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PositiveOutlook said:
replace the ciggy with a dumbell (and a joint)

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PositiveOutlook said:
ive been smoke free since 06


I was a chunky 230lb guy (who got winded after walking a block).  then started working out and eating right.  went down to 180lbs.  now im about 200lb (nice a muscular).

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Farmer Joe said:
i smoked cigs just shy of 10 yrs.  marlboro reds were my brand of  choice. i began to have some breathing issues.....every time i laid down I'd feel like someone was literally  sitting on my chest...I'd start coughin and shit. I'd cut back on smokin and it  would go away....but eventually I'd begin smoking heavier again and the problem would resurface.

the patch worked for me once...but after a few months i caved.  honestly what it boils down to is how much you want to rid this nasty habit from your life. 

for me everything came full circle after watching my grandfather slowly die from renal failure. his lungs slowly filled up with fluid (over the course of weeks)..... watching him struggle to breath during the last week of his life was the most frightening thing i have and hopefully will ever have to experience.

i never picked up a smoke again.

thats what made me wanna quit. everyone has their wake up call.

I'd suggest doing some cardio.  it'll help get all that nasty shit outta your lungs and during each cardio session you'll  begin to notice a HUGE difference in  your breathing as the days pass.

good luck man....... to adding yrs if not a decade or so onto your life!

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Thanks for your story


I've been doing better ...
Tbh
I have smoked less than 5 cigs in the past week....

* which feels like an accomplishment *

But im gunna push myself further until I never smoke 1 again