C: many people have told me if I quit smoking I'm gonna gain weight well food really doesn't taste good but they say it tastes much better if you quit smoking T: mm-hmm C: now the downside to that is I'm gonna gain weight T: mm-hmm C: that means a new wardrobe which I'd like to have but I can't afford T: so right now you're seeing that it's a part of your life it's been a part of your life off and on for 18 years it's become a more important part of your life because you found yourself smoking at times that you thought I'll never smoke then C: yeah T: and your worry is that if you stop you will end up gaining weight so I'm hearing this kind of list of things that don't feel so positive about stopping I'm wondering what else might be on that list C: withdrawal hmm they say it's awful being cranky T: mm-hmm C: and if I do go through this I just hope my friends understand and will support me and what I'm trying to do T: mm-hmm okay yeah so added to the other other list is they're having to go through the withdrawal the unpleasantness of that C: okay T: what else might be on the not-so-good side about smoking and that's talking C: um I think everything's on the bad sad about smoking but I'm just smoked so long I just can't imagine not going through life without smoking I know I've got to stop I'm having no health problems from cigarettes T: mm-hmm C: at present but when the doctor told me this morning what could be waiting for me in the future T: mm-hmm C: that made me rethink everything