Which is worse Smoking or Binge Eating Junk food.

erickita89
erickita89 Posts: 422 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
I did something naughty yesterday. I bought a cigarette off a lady in the street i saw smoking. I smoked it before i went into the gym because i was very stressed out and angry. Im not proud of this at all... im very very mad at myself for this because i quit a year or two ago. I was happy however that i didn't buy an entire pack at least.

however after i did that i thought to myself... "hey at least i didn't binge eat at McDonalds"

then i started thinking that this thought and rationalization of a cigarette over food isn't healthy...


In your opinion which is worse.... binging junk food because of stress. Or smoking 1 cigarette when stressed? and why?
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  • erickita89
    erickita89 Posts: 422 Member
    and yes i know this will be controversial. im just interested in reading the opinions.
  • majope
    majope Posts: 1,325 Member
    On a purely selfish level, I wish you'd just binged. The last time I was at the gym, I was deep into a hill workout on the exercise bike when a woman got on the bike next to me. It was clear she'd had a cigarette on the way in--she smelled disgusting. I wasn't at a point in the workout where I could easily stop and get on another bike, so I stuck with it. I was breathing heavily from exertion, and with every breath I was getting her lingering smoke fumes.

    Ugh.

    As far as the long term effects of a single McDonald's binge vs. a single cigarette, you're on your own there. But smoking for life killed my father--if you can give it up, I strongly urge you to.
  • BuffyEat2Live
    BuffyEat2Live Posts: 327 Member
    For me, smoking was worse. I quit smoking more than three years ago and haven't looked back. Binge eating has taken me a lot longer to quit, and I'm grateful to be done with both now, but I'm glad that I never went back to cigarettes.

    I would rather go back to binge eating than back to smoking.
  • Lisa1971
    Lisa1971 Posts: 3,069 Member
    I'd vote smoking.
  • BuffyEat2Live
    BuffyEat2Live Posts: 327 Member
    The real challenge is to learn to deal with your emotions without turning to either food OR cigarettes.

    I'm sure that you will get there soon! Best of luck to you.
  • BrettPGH
    BrettPGH Posts: 4,716 Member
    You look at me right this minute.

    Don't smoke another cigarette.

    I thought it'd be alright to try too. 17 years later and I'm still struggling to quit them. I get winded faster. My clothes and home smell like smoke. I spend a fortune on a habit that brings me little pleasure.

    Not another smoke for you. Period.
  • YoungDoc2B
    YoungDoc2B Posts: 1,593 Member
    How often is the binge?
  • aaronlawrenc
    aaronlawrenc Posts: 666 Member
    at least smoking is carb free?
  • gingabebe
    gingabebe Posts: 165 Member
    Smoking, I quit once, all it took was 1 to get me started again. I have quit again and it has been 2 years now.
    There is a McD's on my way home from work and if I've had a rough day I think a sweet tea (my weakness) would be great, and some fries wouldn't hurt, etc, etc. So I get where you're coming from. I also pass a Sonic, love the shakes there! Once I get past those two I'm home free!
  • aaronlawrenc
    aaronlawrenc Posts: 666 Member
    ....but binging is smoke free....hmmmm


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  • newjourney2015
    newjourney2015 Posts: 216 Member
    I would have to say smoking is worse because nicotine is so highly addictive that just that one cigarette can get you hooked. You say you quit "a year or two ago." Which is it? A year? Or two? Yesterday was my 1 year "quit" anniversary so I know how long it's been for me and personally, just the thought of smoking one grosses me out. If you can quit a year or two ago I would recommend just quitting for good before it hooks you to the point of no return. Eat instead!
  • KANGOOJUMPS
    KANGOOJUMPS Posts: 6,474 Member
    now this is UTTERLY HILARIOUS!
    there is NOTHING wrong with SMOKING, junk food
    or BOOZE!
  • cazzer69
    cazzer69 Posts: 162 Member
    Binge eating is worse.

    Smoking is a physical addition. Binge eating is just being an emotional *****.
  • Rowan813
    Rowan813 Posts: 170 Member
    Both are bad, but smoking is probably worse in the long run.
  • Hellbent_Heidi
    Hellbent_Heidi Posts: 3,669 Member
    Smoking, I quit once, all it took was 1 to get me started again.
    I feel this way as well...except I quit twice (ok, it was more like 4 times), so at this point, I know that its all or nothing, and I can't go back to being a smoker ever again..

    Personally, just a good hard workout helps to relieve stress, but I do understand the urge to smoke or eat when stressed..I think most people do!
  • ApexLeader
    ApexLeader Posts: 580 Member
    if it is a single cigarette vs a single binge, then neither of them are bad for you. it isn't until you binge all the time or smoking enough to do significant damage before they are bad for you.
  • Zekela
    Zekela Posts: 634 Member
    Id say smoking is worse mainly because I love eating / binge eating and would like to think Im more healthy... lol
  • teddabod
    teddabod Posts: 222 Member
    Honestly, I smoke... I've been smoking since I was 12.... I know, sucks, but...

    I'd vote that binge eating is worse....
  • Acg67
    Acg67 Posts: 12,142 Member
    I did something naughty yesterday. I bought a cigarette off a lady in the street i saw smoking. I smoked it before i went into the gym because i was very stressed out and angry. Im not proud of this at all... im very very mad at myself for this because i quit a year or two ago. I was happy however that i didn't buy an entire pack at least.

    however after i did that i thought to myself... "hey at least i didn't binge eat at McDonalds"

    then i started thinking that this thought and rationalization of a cigarette over food isn't healthy...


    In your opinion which is worse.... binging junk food because of stress. Or smoking 1 cigarette when stressed? and why?

    How much food are you considering a binge?
  • darwinwoodka
    darwinwoodka Posts: 322 Member
    Smoking. Nothing worse than seeing your dad die from lung cancer at 65, believe me.
  • Sweet_Gurl_Next_Door
    Sweet_Gurl_Next_Door Posts: 735 Member
    Smoking; black lungs, cancer, death, second hand smoking can lead to asthama, allergies etc. smoking while pregnant can lead to a birth defect in the baby, or premature birth and the child being dependent on smoking

    binge eating: obesity, heart attacks, diabetes, strokes etc

    when you really think about it they are both equally bad . people tend to want to minimize one thing not looking as bad as the other. but the reality is there are no catergories as to small, medium or large mistakes. a mistake is a mistake.
  • gauchogirl
    gauchogirl Posts: 467 Member
    I don't think it's even close, smoking hands down worse. At the very least, even McDonald's provides some macros and can fuel a workout. I wouldn't recommend it, but one binge at least has some merit but one cigarette, to an "ex-smoker", is a door begging to be waked through. If you were an "ex-binger", then a binge could be too, but IMO, smoking is far LESS healthy than binge-ing.
  • Ready2Rock206
    Ready2Rock206 Posts: 9,487 Member
    On a purely selfish level, I wish you'd just binged.

    Yep - I don't want to smell it. Your eating affects only you - smoking affects everyone you come in contact with.
  • bladebarbie
    bladebarbie Posts: 1
    Binge eating...
  • SlimDown4Good
    SlimDown4Good Posts: 26
    For me - Smoking 1 cigarette is worse - quitting smoking was the hardest thing I have ever done. When I quit it was cold turkey and never looked back.

    FEAR keeps me from smoking just one - it would then become 2 or 5 or a pack.

    I worked to hard to get the monkey off my back.
  • sullus
    sullus Posts: 2,839 Member
    Smoking, I quit once, all it took was 1 to get me started again.
    I feel this way as well...except I quit twice (ok, it was more like 4 times), so at this point, I know that its all or nothing, and I can't go back to being a smoker ever again..

    Personally, just a good hard workout helps to relieve stress, but I do understand the urge to smoke or eat when stressed..I think most people do!

    Quittin's easy. I've done it hundreds of times.
  • Cr01502
    Cr01502 Posts: 3,614 Member
    Forget that.

    I go all out.

    After this I hit up Subway.


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    ^^TOBACCO
  • aaronlawrenc
    aaronlawrenc Posts: 666 Member
    now this is UTTERLY HILARIOUS!
    there is NOTHING wrong with SMOKING, junk food
    or BOOZE!



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  • Kelin
    Kelin Posts: 49 Member
    Smoking is worse. You can exercise a binge off. You can't un-do the damage that cigarettes do to your body. Plus, its just nasty. I'm a ex-smoker too and it took 4 years for the cravings to go away. Hang in there, and put down the cig.
  • IronPlayground
    IronPlayground Posts: 1,594 Member
    I've never tried smoking junk food. I guess there's always a first.

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