Allegedly, smoking's not necessary to stay slim. By eating mainly fresh fruit, vegetables, fish and white meat in moderate amounts and drinking fruit juice most of the time, combined with an hour a day of light exercise, you can apparently maintain a healthy figure. Sounds like another diet fad to me.

I gotta say, I was mighty disappointed when my father started smoking again. He had quit for 9 years, and as we had discussed over that time, the urge would still tempt him from time to time. He had told me that he had continuously dreamed of smoking.

He finally succumbed to his urges about a year ago, and almost immediately was back up to his old 2 packs a day routine (thats 50 cigs a day in Canada).

And he hates it.

For those who have never smoked, know this: Once a smoker ALWAYS a smoker, whether you quit or not... the craving will be there and haunt you forever. If you haven't smoked, DONT START.... if you do already, and are attempting to quit, best of luck, and DONT CAVE IN!!!!

Dowly, I know you're in the brig, and no doubt you need an outlet... Wish you best of luck, and hope you make it through!

Cheers.

Didn't quite get the job done. I wasn't actually craving weekend just gone but I was missing something. Sunday night, I ended my experiment and had a couple of menthol cigs and hit the nail on the head. I was missing the actual act of smoking. I think I see smoking as a hobby more than anything else. Plus its a little hard to avoid and relinquish it when my dad smokes and my best friend smokes.

Frankly, anyone who smokes is a fool. And dont tell me "It calms me down". You're really trying to tell me there's nothing else that works?

I've never smoked. Never will either. I've lost many a relative thanks to those <bleeping> white sticks, and most of my friends at school smoke, some for no reason other than to fit in. My dad had smoked for around 7 years, before he decided "Thats enough" and stopped, just like that. 7 years, and he needed no patches, no gum, none of that crap.

Just think about that, the next time you light up.

Here's how to stop smoking. Automatic death sentence if you smoke. :shifty:

Well moving on, smokers should be forced to visit hospitals with heart and lung wards and if that dose not stop you smoking nothing will.

jeez Steed, nanny state much? :)

Have you seen the affects of smoking and watch someone die from it?

Smoking was good for this woman.

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,266781,00.html

Effects, yes. Never seen someone die from it, but if it happens to me I'll video it. It's a strong possibility at this stage. Should probably quit

Dont want to sound rude or anything, but if you have never smoked, who are you to call the ones who smoke fools? ;)

Dowly, you are a lesser human because you smoke. Kapitan_Phillips was only being kind by calling you a fool.

How do you mean, "lesser"?

or wait....dammit have I just taken you seriously again?

Have you read through the bee thread?
:rotfl:

That's what I meant by again

I'm just such a trusting person :D

Well I used to smoke and I was a bloody fool to smoke. I gave up ten years ago and I feel better for it.