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GhandiEAGLE
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
United States20754 Posts
October 24 2012 14:05 GMT
#221
Gogo Ret! I will be your cheerleader!!!
Oh, my achin' hands, from rakin' in grands, and breakin' in mic stands
vijeze
Profile Joined February 2011
Netherlands719 Posts
October 24 2012 14:34 GMT
#222
Mad respect.
Good luck.
Zaranth
Profile Blog Joined June 2011
United States345 Posts
October 24 2012 14:41 GMT
#223
Ret FIGHTING! Love the idea, you can do it! I'll be in Dallas cheering for you, with the TL poster. :-)
Maker of Cheerfuls @eZaranth
quannguyen
Profile Joined January 2012
Vietnam1390 Posts
October 24 2012 14:49 GMT
#224
Good luck Ret. You can do it ^^
Unlimited Warcraft Works and Super Starcraft Taisen ^^
GreYMisT
Profile Blog Joined October 2010
United States6736 Posts
October 24 2012 15:09 GMT
#225
You got this Ret!

The hardest part will be disassociating different activities with having a cigarette, but you'll get through it!
"life of lively to live to life of full life thx to shield battery" / Join TL Mafia! http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/index.php?show_part=31
SyntechiTV
Profile Joined March 2012
67 Posts
October 24 2012 15:11 GMT
#226
Good luck Ret, i know from personal experience that smoking only hinders all the process's in life.

Artanis[Xp]
Profile Blog Joined December 2005
Netherlands12968 Posts
October 24 2012 15:48 GMT
#227
I believe you can do it. Jos fighting!
havox_
Profile Joined October 2010
Germany442 Posts
October 24 2012 16:01 GMT
#228
On October 25 2012 00:09 GreYMisT wrote:
The hardest part will be disassociating different activities with having a cigarette, but you'll get through it!

i know everybody says this... but thats absolutely not true. its just such an easy excuse to start again when youre having a drink or something similar.
if you really wanna stop then you will succeed... know this from my own experience and i am usually a pretty sick addict^^

gl sir, def important to live a healthy life as a progamer and probably something thats not talked/thought about often enough.
GreYMisT
Profile Blog Joined October 2010
United States6736 Posts
October 24 2012 16:27 GMT
#229
On October 25 2012 01:01 havox_ wrote:
Show nested quote +
On October 25 2012 00:09 GreYMisT wrote:
The hardest part will be disassociating different activities with having a cigarette, but you'll get through it!

i know everybody says this... but thats absolutely not true. its just such an easy excuse to start again when youre having a drink or something similar.
if you really wanna stop then you will succeed... know this from my own experience and i am usually a pretty sick addict^^

gl sir, def important to live a healthy life as a progamer and probably something thats not talked/thought about often enough.


Its one of the many factors that are attributed to relapse due to craving
"life of lively to live to life of full life thx to shield battery" / Join TL Mafia! http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/index.php?show_part=31
btlVega
Profile Joined April 2010
Germany53 Posts
October 24 2012 16:31 GMT
#230
No Ret, Noooooo! Now I need a new Quote.

But jokes aside, gl gl. I´ve been thinking about quitting myself. You made think about it again. Thanks for that
Bitches know me, I'm Jos 'LiquidRet' de Kroon. I drink, smoke and don't exercize.
ambikalx
Profile Joined September 2011
United States30 Posts
October 24 2012 16:34 GMT
#231
Good on you man! I smoke way too much and live a pretty unhealthy lifestyle as well. It's really been on my mind lately. I'll be cheering you on and it may even inspire me to make some changes. Idk if I could play sc2 without the urge to smoke tho. I'd probably start smashing holes into the wall.

As far as reducing your usage goes, I know, as a former heroin addict (2 years), that it's usually better to just quit all together than to try and reduce your use or find some other crutch like e cigarettes. Get some support. Hell, as lame as it sounds, try going to a smoking cessation group a couple of times. It definitely couldn't hurt.
Reborn8u
Profile Blog Joined January 2010
United States1761 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-10-24 17:17:31
October 24 2012 17:16 GMT
#232
Whatever you do, DON'T DRINK! I've quit smoking several times for periods longer than a few months, and every time I've gone back to smoking, alcohol was involved. Good luck to you, I'd also recommend you get something to take your stress out on, the first 2 days to a week will be hell, Get a punching bag, do pushups, a stress ball, whatever, but have something to deal with the "figits" and get your heart rate up. Chewing gum (just regular old gum) can actually be very helpful!
GLGL!
:)
Alpino
Profile Joined June 2011
Brazil4390 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-10-24 17:52:15
October 24 2012 17:43 GMT
#233
Go Ret! Quitting tobacco was one of the best decision I've ever made in my life, hoping it can be one of yours too!
20/11/2015 - never forget EE's Ember
muLe
Profile Joined August 2011
Germany30 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-10-24 17:51:51
October 24 2012 17:47 GMT
#234
I had the same situation about 10 years ago.

quit smoking 10years ago,
3-4 years later I gained after hitting +20kg I decided I need to loose that weight again, asap
1 year later I was back to 72kg.
Today my weight is constantly around 72-74 and of course still non smoker.

I could write lot of experience stuff here, I would like to but I don't want waste the readers time with banal advices which you probably heard sometime somewhere.

I know how hard it is to quit smoking (had been a casual smoker for about 10 year, but it was never one package per day on a regular basis)
Points I still like to stress out:
nr1 what made me quit for real was, I developed a very strong antipathy against cigarettes (also there had been slight health issues, a better blood circuit was the best thing for me to fight that "slight" health issue)
nr2 someone mentioned, stay away from alcohol, emmm this is not true, you need to understand your habits. if you avoid the situations in which you normally had been smoking, you will fell it much easier to quit smoking. Smoking is a habit thing, if you understand that and keep control of your habits, than you can easily control yourself, still you have to be strong minded and consequent, there is no room for mistakes! (example: if you got used to always smoke when you drink alcohol, every time you drink alcohol you will have the feeling that something is missing, it did take a long time for me until I could again enjoy drinking alcohol without have a "I miss something to enjoy the drink" feeling, I guess it will be the same with playing PC games, if you have used to always smoke when playing PC)

Finally I want to wish you Ret and anyone else, whom you inspired with your path of getting/staying healthier, good luck in succeeding. I think you will have a hard time because of the habits to have a smoke while playing SC2. It's clear that you cannot avoid this situation as a pro gamer and therefore I wish you a special strong mind to master the situation.

AND please focus with prio1 on quitting smoking, doing more sports and eating healthy is great but really if things go different than planned keep the stop smoking on prio 1

Good luck mate!


EU-Server ID: HotPotToFU
Sonorous
Profile Joined September 2012
United States5 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-10-30 18:08:11
October 24 2012 17:54 GMT
#235
Yo dude, good luck.

I just want to say though, you mention just becoming a happier person overall.

I understand that this is your job, but I guarantee you sitting at the computer for 10+ hours a day is not going to contribute to that happiness in a great way. I'm sure you get an exponential amount of joy from playing SC2, but binging on such a sedentary activity (that isn't even real) for that long and that constantly is not good for people.

That's why I worry so much for pro gamers. You dudes play this game nonstop. I know how I'd feel if that's all I did. Like blowing my brains out.

Again, good luck brother.
NEEDZMOAR
Profile Blog Joined December 2011
Sweden1277 Posts
October 24 2012 18:08 GMT
#236
Good luck ret! I know how hard it is to kick a habit/ an addiction, I will cheer for you!

Ive been thinking for a while that I should quite carbs, so why not try it along with you?

(I'll start next week though sicne Im broke and have nothing but carbs home to eat lol)
Shinespark
Profile Joined June 2011
Chile843 Posts
October 24 2012 18:11 GMT
#237
You can do it Ret, I'll be rooting for you. I'll try and not snack at all while you don't smoke so we can suffer together!
"I, for one, welcome our new Korean overlords."
kochanfe
Profile Joined July 2011
Micronesia1338 Posts
October 24 2012 18:51 GMT
#238
GOOD FOR YOU! WE LOVE YOU RET!
"The flame that burns twice as bright burns half as long." - Lao Tzu
vAtAZz
Profile Joined September 2011
France250 Posts
October 24 2012 19:05 GMT
#239
I wish you good luck for quitting smoking, Ret, it has not been easy for me!
Talent is nothing if you don't have the constant desire to stay at the top. SlayerSBoxeR
ElMeanYo
Profile Joined March 2011
United States1032 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-10-24 19:39:04
October 24 2012 19:36 GMT
#240
This is a great decision Ret, wishing you all the best.

By the way if you want to get serious about being in shape, try the P90X workout program. It worked wonders for me, helped me to eat right and get in the best shape of my life. Being at a desk job all day can wreak havoc on your health if you are not active.

I'll rooting for you at MLG Dallas!
“The only man who never makes mistakes is the man who never does anything.” ― Theodore Roosevelt
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