Kate Beckinsale smokes after a workout

Yes, it does. My parents smoked (and still do), and I remember having very strong negative feelings about it when I was growing up. And that was when it was generally accepted! Nowadays, I really don't get it, especially when the mom (in particular) quit while pregnant and then picks it up again afterwards! It is just as bad for your kids then!!

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It bothered me my entire childhood. I would constantly get into arguments about it with my parents, and that's about the only thing I ever really argued with them about. It wasn't until recently when my mom was put into the hospital in a critical condition for 2 weeks that she finally decided that living was more important. My dad still does it though. I just don't understand how someone can go through life all but broke all the time but still insist on spending that much per day on a useless habit. I've never even had the desire to try it, and I hope that my children, being raised in a smoke-free home, will hate it as much as I hated being around people that did it.

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My parents never smoked and fortunately, I've never had a desire to.

My husband is the one with the habit, which he has had since college. He says it helps him deal with stress. He works out, too, but we both know this hinders his performance. He obviously hates this habit, and only smokes outside. He tries to hide it from the girls, but they are fully aware of it, and how unhealthy it is for him. They have shamed him into attempting to quit quite a few times, but this habit seems to have a huge hold on him.

I was reading the other day that smoking is the hardest addiction to break out of all the drugs, even heroin, meth and cocaine. Because I know that he has tried so hard to quit, I truly empathize with his struggle.

If Kate Beckinsale is smoking after working out, it seems obvious that this is a huge struggle for her, especially if she has quit this habit before.

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A cigarette. I've never been addicted to smoking and maybe that's why I can see it as a pleasure....like a cup of coffee, a glass of wine, or a bit of dark chocolate. When I smoke it shifts my mood, time slows, plumes seep and linger from the burning tip. Pregnant and now breastfeeding, I haven't had a cigarette in 18 months. I don't want lots or the smell or anywhere near my kid. That said, one cigarette, a moments peace, a brief interlude without virtue. Yes, that is a craving.

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Its not that quitting smoking is too hard, it can be done. Its the thought of not being a smoker is so intimidating. When you're a smoker your whole life is focused on finding a 5-10 minute smoke break, making sure you have x amount of cigarettes for x amount of time, you need to know where your lighter is. Smokers are dependant on the habit more than the drug. Its more about what to do with your hands and your time than the nicotine. Yes, the nicotine is so wonderfully addictive and relaxing, but the scariest part about quitting is trying to imagine what to do with all that time.
Any physical addiction can be purged from your body in a matter of days, its the mental habits that are so hard to break.

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It does bother me. I lost my mom at 18 (she was 42) to lung cancer, and it breaks my heart that any other child should have to go through that.

I'm not saying it is easy to quit - but i am sure if my mom had known how much she would miss out on, including meeting her granddaughter, she would of tried harder.

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