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Originally Posted by FizzyWater
*emphasis added
For what it's worth, I think it's an important difference that you can't just stop eating.
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You know, I have a close family member that has fought obesity her entire life. I've always thought that you are indeed right--you can stop smoking, you can stop drinking; you don't have to ration yourself. I've thought that being addicted to nicotine was easier to overcome than addiction to food, for that reason.
On the other hand...I think I would have liked it if I could have controlled the damage from my addiction to nicotine through exercise, as I have my entire life, to control my weight. There's something to be said for
that, too. Plus, with smoking, hooch, drugs--you have to quit altogether. You do not need to (nor can) quit eating altogether; you can
still enjoy your food.
Hitch