Smoking...

[Lee]

a few things happened in my life about 7 months ago that made me really depressed and stressed out and i started smoking to relax myself. i really want to quit before i get back into training but its so hard, is there anything that really helps? i have the willpower, i just want something to make it less stressful and angering. training is very important to me but i havent been able to keep a steady schedule for the past 5 or 6 months.

 

[Boulder257]

There are all kinds of tactics to help you quit. I ould certainly do a search on the internet and you will come up with hundreds of ideas. However, I believe that the success of the mothod stems from the determination that you have. Good Luck and God Bless. You are doing the right thing, and I hope you succeed.

 

[guldukat]

a few things happened in my life about 7 months ago that made me really depressed and stressed out and i started smoking to relax myself. i really want to quit before i get back into training but its so hard, is there anything that really helps? i have the willpower, i just want something to make it less stressful and angering. training is very important to me but i havent been able to keep a steady schedule for the past 5 or 6 months.

Lee! Wassup man?! Good to see you here.

I wish I could give you some specifics...I'm a non-smoker myself, but I know a lot of smokers who've tried to or have quit. Some swore by Zyban; others the gum or patch.

You know you can quit, and need to of course, but you can still train while smoking a little. I don't mean to say "it's okay, go ahead and light up," but easing back into a regular training schedule would be my first priority.

After awhile of hard work, you'll be so encouraged by the results I bet you'll say, "The cigs could be holding me back. I am not taking that chance!" And you'll put them down for good

Whatever you do, do not beat yourself up about it bro. Success breeds success, so feeling bad about not quitting will not help you quit. You've faced down and won against far worse, so I have every confidence you'll win this too

 

[Lee]

thx guldukat. its good to see your still here. once i get my apartment in 2 months or so with a couple buddies of mine, we are all gonna dedicate and quit smoking and start training. one of my buddies has never seriously trained so im gonna teach him how. start him off on a nice bulking diet, he wants to try using a testosterone booster but i think it would be better for him to wait about 3 months of all natural training before he starts that. im looking to bulk up to 300 pounds over hte next 3 years, thats 80 pounds. i weigh 218 right now and ill be eatting about 6000 cals a day. i wanna be 250 pounds at 9% bodyfat by the time im 23 and im 18 now. itll be hard as hell but i need to quit smoking to do it.

 

[SoreArms]

If you have the will power, you can quit. I was once a smoker, camel non-filters, about 1/2 a pack a day (not too heavy) and one day just got sick of it and said "fuck it, I quit".
The toughest part of it is the "automatics" that come with smoking, like you just finished eating, have a smoke, you get in the car, have a smoke, you drink coffee, have a smoke, you take a shit, have a smoke, etc... If you last past two weeks without giving in to the "automatics" you can quit that shit.

I've been a non-smoker now for about 3 years with no cravings. My room mate is still a smoker and so are most of my friends, so I am constantly around it and yet do not crave them. Several months ago, I actaully smoked one just to see if it still felt good, and it was the nastiest shit.

Good luck

 

[guldukat]

You are always welcome, Lee, and I know you can do all of the above!

 

[from zero]

Good to see you back Lee.

 

[collegiateLifter]

If you are going to successfully stop smoking you will ultimately have to find a solution for this....

i just want something to make it less stressful and angering. training is very important to me but i havent been able to keep a steady schedule for the past 5 or 6 months.

and there's a lot of way you can choose to approach this.

You are stressed; that's a result of the interaction between you and your environment.


You can then a) change environments b) change how you react.

Under the latter you could simply swap nicotine out for another chemical (which is not neccessarily recommended) or change how you deal with stress-- which will ultimately be the hardest to do, but the most promising in the long-run.