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acomplishedartis:

I found this site at the end of last year,

link:http://www.stopsmokingquitforever.com/

I know it sounds promising. I don't know.. (even if it doesn't work; it's not that expensive...) and it says that

''You Also Get A 12-Month No-Risk
100% Money Back Guarantee''

indianabob:
Hi Foxx,

You offered some valuable thoughts to consider. Thank you.
Moises also offered some very valuable thoughts and facts to back them up.
I think it would help all smokers or eaters or any one with a habit that bothers them or others in their family to give some serious thought to the example they are setting when they exercise their right to choose to retain a habit.

The purpose of BT is to share in love and learn from one another and to work to please God because we love Him and want to keep ourselves healthy and clear headed in our service to our Lord.

So, if there are habits that others have mentioned that concern them, then even though we have the authority to persist in those habits without being criticized, shouldn't we as people of faith take the time to examine ourselves to see if there be anything in our daily conduct that could benefit from improvement?

As Moises said in quoting scripture; All things [including all foods], unto me, are allowable,

But, not all things [like certain damaging foods], are profitable

Kindly offered, Indianabob

Gina:
Both of my parents were smokers, Bob, and we all ate very unhealthily because they weren't rollin in the dough-that's no. 1.  And no. 2, people didn't know all we know now about healthy living.  Fast forward 40-50 years and their smoking and eating habits are still the least of our problems concerning them. 

But thank you anyway for your contribution ::) to my smoker's thread.

indianabob:
Hi Gina and fellow ex-smokers,
Both my parents were smokers and didn't think it was a problem other than when someone dropped ashes on the furniture or dumped their car ash trays on the street in front of our house. There were polite smokers and not so polite smokers. I worked for a few years in the insurance business and in people's homes and we had a mandate from Prudential "no smoking in the client's home until after the application is signed and the first premium check written".

I learned to smoke in the Air Force in 1955-58 and quit for health reasons 9-6-1965. My wife smoked for another couple of years until she was having our third child and the doctor cautioned her about it. Plus our eldest daughter Karen had allergy & breathing problems and we had to air condition/filter her bedroom so she could sleep at night.
It was amazing how different we and our clothes smelled after we quit and learned to taste food all over again. Hard as it was to quit there were real benefits that made it worth the challenge.

My most recent addiction is munchies in front of the TV. I can sit and converse for three or four hours with friends with just a coffee or tea to sip, but when I watch a detective show I get the munchies and have to snack on something chewy like popped corn or crackers and cheese. A man my age just cannot afford to eat when he is not really hungry, it goes right to my waste (waist). Ha ha

Thanks for all the encouraging stories from those who are having difficulty with their "bad" habits.
Please do remember that with God ALL things are possible.
Indianabob

Gina:
Well, sitting for 3-4 hours in front of the tele will do that to a person too. ;)

I quit smoking in my car and apartment years ago.  It really does smell up a place.  And my heart goes out to all those non-smokers in the restaurants and offices I ate at and worked in before they outlawed smoking in public establishments here in California.  (Even as a smoker, there's nothing worse than trying to concentrate on work or enjoy a decent meal while stale cigarette smoke lingers in the airrrrr.  I understand this now.  Even I want to clobber me for that.)

My daughter hates the smell of it.  And I would have gladly quit years ago, but alas the dern things are super addictive.

Please continue to keep us in your fervent prayers, Bob.

Thanks.

(I'm almost positive that if I don't die from a smoking-related disease, there'll be someone who will gladly kill me first.  The headlines will read: 

"DEATH BY LECTURING"
 ;)

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