quit smoking!

[XemnasXD]

Ummmm XemnasXD correct me if I'm wrong but isn't nicotine an extremely addictive drug or did I miss the point of your post entirely ?

yeah its addictive but theres no genetic craving or need for it. Your body will desire to consume sugar and other foods whatever they may be to build up a certain amount of fat....

[Fat_Smurf]

But I guess if you didn't have enough willpower to restrain from trying cigarettes in the first place...

That's probably one of the stupidest things I've ever heard, I'm sorry but it really is. Some people choose to try, it doesn't mean they have poor will power. I didn't have to start smoking but I wanted to try it. It was my choice, I knew the effects of smoking. I stole my first one from my dad, so there was no peer pressure.

thats a pretty stupid thing right there. With all the negative stuff in the media and around schools about cigarettes i don't understand how ppl willingly try to take up smoking. It doesn't smell appealing and the only ppl who like hanging out with smokers while they are smoking is normally other smokers. Its a toxic stick thats been linked to cancer. i don't see why someone would think "I just want to try puffing out foul smoke once" ...

You could apply the same logic to deep fried foods, soft drinks, and processed cheeses and meats. Instead of making you cough, they make you fat, which makes you cough when walking too much.

I believe smoking is bad, just as bad as eating unhealthy foods, street racing, or not wearing a construction helmet on a work site.

What someone does regarding smoke is their decision, and having the right to make that decision is a fundamental basis of our society. However, saying it's bad while stuffing your face with a dozen of krispy kreme donuts is plain hypocritical.

The difference theres no bodily craving or need for the ingredients in cigarettes. In the case of fatty foods while they are over abundant in health and sugar i was watching Discovery channel once and it explained that both fat and sugar are naturally more appealing to most ppl than any other kinds of flavors. Alot of ppl from the start(birth) will enjoy the taste or sweet foods or fatty foods. The same cannot be said for cigarettes as after the first try many ppl either throw up or have another sort of terrible reaction. So sweets and fats are a much more natural craving than the allure of cigarettes which from what i can tell appears to be a VERY acquired taste....

As far as which one is more dangerous depends on the person. Some ppl have smoked all their lives without any problems some die young. I myself have a fast metabolism for fatty foods don't bother me any and i have quite a sweet tooth. Whereas someone else my age and height who ate as much junk as i do could easily weigh will over 250Lb. Both are bad and there shouldn't be a competition about which is worse just don't f*ck up your body period....

you sitll can get choresterol toruble with fast metabolism.

[XemnasXD]

i feel like ppl missed my point

[Locketart]

Humans have a genetic predisposition or trait to prefer sugary, sweet foods I think.

[Fat_Smurf]

i feel like ppl missed my point

nha I got it saw something similar on tv, I think it's because fat and sugar are a cheap flavor and human is loving it

[XemnasXD]

Humans have a genetic predisposition or trait to prefer sugary, sweet foods I think.

that was my point.....screw paragraphs im just writing short to the point sentences from now on

[Reise]

I've smoked quite a few times, I don't do it every day or anything. Shit's expensive. I'd lol at whoever pukes after taking a drag though.

[takolin]

Humans have a genetic predisposition or trait to prefer sugary, sweet foods I think.

that was my point.....screw paragraphs im just writing short to the point sentences from now on

Sure humans have a genetic preference to sweet and fat and they decline bitter.
The declination of bitter food comes from the fact that poisonous plants tend to be bitter and due to evolution we learn that bitter = poisonous.
Yet we can learn to eat it and even like it.

Just to show you that genetic predisposition isn't everything.

But you don't have to eat unhealthy things stuffed with fat and sugar.
You can try to eat healthy things that contain sugar and fats like fruit or nuts.
Your body needs it, but when taken with excess you'll get fat and you'll die.


Final conclusion.
People eat/drink/smoke/.... bad things, some with or without a genetic predisposition, of which they know it's bad for them.

[Olympe]

sure it might look cool...but tastes and smell good? come on...I just choke and feel sick at the slightest smell of it
there are very good reasons to quit... it's just the willpower that people need.

[Casey613]

I started when I was 12 years old too, my first high school year. Mainly to look "cool", and I used to smoke like 2-4 cigs a day in company of others. Now I'm turning 19 in less than 2 weeks and I smoke 20 cigs a day, 30 when SRO gets too frustrating. I am trying to quit and thanks to my will and nicotine chewing gum I'm smoking 5-8 cigs a day.

My lungs are pretty screwed up for my age, the doctor said they look like the lungs of someon who's been a smoker for 20 years and that I had to quit as soon as possible if I don't wanna die by when I turn 50.



Smoking will not make you look cooler, and to those who think someone smoking is cool, you're so naive, and I guess quoting "Ignorance is Bliss" is a good idea.