The 2010 New Year's Resolution Thread

[tracker722]

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[Outlander Systems]

Trying to stop with your buddies lighting them up one after another makes it very difficult.

The wife smokes.

That being said, at approximately 8 bucks a day, I'm smoking a LOT of ammo...

[tampam4]

The wife smokes.

That being said, at approximately 8 bucks a day, I'm smoking a LOT of ammo...

I'll be honest, it will not be easy unless she agrees never to smoke with you anywhere near her. Designate an outside smoking area will go along way to help with the temptation.

[Business_Casual]

I used to smoke a lot and for a long time. There was no way I would have ever quit without help.

I used to get sick twice a year and I was on the strongest antibiotics available to clear the infections. I just got sicker and sicker each time. The last time I had a prescription for Chantix and Levaquin. I was in bed for two days so I didn't smoke then (I actually tried to get up and go outside) and it was long enough for the Chantix to start working.

As I understand it, the medicine bonds to the same receptors that nicotine does. So if you smoke you don't get any rush from the nicotine. You realize how stupid smoking is at that point and you can break the habit. At least that is how it worked for me. It is expensive unless you count how much you spend on smokes.

Resolutions? I'll do more mag changes and dry fire.

M_P

[Cold Zero]

To verify Zero, before leaving to go to a class.
Blue Loc tite all screws.
Paint pen witness mark all screws.

Those are my New Years resolutions.

[parishioner]

I've read that once you quit smoking, your lungs repair themselves surprisingly sooner than you might expect. After 7 years, its almost as if you never smoked, in terms of your lung damage.

Little facts that show just how fast the effects can begin to take place

* "Just 20 minutes after your last cigarette, your blood pressure and
pulse rate drop to normal and the body temperature of your hands and
feet increases to normal."

* "A mere 8 hours after your last smoke, the carbon monoxide level
decreases and the oxygen level in your blood increases to normal."

* "Just 24 hours after your last cigarette, you substantially lessen
your chances of having a heart attack."

* "Two days after your last cigarette, you will notice that your
ability to taste and smell is enhanced."

* "Three days later, your breathing should be noticeably better
because your lung capacity will be greater."

* "Your circulation will improve and your lung functioning will
increase up to 30% within two weeks to three months after quitting."

* "Between one month and nine months, the cilia in your lungs will
regenerate, allowing your body to clean your lungs and reduce
infection."

* "One year after quitting, your risk of coronary heart disease is
half that of a smoker."

* "Five years after quitting, your risk of stroke is reduced to that
of a nonsmoker."

* "Ten years after quitting, the lung cancer death rate is about half
that of a continuing smokers. The risk of cancer of the mouth, throat,
esophagus, bladder, kidney and pancreas decreases."

* "Fifteen years after quitting, your risk of coronary heart disease
is that of a nonsmokers.

Good luck guys.

And for me, I want to work harder, save some money, and try not to sweat the small things that wont matter in 5 years.

[orionz06]

get back to the gym... since my last year in college i have put on about 50 pounds...

[woodandsteel]

Lose 40 lbs. Or, at least lower my BMI.

Also, I need to start drinking more water and less beer.

I already gave up drinking Diet Coke, and all soda in general, after reading this thread, https://www.m4carbine.net/showthread.php?t=36138

[kaiservontexas]

Quit the nicotine. I am a horrible smoker and have tried many times to stop. I think I may just go sit for 72 hours in a tent in a state park. I want to start my own business. I have nothing to lose. Get out of debt. Get married to my fiance. Get stronger. That is all off the top of my head. Get the amateur radio license 1st level. Get my hunting license, and go hunting. *Grandpa died before he could take me and I feel this rite of passage sorely lacking.*

[JSantoro]

Smoking's gotta go bye-bye this year. My odometer flips in January (40, holy f**k!), and I think that 16 years is just about enough of that nonsense. Not really a New Year's resolution, though, just a decision that's past due.