Originally Posted by uno

There's a big hole in that logic. I don't know a single smoker who doesn't want to light up AFTER an orgasm.

Originally Posted by CarlosTheGaucho

In a way, I suddenly have the feeling that the phrase "I've never been sick in my life" is becoming a cliche, because people are not made to be sick, and especially if you're young and move the body the immunity kind of copes with all the different bad stuff. But still you never know what happens to you, there is all kinds of weird shit that you can hardly prevent, no matter if you are self destructing yourself or slowly rot in a sterile environment eating all kinds of veggie shit and doing some douchebag activities such as jogging.

Then there is always a point where you realize you are becoming vulnerable, you can no more spend a week with 4 hours of sleep a day in average and if you get sick you won't recover in two days.

After about 9 years of intense nightlife - I never did any heavy stuff but was raised in the culture where you have to be able to stand about a gallon of booze and talk to the point - I recently figured that there are days I am starting to shake and have an action radius of Ozzy Osbourne, plus my heart beats like in a power ballad from Poison.

Something has changed, thus I quit at least the smoking part, and I even went that far that I am planning a massive comeback to the gym.

Originally Posted by jetjet

that's good, but there is more to working out then just being "thin", heart, lungs, pyschological all are helped by exercise

Originally Posted by Rochard

I quit smoking last November. I smoke every now and then, usually when I get together with peeps who work in adult. Otherwise, I don't smoke any more.

I've also quit drinking.

Originally Posted by deejne

I am a pack-a-day smoker. Thinking about quitting myself.

20 minutes after quitting: Your heart rate and blood pressure drops.
(Effect of Smoking on Arterial Stiffness and Pulse Pressure Amplification, Mahmud, A, Feely, J. 2003. Hypertension:41:183.)

12 hours after quitting: The carbon monoxide level in your blood drops to normal.
(US Surgeon General's Report, 1988, p. 202)

2 weeks to 3 months after quitting: Your circulation improves and your lung function increases.
(US Surgeon General's Report, 1990, pp.193, 194,196, 285, 323)

1 to 9 months after quitting: Coughing and shortness of breath decrease; cilia (tiny hair-like structures that move mucus out of the lungs) regain normal function in the lungs, increasing the ability to handle mucus, clean the lungs, and reduce the risk of infection.
(US Surgeon General's Report, 1990, pp. 285-287, 304)

1 year after quitting: The excess risk of coronary heart disease is half that of a smoker's.
(US Surgeon General's Report, 1990, p. vi)

5 years after quitting: Your stroke risk is reduced to that of a nonsmoker 5 to 15 years after quitting.
(US Surgeon General's Report, 1990, p. vi)

10 years after quitting: The lung cancer death rate is about half that of a continuing smoker's. The risk of cancer of the mouth, throat, esophagus, bladder, cervix, and pancreas decrease.
(US Surgeon General's Report, 1990, pp. vi, 131, 148, 152, 155, 164,166)

15 years after quitting: The risk of coronary heart disease is that of a non-smoker's.
(US Surgeon General's Report, 1990, p. vi)

Immediate Rewards of Quitting

Kicking the tobacco habit offers some benefits that you'll notice right away and some that will develop over time. These rewards can improve your day-to-day life a great deal.

* your breath smells better
* stained teeth get whiter
* bad smelling clothes and hair go away
* your yellow fingers and fingernails disappear
* food tastes better
* your sense of smell returns to normal
* everyday activities no longer leave you out of breath (for example, climbing stairs or light housework).

http://www.cancer.org/docroot/PED/co...ng_Smoking.asp

Originally Posted by Loryn