...this has zero effect on my heavy smoking your point is irrelevant 0 -
quit about 180 days ago...
don't miss the cost
don't miss huffing and weezing going up stairs
don't miss being fat
don't miss not being able to run a mile (and more)
don't miss sweating when the temp goes up 5deg
and I can keep going, I honestly enjoyed it when I did, but didn't miss the fact that it's killing me and now that I quit for a half a year, I DON'T miss how bad I stunk now that I can smell it on others..
This is where I am at-I quit 22 yrs ago and it was the best investment I could have made for my health! I also can't believe the price now days, holy ****, how do people afford this? Id rather take that $ and go on a fabulous vacay once a year! BTW, this is a health site so Im not even sure why we are talking about this?
Actually this is the section of the site where we talk about anything.
Still on a site where people are trying to get control of their health right, or did I miss something?
I'm sorry, I didn't realize you weren't allowed to do or talk about any non-healthy habit in order to use this site. So glad to hear you are perfect, how's that working out for you? Oh, and no one begged you to come into this thread. BUH BYE.0 -
I know we all want to quit....and should...but we know we all still enjoy smoking.
and there in lies the problem...it doesn't matter (mentally) how bad I know it to be, the fact is that I "like" to smoke. I've been a smoker for 33 years. I've never been an adult who doesn't smoke. I have never been a stress or emotional eater - I smoke. It's part of who I am and how I self identify. It's definitely the biggest challenge to quiting.0 -
I don't smoke because I'm addicted, I smoke simply because I love it. Each time I've found out I was pregnant, I've quit that same day and not smoked for the duration of my pregnancies. Last year was hospitalized for two weeks. Doctor suggested giving me a patch or meds to "Help you get through your time here without smoking." I refused them and did not suffer withdrawal symptoms nor did I crave a smoke. Smoked as soon as I got home. I simply love smoking and cannot think of a reason to quit. Sorry, but it is enjoyable to me.........:smokin:
Same here, exactly! I don't smoke a whole pack a day and I can go without for hours and even days if I want to. I definitely stopped during both of my pregnancies. But I don't have the desire to stop smoking. I remember when people used to smoke in grocery stores and malls, lol.
So it will be completely ok with you guys when your children start smoking right?
What a nasty and manipulative way of trying to "win" an argument.
Well, if my daughter was 18 I would be perfectly fine with her decision that she made about her own life. I teach her how to think, not what to think.
If she were under 18 and I caught her smoking, there would be consequences, but what goes on between my child and I is really none of your business.0 -
Why does every single mention of smoking have to bring all the anti-smoking fascists crawling out from under rocks; screaming and ranting and wanting to bully everybody on the planet into being a non-smoker? :noway:0
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Now..what exactly are we referring to say smoking? :smokin:0
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I quit smoking in July. I've quit before. Once for two years. This thread has literally taken the subway to midtown, changed trains and gone to Queens - to the only shop I know for sure has them - and bought me a pack of Chesterfield Kings. The thread is right now putting one in my mouth and lighting it with a stolen Zippo that says "Born to Ride" and the image of a pair of boobs. Why? Why would this thread do that to me? What's next? A thread that makes me start drinking again? Can't you people see that these threads are more powerful than God himself? We are powerless before the sheer majesty of the thread!0
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If you're smoking hot does that count?
My fiance smokes...I wish he didn't...but it is his one vice....that and the other kind of smoking...lol0 -
To Unwrappingcan:
If you eat too much:
See......it's NOT NICE when people pour scorn and judge other people's struggles and addictions. I'm sure you can relate to this, being a member of a WEIGHT-LOSS site.
Enjoy your cakes :noway:
You win the internets today. And I have the authority to grant this award, so no one question me.0 -
Only after sex and that ain't happening0
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I quit for a year, with the aid of Zyban. Then I gained 40lbs, and started again to see if the weight would go away lol. Didn't help that I also was dating an owner of a tobacco shop at the time haha0
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