Stupid commercials

[Smart Red]

We need nourishment to survive. It was the over-eating that I was calling an addiction, not nourishing my body. Plenty of room for improvement there for me.

 

[Nyboy]

My friend Debbie died because of her food addiction. She choked to death and died alone on bathroom floor of a diner. She stuffed her self with fried chicken then tried vomiting it up in bathroom.She was in over eaters anonymous, picked a place where she would not know anyone.

 

[PennyJo]

Oh how awful @Nyboy I am so sorry...... I have always had a fast metabolism and maybe
good genetics to eat at will not gain weight had a half sister the exact opposite who has never
been happy in her skin

 

[Smart Red]

That is terrible, Nyboy. I certainly do understand wanting to keep eating even when not hungry. For me it was depression and a spouse who feared my losing weight would mean him losing me.

With his dementia, however, that pressure for me to eat is gone. Now he comments that he can get his arms around me. Whenever he suggests I have something to eat, I remind him he can get his arms around me and he stops any pressure to eat.

Genetics and metabolism do play a big part. Spouse and all his family were thin (at least well into retirement age) and Spouse has a BIG sweet tooth. I know that after all these years, my metabolism has slowed down a lot. That is a factor in losing weight and it will be a serious factor in keeping it off.

 

[aftermidnight]

I had my first cigarette when I was 13, by the time I was 16 I was a confirmed smoker. Back in the day just about everyone I knew smoked, if you didn't you were the exception. As the years went by I smoked about a pack every two days, if we were out socializing probably more.
When I turned 30 on one of my many trips to the doctor with a sore and swollen throat he told me if I didn't quit I was in for some serious health issues, needless to say he scared the hell out of me. That and the knowledge that cigarette smoking had a hold on me not the other way around which really pi**ed me off I quit cold turkey.
No, it wasn't easy for me, I had to quit doing a lot of things where I had a cigarette going. It didn't help DH was still smoking, it took a lot of years but he is now a non smoker too.

When you make up your mind to quit you have to tell yourself a cigarette will never pass your lips again, never. I won't lie, for me it took about a year before I can honestly say I didn't miss smoking, I'd get that sniff of someone lighting up but once I make my mind up about anything dynamite won't budge me. Now cigarette smoke just smells gross, not only does it stink you do too, it's on your clothes and in your hair, and, let's not forget your breath .
I so admire people who have decided to quit this horrible habit, take it one day at a time, congratulate yourself for getting through it, soon these days will turn into weeks, then months and years. Take the money you usually spend on cigarettes and treat yourself to something you normally wouldn't do or buy, me it was to the hairdresser every Friday for a do up. Friends used to say you are so lucky you get your hair whenever you feel like it we can't afford it, as they sat there smoking.

I haven't smoked for almost 50 years, it's like I've never smoked, it was really easy after a year, still went to the hairdresser every week for a long time, now it's only every 6 weeks for a cut, I spend that money on plants now. And with what cigarettes cost now, you could save that money and have a posh vacation .

Annette

 

[Smart Red]

That was a long time ago. Now the smell of cigarette smoke makes me a nauseated. I think I'm safe. But just because I managed to quit does not give me the right to hold moral judgment over other people. It's been decades but I still remember how rude and ineffective that behavior was when people tried to pull it on me.

 

[Nyboy]

You would be suprize what a pack goes for today. I spend about $25 a day to smoke.

 

[Smart Red]

Whew! Son doesn't have that kind of money to waste either.

 

[digitS']

. I won't lie, for me it took about a year before I can honestly say I didn't miss smoking,

For me, it was about 3 years. Partly, I knew what it could do for me -- take away some of the fatigue, calm me when I was nervous and frustrated, etc. etc.

It took DW being upset about it for me to truly quit. But, I was embarrassed about my dependency. That's why I tried to quit so many times, including just before I met DW.

What surprises me is people with health problems, continuing to smoke. "When your time is up, your time is up." Try that thinking and go out on the interstate to play a little basketball. See how that might compare to the time spent with the same activity in a gym or on a playground?

I have a neighbor who I've learned has heart monitoring. I haven't seen him with a cigarette quite so often the last few days. There were winter days when he would show up on his porch 4 times each hour coughing, spitting and smoking cigarettes .

I've known some folks who have died from smoking-related illnesses. Strangely, or not so strangely, they seem very reluctant to discuss their smoking. Okay. I guess it's an unwillingness to step up to the blame. I'm not going to blame them! It's way, way too high a price to pay for a very human habit/pleasure. But, others should share in the knowledge that smoking adds these serious risks to their health. It's not just ads and academics ...

Steve

 

[so lucky]

It seems like anytime the state wants to have more revenue, they try to increase the cigarette tax. They say it will be incentive to stop smoking. It will be doing everyone a favor. Unfortunately, the people who are really addicted just forego something else in their life so they can afford to feed their habit. Forego something like shoes for the kids, or a family vacation, or a trip to the dentist.
It has always been my thought that the state should offer a reward for stopping smoking. Of course, there would be blood tests and such, to make sure people were being truthful. And cessation counseling would be necessary, maybe free Chantix if you don't have insurance.
Give them $1000 to start the quitting program. Give them $5000 if they stay smoke free for a year. That is a drop in the bucket compared to what will be spent on medical issues down the road, if they continue to smoke. (Hey, make the cigarette companies pay for it!)