Scott Zoltok said:
No I didn't, but that would have been hilarious to see. When was that? I work by the Eaton Centre, so I'm sure it would have been around here.
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quitting smoking?
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No I didn't, but that would have been hilarious to see. When was that? I work by the Eaton Centre, so I'm sure it would have been around here.
Keeaumoku said:Hey... IDIOTS!!!!!
Quit smoking cigarettes, or...
DIE EARLY!
Oh how mature. You know comments like yours is what makes it hard to quit smoking? You realize that you are f`en it up for people who want to quit by pretty much insulting them? But good for you, what ever makes you giggle at night and be proud of yourself.
Mike Money
In Memoriam
Well, today I have had one and a half cig. Got the cravings SO bad right now. I have just had dinner, and I usualy smoke after a meal. Have been chewing toothpicks all day. That actually helped. Now I have run out of them. Just want to fire up a cig now. But my girlfriend is helping me alot, just talking to her about it helps.
I was always an off-again-on-again smoker. Never had any difficulty quitting for a few months to a year, once I truly made up my mind to do so. Unfortunately, it was just as easy to start back up again. Such a nice, relaxing little thing to do... Too bad it can kill you.
Anyway, I've finally given up the habit altogether. It's been about a year-and-a-half now, and I have no desire to start up again. And I did it this time like I've always done it--cold turkey.
I realized when I hit my mid-thirties that I truly am not invincible (gasp!) and that all the little unhealthy--albeit pleasurable--choices I make in my life come with a price. For example, I started noticing in recent years that it takes a good couple of days or so for me to recover completely from a full night of drinking, a pack or more of cigarettes, and a 3:30 a.m. bed time. In my twenties, a few nights of such behavior barely phased me.
I also have cut my beer intake tremendously, and I rarely partake of the "green tobacco" these days. For me, it's just common sense. I was never addicted to any of these substances. They were just bad habits in my life, like biting your fingernails or something. Once I could actually feel some of the longer term effects on my body as a result of these habits I quit.
I also was motivated to quit as a result of becoming a father. The image of my kids standing at my casket before they hit high school (yes, I have an active and morbid imagination) is a cold bucket of water over the head that helps me to make more responsible decisions in terms of my health and finances and what have you. Sure, I still could be hit by a bus stepping off the curb, but to keep hitting myself with a bus, metaphorically speaking, night in, night out, would be foolish. Simple as that.
Anyway, that's my story. Good luck with your own struggle.
Matt
Anyway, I've finally given up the habit altogether. It's been about a year-and-a-half now, and I have no desire to start up again. And I did it this time like I've always done it--cold turkey.
I realized when I hit my mid-thirties that I truly am not invincible (gasp!) and that all the little unhealthy--albeit pleasurable--choices I make in my life come with a price. For example, I started noticing in recent years that it takes a good couple of days or so for me to recover completely from a full night of drinking, a pack or more of cigarettes, and a 3:30 a.m. bed time. In my twenties, a few nights of such behavior barely phased me.
I also have cut my beer intake tremendously, and I rarely partake of the "green tobacco" these days. For me, it's just common sense. I was never addicted to any of these substances. They were just bad habits in my life, like biting your fingernails or something. Once I could actually feel some of the longer term effects on my body as a result of these habits I quit.
I also was motivated to quit as a result of becoming a father. The image of my kids standing at my casket before they hit high school (yes, I have an active and morbid imagination) is a cold bucket of water over the head that helps me to make more responsible decisions in terms of my health and finances and what have you. Sure, I still could be hit by a bus stepping off the curb, but to keep hitting myself with a bus, metaphorically speaking, night in, night out, would be foolish. Simple as that.
Anyway, that's my story. Good luck with your own struggle.
Matt
