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2003/09/23, 02:27 PM
i went on vacation to NYC last week for a few days. and when i go out to the bars with friends i have a serious problem bumming cigs from my friends. I only smoke when drinking, I don't really beat myself up about it because to go from full time smoker to maybe 5 when i go out with my friends on a weekend IF i even end up smoking, sometimes we go out and i don't. I was just wondering what it effect it will have on my workouts, and if anyone out there has quit smoking how they handle alcohol and smoking, if they have any tips...
thanks
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2003/09/23, 05:01 PM
One thing is that you realise what triggers you to smoke. So, what I would do is go out less to the bars.
Both are really not compatable to your training.
We all know what the smokes do to us, (ex smoker of 2 packs a day) slows us down and depletes our blood of good vitamins and minerals, not to state the obvious.
The drinking? Not good if you are trying to lean out.
Alcohol is a foreign substance to our body, and our system doesn't really know what to do with it and it actually stores it as fat.
I'm not saing don't drink, but I would slack off, and then you won't smoke either.
Good Luck to you.
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Beleive you can, and you are halfway there.
Ivan Montreal Canada
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2003/09/24, 11:15 AM
Smoking decreases the amount of blood circulation to all of the tissues in your body and that means less oxygen to your muscles.
A few cigs on the weekend - probably not a huge impact. But like carivan said, if you really don't want to smoke, you avoid the situations in which you usually smoke.
I quit smoking after 12 years, it was difficult but I lost a whole set of friends and aquaintances because I couldn't hang out at bars and not smoke. I quit drinking for a long time, until I had quit long enough that it wasn't an automatic thing anymore to smoke when drinking. I also had to quit drinking coffee for a long time because that was an automatic smoke, too.
However, most of the things I associated with smoking weren't very good for me anyhow.
Find healthier weekend activities that promote the healthier lifestyle you are trying to achieve, some friends will accompany you, some you probably won't hear from. But if all you had/have in common is drinking and smoking, then you don't really have much in common anyways.
We found a bowling alley near our house that is smoke-free certain days, and many places are going smoke-free now.
If you really want to quit, you will do it.
Good luck!
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2003/09/24, 01:06 PM
Word of warning ALL my friends who have started smoking over the last 5 years stared out with just an occasional cig over a pint, by the time they know they are an addict it's to late. I know you have cut down from smoking more but if times get stressful and the first cig is ok, where do you stop?
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2003/09/24, 04:23 PM
I quit Feb 11th 2002. Maybe I had 3 cigs since then and I could hardly even inhale. I do have an occasional cigar but my last cigar was Memorial Day weekend. I started with the patch and after 1 week I decided to do it cold turkey no patch. I guess I was disgusted enough because I still continued to go out to bars and hang with my smoking friends. It didn’t have any effect on me. Now when I go out I can’t stand the smell and burn in my nose. Just last night I got into an argument with a girl at crowded bar who was pushing her way through with her cigarette hand first! Uggghhh I told her that it is very rude to be shoving that in peoples face... Anyways, you really have to say to yourself that you ARE disgusted and that you DO NOT want to smoke anymore. It's just that simple... You have to get sick of it to a point when you just stop. I personally do not understand why people who are health conscious and go to the gym smoke...
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2003/09/24, 08:04 PM
And you wouldn't belive the number of professional dancers who smoke (so they don't eat..)!!
It is a disgusting habit, one well worth getting rid of.
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2003/09/24, 10:33 PM
I smoked for 25 years before I quit 3 years ago.
I know that beer makes me want a cigarette, so I also quit drinking.
I run now 2-3 miles every other day and lift 4-6 times a week, but I'll never get back what I lost by being STUPID.
If you can't drink without smoking, don't drink!
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2003/09/25, 11:42 AM
^ You are right! I am currently a smoker and workout about 4x/week.
I actually started being healthy so I can muster enough ...energy..to quit smoking!
The ironic thing is....when my friends want an occasional ciggerette ..I sound like one of those Truth commercials..telling them about the hazards of smoking a ciggerette!
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2004/02/13, 05:46 PM
bump
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2004/02/14, 01:09 PM
I quit smoking three years ago and it was the hardest thing that I ever did. (Pack and a half a day.) Every once in a while I would still get a craving for one until I actually saw the lung of a smoker on tv. I haven't craved one since.
Do your best to try to do without them.
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Happy trails,
Mike Young
Tis an ill wind that blows no minds!
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2004/02/14, 04:10 PM
Congrats to all who have quit that nasty habit - maybe more people will - I just wish no one ever started
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