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To start off... Hey there. How are you lovely ladies today? wink Hopefully the holidays are going smoothly for all of you.

Okay, the original point. I was just wanting to pass on something to you girls out there that smoke and are thinking about quitting.

In a magazine that my Mammaw always gives me (Good Housekeeping XD I should be like, 40 or something to read this...), there's an article that says:

"If you've resolved to quit smoking this year, changing your diet might make it easier. In a study at Duke University Medical Center, smokers identified the foods that made cigarettes taste terrible. Topping the list were fruit, vegetables, dairy products, and non-caffeinated beverages, especially juice and water. On the other hand, alcohol, coffee, tea, cola and meat made cigarettes tastier. Another way to fight cravings: Walk around te block or up the stairs. Studies show that a small bout of exercise, even as little as five minutes, helps get you past the urge."

So, basically, adopting healthy habits can help you to quit. 3nodding
If anyone here is quitting, good luck. Hope this helped a little.

I actually was a smoker back when I was about thirteen. :/
Damn the influence of moving to a new school.
But then I started drinking alot of water, and holy crap did those cigarettes taste nasty. (They tasted nasty anyway, but the water kinda made it worse.)
And when I moved back to my hometown, I was always going on walks with my friends.
I actually found it pretty easy to stop smoking, even though I do have a cigarette once in a blue moon. o_o

My mom and dad both smoke. My mom has reduced her amount of cigarettes, however, to only a few a day. ^^ I hope she can quit.

My dad hasn't stopped or even thought about stopping, though. He'll just go around, smoking wherever he wants, including near me. >_< It really makes me feel like crap having that nasty smoke blown in my face.

I tell you, I'm never about to start, and that's final.