If You Are A Smoker

domeofstars
domeofstars Posts: 480 Member
edited November 16 in Chit-Chat
Do you want to quit?
if yes, why exactly?
If not, why exactly?

I know some people who love smoking and have no intention of giving it up. Then I know of others who would love to quit, but are slaves to the addiction and just can't.

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  • Motorsheen
    Motorsheen Posts: 20,508 Member
    I only smoke from friction.
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  • klkarlen
    klkarlen Posts: 4,366 Member
    I've been smoke free for five years. Quit several times before that, it just never seemed to last. Because at the time I did like it, and it did relieve stress. I finally quit after 3 days in the hospital for something unrelated, figured what the heck, I managed for those three days, and it is a nasty and expensive habit. Keeping track of how much money I was saving every day/week/month/year was my main motivation.

    And a eighteen months later, I joined MFP to shed the 20 pounds that were a result of not smoking.
  • JustMissTracyToo
    JustMissTracyToo Posts: 74 Member
    I smoked for 23 years....Both my parents smoked like chimneys growing up, and my mom actually purchased my first pack of smokes for me at 13 years old. To this day, I wish she hadn't been so cool. Smoking took alot from me. My energy, my white teeth, my healthy lungs...

    I quit 11 years ago, and I can honestly say it was probably the best thing I've ever done for myself, and for my family.
  • NoAnalHere
    NoAnalHere Posts: 97 Member
    Smoking turned from a social thing, (only while drinking twice a month) into a habit/routine (everyday), I don't feel as if I was majorly addicted because the only thing I missed was the routine, have a cigarette with my coffee in the morning, have a cigarette after dinner. Buut I got on medication (birth control) which is amazing and I gave up smoking because of the side effects. I miss the routine more than the actual tobacco but I did love menthol cigarettes (yay mint) now I just chew regular minty gum. I haven't fully quit because I smoke on vacations (twice a year) and that's enough for me.
  • Motorsheen
    Motorsheen Posts: 20,508 Member
    TannedTiger wrote: »
    don't listen to them ^^^^
    keep on smoking, life is too short.

    Cigarettes: saving social security one stick at a time
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  • Rhody_Hoosier
    Rhody_Hoosier Posts: 688 Member
    Motorsheen wrote: »
    Trooth.

    I've never smoked a cigarette in my life.

    No tobacco / no drugs / no alcohol

    This is why your skin looks so good.
  • Motorsheen
    Motorsheen Posts: 20,508 Member
    fidycixer wrote: »
    Motorsheen wrote: »
    Trooth.

    I've never smoked a cigarette in my life.

    No tobacco / no drugs / no alcohol

    This is why your skin looks so good.

    That and hi rez animation.
  • Rhody_Hoosier
    Rhody_Hoosier Posts: 688 Member
    edited March 2017
    I smoked for 10 years and then quit. Most of the time that was socially and just when I would drink with friends. In times I smoked as much as a couple packs a week.

    In October I was going through an existential crisis and smoking came back into the picture. This time I was smoking nearly a pack a day. I put it back down on February 19th. Since then I feel a whole lot better, my sleep is better, my digestion is better, my workouts are better, food tastes better, and on and on.

    There are only positive benefits to quitting smoking. If you are already on a weight loss program you don't need to fear the dreaded "10 pounds" that smokers gain after quitting if you remain disciplined.

    Put the cigarettes down and I promise that you will improve your performance in the gym and find benefits in almost all other physical aspects of your life.

    The end.
  • tmanfromtexas
    tmanfromtexas Posts: 928 Member
    I have smoked since I was 13. I attempted to quit in 2010 but lasted only 9 days with 9 pounds gained lol. What was funny was my eating habits stayed the same. I know this because I was on here and was logging. I went back to smoking and have been since.

    I dont necessarily want to quit at this point, so I dont try as my heart isnt in to it. I quit dipping in 2015. One day I said f it I quit and havent touched skoal since and dont miss it btw. When I get to that point and the day comes where I say f it, I quit, I will quit smoking and that will be that.
  • MarriedchunkyK
    MarriedchunkyK Posts: 138 Member
    When I quit I actually had trouble eating. I associated cigs with food.
  • crabcruncher
    crabcruncher Posts: 15 Member
    Have quit for 3 days now. Like it's been said above, started as a social thing and then crept into a regular, costly, habit. Have stopped because I've started running again and want better times. Will never say never, but can already feel benefits running.
  • emilyvictoria7
    emilyvictoria7 Posts: 102 Member
    I keep trying to quit and keep failing! I've been smoking since 13 - now 22 - and the most I've gotten up to smoking was 3 packs a week. Currently, I'm smoking between 1.5-2 packs a week. I quit December 30 and started back Jan 30 because for me it's all stress related. I had a lot of pressure from work and let myself crack. I'm hoping to get back into the swing of things, but I'm also worried that I'm going to start putting on weight so I'm kind of playing around with getting on track eating right (been tracking 96 days today), and slowly adding in lower impact exercise.

    Hopefully my next quit is on the way!
  • ZodFit
    ZodFit Posts: 394 Member
    domeofstars wrote: »
    Do you want to quit?
    if yes, why exactly?
    If not, why exactly?

    I know some people who love smoking and have no intention of giving it up. Then I know of others who would love to quit, but are slaves to the addiction and just can't.

    The same people who love smoking are also slaves and addicted.
  • YvetteK2015
    YvetteK2015 Posts: 654 Member
    I quit in March 2007, and then was diagnosed with cancer in June of 2007. That kept me from ever going back.
  • TheRoadDog
    TheRoadDog Posts: 11,788 Member
    Never smoked a cigarette, but I've been smoking cigars since 1975. Is there a difference between cigars and cigarettes? Probably not, except for the fact that I do not inhale cigars.

    Cigars are something I enjoy. I usually take one when I go for a hike. I usually have one when I am at the BBQ or working in the yard. I might go through 10 a week during the summer. Might have less than 5 a month during winter.

    I'll be 63 this summer and I have never had a health issue. I don't want to quit. I won't be quitting. Ever. I get up early (4 or 5am) every Saturday, Sunday, or day off, grab a couple cigars and set out on a 5 mile hike. Enjoying a cigar while I walk alone outdoors is just a break from the daily stress of life.

    Luckily my wife has no issues with this. Nobody else's opinion matters.
  • kschwab0203
    kschwab0203 Posts: 610 Member
    I quit smoking when I found out I was pregnant with my first child. I quit for 10 years except the occasional cigarette (and I mean maybe once a year). Unfortunately, I started back almost 4 years ago when I left my marriage.
  • AdamAthletic
    AdamAthletic Posts: 2,985 Member
    I'm gonna be devils advocate here and say that I can't think of a single reason that anybody would choose smoking over not doing.

    Exercise is far better stress relief and has the opposite effect to smoking - it builds up your health rather than destroys it.

    Smoking smell lingers, it's fairly unpleasant for just about anybody that doesn't smoke..

    Each to their own but, it's not something that I could imagine having many.. if any positives to at all!
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