Pammi 0 #26 January 4, 2002 QuoteDoes the world normally smell this good????If you're not in Dodge City Closing pin jewelry Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
harro 0 #27 January 4, 2002 Well australia smells great!!Freemind, freesky, freebeer, freefly, freesex Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chickenhawk420 0 #28 January 4, 2002 good on ya man, one day ill think about it just not today, tomorrow or the day after.Maybe next week, month- guess where my weakness is Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites skybytch 273 #29 January 4, 2002 Why would I want a "real job"? So I could afford to jump my ass off, pay my bills, drive a car that was built in this century and start smokin' the other stuff again! pull and flare,lisa Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites hooked 0 #30 January 4, 2002 That is so true, after the nicotine 'urge' subsides it really is the "habit" you have to get over! The hardest part is the actual habit of smoking not the addiction. You have to learn to keep yourself busy so you don't have the chance to give into the urge to light up! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites jtval 0 #31 January 4, 2002 Kissing a chick that smokes is like licking an ashtray=====================================ill remember that 4 the next time im lonley. i agree with you. i have been an ex smoker for 2 years now. my lungs are starting to get the proper capacity back now. just think in anpother 5 years, they'll be pink again( i wanna check on that in 5 yrs)but the "patch dreams are cool as a mofo arent they?from what ive heard most men have cool dreams most women have nightmares. weird. (well they were military women, so most of them are screwed in the head already)Have fun, LIVE FREE, SkydiveJT Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites cyberskydive 0 #32 January 4, 2002 quit for a year cold turkey, and started back, worst thing one could ever do, been smoking 4-5 years since and been thinking of quitting again. ADvice: Once you stop- NEVER go back ;) http://www.cyberskydive.com/ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites jtval 0 #33 January 4, 2002 so is it actually considered stopping...or just a long pause?werent they disgusting when you started again, cyber? they litetrally make me vomit now if i breathe in too much smoke..but its a cool party trickHave fun, LIVE FREE, SkydiveJT Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites skreamer 1 #34 January 4, 2002 Quotethey'll be pink again( i wanna check on that in 5 yrs)Hey, JT, how exactly do you intend checking the colour of your lungs??? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Strynx 0 #35 January 4, 2002 "You have to learn to keep yourself busy"But Just don't start eating like crazy. One of my buddy did that and let's just say that he has a weight vest on all the time. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites SpeedRacer 1 #36 January 4, 2002 QuoteBut Just don't start eating like crazy. One of my buddy did that and let's just say that he has a weight vest on all the time Yeah, people say that quitting smoking makes some people gain weight, but I'm convinced it's a temporary thing. In the long run you'll be fitter if you don't smoke. My friends who don't smoke are in general fitter and leaner than my friends who do smoke.Speed RacerWhat contemptible scoundrel has stolen the cork from my lunch?!-WC Fields Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Tee 0 #37 January 4, 2002 Good for you! Tee Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites cyberskydive 0 #38 January 4, 2002 Ok, so it was a LOOONG pause-lol But during that time , or by the time I started smoking again, I was able to run 10 miles a day. Thats pretty much how I quit cold turkey. Every time I had a craving I would go run. Could barely get a mile in when I started, and I just kept adding on as I went.I was talking with a recruiter and planning to go into the marine corps at the time. In Dec of 96, on my 49th jump I landed in a tree on the outside edge if a small field near Skydive Monroe in Georgia. I broke my talus - ouch! (land safe not close-lol) I havent ran since, and started back smoking http://www.cyberskydive.com/ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites SpeedRacer 1 #39 January 4, 2002 There's been a lot of research in the last 20 years about addiction. It turns out that you develop receptors on your brain cells when you take an addictive drug over a long period of time. Long after you quit, those receptors are still there. My stepfather quit smoking for a few years. Then he was in Edinburgh,( and you know how a lot of those Brits seem to smoke like chimneys ) and was in a bar with his colleagues who were all smoking, and he had a cig with them, & that was all it took. The receptors that had been lying dormant on his brain cells were activated again by the nicotine, and he was hooked again.That's how it works. If someone who had always been a non-smoker were to smoke one cigarrette, they probably would not get addicted, b/c they have not yet built up those nicotine receptors.So yeah, if you quit, don't even have one. Speed RacerWhat contemptible scoundrel has stolen the cork from my lunch?!-WC Fields Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Strynx 0 #40 January 4, 2002 Read an article that stated that smoke burns any good vitamins thus a smoker will weight less than a non-smoker but does'nt mean that he's fitter. IMO. better be fit than coughing up cancer. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites SpeedRacer 1 #41 January 4, 2002 QuoteRead an article that stated that smoke burns any good vitamins thus a smoker will weight less than a non-smoker And how would burning up vitamins cause you to lose weight? Vitamins don't have any calories to speak of.Speed RacerWhat contemptible scoundrel has stolen the cork from my lunch?!-WC Fields Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Strynx 0 #42 January 4, 2002 K! Let me xplain. 1st Calories-vitamins are related ( in non fast food that is, check out the labels on healthy food) 2nd when a smoker is inhaling nicotine in cigarettes, the nicotine speeds up metabolism by BURNING vitamins and calories wich suppresses appetite, so quitters may experience a slight increase in weight due to tha fact that the body's metabolisme as slowed down. to counter this effect proper diet and training is required. and finally when we don't get enough in our system ( calories and vitamins) the body uses muscle to feed itself and we all know that muscle weigth is greater that fat weight. But don't put aside your plan on stoping cause we're talking about a healthy weight gain here. Hope this awnsers your question. Oups almost forgot that you'll be able to taste food now, you'll probably find out that McDonalds does'nt taste as good as it use too. Been smoke free for 3 whole years now and doing studies to be a personal trainer in a near futur. C. Ya Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites jtval 0 #43 January 5, 2002 Hey, JT, how exactly do you intend checking the colour of your lungs???----------------------------------------------------------------------------------with a spoon and a hammer! right throught the rib cagecyber--I was able to run 10 miles a day. Thats pretty much how I quit cold turkey..-------------------------------------------------what, were you being chased. haha really i did the same thing its not the nicotine that gets you it the habit of smooking. what the hell did you do with your hands when you paused? ....you disgusting bastard, i meant when you were in public at work, i would do push ups , sit ups drink gallons of water(icecold) take my lunch and ride my bike(mountian bike) but i would do all this with alot of fury(trying to burn of the desire to smoke) it was full speed or it was not good enough. im still kinda the same way my buddy has convinced me to train for a 26 mile marathon.(if i get trained by then i WILL finish, just maybe not in the first 50 % of runners)there is a whole new world oout there when you stop smoking Have fun, LIVE FREE, SkydiveJT Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Aviatrr 0 #44 January 5, 2002 Quote Kissing a chick that smokes is like licking an ashtray=====================================ill remember that 4 the next time im lonley. What, are you gonna start licking an ash tray hoping that it REALLY is like kissing a chick that smokes? Mike Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites billvon 3,120 #45 January 5, 2002 >my lungs are starting to get the proper capacity back now. just think in anpother 5 years, they'll be pink again( i wanna check on that in 5 yrs)As a warning, some people start coughing like crazy a few weeks/months after they quit if they've been smoking a lot. What's happening is that the villi in your lungs are growing back, and they're starting to do their job again of ejecting all that crud. It normally goes away after a while.-bill von Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites LittleJumper 0 #46 January 5, 2002 well, i could add my .02 worth...there's a lot of good advice out there already. I quit when i started law school...funny time to quit...the most stressful time! but i did it for the kids and my own health. i was always a jogger but i intensified the run...started running races & such, got my mind off smoking. NOW i can not STAND the smell! it is totally disgusting to me...but i understand the problems in tryng to quit.Just get another addicton....ummmm...jumping more??What you "think" you cannot do ...you CAN if you "think" about it Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites AggieDave 6 #47 January 5, 2002 I lost 40lbs after I quit smoking. No shit, but then again, I quit right before I went to college and when I went to college I joined the Corps of Cadets at Texas A&M, so they sort of ran/hazed the 40lbs off of me. Once you're gone, you can't come backWhen you're out of the blueAnd into the black-NeilYoung Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Iflyme 0 #48 January 5, 2002 Quoteit is totally disgusting to meAgreed! Plus -- I've known too many people who have died from cancer. Froggie - did you ever quit for good? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites SpeedRacer 1 #49 January 5, 2002 QuoteNOW i can not STAND the smell! it is totally disgusting to me...but i understand the problems in tryng to quit. FINALLY people can understand what us non-smokers are always bitching about! Smokers can sit in perfect comfort in a dense cloud of bluish-gray, noxious, stale cigarrette smoke. If a non-smoker complains or moves away from the area, the smokers just roll their eyes and are like, "God, what are they complaining about? It's not so bad!"That said, I'm not in agreement with non-smokers who get downright rude about it. And as much as I hate tobacco smoke, I'm not down with all these whiners who want to sue the tobacco companies. Hell they knew the risks when they decided to become smokers. Fuck 'em. Take some responsibility for yourself.Speed RacerWhat contemptible scoundrel has stolen the cork from my lunch?!-WC Fields Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Jessica 0 #50 January 5, 2002 Never mind. I don't want to argue about this, not now. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Prev 1 2 3 Next Page 2 of 3 Join the conversation You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account. Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible. Reply to this topic... × Pasted as rich text. Paste as plain text instead Only 75 emoji are allowed. × Your link has been automatically embedded. Display as a link instead × Your previous content has been restored. Clear editor × You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL. Insert image from URL × Desktop Tablet Phone Submit Reply 0
skybytch 273 #29 January 4, 2002 Why would I want a "real job"? So I could afford to jump my ass off, pay my bills, drive a car that was built in this century and start smokin' the other stuff again! pull and flare,lisa Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hooked 0 #30 January 4, 2002 That is so true, after the nicotine 'urge' subsides it really is the "habit" you have to get over! The hardest part is the actual habit of smoking not the addiction. You have to learn to keep yourself busy so you don't have the chance to give into the urge to light up! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jtval 0 #31 January 4, 2002 Kissing a chick that smokes is like licking an ashtray=====================================ill remember that 4 the next time im lonley. i agree with you. i have been an ex smoker for 2 years now. my lungs are starting to get the proper capacity back now. just think in anpother 5 years, they'll be pink again( i wanna check on that in 5 yrs)but the "patch dreams are cool as a mofo arent they?from what ive heard most men have cool dreams most women have nightmares. weird. (well they were military women, so most of them are screwed in the head already)Have fun, LIVE FREE, SkydiveJT Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cyberskydive 0 #32 January 4, 2002 quit for a year cold turkey, and started back, worst thing one could ever do, been smoking 4-5 years since and been thinking of quitting again. ADvice: Once you stop- NEVER go back ;) http://www.cyberskydive.com/ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jtval 0 #33 January 4, 2002 so is it actually considered stopping...or just a long pause?werent they disgusting when you started again, cyber? they litetrally make me vomit now if i breathe in too much smoke..but its a cool party trickHave fun, LIVE FREE, SkydiveJT Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skreamer 1 #34 January 4, 2002 Quotethey'll be pink again( i wanna check on that in 5 yrs)Hey, JT, how exactly do you intend checking the colour of your lungs??? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Strynx 0 #35 January 4, 2002 "You have to learn to keep yourself busy"But Just don't start eating like crazy. One of my buddy did that and let's just say that he has a weight vest on all the time. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SpeedRacer 1 #36 January 4, 2002 QuoteBut Just don't start eating like crazy. One of my buddy did that and let's just say that he has a weight vest on all the time Yeah, people say that quitting smoking makes some people gain weight, but I'm convinced it's a temporary thing. In the long run you'll be fitter if you don't smoke. My friends who don't smoke are in general fitter and leaner than my friends who do smoke.Speed RacerWhat contemptible scoundrel has stolen the cork from my lunch?!-WC Fields Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cyberskydive 0 #38 January 4, 2002 Ok, so it was a LOOONG pause-lol But during that time , or by the time I started smoking again, I was able to run 10 miles a day. Thats pretty much how I quit cold turkey. Every time I had a craving I would go run. Could barely get a mile in when I started, and I just kept adding on as I went.I was talking with a recruiter and planning to go into the marine corps at the time. In Dec of 96, on my 49th jump I landed in a tree on the outside edge if a small field near Skydive Monroe in Georgia. I broke my talus - ouch! (land safe not close-lol) I havent ran since, and started back smoking http://www.cyberskydive.com/ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SpeedRacer 1 #39 January 4, 2002 There's been a lot of research in the last 20 years about addiction. It turns out that you develop receptors on your brain cells when you take an addictive drug over a long period of time. Long after you quit, those receptors are still there. My stepfather quit smoking for a few years. Then he was in Edinburgh,( and you know how a lot of those Brits seem to smoke like chimneys ) and was in a bar with his colleagues who were all smoking, and he had a cig with them, & that was all it took. The receptors that had been lying dormant on his brain cells were activated again by the nicotine, and he was hooked again.That's how it works. If someone who had always been a non-smoker were to smoke one cigarrette, they probably would not get addicted, b/c they have not yet built up those nicotine receptors.So yeah, if you quit, don't even have one. Speed RacerWhat contemptible scoundrel has stolen the cork from my lunch?!-WC Fields Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Strynx 0 #40 January 4, 2002 Read an article that stated that smoke burns any good vitamins thus a smoker will weight less than a non-smoker but does'nt mean that he's fitter. IMO. better be fit than coughing up cancer. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SpeedRacer 1 #41 January 4, 2002 QuoteRead an article that stated that smoke burns any good vitamins thus a smoker will weight less than a non-smoker And how would burning up vitamins cause you to lose weight? Vitamins don't have any calories to speak of.Speed RacerWhat contemptible scoundrel has stolen the cork from my lunch?!-WC Fields Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Strynx 0 #42 January 4, 2002 K! Let me xplain. 1st Calories-vitamins are related ( in non fast food that is, check out the labels on healthy food) 2nd when a smoker is inhaling nicotine in cigarettes, the nicotine speeds up metabolism by BURNING vitamins and calories wich suppresses appetite, so quitters may experience a slight increase in weight due to tha fact that the body's metabolisme as slowed down. to counter this effect proper diet and training is required. and finally when we don't get enough in our system ( calories and vitamins) the body uses muscle to feed itself and we all know that muscle weigth is greater that fat weight. But don't put aside your plan on stoping cause we're talking about a healthy weight gain here. Hope this awnsers your question. Oups almost forgot that you'll be able to taste food now, you'll probably find out that McDonalds does'nt taste as good as it use too. Been smoke free for 3 whole years now and doing studies to be a personal trainer in a near futur. C. Ya Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jtval 0 #43 January 5, 2002 Hey, JT, how exactly do you intend checking the colour of your lungs???----------------------------------------------------------------------------------with a spoon and a hammer! right throught the rib cagecyber--I was able to run 10 miles a day. Thats pretty much how I quit cold turkey..-------------------------------------------------what, were you being chased. haha really i did the same thing its not the nicotine that gets you it the habit of smooking. what the hell did you do with your hands when you paused? ....you disgusting bastard, i meant when you were in public at work, i would do push ups , sit ups drink gallons of water(icecold) take my lunch and ride my bike(mountian bike) but i would do all this with alot of fury(trying to burn of the desire to smoke) it was full speed or it was not good enough. im still kinda the same way my buddy has convinced me to train for a 26 mile marathon.(if i get trained by then i WILL finish, just maybe not in the first 50 % of runners)there is a whole new world oout there when you stop smoking Have fun, LIVE FREE, SkydiveJT Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Aviatrr 0 #44 January 5, 2002 Quote Kissing a chick that smokes is like licking an ashtray=====================================ill remember that 4 the next time im lonley. What, are you gonna start licking an ash tray hoping that it REALLY is like kissing a chick that smokes? Mike Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billvon 3,120 #45 January 5, 2002 >my lungs are starting to get the proper capacity back now. just think in anpother 5 years, they'll be pink again( i wanna check on that in 5 yrs)As a warning, some people start coughing like crazy a few weeks/months after they quit if they've been smoking a lot. What's happening is that the villi in your lungs are growing back, and they're starting to do their job again of ejecting all that crud. It normally goes away after a while.-bill von Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LittleJumper 0 #46 January 5, 2002 well, i could add my .02 worth...there's a lot of good advice out there already. I quit when i started law school...funny time to quit...the most stressful time! but i did it for the kids and my own health. i was always a jogger but i intensified the run...started running races & such, got my mind off smoking. NOW i can not STAND the smell! it is totally disgusting to me...but i understand the problems in tryng to quit.Just get another addicton....ummmm...jumping more??What you "think" you cannot do ...you CAN if you "think" about it Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AggieDave 6 #47 January 5, 2002 I lost 40lbs after I quit smoking. No shit, but then again, I quit right before I went to college and when I went to college I joined the Corps of Cadets at Texas A&M, so they sort of ran/hazed the 40lbs off of me. Once you're gone, you can't come backWhen you're out of the blueAnd into the black-NeilYoung Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Iflyme 0 #48 January 5, 2002 Quoteit is totally disgusting to meAgreed! Plus -- I've known too many people who have died from cancer. Froggie - did you ever quit for good? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SpeedRacer 1 #49 January 5, 2002 QuoteNOW i can not STAND the smell! it is totally disgusting to me...but i understand the problems in tryng to quit. FINALLY people can understand what us non-smokers are always bitching about! Smokers can sit in perfect comfort in a dense cloud of bluish-gray, noxious, stale cigarrette smoke. If a non-smoker complains or moves away from the area, the smokers just roll their eyes and are like, "God, what are they complaining about? It's not so bad!"That said, I'm not in agreement with non-smokers who get downright rude about it. And as much as I hate tobacco smoke, I'm not down with all these whiners who want to sue the tobacco companies. Hell they knew the risks when they decided to become smokers. Fuck 'em. Take some responsibility for yourself.Speed RacerWhat contemptible scoundrel has stolen the cork from my lunch?!-WC Fields Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jessica 0 #50 January 5, 2002 Never mind. I don't want to argue about this, not now. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
