Should I start smoking at 45?

[Haole Girl]

I need to lose weight, and I feel like pissing off a lot of people.

Well, what better way than to start smoking, right?

What do you think?

[speedoo]

1. You're kidding, right?

There are much less expensive and more fun ways to shorten your lifespan.

[Haole Girl]

2. OK

Name one.

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

4. Cocaine.

Wait. That's way more expensive and WAY more fun.

Nevermind.

[Haole Girl]

6. LOL

Yeah, I don't have the money for that!

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

7. Just get an adderall prescription then.

[Haole Girl]

8. What is adderall?

Every time I ask a doctor for any kind of mood enhancer, they refuse (something about my digestive problems). Hell, I read on DU, even damn cats are getting valium!! WTF?

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

11. Prescription speed.

I take it because I have ADD, so it helps me focus. If you don't have ADD, it functions in it's regular speed way. It definitely kills your appetite.

[Haole Girl]

13. OK...so it's speed...that totally makes sense...

...now, how to I fake ADD?

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

15. Just say you have a hard time focusing.

And find a doctor that's just a glorified drug dealer.

[Haole Girl]

9. LOL...looked it up on the web....

Yeah....he stays real focused! What a joke!!!
That guy, bless his heart, runs around like a maniac on speed!

http://www.adderallxr.com /

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

14. That's because he is on speed.

[Haole Girl]

16. I know...

I realize that now. Man...the things people do for energy. But, it seems to work for Ty, right? hmm...

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

18. Yeah, I mean seriously with me...

my friends describe it as when I'm not on it I look way more tired, but I act way more out of line. When I take it, I look alert and awake, but I act normal.

There is a huge difference in the behavior of people who take it because they need it and those who don't need it. I used to have a roommate who'd take it to "study" and she'd just sit on her bed and talk at me for eight hours until it wore off.

[Haole Girl]

21. Scary part?

I took the quiz, and I think I really *am* ADD!

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

28. I got officially diagnosed when I was 20.

All the signs were there though when I was a kid, right down to being set off by certain foods. Girls with it usually aren't hyperactive like boys with it though, so we're often not really diagnosed until we seriously look into it.

[Haole Girl]

30. I've wondered before if I had it, but didn't pay much attention...

...no pun intended...but I really noticed, even tonight, that I regularly take on and off my braclet...and, as you've probably noticed here...I make a lot of careless mistakes. Luckily, I am a good proofreader (where it counts) at work. But, still...the whole things really got me thinking. Thank you so much for mentioning this...really!

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

34. My hands have to constantly be moving.

Folding up tiny scraps of paper repeatedly, twisting paperclips, and if nothing else is available, I have a bunch of earrings to play with.

Also, one of the symptoms is hyperfocusing. Once I get really started into a task, I'll be stuck on that task until it's perfect. The goal is to get me started on the proper task in the first place, so I don't go off on some useless tangent.

[speedoo]

17. Have sex ten times a day.

That would be a lot of fun and it would burn serious calories.

But it would probably also extend your lifespan, what with all that exercize. And it would not necessarily piss anyone off either. On the contrary...

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

19. ...

[speedoo]

20. I'M SERIES!!!

Trying to help the lady, and you laugh at me. Sheez.

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

22. I know! I'm a total jackass.

[speedoo]

25. Naaaahhh.... you're

HARUKA being HARUKA!!!!

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

26. 'tis true. nt

[Haole Girl]

23. Well, I'll take that under advisement.

[speedoo]

24. Okay, but if you haven't smoked before, trust me, it sucks.

Sex is a lot more fun.

[Haole Girl]

27. I haven't smoked. I don't even like 2nd hand smoke, but I'd ..

..love to say "up yours" to people I can't stand, stink up their house and car, and be rebellious in the process. I know, by tomorrow morning I'll be thinking this is ridiculous...but right now, this moment, it sounds strangely appealing.

[speedoo]

29. I'm relieved to hear this is probably a temporary thing for you.

Cuz smoking is a truly awful addiction.

But I'm also sorry you've got people in your life you can't stand.

I suppose we all do, and I agree it's fun to scheme ways to piss them off.

[Haole Girl]

31. Don't worry about me..

...I can't seem to stay angry more than 2 hours at a time. In fact, tonight might be an all-time record for me...I'm actually still pissed-off a whole 3 hours after the spat.

[speedoo]

37. Three hours? That's nothin!

Before I mellowed out, I could stay pissed off at people for weeks.

[Haole Girl]

38. What's your secret?

I need to be more like that. I consider my lack of pride a weakness. Though, now that I think about it, I have been ticked off at the Bush administration for many years...so, I guess there's hope.

[speedoo]

41. You mean, being pissed off at people for weeks?

I don't really think you want to be like that. I was very unhappy and under a lot of stress. Typical corporate bullshit. Much better to deal with issues than to just stay pissed off and let it strangle you. I found someone I could share my issues with... it helped a lot.

Maybe you want a happy medium that involves standing up to the bullshit people deal you?

[devilgrrl]

3. Pot or tobacco?

I'd go with pot.

[Haole Girl]

5. I don't think I need pot...

I'm already pretty paranoid. Doesn't pot make people more paranoid?
Oh, and, doesn't it give people the munchies....already have that, too.

I want something that is going to say Fuck-you-world!

[Deep13]

10. Well, gee let me think about it.

Go broke and stink at the same time? Sounds like a plan!

[Haole Girl]

12. LOL

Yeah, I guess I'll have to come up with something else pissy. I don't want to stink.



But, I would love one of those really cool silver cigarette holders....and, what's more...I'd love to inhale a huge puff of smoke and then climb in a certain someone's car, shut the door, and exhale!!

[jobycom]

32. Hell, yeah!

Start smokin', start smolderin', become the hot self you want to be!

Oh, you meant cigarettes. Nah, I hate those people.

[Haole Girl]

33. lol

Yeah, we've already decided the green stuff is not for me...but I do like the sound of become the hot self you want to be!

[leftofthedial]

35. start using meth

[Haole Girl]

36. ick

That stuff is nasty. I've seen what it's done in Hawaii and I certainly don't need to lose weight that badly!

[leftofthedial]

46. obviously, I'm kidding

but it would be quicker than cultivating a nicotine addiction

[Jamastiene]

39. I'm not one to give advice on health issues, but

if you want to do something, you should probably do it. I would, however, try to let you know that they are putting way way way more chemicals and tar into cigarettes nowadays, so the addiction is way way way stronger and harder to kick. I wish now that I had never started smoking. It's like burning money and it runs good people off sometimes. That never dawned on me until this summer when a great DUer mentioned that smoking was a turn off to her. It made me think.

You should probably do what you feel is right in your case. This is all I can really say.

[Haole Girl]

40. Yeah, as nighttime is turning into morning, and I'm getting a

headache from being awake too long, it's all seeming a bit ridiculous...very ridiculous. I know I'd never stop if I started...I guess that's why I've stayed away from it. But, it was a nice rebellious thought while it lasted.

Thanks for the good advice...

good night everybody...and thanks, again, haruka3_2000..for steering me toward a possible solution!

[Jamastiene]

42. There is absolutely nothing wrong with having good

rebellious thoughts. I have them all the time. I always say I'd get totally addicted to heroin if I could get rid of some of my physical and emotional pains, but luckily, I entertain the thought and then think of how hard it would be with a habit like that. I couldn't afford it. It's still nice to entertain ideas in your head every now and again. Life tends to stamp us all out into carbon copies of the next person and it makes some of us feel like being an individual is an uphill battle in our society. Or at least, it does that to me a lot of the time.

[OllieLotte]

43. Of course not.

Go to the gym.

[sarge43]

44. As a long time smoker who has just quit, I'll only say this

Are you nuts?! For the love of God DON'T START SMOKING.

Sure, you'll lose a few pounds and suppress your appetite. You'll also significantly increase your risk for lung cancer, emphysema, heart disease, strokes and a buffet of other health problems. Obesity will be the least of your worries. Further, most likely you'll become addicted to an expensive drug. In order for smoking to have any affect on your weight, you'll have put away minimum a pack a day; that's three cartons a month - over a hundred bucks a month and tobacco products won't get any cheaper. They're a tax mule.

Second, there are the logistical problems. Where are you going to smoke? I'll assume you work, so where and when could you smoke at work? You'll be putting a big monkey on your back that will demand feeding often, minimum once an hour. If you live alone, then no problem; however, if you live with others, how do they feel about second hand smoke and the smell and the mess?

There is only one safe way to lose weight - diet and exercise.

Now, if you're just being sarcastic, nevermind.

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

45. I think using crystal meth would be quicker and even more effective.